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What Next: Is Kamala Harris Progressive?
Her latest ads show Kamala running to the middle. Do progressives care?
20 min
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Hear Me Out: There’s No Lesser-Evil Candidate
There’s the billionaire class, and then there’s the rest of us.
49 min
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What Next: The Georgia Election Laboratory
Rapidly changing “election integrity” laws are actually decreasing voters’ trust—and that may be the point.
24 min
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What Next TBD: Who’s Going to Regulate AI?
A.I. companies don’t like SB1047—not too surprising—but what’s Nancy Pelosi’s problem with it?
19 min
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Well, Now: How to Reclaim Your Life After a Hea...
What’s the realistic path to recovery after a stroke, and what new ways can doctors help?
43 min
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A Word: Masters of the House…and the Senate
How decades of racial hierarchy persist in the halls of Congress
27 min
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Slate Money: Disney’s Wrongful Death Nightmare
The Money team discusses Disney’s forced arbitration clause, Kamala’s vague price control “plan,” and whether or not sports betting is bad for us.
46 min
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Amicus: The Forgotten Jan 6th Case Against Trump
Meet the “private attorneys general” using the KKK act to hold Trump accountable in civil court.
3 min
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What Next TBD: Crypto Courts the 2024 Vote
No, the industry’s not dead. It’s rich.
22 min
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Political Gabfest: The Democrats ‘Do Something’...
The Gabfest hosts break down the standout moments from the DNC
58 min
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What Next: The DNC Is A Party. How Long Will It...
Reporting from the floor that the whole world is watching.
27 min
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What Next: Chicago's Mayor on the Democrats' To...
When the buses arrived, ideals met a real world test.
27 min
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What Next: Can Kamala Harris Win “Uncommitted” ...
How the nominee can distinguish herself from her predecessor on the war in Gaza.
23 min
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What Next: The Gender War Election
What Kamala Harris learned (not to do) from the Clinton campaign.
27 min
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Well, Now: Food Is More Than Fuel
In Eat & Flourish, award-winning food journalist Mary Beth Albright shows how food supports our emotional well-being.
50 min
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What Next TBD: The Rise of Off-Brand Ozempic
Compounding pharmacies are shoring up the Ozempic and Wegovy shortage, often via telehealth—but there’s a catch.
19 min
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A Word: Seeds of Justice for Black Farmers
Activist says JD Vance should “check himself and check history” on Black farm aid.
25 min
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Amicus: Don’t Pardon Trump’s Pardons
Why the former president’s use of the pardon is something to be very worried about.
2 min
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Slate Money: Nate Silver and the Secret World o...
Author and statistician Nate Silver joins the Money squad to discuss Silicon Valley psychology, AI doomsday, and the promise and peril of risking it all.
50 min
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What Next TBD: Elon Musk’s Bully Pulpit
Remade in its owner’s image, X is rife with hate-speech, misinformation and fear-mongering.
21 min
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Political Gabfest: Are We Really Still Talking ...
Donald Trump is still lying about crowd size and spreading election misinformation; is the media reporting properly on his lies?
55 min
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What Next: Would You Die For MrBeast?
Contestants on his new show got more than they bargained for—it sounds like MrBeast did too.
23 min
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What Next: Trump Seems Lost. But Can He Lose?
Pivoting from Biden to Harris isn’t going smoothly, but will that matter in November?
25 min
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What Next: How Boeing Stranded Two Astronauts
Eight days in space is now looking like eight months.
21 min
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Hear Me Out: Fact-Checks Make Audiences Suspicious
Debunking stuff might be eroding trust, not enhancing it.
31 min