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1001
What Next: Can DeSantis Beat Disney?
What may have started as bluster and rhetoric is now a matter for the courts.
24 min
1002
A Word: Becoming “The Black Mozart”
Actor Kelvin Harrison Jr., star of “Chevalier,” on bringing forgotten virtuoso Joseph Bologne to film.
18 min
1003
What Next TBD: What's Going on at Meta?
Market instability, bad bets and low morale are putting Silicon Valley's poster child in uncharted territory. Can it claw its way back?
29 min
1004
Political Gabfest: E. Jean Carroll, ‘Why Didn’t...
The latest on the debt ceiling. E. Jean Carroll testifies in her lawsuit against Donald J. Trump. And Republican supermajorities defy the will of the people in state legislatures across the country.
50 min
1005
Slate Money: Why The First Republic Failure Is ...
Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers talk about the failure of First Republic Bank.
46 min
1006
The Waves: How to Protect Your Kids From Diet C...
Virginia Sole-Smith’s new book makes the radical case for letting your kids be kids when it comes to food. With Mom and Dad Are Fighting’s Jamilah Lemieux.
35 min
1007
Amicus: Clarence Thomas and the Billionaires
As news of undisclosed gifts and payments to the Thomases mount, a network and a project becomes clear for all to see.
44 min
1008
What Next TBD: What the Writers' Strike Is Real...
The WGA is fighting to get ahead of A.I.—and finally catch up with the streaming era.
27 min
1009
What Next: Charles In Charge
A coronation is a good time to ask of the monarchy “Do we have to?”
21 min
1010
How To!: Raise Kids in a Nation Full of Guns
Melinda Wenner Moyer on breaking out of the ‘what-ifs’ and creating actual change.
34 min
1011
What Next: America’s Rich History of Gun Control
How “originalist” arguments against gun control distort actual history.
21 min
1012
Hear Me Out: The Iraq War Was a Necessary Evil
Iraqis are freer now than they would have been without us.
28 min
1013
What Next: What E. Jean Carroll Is Fighting For
And how Donald Trump’s defense team is trying to sway the jury.
24 min
1014
What Next: War in Ukraine: The View Behind Clos...
The country is bracing for a spring counteroffensive, with still no end to the conflict in sight.
23 min
1015
Slate Money: Succession S4 Ep6: Living+
Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and Elizabeth Spiers are joined by Ed Lee of the New York Times for a spoilery recap of episode six of the final season of HBO’s Succession.
53 min
1016
What Next TBD: Is Your Uber Drivers' Pay Rigged?
Same ride. Same route. Different pay.
21 min
1017
A Word: Autism Beyond Awareness
Systemic racism and lack of resources can complicate autism treatment for Black people
30 min
1018
Political Gabfest: Biden: ‘Let’s Finish the Job’
President Joe Biden kicks off his re-election campaign; Fox News fires Tucker Carlson, CNN squeezes out Don Lemon; and Bud Light’s not Easy To Enjoy for Dylan Mulvaney.
45 min
1019
The Waves: Making Friends As An Adult
Comedian and author Lane Moore talks about her new book on friendship, You Will Find Your People.
32 min
1020
Slate Money: “Traffic”: Ben Smith and the Death...
Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and Elizabeth Spiers are joined by Semafor editor-in-chief Ben Smith to discuss his new book.
45 min
1021
What Next TBD: Stephen King Is Just as Confused...
A meltdown over its subscription service reveals Twitter’s wheels coming off.
30 min
1022
What Next: Fighting for the Right to Die
Her state didn’t allow terminally-ill patients the choice to end their lives—but Vermont did.
23 min
1023
What Next: The Ballad of Tucker Carlson
How Fox’s most popular host followed his audience - until he was fired.
21 min
1024
How To!: Face the A.I. Revolution
Kevin Roose on using A.I. chatbots intelligently.
37 min
1025
What Next: Beyond Stand Your Ground
How “self-defense” laws create a shoot-first mentality.
23 min