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Culture Gabfest: Cate Blanchett Is a Sexy Super...
This week, the hosts discuss Black Bag, Deli Boys, and the enduring legacy of Dave Eggers’ memoir A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius.
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What Next TBD | Bezos 2.0
How the Amazon founder went from Trump critic to Trump donor.
25 min
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Slate Money | Who’s The Boss?
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Amicus | The Rule of Law Took A Very Dark Turn ...
From rendition flights to El Salvador, to USAID workers left stranded in dangerous places, the courts are tackling Trump’s wildest lawless acts, but meeting with denial and defiance.
73 min
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What Next TBD | Trump's War on Scientific Research
Cutting NIH grants–even temporarily–could have repercussions for years to come.
26 min
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Political Gabfest | The “Constitutional Crisis ...
The government responds defiantly to court orders in showdown over mass deportation; what the data say about why Trump won in 2024; and slow-motion capitulation in a long call between Trump and Putin.
62 min
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What Next | Trump’s Animal-Spirit Economy
Trying to make sense of Trumponomics.
25 min
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What Next | A "Made for TV" Deportation Policy
Over the weekend, the Trump administration invoked an arcane law which was last used to justify Japanese internment. A judge tried to stop him—but he didn’t listen.
27 min
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Amicus | Sneak Preview: An Escalating Constitut...
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Slate Money | Money Talks: The Mighty Dollar
Edward Fishman and Saleha Mohsin join to discuss how the US dollar became a global currency and what that means under Trump.
37 min
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What Next | Is this the End of Sesame Street?
How the struggles of a once universally beloved children’s show are emblematic of a larger cultural shift.
25 min
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What Next | Democrats Had a Rare Opportunity. T...
Chuck Schumer’s decision to keep the government open enraged a wide swath of Democrats, from Pelosi to AOC.
24 min
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Culture Gabfest: Meghan Markle Sprinkles Potpou...
This week, the hosts discuss Mickey 17, Netflix’s With Love, Meghan, and the plague of the white homes.
67 min
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What Next TBD | How Trump Is Trying to Kill Pre...
Inside the movement targeting free speech.
26 min
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Slate Money | MrBeast and The Chocolate Factory
The stock market keeps plummeting, Binance might be trying to buy a Trump pardon, and MrBeast’s chocolate is doing big numbers.
49 min
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Amicus | Big Law Stands Up
After an initial shock, signs of big firms fighting back against Trump. Will it be enough?
35 min
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What Next TBD | Will Tesla Survive Elon Musk?
From “Eco-Friendly” to “Swastiscar”
23 min
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Political Gabfest | What Happens When Governmen...
DOGE’s cuts are endangering American lives; Trump tests limits of free speech with attacks on universities and the arrest of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil; and the politics of the Texas measles outbreak.
63 min
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What Next | Could DOGE Really Gut Social Security?
Elon takes on the biggest, most trusted, and most essential program yet.
25 min
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What Next | Will Student Protesters Be Deported?
Mahmoud Khalil’s detainment is part of Trump’s larger war on American universities.
26 min
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What Next: Andrew Cuomo Wanted To Be President....
In 2021, he resigned from the governorship under the shadow of multiple scandals. In 2025, he’s leading the polls in New York City’s mayoral race.
23 min
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What Next | When Trump Ruins Your Marriage
How husbands’ votes for Donald Trump threw whole relationships into question.
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Culture Gabfest: Zero Day Makes Robert De Niro ...
This week, the hosts discuss Zero Day, remembering Gene Hackman, and how to engage with optimism during times of crisis.
63 min
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What Next TBD | Zuckerberg and the Post-Factche...
Does Meta know what they’ve done?
26 min
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Slate Money | Eggistential Crisis
Donald Trump flip flops on tariffs, the economics of eggs raise a lot of questions, and there was lotto arbitrage in Texas.
47 min