1651
What Next TBD: Wait, TikTok Has a Sister App?
While TikTok is in Washington’s crosshairs, Bytedance has been quietly pushing out Lemon8, a new social media app that promises to marry Instagram and Pinterest. Will it stick?
24 min
1652
What Next: How Scared Should Trump Be?
No president has been indicted before, but Alvin Bragg isn’t in totally unprecedented legal territory.
23 min
1653
What Next: Preventing Preventive Care
A federal judge has blocked a key provision of the ACA—who will step up to save it?
21 min
1654
What Next: Wisconsin’s High-Stakes Supreme Cour...
How a down-ballot race could swing abortion rights, the House majority - even the 2024 presidential contest.
25 min
1655
Hear Me Out: Childbirth Should Be Free
Slate’s new podcast on the cost of delivering an American baby.
31 min
1656
What Next: Trump Heads to Court
After a history-making indictment, the nation turns its attention to a Manhattan courtroom.
21 min
1657
A Word: Build Black Better
Black Women Build harnesses community spirit to restore Baltimore.
20 min
1658
What Next TBD: Seeking Asylum Via App
CBP’s glitchy smartphone app leaves desperate people searching for instructions, wifi and even phones to use it.
33 min
1659
The Waves: What the Hart Family Murders Reveal ...
When Devonte Hart and his siblings were killed by their foster moms, why were those women viewed as victims?
31 min
1660
Political Gabfest: Why Netanyahu Blinked
Benjamin Netanyahu stands down, democracy stands up in Israel; TikTok goes to Congress; and will Chris Christie challenge Donald Trump?
43 min
1661
Slate Money: The Layoff Dopamine Hit
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers are joined by Kevin Delaney, co-founder of Charter.
53 min
1662
Gabfest Special: What the Trump Indictment Means
Donald Trump Is Indicted: Will He Be Handcuffed?
23 min
1663
What Next TBD: When A.I. Denies Your Health Care
A predictive algorithm tucked into Medicare Advantage plans is routinely denying coverage for patients, leaving them with little recourse.
26 min
1664
What Next: The Diagnosis Was Fatal. She Couldn'...
Lauren Hall was traumatized by the lack of care. Now, she’s pregnant again—and suing the state.
27 min
1665
What Next: March Madness Comes to Capitol Hill
College sports still has a money problem.
26 min
1666
Hear Me Out: Secession Could Be A Good Thing
Slate’s new podcast tackles increasing, nationwide calls for secession.
33 min
1667
What Next: Why Israelis Are Protesting
What started as judicial reform could cost Netanyahu his coalition.
23 min
1668
How To!: Bounce Back From a Layoff
Career coach Susan Peppercorn on how workers (and companies) can do better.
33 min
1669
What Next: Will Crime Decide Chicago’s Mayoral ...
Police reform, carjackings, and abortion have shaped the race between Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas.
24 min
1670
Slate Money: Succession S4 Ep1: High-Calorie In...
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers are joined by author and journalist Jim Stewart to recap episode one, season four of HBO’s Succession.
54 min
1671
What Next TBD: Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Woes
Cost cutting, regulators, and Elon’s obsession with Twitter have cast doubt on Tesla’s promise of a fully autonomous vehicle.
29 min
1672
A Word: When a Race War Threat Was Real
Martin Luther King Jr.’s murder broke Black America’s spirit. It never fully healed.
28 min
1673
Political Gabfest: Trump Will Be Indicted Next ...
Trump announces his impending arrest; promise or peril from ChatGPT; and unrest in France.
59 min
1674
The Waves: We Need to Talk About Postpartum Psy...
It’s one of the “worst psychiatric emergencies.” But the United State’s system for treatment isn’t working.
34 min
1675
Slate Money: Too Big, To Fail, Too Furious
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers discuss the rescue of Credit Suisse.
62 min