Slate News

Daily news updates from across the Slate Podcast network.

News
News Commentary
Politics
826
What Next: How This Trump Trial Is Different
The making of a federal case.
23 min
827
What Next: The Liberal Case Against Affirmative...
Can a “class-based” approach be fairer and make for more diversity on campus?
26 min
828
What Next TBD: Are You Ready For A.I. Generated...
The future actors are worried about may be waiting in the wings.
29 min
829
A Word: Hollywood Shuffle
Striking Black screenwriters fear an unhappy ending without a new deal.
25 min
830
Political Gabfest: Chris Christie Kamikaze Camp...
Mike Pence, Chris Christie, and Doug Burgum join the fight for the Republican presidential nomination; Oklahoma okays Catholic public-charter school; and Saudi LIV Golf tees up PGA Tour.
55 min
831
Slate Money: The SEC’s Crypto Crackdown
Slate Money breaks down SEC lawsuits against Binance and Coinbase
51 min
832
The Waves: Finding Love Without Romance
Author Amy Key explores a life without romantic love, but with a lot of Joni Mitchell.
32 min
833
Amicus: The Trump Indictment
Jack Smith lays out the charges against former President Donald J Trump
54 min
834
Political Gabfest: Trump Is Indicted – Again
Donald Trump is indicted for a second time; this time he faces the feds. And the Supreme Court holds off on ending the Voting Rights Act – for now.
27 min
835
What Next TBD: Is Crypto Toast?
Lawsuits against two of the biggest crypto exchanges show exactly what the SEC thinks of the industry.
30 min
836
Amicus: Did John Roberts Really Just Save Votin...
The surprise opinion in voting rights blockbuster Allen v Milligan, from a court in search of a new center (and some respect).
6 min
837
What Next: After They Testified: The Drag King ...
A drag performer and lip-syncer speaks their own truth to Texas lawmakers.
24 min
838
Slow Burn: Becoming Justice Thomas - Ep. 2: Smi...
Racial preferences gave Clarence Thomas a leg up. They also made him feel degraded.
45 min
839
What Next: How Putin’s Chef Became Putin’s Butcher
The Wagner Group has been crucial to Russia’s war in Ukraine — but now, its leader says the Russian military is targeting… them.
23 min
840
How To!: Help Teachers Thrive
Daphne Gomez on supporting educators, part one.
31 min
841
Hear Me Out: Corporate Pride is Tacky, Pointles...
The first Pride was a protest, after all.
42 min
842
What Next: Can the Feds Lower Your Rent?
The housing crisis is a nationwide, local problem.
25 min
843
What Next: Do Work Requirements Work?
The debt ceiling deal will make getting government benefits harder for a growing, vulnerable population.
21 min
844
A Word: My Father, the Spy
Martin Luther King Jr., a Black police mole, and the lie that brought them together.
23 min
845
What Next TBD: Tech’s Newest Trillion Dollar Co...
Nvidia’s valuation has ballooned off the back of A.I. hype, putting it in league with companies like Apple and Alphabet. Are they here to stay?
20 min
846
The Waves: The Hustle of Being Beautiful
How can we interrogate the problems with beauty culture…while still enjoying our face masks and lip gloss?
37 min
847
Slate Money: The Economic Tale of the Writers S...
How the ongoing Writers Guild strike affects the entertainment economy
51 min
848
Political Gabfest: Kevin McCarthy, Hercules of ...
President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy make a debt-ceiling deal; the Russia-Ukraine war continues; and the Texas House impeaches Attorney General Ken Paxton.
53 min
849
Amicus: How SCOTUS Enabled The Explosion of Ant...
Decisions stripping voting rights and abortion rights paved the way for a rapidly growing and wide-ranging assault on the rights of trans adults, trans kids, and their families.
62 min
850
What Next TBD: When Your Childhood Was Their Co...
The first generation to grow up with their entire childhood documented on social media is coming of age—and wondering how to get some privacy.
24 min