626
A Word: No Justice. No Peace. No Way Back?
How this Supreme Court session was even worse than you’ve heard.
27 min
627
What Next: The Supreme Court’s Abortion Punt
An OB-GYN explains what the post-Roe rules are doing to patient care in Idaho.
24 min
628
What Next: How Bad is the Trump Immunity Ruling?
On a scale of one-to-“pre-Magna Carta”…
24 min
629
What Next: If Not Biden, Then…
Who? How?
22 min
630
What Next TBD: Why Are IUDs Still a Mystery?
From a murky, painful start to a symbol of reproductive freedom.
22 min
631
A Word: Journalism Under the Gun
What being shot taught MSNBC’s Ali Velshi about the urgency of good journalism.
30 min
632
Well, Now: Psychedelics' Long Strange Trip to t...
Some psychiatrists and patients are begging the FDA to approve psychedelics for certain mental health treatments. What’s the hold-up?
38 min
633
Slate Money: SCOTUS Cracks the Sackler Shield
The Money team discusses two Supreme Court rulings on executive power and the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy and explains the rise of stock market “mega-caps.”
47 min
634
Political Gabfest: A Law Trapped In Amber
The Supreme Court rules on emergency abortions in Idaho and on guns for domestic abusers, and New York Democrats decide not to re-elect Congressman Jamaal Bowman.
55 min
635
Amicus Opinionpalooza: The Day SCOTUS Became Pr...
The Supreme Court has decided they know more than everyone else about everything ever
50 min
636
Political Gabfest: Biden’s Catastrophic Debate
In the first presidential debate of 2024, Donald Trump didn’t win but Joe Biden definitely lost.
26 min
637
What Next TBD: Why Extreme Weather Keeps Surpri...
Scientists are trying to determine when a hot summer is climate change, or just the weather.
27 min
638
Amicus Opinionpalooza: SCOTUS and MAGA’s Shared...
Cases aimed at dismantling the administrative state mean clean air and functioning government take a big hit at the high court.
46 min
639
What Next: Buckling Up for the Debate
Biden needs to look lively; Trump needs to look aggrieved.
24 min
640
What Next: The OB-GYN Behind the Fight to Ban M...
The Supreme Court unanimously upheld access to the abortion pill this term. But anti-abortion activists are already working on their next attempt.
28 min
641
What Next: Is the Apprentice Movie Fired?
The controversial Trump origin story made a splash at Cannes. Its own financier could block its release.
22 min
642
What Next: Lauren Boebert Will Not Go Away
The Colorado congresswoman cannot escape scandal. How is she still leading in the polls?
23 min
643
What Next TBD: Is Your Phone Tracking Your Driv...
The business of collecting driving data is lucrative. Most drivers aren’t aware it exists.
21 min
644
Well, Now: Meet Gwyneth Paltrow’s Mold Guy
When Goop’s founder met with long COVID specialists, one of them recommended checking her home for mold. Michael Rubino was the man she called.
44 min
645
A Word: Black to the Future in Music
For Black Music Month, we’re celebrating the breakout hits of 1994.
25 min
646
Slate Money: McDonald's Fast Food Price War
The Money crew discusses fast food value meals, the advent of “quiet vacations,” and how dicey European politics affect the bond market.
47 min
647
Amicus: Rahimi and The Roberts Court’s All New,...
A (mostly) embarrassed Supreme Court majority tries to clean up sloppy (and deadly) Bruen with vague Rahimi. *Justice Thomas is not embarrassed.
52 min
648
What Next TBD: Amazon Wants Your Handprint
Biometric payment methods are coming to Whole Foods and beyond. Should we be worried?
19 min
649
Political Gabfest: Presidential Debate Preview
The Trump v. Biden rematch could decide all or nothing; the U.S. surgeon general and California's governor take on social media and smartphones; and a former Indiana governor attacks one-party rule.
58 min
650
What Next: Homelessness Before the Supreme Court
A doctor who takes care of the unhoused community watched his town become the center of Grants Pass v. Johnson.
29 min