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A Word: Ranching, Racism, and Rumors
Black ranchers in Colorado claim racist neighbors and cops are targeting them.
19 min
1302
Slate Money: Homebuilders are Doing Great
Slate Money talks new home sales, employment for people with disabilities, and SBF.
46 min
1303
What Ballet’s Best Choreographer Destroyed
Ballet’s most famous choreographer left an amazing legacy–and many hurt women in his wake.
26 min
1304
Amicus: SCOTUS on the Internet: “It’s Complicated”
Two big tech cases before the US Supreme Court this week promised justices tackling the thorny issues of content moderation, liability, and internet platforms, but instead delivered confusion and dodges.
50 min
1305
What Next TBD: Why A.I. Says the Darndest Things
Microsoft is working out the kinks of their chatbot in real time, and we're the guinea pigs.
25 min
1306
Political Gabfest: What Tucker Carlson is Sayin...
Anne Applebaum on the year of war on Ukraine; the smoking gun Fox News text messages; and Section 230 at the Supreme Court.
56 min
1307
What Next: Ukraine’s War Is Its New Normal
So long as Putin is alive, there's no end in sight.
20 min
1308
What Next: When an Earthquake Hits a Civil War
Where Turkey, Syria, borders, and fault lines all intersect.
26 min
1309
What Next: The Ohio Trainwreck Blame Game
How a train carrying vinyl chloride opened a new front in the culture war.
25 min
1310
A Word: Lights, Camera, Diversity in Action
A path for Black scribes to rewrite the Hollywood script.
28 min
1311
What Next TBD: The Baby-Sleep Industrial Complex
Is the Snoo a life-saving necessity, or $1700 luxury item for bougie babies?
28 min
1312
Slate Money: Rihanna for World Bank President
Slate Money talks World Bank leadership, train derailments and bad ads.
45 min
1313
The Waves: The Inherent Fear in Being a Woman
The dread you feel walking alone at night is part nature, and part nurture.
33 min
1314
What Next TBD: What Made the Balloon Drama Pop ...
Blown cover or just blown off course?
32 min
1315
President Nikki Haley?
Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign; taking the “affirmative” out of affirmative action; and Amanda Ripley on the congressional committee that got things done.
52 min
1316
What Next: Will Abortion Pills Be Banned?
How far can anti-abortion activists push against FDA-approved medication?
23 min
1317
What Next: Is Nikki Haley the GOP’s Future?
Can the former governor and ambassador to the UN define herself apart from Donald Trump—without alienating the Republican base?
19 min
1318
What Next: Why the West Bank Is at a Boiling Point
Tension is rising in the region as one side’s leadership grew more extreme, and the other’s looked more feckless.
23 min
1319
What Next: The Mass Shooter Database
Perpetrators of these horrific crimes have a lot in common—including deep despair.
24 min
1320
A Word: Surviving “Driving While Black”
The original “Green Book” was a literal life-saver for Black travelers.
26 min
1321
What Next TBD: Contraband Tech Behind Bars
Why prisoners risk the consequences to have a cell phone.
28 min
1322
Slate Money: Will A.I. Kill the Internet?
Slate Money talks A.I. search engines, oil profits, and Bed Bath & Beyond.
48 min
1323
Amicus: The "Stop the Steal" Fight That Never E...
A State Supreme Court Justice reveals the long-term toll of calling out the Big Lie.
46 min
1324
The Waves: How ADHD Disorients Women
How One Self-Described ‘Lady Comic’ Lives as an adult with ADHD.
31 min
1325
What Next TBD: Why Ban TikTok?
If the U.S. wants to protect users, there are better options.
24 min