1326
The Waves: Why Sarah Palin Won’t Go Away
The MAGA celebrity is back in politics and we all have questions.
29 min
1327
What Next: The Stakes of Nevada’s Latino Vote
Brutal inflation, a transient population, and Vegas' powerful hospitality union may tilt the balance of power in Washington.
24 min
1328
What Next: Can an Anti-Trump Republican Still Win?
Colorado may now be a deep blue state.
18 min
1329
What Next: SCOTUS Reviews Affirmative Action…Again
With three Trump appointees on the court, the end might be near for race-conscious admissions.
25 min
1330
What Next: Should You Panic Over America's Test...
What lower test scores are telling us—and what they can’t.
27 min
1331
A Word: Jim Crow’s Killers
By Hands Now Known: Resurrecting stories of segregation’s brutality.
22 min
1332
Political Gabfest Bonus Episode: The PA Midterm...
A special episode of the Political Gabfest on the midterm races in Pennsylvania.
20 min
1333
What Next TBD: Big Brother, Big Tech and China
COVID may be an inflection point in the relationship between the surveillance state and the surveilled.
38 min
1334
Political Gabfest: Are British Politics More Or...
The final midterm sprint; Adrian Wooldridge on the UK’s latest Prime Minister; and Trump’s legal troubles.
50 min
1335
The Waves: Hocus Pocus Has No Focus
The Sanderson Sisters are back, but our reaction to witches has evolved.
30 min
1336
What Next TBD: Twitter Is Dead; Long Live Twitter
No matter what Elon Musk does, Twitter will never be the same
36 min
1337
What Next: When Child Protective Services Gets ...
How a lack of due process makes an already-stressful situation worse.
25 min
1338
What Next: The True Origins of the U.K.’s Polit...
Rishi Sunak is inheriting a party and country that can only manage the decline.
21 min
1339
What Next: Is Fetterman's Disability Anyone’s B...
The problems with “push up contest” politics.
27 min
1340
What Next: How DeSantis Redrew Florida’s Map
The governor’s new map obliterated a majority Black district and triggered a wave of lawsuits, but it’s still in place for the midterms.
22 min
1341
What Next TBD: Can We Make an Alzheimer’s Drug ...
Advances towards an effective drug therapy have been uneven and unclear, but there are promising developments.
30 min
1342
A Word: We Won’t Black Down
GOP-backed laws aim to discourage Black voters. Can activists fight back?
30 min
1343
The Waves: Why You Hate Women’s Voices
Elissa Bassist, the author of Hysterical, explains how society became conditioned to find women’s voices annoying.
27 min
1344
Political Gabfest: The Polls Do Not Look Amazin...
Some dire polls for Dems; women demand human rights in Iran; and Arkansas’ law targeting trans kids goes on trial.
45 min
1345
What Next TBD: When An Algorithm Raises Your Rent
If it draws on data from landlords and tells them what others are charging, when does it become price-fixing?
29 min
1346
What Next: What Happened to Kanye West?
The superstar rapper, now known as Ye, has found a comfortable spot in high-powered conservative circles.
22 min
1347
What Next: GOP to Cities: Drop Dead
Republicans dismiss America’s cities as “cesspools”—and their legislation is starting to match the rhetoric.
23 min
1348
What Next: Five Years of #MeToo
What has changed and what hasn’t, in Hollywood and beyond.
23 min
1349
What Next: An American Surgeon in Wartime Ukraine
Why one volunteer doctor keeps going back into countries wrecked by Russian bombs.
18 min
1350
What Next TBD: Are You Ready to Be Composted Wh...
How a bunch of environmentalists want to disrupt the American death industry.
28 min