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What Next: Can SNL Meet the Moment?
How do you parody someone who is both so cruel and ridiculous?
28 min
52
What Next: Trump Vs The World
Putin and Netanyahu will have their preferred candidate back in the White House.
22 min
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Outward: Now What Do We Do? Mark Joseph Stern A...
Christina Cauterucci talks to journalist Mark Joseph Stern about the potential impacts of the incoming Trump administration on the LGBTQ Community
36 min
54
What Next: Protecting Abortion, Electing Trump
Reproductive rights remain popular—even, it seems, among Trump voters. It was never clear what they meant to Trump.
23 min
55
Hang Up: Trump’s Win and Its Ripple Effect on C...
79 min
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What Next TBD: Elon Wins
Banning Donald Trump from Twitter brought the world’s richest man to his side—and led him back to the White House.
24 min
57
What Next: How to Prepare for the Worst
Politicians, civil servants, and everyday Americans are getting ready for an authoritarian in the Oval Office.
26 min
58
Well, Now: Getting to the Heart of Hormonal Health
Alisa Vitti’s advice on balancing your hormones naturally
43 min
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What Next TBD: The Polls Weren’t Wrong
The public just doesn’t understand what they mean.
22 min
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Amicus | Trump’s Back, This Time Without Guardr...
Can anything be done to mitigate MAGA’s harms the second time around?
44 min
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A Word: Is There Hope After Kamala Harris?
Black voters showed up. Trump voters showed out. Now what?
35 min
62
Political Gabfest: This IS Who We Are
Donald Trump and Senate Republicans win big; Americans could be the biggest losers; and abortion rights won state battles but might lose the national war
59 min
63
What Next: Trump 2.0
How much does 2016 tell us about 2024?
20 min
64
Amicus | Deep Breath, Here We Go
Democracy has delivered the lightning bolt that can bring the Supreme Court’s vision of executive power to life.
27 min
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What Next: America Can't Quit Trump
Democrats hoped Harris would maintain the Blue Wall. Trump nabbed Pennsylvania and might just win the popular vote too.
21 min
66
What Next: A Shocking and Predictable Election
Even with the assassination attempts and the candidate swapping, this electoral cycle felt very, very familiar.
24 min
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What Next: What to Watch While Watching Electio...
Get comfortable; this is going to take a while.
26 min
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Well, Now: Weed’s Growing (and Alarming) Side E...
More people report using cannabis regularly than drink alcohol. What are the costs of America’s most popular drug?
32 min
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What Next TBD: u up? Go vote.
Why your text messages have gone all politics.
19 min
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A Word | Star Man: Merlin’s Tour of the Universe
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson on space, politics, and his new book.
37 min
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Slate Money: Who Do Boycotts Hurt? Not Jeff Bezos.
The Money team discusses what the Washington Post boycott means for its owner, how a Trump victory could affect the economy, and why companies are policing perks.
47 min
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Amicus | The Great Big Pre-Election Freedom and...
We have to think big if we’re going to get through this.
71 min
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What Next TBD: What Elon Wants From Trump
How he’s making Trump’s closing argument—and why.
26 min
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Political Gabfest: Floating Island of Garbage
The presidential race: where we stand; the election: what we worry about; and the backlash from non-endorsements: why we care.
63 min
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What Next | Spoiler Alert: The People Policing ...
How a group of sheriffs who believe the 2020 election was stolen from Trump are preparing for this election.
24 min