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Slate Money: What the Hurricanes Cost
The Money troupe discuss an everyman who struck it big and lost it all on Tesla options, the financial impact of America’s recent storms, and Felix’s impending sabbatical.
50 min
77
Amicus | 27 Years On Death Row
Richard Glossip’s case shines a light on the gross inadequacies of American justice, will the Supreme Court look away?
61 min
78
What Next TBD: Trump’s Crypto Gurus
How two shady guys with a history of lawsuits, debts and prison time ended up running the new Trump family crypto venture.
19 min
79
A Word: WNBA Finals: Shooting Beyond the Stars
Can the WNBA championship score without Caitlin Clark or Angel Reese?
30 min
80
Political Gabfest: Is The Blue Wall Cracking?
With Election Day in sight, the race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump is too close to call; legal experts are worried about a Trump win; and Hurricanes Helene and Milton prove climate change is real.
59 min
81
Care & Feeding: Preparing Your Family For Disaster
Slate’s parenting podcast on go bags.
51 min
82
What Next: Getting Out Of Lebanon
Instead of a formal evacuation, Americans in Lebanon are being told to book flights. It’s not going well.
26 min
83
Slow Burn: The Rise of Fox News - Ep. 4: Beacon...
The Daily Show Ridiculed Fox News. And Fox News Loved It.
59 min
84
What Next: Diddy Was Indicted. Conspiracies Ran...
Since his arrest, more details and accusations against the mogul have been emerging.
24 min
85
Outward: What Arabic LGBTQ+ Slang Tells Us with...
June sits down with Marwan Kaboour, editor of The Queer Arab Glossary, the first published collection of Arabic LGBTQ+ slang
32 min
86
What Next: The Supreme Court’s Back. Uh Oh.
This year, the nine justices will address gender-affirming care, ghost guns, and, of course, the November election.
25 min
87
Hang Up: No More Locker Room Talk
63 min
88
What Next: October 7th, One Year Later
A Palestinian journalist and a Jewish writer reflect on Hamas’s attack—and Israel’s year-long assault on Gaza.
33 min
89
Well, Now: What It’s Really Like to Take Ozempic
In Magic Pill, journalist Johann Hari dives into the science and history of GLP-1 drugs for weight loss, all the while taking Ozempic himself.
49 min
90
What Next TBD | A.I. Goes Nuclear
Why Microsoft is reopening Three Mile Island.
23 min
91
Outward: Surviving Hate and Finding Joy as a Tr...
Nico Lang traveled the country to talk to trans teenagers about the reality of their lives in red states and blue states.
40 min
92
Slate Money: Why Were the Striking Dockworkers ...
The Money team discusses the Longshoremen’s strike, OpenAI’s $6 billion investment round, and Dish Network aquiring DirecTV and its massive debt.
53 min
93
Amicus | What We’re Watching This New Supreme C...
It’s not the cases, it’s the mayhem.
48 min
94
What Next TBD: Helene Proves Nowhere is Safe
Why Americans keep moving into disaster zones.
21 min
95
A Word: Latinos for Trump…for Real
Trump vilifies Latino immigrants, but wins over lots of Latino voters. Why?
32 min
96
Political Gabfest: JD Vance's Damning Non-Answer
VP candidates Tim Walz and JD Vance have a “nice” debate; Israel and Hezbollah and Iran fire missiles and 2,000 Lebanese die; and New York City Mayor Eric Adams pleads not guilty
49 min
97
Care & Feeding: How Do I Raise Jewish Kids Righ...
Slate’s parenting podcast on Rosh Hashanah.
44 min
98
What Next: Experts Feared a Wider War. It's Fin...
We’re in a “history defining moment that will shape the Middle East for years to come.”
25 min
99
What Next: Vance and Walz Debate
Was that a vision of MAGA-after-Trump?
25 min
100
Slow Burn: The Rise of Fox News - Ep. 3: The Ot...
Life at CNN was pretty darn sweet. Then came Fox News.
51 min