101
ICYMI | The Gaylor Fandom Is Going Through It
Taylor Swift’s most misunderstood fandom is bearing the brunt of her engagement.
48 min
102
Amicus | How To Fix Our Broken Constitution
Historian Jill Lepore explains how the power to change the law through constitutional amendments was always intended to keep Americans from killing each other.
52 min
103
What Next: TBD | Is the A.I. Bubble Bursting?
An “A.I. hater” makes the case.
31 min
104
Political Gabfest | CDC DOA
Major courtroom losses pile up for the Trump administration; RFK Jr. dismantles US public health in real-time; and Democrats face government shutdown political calculus again as Congress returns.
57 min
105
What Next | Decorator-In-Chief
Turning the White House to Mar-A-Lago North.
23 min
106
What Next | Can Congress Stop Trump's Takeover?
You’re a coequal branch of government! Act like it!
26 min
107
What Next | Presidency for Sale
Trump's not being particularly sly about profiting from his office this term. But how much has he made so far?
24 min
108
Slate Money | Money Talks: The Paradoxes of Pat...
36 min
109
What Next: TBD | A24 Meets A.I.
Risk alienating your “auteurs”—or risk being left behind?
22 min
110
Slate Money | Sycophantic Suck-Up Machines
52 min
111
ICYMI | Gavin Newsom’s Sh*tposting
The California governor is now tweeting like Trump.
42 min
112
Amicus | Is The National Guard Coming To Your C...
The legal loopholes that enabled Trump to call in the troops, and what can stop him.
54 min
113
What Next: TBD | The Great Celebrity Spotify Pl...
What the “Panama Playlists” revealed, other than JD Vance’s taste.
23 min
114
Political Gabfest | Dial M for Mortgage Fraud
Fed governor Lisa Cook resists Trump’s attempt to fire her and smash Fed independence; an executive order expands the National Guard’s law enforcement role; and the Trump administration assaults wind energy.
63 min
115
What Next | Could Artificial Blood Save Lives?
The hunt for a shelf-stable, life-saving substitute for human blood.
23 min
116
What Next | What the John Bolton Raid Means
Scooch over, National Guard, and make room for a “chilling effect” descending on Washington.
24 min
117
What Next | The Man Behind Trump’s Firing of Li...
Meet the president's attack dog.
27 min
118
What Next | The Womanosphere Wants To Make Amer...
Is the future of MAGA female?
27 min
119
What Next: TBD | Trump Vs. Cancer Research
Wait, it’s ‘Vs. Cancer,’ right? No? Wow.
26 min
120
Slate Money | ATM Scam Summer School
53 min
121
Amicus | Punished For Their Pregnancies
Women are being prosecuted for “crimes” against fetuses and even embryos. Meet the lawyer who’s fighting back.
45 min
122
What Next: TBD | The CDC Under Fire
A widespread suspicion of public health—something HHS head RFK Jr. does nothing to tamp down—has metastasized into something much more dangerous.
21 min
123
Political Gabfest | Is This Martial Law?
63 min
124
What Next | D.C’s Senator Knew This Would Happen
Sen. Ankit Jain says, “we need to be willing to enforce red lines.’
26 min
125
What Next | Can Trump Kill Mail-In Ballots?
The president returned from Alaska with a surprising new fixation.
24 min