1001
Political Gabfest: Is Polling Broken?
Issue polling is down; Sam Altman is out, then back in at OpenAI; and the Oslo Accords never got off the ground.
68 min
1002
Slate Money: The Big Crazy at OpenAI
Slate Money talks drama at OpenAI, the Binance plea deal, and Argentina’s new president
48 min
1003
What Next TBD: Where Scams Are Born
A corridor of shady casinos in remote parts of Asia are fueling a global “scamdemic.”
26 min
1004
What Next: How Israel-Hamas Has Divided Democrats
The constituency is fairly united on this, and so is the leadership—just on opposing sides.
22 min
1005
What Next TBD: Inside OpenAI's Implosion
Sam Altman is out—or is he?—oh yeah, he is. Wait or..?
28 min
1006
What Next: Moms for Liberty Tanked at the Polls...
Parental-Rights groups tend to burn brightly but briefly.
20 min
1007
The Waves | The Golden Bachelor Recap: Fantasy ...
But how sweet were they really?
37 min
1008
A Word: Rebirth of a Nation
Reconstruction was supposed to usher in a multi-racial democracy. What happened?
35 min
1009
What Next TBD: Bedbugs Are Back, Baby!
How do you feel about Thanksgiving travel now?
22 min
1010
The Waves: The Bravo Cinematic Universe
From Below Deck to Vanderpump Rules, the Andy Cohen led network has some explaining to do.
36 min
1011
Amicus: Is The Federalist Society Over?
What’s next for the conservative legal movement after its “dog catches car” moment.
43 min
1012
Political Gabfest: You’ll Miss Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin leaves the U.S. Senate and might hit the No Labels presidential campaign trail; the Supreme Court gets a code of conduct; and collateral damage from the Israel-Hamas war includes Democratic politics.
55 min
1013
Slate Money: How Salt Built America
Author Ed Conway discusses the seemingly mundane materials that gave rise to civilizations
59 min
1014
What Next TBD: How Deepfake Porn Infected a School
Once an image is on the internet, it’s out of your control—just ask the girls at Westfield High.
21 min
1015
What Next: What If Gaza Boils Over?
Could Israel vs. Hamas become a regional conflict?
20 min
1016
What Next: Trump’s Second Term
A senior national security official compared an experienced President Trump to the velociraptors learning to open doors in Jurassic Park.
20 min
1017
Hear Me Out: It’s Time To Sunset Social Security
It’s a transfer of wealth, and not to the people who need it.
43 min
1018
What Next: How the Israel-Gaza War Rages in Ame...
A conversation over a broken discourse.
29 min
1019
What Next: The Rise of a Red State Democrat
Kentucky's Andy Beshear won reelection decisively. What can other Dems learn from his victory?
22 min
1020
The Waves: The Golden Bachelor Recap - The Wome...
The Golden Bachelor finale is fast approaching, but first we need to hear from the women Gerry dated–and dumped–along the way.
41 min
1021
The Waves: How to Be a Woman in Music
Singer and writer Dessa unpacks not getting paid when she should, the benefits of being a woman in the indie music scene, and writing about heartache.
35 min
1022
What Next TBD: Will A.I. Take My Job?
A newsroom finds itself wondering if these mysterious new contributors are even real people.
18 min
1023
Black Voters, Blue Waves?
Despite their role in Tuesday’s Democratic wins, will Black voters back Biden in 2024?
22 min
1024
Slate Money: Unraveling a Wall Street Legend
Unraveling the myth of Wall Street legend Ray Dalio with author Rob Copeland. Plus the end of the SAG-AFTRA strike and WeWork’s bankruptcy.
43 min
1025
Amicus: Dunking On Trump's Lawyers Might Not Be...
The lawyering may be bad and the dunking may be fun, but both things miss the point.
60 min