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What Next TBD: The Next Round of the Union Fight
Post-pandemic labor movements were losing momentum, but wins in the auto and film industries have put wind back in the sails.
17 min
102
Well, Now - "People Feel Like They’re Drowning"...
With symptoms ranging from fatigue to cognitive impairment, Long Covid still confounds physicians. It doesn’t help that most of the nation has already moved on.
32 min
103
Amicus: How The Mifepristone Case Reached SCOTUS
Will this Supreme Court reward three decades of activism against abortion pills and ban the safest, most popular abortion method in the United States?
54 min
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Amicus: How The Mifepristone Case Reached SCOTUS
Will this Supreme Court reward three decades of activism against abortion pills and ban the safest, most popular abortion method in the United States?
54 min
105
Political Gabfest: When Is Government Speech Co...
The Supreme Court is hearing about government speech and immigration authority; Donald Trump is playing Bond Villain; and the kids aren’t alright after COVID learning loss.
55 min
106
Slate Money: Is Apple’s Monopoly Good for Us?
The Money squad discusses Apple’s new DOJ antitrust suit, Reddit’s massive IPO, and a bum deal for real estate agents.
49 min
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What Next TBD: Reddit’s IPO Gamble
Will the public upvote it?
24 min
108
What Next: How Anti-Abortion Laws Trap Domestic...
In post-Roe America, survivors’ choices are limited.
21 min
109
Outward: Trans Visibility and Community with Ch...
Part two of our conversation with ACLU Lawyer Chase Strangio
19 min
110
What Next: Why We Still Don’t Have a Cease-Fire
What it will take to stop the bombing in Gaza.
20 min
111
What Next: The Trump Veepstakes Is On
Why you shouldn’t sleep on this potentially game-changing pick.
26 min
112
What Next: Haiti’s Power Vacuum
Without a president, parliament, or a prime minister, what is Haiti’s path forward?
24 min
113
A Word: Black Country Renaissance
After Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ‘Em” tops charts, the spotlight shines on Black women in country music.
37 min
114
Well, Now: Life After Lockdown
After four years and more than a million deaths, is America’s Covid crisis really over?
38 min
115
What Next TBD: When Private Equity Gets in to H...
What’s something expensive that people have no choice but to buy?
26 min
116
Slate Money: Work is Mid 🤷‍♀️
The Money crew discusses America’s growing disinterest in work, the rise of Liquid Death water, and the fate of TikTok in Congress.
44 min
117
Amicus: Who Gets to Lie Online?
On Monday, the Supreme Court hears a case about the government’s ability to combat online misinformation about COVID and elections.
41 min
118
Political Gabfest: Did Hur Exonerate Biden?
Biden delivers a strong State of the Union and Special Counsel Robert Hur gives weak testimony; Americans think crime is rising (it’s not); and Congress wants to ban China from TikTok.
54 min
119
What Next TBD: Is TikTok Cooked This Time?
Why does this issue snap a dysfunctional Congress into bipartisan agreement?
22 min
120
What Next: Mexico Is Full Of American Guns. So ...
The international lawsuit over firearms is getting a second chance after a federal appeals court decision.
22 min
121
Outward: Chase Strangio on the Anti-Trans Legis...
What’s at stake in the courts this year and how Dobbs impacts it all
54 min
122
What Next: Where is Kate Middleton?
Wither the Princess of Wales? And what’s with that photo?
23 min
123
Hear Me Out: Purity Is Poisoning the Progressiv...
Incrementalism isn’t a dirty word.
34 min
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What Next: Biden's War on Junk Fees
Can eliminating extra penalties and surcharges win more votes?
24 min
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What Next: He Quoted Hitler. Now, He Could Be G...
Mark Robinson keeps saying shockingly offensive things. How'd he become the GOP nominee for North Carolina governor?
22 min