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What Next: How To Debate JD Vance, From His Las...
To prepare, find someone you’re ready to absolutely loathe, to play Vance.
25 min
102
What Next: Will Eric Adams Cost the Dems the Ho...
New York Democrats remain in disarray.
22 min
103
What Next TBD: American Life is a Highway
Another lane isn’t going to unsnarl the traffic.
20 min
104
A Word: Tech’s Race Reckoning
Silicon Valley might drive progress in business, but it lags behind on race.
28 min
105
Well, Now: The Truth About IUDs
IUDs are safe and extremely effective, but they could be much better.
30 min
106
Amicus: The Next Supreme Court Gun Fight
This case has even more deadly implications than last term’s bumpstocks decision.
40 min
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Slate Money: How Nike Shoes Got Lame
Bloomberg’s Kim Bhasin joins the money troupe to discuss Nike’s CEO shakeup, the tycoon of mall “zombie brands,” and the DOJ lawsuit against Visa.
57 min
108
What Next TBD: Big Tech Fears Her
A conversation with Europe's top antitrust regulator.
28 min
109
Political Gabfest: North Carolina Crazies
Kamala Harris v. Donald Trump and Tim Walz v. JD Vance, Josh Stein v. Mark Robinson in North Carolina, and College v. Careerism
58 min
110
What Next: Will North Carolina Pick The President?
The Democrats thought the state was in play. And that was before the Mark Robinson scandal broke.
25 min
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What Next: Why More Democrats Are Buying Guns
The emerging bipartisan consensus on packing heat.
24 min
112
Fighting for Non-Binary Inclusivity in Athletic...
: The Outward hosts sit down with non-binary marathoner Cal Calamia who is making space for trans and non-binary folks in competitive racing
38 min
113
Slow Burn: The Rise of Fox News - Ep. 2: A Netw...
The Fox News story began with the death of a dream.
54 min
114
What Next: The New Rules of Campus Protest
How “free” does your “free speech” get to be?
29 min
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What Next: What Was The Point of Israel’s Pager...
Was this the opening salvo of open war with Hezbollah? An attack on communication in Lebanon? A terrorizing taunt?
26 min
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What Next TBD: Trump Called. Laura Loomer Answe...
How a rightwing provocateur entered the chat, right into the former president’s inner circle.
22 min
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A Word: Yvette Nicole Brown: Caring and Community
The actress on comedy, caregiving, and her new podcast Squeezed.
30 min
118
Well, Now: Who Cares for the Caregivers?
In ‘How Do You Feel?’ a psychiatrist tries to bring the humanity back into healthcare for caretakers and caregivers.
52 min
119
Slate Money: The Fed Rate Cut is a New Beginning
The Money team discusses the Federal Reserve interest rate cut, Trump’s tax cut campaign blitz, and Axel Springer’s media empire shakeup.
45 min
120
Amicus: The Chief Justice Tips His Hand
Why did John Roberts help Trump delay criminal accountability?
41 min
121
Political Gabfest: Who Is Responsible For Polit...
Who is inciting political violence? And who is suffering the consequences?
58 min
122
What Next: Inside Israel’s October 7th Tourism
It’s the site of a massacre—and a new tourist attraction.
26 min
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Outward: The LGBTQ Moments and Misses at the DN...
Daisy Rosario chats with ‘What’s Next’ producer Madeline Ducharme about queer moments from the DNC and what they tell us about the Harris campaign positions on Queer issues
28 min
124
What Next | The View from Springfield, Ohio
Trump’s words dropped like a bomb on the town. And now residents are left to sort through the wreckage.
28 min
125
Slow Burn: The Rise of Fox News | 1. We Report....
How Fox News went from bumbling to seemingly invincible.
51 min