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What Next | A Cancelled Actor Scripts His Comeback
What to make of Jonathan Majors’ return to the press circuit.
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Amicus | Sneak Preview: The Supreme Court Just ...
Five justices used an emergency ruling to reward Trump’s DOJ and severely restrict hundreds of detainees’ access to justice.
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What Next | The Mass Grave in Gaza
In the days since the ceasefire fell apart, Gazans have faced bombardment, malnutrition, and a dire political plan for their future.
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Hang Up| How UConn Reclaimed the Throne
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What Next | The Upside Of Tariffs
Make no mistake: this is gonna hurt.
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Culture Gabfest | Seth Rogen’s Love/Hate Letter...
This week, the hosts discuss The Studio, Eephus, and Sunrise On The Reaping.
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What Next: TBD | Why Wall Street Can’t Quit Elon
Your 401k loves him too.
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Slate Money | That Wack-Ass Tariff Formula
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Amicus | He Was Deported by Administrative Erro...
Will the Trump administration follow a federal judge’s orders and bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia home?
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What Next: TBD | Where DOGE Is Taking Us
What happens when you run the government like how Elon Musk runs a business?
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Political Gabfest | The Democrats Had A Good Day
Liberal handily wins the biggest electoral showdown of Trump 2.0 presidency so far; Trump imposes massive, nearly-universal tariffs; and the government refuses to fix mistakes in deporting alleged gang members.
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What Next | The Lives Ruined by Trump's Deporta...
The pretexts are flimsy; due process is absent, and mistakes have already been made.
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What Next | How the Supreme Court Could Gut Pla...
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Slate Money | Money Talks: The Campaign Against...
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What Next | Free Speech? Not If You’re A Foreig...
The administration is sending a message by detaining Rumeysa Ozturk and Mahmoud Khalil.
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Hang Up | The PGA Tour's Saudi Stalemate
LIV Golf and the PGA Tour’s divides deepen as Saudi Arabia continues to invest in the sport.
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What Next | Will Elon Musk Buy Another Election?
All eyes are on a State Supreme Court race in Wisconsin.
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What Next: TBD | This Is Your Brain On Ketamine
And Silicon Valley's too.
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Slate Money | Illegal Group Chats Are Everywhere
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Amicus | Trump’s Plan To Put A Chokehold On Vot...
The SAVE act plus this week’s executive order targeting voting are the biggest proposed restrictions on the right to vote in Congress’ history.
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What Next: TBD | We Made a Memecoin
Because—how hard could it be?
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Political Gabfest: Houthi PC Small Group
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What Next | The Group Chat Heard ‘Round the World
Former GOP congressman and Air Force vet Adam Kinzinger shares just how bad this Signal leak was.
25 min
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Culture Gabfest: Netflix’s Incel Tragedy Adoles...
This week, the hosts discuss Adolescence, Lady Gaga’s latest album MAYHEM, and Trump’s continued assault on public universities to remove DEI programs.
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What Next | What Happens To My Student Loans Now?
If your debt outlasts the Department of Education, alas, you’re not out of the woods yet.
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