1226
The Waves: The Hustle of Being Beautiful
How can we interrogate the problems with beauty culture…while still enjoying our face masks and lip gloss?
37 min
1227
Amicus: How SCOTUS Enabled The Explosion of Ant...
Decisions stripping voting rights and abortion rights paved the way for a rapidly growing and wide-ranging assault on the rights of trans adults, trans kids, and their families.
62 min
1228
Political Gabfest: Kevin McCarthy, Hercules of ...
President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy make a debt-ceiling deal; the Russia-Ukraine war continues; and the Texas House impeaches Attorney General Ken Paxton.
53 min
1229
What Next TBD: When Your Childhood Was Their Co...
The first generation to grow up with their entire childhood documented on social media is coming of age—and wondering how to get some privacy.
24 min
1230
What Next: After They Testified: The Trans Phar...
Gwen Herzig went to the legislature to share her medical expertise on trans health care. What came next was humiliating.
24 min
1231
Slow Burn: Becoming Justice Thomas - Ep. 1: Ame...
How Clarence Thomas went from an aspiring priest to a campus radical.
50 min
1232
What Next: New Sex Abuse Charges Roil the Catho...
What the Illinois AG’s report says about where the church is now.
20 min
1233
Hear Me Out: “Thank You For Your Service” Feels...
There are ways to thank vets that would actually make a difference.
25 min
1234
What Next: Covering the Supreme Court
The press has to see the Roberts court for the political body it is—and report accordingly.
26 min
1235
What Next: TBD | The Trouble With TikTok Songs
Sped-up versions of songs are siphoning off already-paltry streaming revenues
18 min
1236
A Word: Reckoning on Campus
How the “Hard Histories” project exploded an abolitionist myth.
32 min
1237
Slate Money; Rainbow Rage
Slate Money talks Pride merch outrage, Nvidia, and the German recession.
43 min
1238
The Waves: I Don’t Care If You Like Me
Are female characters on shows like Killing Eve, Fleabag and 90s Rosanne anti-heroes, or just fully formed women?
33 min
1239
Amicus: Fixing The Court, One Story at a Time
An all-star jurisprudence journalist panel on what went wrong with covering the Supreme Court, and what to do about it.
49 min
1240
Political Gabfest: When Is The X Date?
Debt ceiling default approaches while President Biden and Speaker McCarthy talks continue; Governor DeSantis and Senator Scott announce presidential runs; and OpenAI CEO Altman recommends A.I. regulation
53 min
1241
What Next: TBD | Tweetering on the Glass Cliff
Is Elon Musk’s CEO pick set up to fail?
20 min
1242
What Next: DeSantis Makes It Official
He’s got a proven track record winning both elections and battles in the culture war. He just isn’t Donald Trump.
23 min
1243
What Next: Republicans' Stealth Plan to Ban Abo...
How a 150-year-old law could give anti-abortion activists the win they’re still chasing.
18 min
1244
Hear Me Out: Policing Can’t Be Reformed And Mus...
Some systems are just too broken to fix.
31 min
1245
What Next: The Navajo Fight for Water
As states struggle to divvy up the Colorado River, the federal government has another obligation to fulfill.
19 min
1246
What Next: How the Next Pandemic Starts
If we keep encroaching on wild animals’ habitats, we’ll catch what they’re catching.
23 min
1247
A Word: The Ballot, the Bullet, and the Truth
MLK’s condemnation of Malcolm X never happened. Why that matters now.
34 min
1248
What Next: TBD | A Tipping Point for Digital Ti...
Why exactly are self-service checkouts asking us to pay more?
28 min
1249
Political Gabfest: What Is The Comstock Act?
John Durham’s report on the Russia-Trump FBI investigation; the Fifth Circuit argument in the abortion pill case and North Carolina’s 12-week abortion ban; and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis v. Disney
53 min
1250
Amicus: E. Jean Carroll and the Lawyer Who Beat...
E. Jean Carroll and lawyer Roberta Kaplan tell Dahlia Lithwick how they won, and why they could be headed back to court.
50 min