1376
What Next: A Disability Rights Icon’s Long Legacy
Judy Heumann changed the world for disabled people—and her mentees are the future of this on-going movement.
25 min
1377
What Next TBD: Would You Let A.I. Date For You?
Would your personal profile benefit from an impersonal touch?
26 min
1378
A Word: Screaming in Color
Has diversity slayed Hollywood’s racial horror rule?
29 min
1379
Slate Money: The Banks Special
Slate Money talks retail bank products, neobanks, and the Wells Fargo scandal.
42 min
1380
Amicus: Lessons from The Trump Years for SCOTUS
Understanding the FedSoc’s SCOTUS takeover and why the rest of us have a rule of law problem.
46 min
1381
The Waves: Hollywood Needs an Overhaul
The Academy does need a “crisis team.” Just not for the reasons they think they do.
28 min
1382
What Next TBD: When Meta Tells Law Enforcement ...
What does Big Tech need to do to protect users in Post-Roe America?
22 min
1383
Political Gabfest: Another Florida Man Is Runni...
Ron DeSantis’ pre-campaign, the end of pandemic-era medicaid & food supports, and legal fights over medication abortion.
49 min
1384
What Next: Does Steven Spielberg Have an Oscars...
It’s hard to call the most commercially-successful director of all time “underappreciated” but Spielberg’s relationship with the Academy hasn’t been particularly rosy.
25 min
1385
What Next: Why Child Labor is an Immigration Issue
Hillary Scholten, a freshman House representative sees this exploitation as yet another reason for urgent, comprehensive reform.
22 min
1386
What Next: Food Stamps Face Their Biggest-Ever Cut
COVID-era funding has already lapsed in 18 states. Food banks in the remaining 32 are bracing for impact.
21 min
1387
What Next: The Fight To Return Native Remains t...
UC Berkeley alone still holds the remains of 10,000 people.
21 min
1388
What Next TBD: The Hollywood Weight Loss Wonder...
Are diabetics competing with celebs for Ozempic?
28 min
1389
A Word: De La Soul is Alive
The “Me Myself and I” trio’s music –now streaming– exemplified the best of rap’s collective spirit.
28 min
1390
Slate Money: Microchips and Child Care
Slate Money talks child care in the CHIPS Act, ESG investing, and mortgages.
42 min
1391
The Waves: It’s OK to Hate Your Spouse (Sometimes)
Ask Polly author Heather Havrilesky on why a dull marriage might, actually, be good for you.
32 min
1392
What Next TBD: What Would Convince a Lab Leak S...
Why one virologist doesn’t find the Department of Energy’s assessment convincing.
29 min
1393
What Next: Will SCOTUS Kill Student Loan Relief?
The judicial and executive branches are facing off due to the legislative branch’s chronic dysfunction.
27 min
1394
What Next: Why Insulin Prices Keep Rising
It's gotten so bad, more than a million Americans have had to ration their intake.
23 min
1395
What Next: When Politicians Need Mental Healthcare
John Fetterman isn’t the first elected official to struggle and seek treatment.
25 min
1396
What Next: Beijing’s Crackdown on Hong Kong Dis...
A new law is set to silence a generation of political dissidents.
23 min
1397
A Word: Ranching, Racism, and Rumors
Black ranchers in Colorado claim racist neighbors and cops are targeting them.
19 min
1398
What Next TBD: Is a 25-Year-Old’s Brain Mature?
How the new science of brain development isn’t just changing policy, but how we live.
21 min
1399
Slate Money: Homebuilders are Doing Great
Slate Money talks new home sales, employment for people with disabilities, and SBF.
46 min
1400
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