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What Next TBD | Is Elon Actually Trying to Buy ...
Elon Musk's bid to purchase OpenAI is both an attempt to control the future of A.I. and a massive troll.
20 min
77
Political Gabfest | Trump vs. The Judges
A constitutional crisis is developing between President Trump and the courts, the massive cut to NIH research overhead funding, and political sorting among American workplaces
63 min
78
What Next | The Award for Messiest Oscar Conten...
How the wheels fell off Emilia Pérez's Oscar frontrunning campaign.
23 min
79
What Next | Trump’s South Africa Fixation
White South Africans are high in his administration—and on his list of priorities.
23 min
80
Outward | A Trans Military Member Speaks Out
Christina Cauterucci talks with a Navy Lieutenant Commander who is Trans about her service and Lambda Legal Counsel on the legal battle ahead.
28 min
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What Next | The GOP Can't Quit "Stop the Steal"
North Carolina conservatives have revamped and recharged 2020 election denial in an attempt to undo a close vote that they conclusively lost.
22 min
82
Hang Up | The Not-So-Super Chiefs
The Eagles dominated the big game.
53 min
83
What Next | Lessons From Hungary
So your right-wing authoritarian populist just got back into office? They’ve been there.
22 min
84
Culture Gabfest: Noah Wyle Lures Us Into The Pitt
This week, the hosts discuss The Pitt, September 5, and cruelty as the style of the GOP.
61 min
85
What Next TBD | Why Trump’s Data Purge is a Dig...
Erasing wokeness, one dataset and line of code at a time.
23 min
86
Slate Money | The Trade War That Never Was
Trump’s trade war with Canada and Mexico is off, Trump proposes a sovereign wealth fund, and Kalshi sidesteps sports betting regulations.
50 min
87
How To! | Rebuild Your Life After a Wildfire
Laurel Braitman on grief, hope, and finding meaning in the ashes.
52 min
88
Amicus | Trying To Undo A Coup, In The Courts
This week saw an unbroken string of legal losses for Trump and Musk. But will losing in court slow their roll?
56 min
89
What Next TBD | Is Elon Musk Unstoppable?
Inside the DOGE assault on the federal government.
23 min
90
Politcal Gabfest | Elon Musk’s DOGE Rampage
Musk’s DOGE rampages through federal agencies; the gap widens between US prosperity and quality of life; and states confront immigration with their own aggressive approaches.
65 min
91
Care & Feeding | Are Kids Worried About the News?
Slate’s parenting podcast on current events (sorry).
41 min
92
What Next | Guantanamo Bay’s Comeback Is a Warning
The government keeps finding uses for a difficult-to-scrutinize detention camp offshore.
23 min
93
Culture Gabfest: Noah Wyle Lures Us Into The Pitt
This week, the hosts discuss The Pitt, September 5, and cruelty as the style of the GOP.
61 min
94
What Next | DOGE V. USAID
Is the shuttering of USAID—a small department in the context of the federal budget—just a practice run for something bigger from this administration?
26 min
95
Slate Money | Money Talks: Capitalism Extremist...
Historian Quinn Slobodian joins Felix Salmon to discuss the tech billionaires who idealize a world without democracy.
38 min
96
What Next | Are Airplane Crashes Inevitable?
The safety systems are there, but is the political will to keep them healthy?
24 min
97
Hang Up | Luka’s A Laker
“Yes, this is real.”
72 min
98
What Next | Trump’s Anti-Trans Agenda
Can a wave of the president’s pen undo what years of activism have built?
28 min
99
Culture Gabfest: One of Them Movies About Women...
This week, the hosts discuss One of Them Days, Asura, and the men of YouTube.
60 min
100
What Next TBD | The DeepSeek Panic
How one app brought the US-China A.I. war out into the open.
22 min