What Next | 2024 in Review: Wait, Is JUUL Banne...
Through the haze of FDA review, bans that didn’t remove JUUL from the marketplace, and its provisional green light.
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How To! | Talk Politics With Your Dad (Without ...
Mónica Guzmán on aiming for understanding—not agreement.
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Hang Up | Rickey Henderson Was Ahead of His Time
Rickey Henderson reshaped the game in his image, and left a legacy that can’t be topped.
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What Next | 2024 in Review: Would You Die For M...
Contestants on his new show got more than they bargained for—it sounds like MrBeast did too.
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Well, Now: The Future of Wellness
How can we ensure healthy, well-balanced lives are attainable for all?
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What Next TBD | Influencer vs. Influencer
When everyone’s aiming for the same target, some convergence seems inevitable.
27 min
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Slate Money | Who Elected Elon?
Elon Musk tweets away a bipartisan spending bill, Brazil’s economy is in trouble, and Starbucks and Amazon workers strike.
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Amicus | Defamation Stations!
Journalism will need to lawyer up and build up courage if it’s going to survive Trump’s blizzard of litigation against the fourth estate.
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What Next TBD | Drones!??!!!?!!!
Everyone please calm down.
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Political Gabfest | The Shutdown and the Great ...
The capitulation of media and corporate America to Donald Trump; the government shutdown and surrender of House Republicans; and the appeal of TikTok.
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What Next | Can More Grocery Stores Fix Food De...
If you build it, they still might not come.
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What Next | How Trump Got ABC to Pay Up
With Disney’s backing they could’ve fought this—so why didn’t they?
26 min
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What Next | How Shaboozey Broke the Mold
His hit “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” is both trap-country and an old-fashioned radio hit.
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What Next | Make Hollywood Great Again
The Daily Wire isn’t content to just fester on YouTube anymore—and major movie studios are watching their success.
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Well, Now: Is Longer Life Really Possible?
A surgeon’s journey out of what he calls America’s “disease-care system.”
30 min
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A Word | Flash Black
Host Jason Johnson revisits A Word’s iconic moments.
35 min
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What Next TBD | The Surveillance State Trump Is...
Expanding surveillance under the guise of security is a bipartisan issue. Who will defend our rights?
21 min
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Slate Money: Why Netflix is Reducing Parental L...
Cryptobros are convinced they’re being targeted, Netflix walks back its generous parental leave, and Spotify is profitable and acting like it.
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Amicus | Chris Wray Just Made Way For Something...
Understanding the dire consequences of the FBI Director’s decision to roll out a welcome mat for the new MAGA FBI.
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What Next TBD | Elon Musk and Trump’s Shadow Tr...
Rich tech guys are finally having a say in how the world works.
23 min
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Political Gabfest | Syria’s Collapse, Israel’s ...
What comes next for Syria after the fall of the al-Assad dictatorship; what it means when one killer is celebrated and another is acquitted; and what could happen to American birthright citizenship.
63 min
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What Next | Who Can Save the Democrats?
The race to become DNC chair is heating up after a brutal loss.
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What Next | How Daniel Penny Walked Free
What a “non-guilty” verdict reveals about New York, the law, and the idea of public safety.
26 min
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Slate Money Talks: The Synapse Scandal
Hugh Son joins to explain the complicated mess left in the wake of a fintech failure and how users were left holding the bag.
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Death, Sex & Money | Betting on America: Two Ga...
In this episode, we talk to two men who gambled on the presidential election: “Mike,” a Latino Democrat who bet $10,000 on Kamala Harris winning, and Jordan, a white conservative who risked $60,000 on Trump's victory.