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What Next TBD | The Surveillance State Trump Is...
Expanding surveillance under the guise of security is a bipartisan issue. Who will defend our rights?
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Slate Money: Why Netflix is Reducing Parental L...
Cryptobros are convinced they’re being targeted, Netflix walks back its generous parental leave, and Spotify is profitable and acting like it.
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Amicus | Chris Wray Just Made Way For Something...
Understanding the dire consequences of the FBI Director’s decision to roll out a welcome mat for the new MAGA FBI.
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What Next TBD | Elon Musk and Trump’s Shadow Tr...
Rich tech guys are finally having a say in how the world works.
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Political Gabfest | Syria’s Collapse, Israel’s ...
What comes next for Syria after the fall of the al-Assad dictatorship; what it means when one killer is celebrated and another is acquitted; and what could happen to American birthright citizenship.
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What Next | Who Can Save the Democrats?
The race to become DNC chair is heating up after a brutal loss.
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What Next | How Daniel Penny Walked Free
What a “non-guilty” verdict reveals about New York, the law, and the idea of public safety.
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Slate Money Talks: The Synapse Scandal
Hugh Son joins to explain the complicated mess left in the wake of a fintech failure and how users were left holding the bag.
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Death, Sex & Money | Betting on America: Two Ga...
In this episode, we talk to two men who gambled on the presidential election: “Mike,” a Latino Democrat who bet $10,000 on Kamala Harris winning, and Jordan, a white conservative who risked $60,000 on Trump's victory.
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What Next | Why United Healthcare Is Easy to Hate
Many Americans responded with scorn, not sympathy, to CEO Brian Thompson’s death.
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Hang Up | Juan Soto: The New Mr. Met
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What Next | The End of Assad in Syria
Rebel forces have taken Damascus, and the country’s dictator has fled to Moscow. Now what?
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Well, Now | Staying Sober This Holiday Season
Former ‘Bachelorette’ contestant Zac Clark shares his path to sobriety and how it inspired a passion to help people like him.
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What Next TBD | Spotify Trapped
How to unwrap your musical taste from the algorithm
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A Word | Good to Go-Go
Go-go, Washington’s DC’s signature music finds a new home.
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Slate Money | The Week of Minor Apocalypses
The UnitedHealthcare CEO’s death has highlighted healthcare outrage, South Korea and France have government meltdowns, and headlights are too damn bright.
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Amicus | Meet Kash Patel, Donald Trump’s New Ro...
Why Trump’s pick for the non-vacant position to lead the FBI is a seriously scary proposition.
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What Next TBD | The Influencer Administration
Trump is packing his administration with social media stars who are selling products, promoting brands and communicating with the public in unprecedented ways.
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Political Gabfest: Is The Democratic Party Doomed?
President Joe Biden pardons son Hunter while President-Elect Donald Trump might un-nominate Pete Hegseth; Democrats ponder what-next; and SCOTUS considers treatment for transgender children.
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What Next | Even Trump Loyalists Are Scared Of ...
Members of the last Trump administration cringed at the idea of Patel helping to lead the FBI or the CIA—but there’s no one to say no this time.
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What Next | Martial Law (Briefly) in South Korea
The declaration barely lasted a few hours, but could have lasting effects on the nation’s democracy.
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What Next | Did Biden Break the Presidential Pa...
If he wasn’t Hunter Biden, he wouldn’t be pardoned. But if he wasn’t Hunter Biden, would he have been tried in the first place?
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What Next: The House’s Gift to Trump
Under an unimpeachable name, the “Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act” hides something pernicious.
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Well, Now | More Than Hot Flashes: Breaking the...
A new PBS documentary demystifies and destigmatizes a period of life millions experience worldwide.
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What Next: TBD | When Your Flight’s GPS Gets Sp...
Drone warfare is commonplace. Commercial planes are collateral damage.
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