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Political Gabfest: That Shoddy Abortion Pill Ru...
Federal judges limit the availability of mifepristone; the Republican Tennessee state legislature expels two Democratic representatives; and Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has an ethics problem again.
50 min
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What Next: Do Abortion Pills Actually Need FDA ...
A judge has revoked FDA approval of mifepristone. But the FDA could fight back - in more ways than one.
22 min
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What Next: Narcan Over the Counter
How the emergency overdose treatment came to be—and came to be so necessary.
25 min
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Hear Me Out: Don’t Celebrate the Trump Indictment
If you’re banking on a legal slam dunk and a president behind bars… we have some bad news.
32 min
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What Next: Tennessee’s House Divided
Days of public protest, open shouting from the Rotunda, and expulsions that broke on color lines.
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What Next: Clarence Thomas’s Friends in High Pl...
Who is Harlan Crow and why is he the justice’s vacation benefactor?
26 min
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A Word: The Battle for Eatonville
Classic novel Their Eyes Were Watching God immortalized Eatonville, Florida. Will the town survive?
24 min
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What Next TBD: Why Flying Is So Bad Now
A series of near misses, antiquated tech and a shortage of airline employees are exposing the cracks in our air travel system.
28 min
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Slate Money: How to Win at Roulette
Slate Money hosts Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and Elizabeth Spiers talk about the podcasting economy and if the bubble has burst—or if it will soon.
41 min
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Political Gabfest: No Mugshot For Donald Trump
Donald Trump is arraigned; Janet Protasiewicz wins the Wisconsin Supreme Court race, Brandon Johnson is elected Chicago mayor; and No Labels might play spoiler in the 2024 presidential race.
46 min
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Political Gabfest: No Mugshot For Donald Trump
Donald Trump is arraigned; Janet Protasiewicz wins the Wisconsin Supreme Court race, Brandon Johnson is elected Chicago mayor; and No Labels might play spoiler in the 2024 presidential race.
46 min
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The Waves: Make Movies Horny Again
Films like Magic Mike: The Last Dance are an exception to our current sexless movie norm.
31 min
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Amicus: Tennessee-Style Power Grabs are Coming ...
The (racist) playbook when vote suppression and gerrymandering isn’t enough.
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What Next TBD: Wait, TikTok Has a Sister App?
While TikTok is in Washington’s crosshairs, Bytedance has been quietly pushing out Lemon8, a new social media app that promises to marry Instagram and Pinterest. Will it stick?
24 min
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What Next: How Scared Should Trump Be?
No president has been indicted before, but Alvin Bragg isn’t in totally unprecedented legal territory.
23 min
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What Next: Preventing Preventive Care
A federal judge has blocked a key provision of the ACA—who will step up to save it?
21 min
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What Next: Wisconsin’s High-Stakes Supreme Cour...
How a down-ballot race could swing abortion rights, the House majority - even the 2024 presidential contest.
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Hear Me Out: Childbirth Should Be Free
Slate’s new podcast on the cost of delivering an American baby.
31 min
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What Next: Trump Heads to Court
After a history-making indictment, the nation turns its attention to a Manhattan courtroom.
21 min
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A Word: Build Black Better
Black Women Build harnesses community spirit to restore Baltimore.
20 min
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What Next TBD: Seeking Asylum Via App
CBP’s glitchy smartphone app leaves desperate people searching for instructions, wifi and even phones to use it.
33 min
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The Waves: What the Hart Family Murders Reveal ...
When Devonte Hart and his siblings were killed by their foster moms, why were those women viewed as victims?
31 min
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Slate Money: The Layoff Dopamine Hit
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers are joined by Kevin Delaney, co-founder of Charter.
53 min
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Political Gabfest: Why Netanyahu Blinked
Benjamin Netanyahu stands down, democracy stands up in Israel; TikTok goes to Congress; and will Chris Christie challenge Donald Trump?
43 min
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Gabfest Special: What the Trump Indictment Means
Donald Trump Is Indicted: Will He Be Handcuffed?
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