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Amicus: The Supreme Court Gave Itself Huge Extr...
Next week’s Loper Bright case could change the way the government works. It also highlights the danger of the Supreme Court picking questions to suit its politics.
60 min
177
What Next TBD: Boeing’s Max Mess
A door flew off at 16,000 Feet. But Boeing's problems are bigger than just that.
31 min
178
What Next: 2024’s Primary Season is Already Chaos
Our primary process is in shambles – but the outcome has never been in doubt.
22 min
179
Outward: Trans Activist Raquel Willis is Blooming
Jules Gill-Peterson interviews Raquel Willis about her new memoir The Risk It Takes to Bloom
40 min
180
What Next: The NRA’s Wayne’s World Era is Over
Its membership is dwindling; its long-time leader is gone, and an election looms.
20 min
181
Hear Me Out: Trump Voters Are Not Delusional
Writing them off is missing the point.
38 min
182
How To!: Keep Caring Amid Endless Crises
Nadia Bolz-Weber on grace, compassion, and spheres of influence.
35 min
183
Money Talks by Slate Money: Glossier’s Glamorou...
Author and journalist Marisa Meltzer spills the tea on beauty entrepreneur Emily Weiss.
36 min
184
What Next: The Anti-Defamation League at War
Is the ADL’s support for Israel conflicting with its mission?
23 min
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What Next: GOP Bets It All on the Border
A partial government shutdown is just 10 days away.
15 min
186
A Word: A Multiverse of Problems
Comic book movies boosted Hollywood diversity. Could a box office slump threaten that?
37 min
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What Next TBD: Tesla's Cybertruck Problem
Is it safe for anyone?
21 min
188
Political Gabfest: Who Wants to Be President of...
What we can expect for the 2024 presidential election; who would ever want to be a university president; and how we should discuss the drop in homicide
57 min
189
Slate Money: Is Billionaire Charity a Sham?
Slate Money debates the value of philanthropy from the mega-rich, Joe Biden’s manufacturing push, and the private equity in healthcare.
44 min
190
What Next TBD: Why the New York Times Sued OpenAI
Media are determined not to make the same mistake this time.
25 min
191
What Next: 22 States Hiked the Minimum Wage. No...
Who is helped by a rising minimum wage—and who is left behind?
22 min
192
Introducing: Well, Now
We all want to feel well, but what does that actually look like?
1 min
193
What Next: How Ukraine Loses The War
Far from the battlefield, the outcome could be determined by American voters.
20 min
194
What Next: The Murder of Wadee Alfayoumi
A Muslim-American family grapples with the aftermath of the unthinkable.
23 min
195
What Next: The Renewable Energy Shell Game
The cheap, easy, and likely counterproductive path to “going green” that the federal government is hooked on.
21 min
196
The Waves: The Year in Celebrity Memoirs
From Prince Harry to Britney Spears, we look back at the biggest bombshells that hit the shelves this year
44 min
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What Next TBD; Who’s Afraid of A.I.? | 2023 In ...
Real harm from A.I. doesn’t have to look like Skynet—it’s already happening.
30 min
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Political Gabfest: Live From New York! It’s Con...
Emily and David finish 2023 pondering conundrums with Wesley Morris from The New York Times.
58 min
199
Slate Money: America’s Boring Superweapon
Mundane bank protocols keep the world economy under the US thumb.
49 min
200
Amicus: The Very Worst of SCOTUS 2023
Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Stern join forces for their second annual barrel-scraping rundown of the Supreme Court’s worst moments of the past year.
53 min