2076
What Next: The *New* New Phase of the Pandemic
With fresh guidelines from the CDC, the majority of Americans can now go mask free. Is it ok to stop worrying?
22 min
2077
What Next TBD: When Your Retina Needs a Softwar...
What do you do when your bionic eye becomes obsolete?
19 min
2078
A Word: Supreme Court Showdown
Could Ketanji Brown Jackson turn the Court around?
22 min
2079
The Waves: The GOP’s All-Out Assault on Trans P...
Why are so many people silent about the open, far-right movement targeting children?
42 min
2080
What Next TBD: Ukraine’s Information War
How the embattled country took control of the social media narrative.
18 min
2081
What Next: Europe’s Refugee Hypocrisy
It’s hard not to notice the stark difference between the treatment of Ukrainian refugees and non-European refugees.
26 min
2082
What Next: Putin Alone
A look at Putin’s shrinking inner circle.
23 min
2083
What Next: Texas’s Attack on Trans Kids
Goveror Greg Abbott has ordered Child Protective Services to begin investigating gender-affirming care as child abuse.
29 min
2084
What Next: President Biden’s First Supreme Cour...
Why Judge Kentaji Brown Jackson was a strategic nomination.
23 min
2085
What Next: The Long View on Russia’s Invasion
When it comes to answering Putin’s aggression, looking back might show the way forward.
24 min
2086
A Word: “Black City. White Paper.”
The Philadelphia Inquirer is taking on the city’s racism, starting with its own.
23 min
2087
What Next TBD: Peter Thiel, Patron of the Popul...
Why the enigmatic founder and investor is turning his attention to politics full-time.
20 min
2088
The Waves: Why You Need to Downsize Your Skin-C...
All the lotions and potions really aren’t necessary. In fact, they can be harmful.
31 min
2089
Amicus: And the Nominee Is … Judge Ketanji Brow...
President Biden’s Supreme Court pick is unprecedented.
52 min
2090
Gabfest Special: Justice Jackson
Nate Persily dishes about KBJ’s jurisprudence and high-school acting career.
18 min
2091
What Next TBD: Russia's Other Battlefront
Vladimir Putin has spent years testing an arsenal of cyber weapons against Ukraine.
21 min
2092
What Next: The Anti-Government Blueprint in Cal...
A takeover of local government in Shasta County, California could set a blueprint for far-right groups nationwide.
27 min
2093
What Next: Putin’s Obsession With Ukraine
The Russian narrative is that the former Soviet state is rightfully theirs.
27 min
2094
What Next: The Path to the Sandy Hook Settlement
A deft legal strategy led to the largest payout by a gun manufacturer in a mass shooting case.
24 min
2095
Gabfest Reads: Heartbreak
It’s not just in your head; heartbreak can impact your immune system.
30 min
2096
What Next TBD: The COVAX Fantasy
How a plan to vaccinate the world came undone.
25 min
2097
A Word: Porn and Prejudice
Is racism in pornography fueled by the shame and silence of its audience?
23 min
2098
The Waves: Hockey Mom Charm Couldn’t Save Sarah...
The former GOP vice-presidential nominee was the same as ever during her libel trial against the New York Times.
36 min
2099
What Next TBD: "Rampant Racism" at Tesla
What's happening inside Elon Musk's Fremont plant?
18 min
2100
What Next: The Olympics’ Latest Doping Scandal
A Russian figure skater’s drug test has the international sports world spiraling.
26 min