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Amicus: Dunking On Trump's Lawyers Might Not Be...
The lawyering may be bad and the dunking may be fun, but both things miss the point.
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What Next TBD: Tesla vs. the Swedes
The “move fast and break stuff” mentality has hit an organized labor stronghold.
23 min
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What Next: The Real Goal of Trump's Indignant T...
Taking the stand in New York and attacking the judge doesn’t seem like a way to win this trial. Maybe he’s not trying to win this one.
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What Next: Israeli Life Will Never Be the Same
One month after Hamas' attack, a documentarian is grappling with her subjects' pain—and her own.
23 min
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What Next: Abortion on a Red-State Ballot
Ohio voters decide today whether to enshrine the right to abortion in their state constitution.
19 min
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What Next: Mitt Romney Reflects, Regrets, and R...
The author of the new biography explores the rift between the GOP and its one-time presidential nominee.
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The Waves: Penis Politics
Why macho men run amok on the campaign trail
40 min
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A Word: A F—ing Funny Lady
The comedy star sounds off in her new book “Leslie F—ing Jones: A Memoir”
31 min
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The Waves: The Golden Bachelor Recap - Hometown...
The hometown dates have arrived, and Gerry travels the country to meet the families of the last three women. The stakes are high, and deep feelings get revealed.
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Amicus: The Right to Bear Arms and Terrorize Yo...
Gun safety advocate Shannon Watts on why the Supreme Court’s Second Amendment absolutism is particularly deadly for women
43 min
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Slate Money: The Crypto Crimes of Sam Bankman-F...
SBF is guilty. Does he deserve 110 years in prison?
56 min
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What Next TBD: Sam Bankman-Fraud
The disgraced crypto mogul faces up to 110 years behind bars. Will the industry ever recover?
27 min
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Political Gabfest: Could Nikki Haley Actually Win?
In the presidential races, Nikki Haley gains, Ron DeSantis is stuck, and Dean Phillips begins his campaign; the Supreme Court hears its first but not last social-media cases of the term; and David Leonhardt writes about the American Dream.
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What Next TBD: Biden Goes After AI
What the new executive orders on artificial intelligence will—and won’t—address.
28 min
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What Next: Can Hamas Actually Be Destroyed?
What Hamas’s history tells us about Gaza’s future.
25 min
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What Next: How to Catch an Insurrectionist
The online community helping—and in some ways surpassing—the FBI.
22 min
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What Next: Can Threat Assessment Stop Mass Shoo...
In Lewiston, warnings were everywhere—why did it happen anyway?
22 min
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What Next: What Survived in Lahaina, Maui
A Hawaiian businesswoman and her community are searching for normal after August wildfires.
19 min
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A Word: Sidelined by Racism?
Football journalist Jim Trotter says his tough questions cost him his job.
35 min
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The Waves: Get on the WNBA Train Already!
Women’s sports are increasing in popularity. Here’s what you need to know to not get left behind.
44 min
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The Waves: The Golden Bachelor Recap - WTH, Ger...
It’s the most important rose ceremony to date as Gerry has to decide which women he wants to move onto hometown dates.
36 min
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Amicus: Watching Trump Shrink in Court
As a slew of flipping alleged co-conspirators reveal, inside a courtroom may be the only place where the Venn diagram between LOL hilarious and actual meaningful democratic accountability overlaps.
50 min
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Political Gabfest: The “Live from Madison!” Edi...
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers joins the hosts on stage; Mike Johnson is the new Speaker of the House; and Sidney Powell, Kenneth Chesebro, and more are the latest witnesses against Donald Trump.
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Slate Money: Why Dimes Shouldn’t Exist
Slate Money is a cashless podcast now
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What Next TBD: SBF Takes the Stand
It’s a high risk move, but he’s running out of options.
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