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What Next: Justice for the Gilgo Beach Murder V...
All these years later, questions remain about whose disappearance gets investigated—and whose families are left to wonder.
24 min
1452
What Next: Haiti’s Kidnapping Crisis
Though the international response has been slow, Kenya has offered help.
18 min
1453
How To!: Cope With Climate Anxiety
Dr. Britt Wray on turning anxiety into action.
28 min
1454
Hear Me Out: Affirmative Action Failed Poor Bla...
It was a band-aid on the shark bite of inequality.
32 min
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What Next: Judges on the Trump Trials
How Judges Aileen Cannon and Tanya Chutkan will preside.
26 min
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What Next: Florida Public Schools' New Anti-Wok...
How right-wing propaganda made it into Florida classrooms.
23 min
1457
What Next TBD: Another Summer of COVID
COVID infections are up this summer - again. But it's hard to tell just how bad it is.
25 min
1458
A Word: Golden Lady Ballers
Black women are killing it in soccer and basketball. When will the media catch up?
27 min
1459
The Waves: Hollywood is On Strike. Let’s Burn i...
Hollywood’s time of reckoning has been all talk. The ongoing strikes are proof of that.
39 min
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Political Gabfest: The Defendant Knew They Were...
Donald Trump knew his 2020 election claims were false and Special Counsel Jack Smith will prove it; President Joe Biden is battling Trump in the polls; and let’s try talking about small towns.
56 min
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Slate Money: America’s Credit Rating Went Down....
Let us explain the ways America is like Mark Zuckerberg asking for a loan.
48 min
1462
What Next TBD: Tesla's Big Lie
Elon Musk’s most recent scandal may upend the way we think of an electric future.
26 min
1463
What Next: It’s Hot as Hell. Why Are Pools Closed?
Americans are hot,sweaty, and eager to learn how to swim. But public pools across the country are closed.
22 min
1464
What Next: U.S. vs Trump
It’s the first indictment to tackle the former president’s alleged attempts to interfere in the 2020 election—and cover it up.
22 min
1465
What Next: After the Strike
Winning a new contract was the end of the strike. The fight is still ongoing.
22 min
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What Next: Congress Wants to Know: Do Aliens Ex...
Three officials say UFOs aren’t just real; in the military, they’re an open secret.
26 min
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What Next TBD: America’s Downtown Ghost Towns
What happens to those offices when employees don’t “return to work?”
29 min
1468
Political Gabfest: Can Israel Survive As A Demo...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu takes a step forward to limit judicial powers but the court and protestors might force a step back; Harvard University and other elite colleges are reconsidering legacy admissions; and Hunter Biden’s plea deal hits a stumbling block.
55 min
1469
Slate Money: Will The UPS Union Deal Deliver?
What does the UPS union agreement mean for other shipping companies?
53 min
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A Word: The Rise of Post-Obama Racism
21 min
1471
What Next TBD: Washington vs. A.I.
The government's starting to focus on regulating A.I. But have they learned from previous efforts to keep an eye on the tech industry?
24 min
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What Next: Jason Aldean’s “Dog-Whistle Anthem”
How “Try That in a Small Town” outraged the left, tickled the right – and shot up the charts.
24 min
1473
The Waves: How a Drag Queen Recreated the Ameri...
RuPaul’s Drag Race star Mrs. Kasha Davis breaks down her big moment on All Stars and how she’s turned the idea of a “housewife” on its head.
38 min
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What Next: Has Netanyahu Lost Control?
From progressive protesters to far-right politicos, Israel’s Prime Minister no longer has his hands on the wheel.
21 min
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Hear Me Out: Learning Gun Safety Could Save You...
Arming kids with knowledge might help prevent tragedy.
36 min