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926
What Next TBD: Biden Goes After AI
What the new executive orders on artificial intelligence will—and won’t—address.
28 min
927
What Next: Can Hamas Actually Be Destroyed?
What Hamas’s history tells us about Gaza’s future.
25 min
928
What Next: How to Catch an Insurrectionist
The online community helping—and in some ways surpassing—the FBI.
22 min
929
What Next: Can Threat Assessment Stop Mass Shoo...
In Lewiston, warnings were everywhere—why did it happen anyway?
22 min
930
What Next: What Survived in Lahaina, Maui
A Hawaiian businesswoman and her community are searching for normal after August wildfires.
19 min
931
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
932
A Word: Sidelined by Racism?
Football journalist Jim Trotter says his tough questions cost him his job.
35 min
933
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
934
Slate Money: Why Dimes Shouldn’t Exist
Slate Money is a cashless podcast now
45 min
935
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.
80 min
936
What Next TBD: SBF Takes the Stand
It’s a high risk move, but he’s running out of options.
22 min
937
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
938
What Next TBD: Self-Driving Cars Crash Into Rea...
If autonomous vehicles aren’t safe in California, where ARE they safe?
26 min
939
What Next: How Extremists Won the Speaker Fight
After 22 days, the House settles on Mike Johnson.
21 min
940
ICYMI: A Former School Shooter is a TikTok Star...
Jon Romano’s platform raises thorny questions about online life after prison.
46 min
941
What Next: The State Dept. Official Who Quit Ov...
He worked in arms transfers for 11 years—and found the typical human rights debate within the department stifled.
22 min
942
Hear Me Out: You Don’t Need to Post About Israe...
Social media is never compulsory.
37 min
943
What Next: Why We Still Don’t Have a Speaker of...
Weeks after Kevin McCarthy was ousted as House Speaker, Republicans don’t seem any closer to picking a replacement.
20 min
944
What Next: Abortion Providers in the Line of Fire
She’s faced threats of violence, arson, and the assassination of colleague—and persisted.
25 min
945
The Waves: On The Golden Bachelor, Reality Dati...
Gerry Turner is the first Golden Bachelor, but the show’s franchise is still working from its 20-year-old playbook.
36 min
946
The Waves: The Golden Bachelor Recap - The ‘D W...
Gerry continues his journey to love, and the topic of divorce finally enters the conversation.
49 min
947
A Word: Courting a Voting Rights Disaster
Drawing racist voting maps is illegal. But how do you prove it?
24 min
948
Political Gabfest: Still No House Speaker
52 min
949
Amicus: Donald Trump's John Gotti Moment
Sidney Powell could be the former President’s “Sammy the Bull”, but that won’t necessarily protect democracy.
52 min
950
What Next TBD: Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard ...
After a fight with regulators, Microsoft officially owns Activision Blizzard, the studio behind Call of Duty. Will gamers pay the price?
24 min