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1026
A Word: Candace Owens: Back to Black?
What’s next for the conservative provocateur’s redemption tour on Black media.
39 min
1027
Well, Now: Most Skincare Products are BS. Here ...
It comes down to three things: a cleanser, a moisturizer, and sunscreen. The rest is extra.
35 min
1028
Political Gabfest: Arizona Territory’s 1864 Abo...
Arizona’s 1864 abortion ban is back and Donald Trump is not for it; No Labels is done; and we question if presidential debates are over.
55 min
1029
Slate Money: Why America’s Internet Sucks
The Money team discusses America’s glitchy internet industry, YouTube’s colossal media empire, and why AI still can’t brush your teeth.
50 min
1030
Amicus: The Jurisprudence of Bleeding Out
SCOTUS is about to decide whether being on the brink of death is the only way pregnant patients can qualify for emergency abortion care.
65 min
1031
What Next TBD: Does Google Suck Now?
Wither our once-best search engine?
23 min
1032
What Next: The Judge Protecting Trump
Why the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case is going nowhere.
22 min
1033
What Next; How the Government Botched Financial...
Congress, the Department of Education, and two presidential administrations, all trying to find who did this.
24 min
1034
What Next: No Labels Is Out. But RFK Jr. Remains.
The spectre of a third-party spoiler still haunts the Democrats.
21 min
1035
Hang Up: A Transcendent Women’s Tourney
66 min
1036
What Next: How Young Is Too Young to Work?
Child labor laws are changing—in different directions, in different states.
22 min
1037
What Next TBD: America Needs More Power
How building our renewable energy future domestically is keeping old power plants running.
26 min
1038
A Word: Criminal Injustice
“You don’t have to be doing something wrong for something wrong to happen to you.”
29 min
1039
Well, Now: Spring Cleaning Your Medicine Cabinet
When does ibuprofen actually expire? Can I keep extra antibiotics just in case? Do I really need to take turmeric supplements?
37 min
1040
Political Gabfest: Florida Bans Abortion Again
Florida now has a six-week abortion ban but Floridians will vote in November; Israel killed seven World Central Kitchen aid workers, Professor Omar Dajani talks about the global consequences; and the U.S. economy in a second President Joe Biden term would differ from a second term of Donald Trump.
60 min
1041
Slate Money: EVs Need a Charge-Up
The Money team discusses a slowing electric vehicle market, the news outlet that is also a hedge fund, and why wine sales went sour.
36 min
1042
Amicus: When Gag Orders Become Campaign-Perform...
What to do when a presidential campaign folds in the characteristics of terrorism.
36 min
1043
What Next TBD: Truth Social’s Rocky Week
Trump Media’s IPO may not be the blockbuster Trump was hoping for.
23 min
1044
What Next: How Much Longer Can Netanyahu Hold On?
His coalition has held through the war, but a shortage of military manpower is exposing fissures.
21 min
1045
What Next: How Gambling Took Over Sports
Betting on sports is becoming so popular even players are joining in on the fun. Oops.
23 min
1046
Hear Me Out: Don’t Blame Capitalism For The Hou...
For-profit developers could be the solution.
34 min
1047
What Next: How a Democrat Flipped a Seat in Ala...
What the DNC can learn from Marilyn Lands’ victory in a deep-red state.
21 min
1048
Hang Up: The Kim Mulkey Profile Is Here
71 min
1049
What Next: The Group Behind Christian Conservat...
Alliance Defending Freedom returns to the Supreme Court.
24 min
1050
A Word: Run for the Border?
Many Black Americans now believe the “land of opportunity” is elsewhere.
22 min