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What Next: Charles In Charge
A coronation is a good time to ask of the monarchy “Do we have to?”
21 min
1277
How To!: Raise Kids in a Nation Full of Guns
Melinda Wenner Moyer on breaking out of the ‘what-ifs’ and creating actual change.
34 min
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What Next: America’s Rich History of Gun Control
How “originalist” arguments against gun control distort actual history.
21 min
1279
Hear Me Out: The Iraq War Was a Necessary Evil
Iraqis are freer now than they would have been without us.
28 min
1280
What Next: What E. Jean Carroll Is Fighting For
And how Donald Trump’s defense team is trying to sway the jury.
24 min
1281
What Next: War in Ukraine: The View Behind Clos...
The country is bracing for a spring counteroffensive, with still no end to the conflict in sight.
23 min
1282
Slate Money: Succession S4 Ep6: Living+
Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and Elizabeth Spiers are joined by Ed Lee of the New York Times for a spoilery recap of episode six of the final season of HBO’s Succession.
53 min
1283
A Word: Autism Beyond Awareness
Systemic racism and lack of resources can complicate autism treatment for Black people
30 min
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What Next TBD: Is Your Uber Drivers' Pay Rigged?
Same ride. Same route. Different pay.
21 min
1285
The Waves: Making Friends As An Adult
Comedian and author Lane Moore talks about her new book on friendship, You Will Find Your People.
32 min
1286
Slate Money: “Traffic”: Ben Smith and the Death...
Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and Elizabeth Spiers are joined by Semafor editor-in-chief Ben Smith to discuss his new book.
45 min
1287
Political Gabfest: Biden: ‘Let’s Finish the Job’
President Joe Biden kicks off his re-election campaign; Fox News fires Tucker Carlson, CNN squeezes out Don Lemon; and Bud Light’s not Easy To Enjoy for Dylan Mulvaney.
45 min
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What Next TBD: Stephen King Is Just as Confused...
A meltdown over its subscription service reveals Twitter’s wheels coming off.
30 min
1289
What Next: Fighting for the Right to Die
Her state didn’t allow terminally-ill patients the choice to end their lives—but Vermont did.
23 min
1290
What Next: The Ballad of Tucker Carlson
How Fox’s most popular host followed his audience - until he was fired.
21 min
1291
What Next: Beyond Stand Your Ground
How “self-defense” laws create a shoot-first mentality.
23 min
1292
How To!: Face the A.I. Revolution
Kevin Roose on using A.I. chatbots intelligently.
37 min
1293
What Next: Why Evan Gershkovich Went to Russia
His latest appeal was rejected. What happens now?
22 min
1294
What Next TBD: "Crap Apps": Why Weather Apps Suck
Why our smartphone forecasts are so mercurial.
21 min
1295
A Word: Home is Where the Hurt Is
Many Black Americans believe spanking kids is rooted in African culture. It’s not.
24 min
1296
Slate Money: Elon’s Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly
Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers discuss the biggest business, tech and finance stories of the week.
50 min
1297
Amicus; Justice Roberts’ Unfunny Stalking Jokes...
A cyber-stalking case highlights whose safety matters to SCOTUS when it comes to free speech
58 min
1298
Political Gabfest: Was Fox News Punished Enough?
Fox News pays Dominion Voting $787.5 million to settle a defamation lawsuit; House Speaker Kevin McCarthy plays a political game of chicken with the debt ceiling; and detained American journalist Evan Gershkovich appears in a Russian court.
50 min
1299
What Next TBD: Will A.I. Close Off the Internet?
As A.I. companies are sucking up as much data as they can to train their systems, social platforms are starting to put their most valuable resource behind a paywall.
22 min
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What Next: So Fox News, What Did We Learn?
With an audience this big—and fiercely loyal—who needs the truth?
23 min