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Slate Money: Conceptual Art is Literally Bananas
rump has picked his treasury and commerce secretaries, everyone is too confused by the $6.2 million banana, and Warren Buffet explains his will.
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Amicus | The Right’s About-Turn on Parental Rights
Next week’s trans healthcare ban case at SCOTUS reveals the conservative legal movement’s deepest hypocrisies.
47 min
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A Word: Trump’s Team America: The Sequel
What a cabinet of D.E.I. haters and cable news blowhards could mean for Black America.
25 min
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What Next TBD | The Post-Election Social Media ...
Is this the end of having one, shared “digital public square”?
24 min
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Political Gabfest: Are These Trump Tariffs for ...
Donald Trump’s tariff threat will get real for the next Treasury Secretary; the incoming Federal Communications Commission Chair might endanger free speech; and the “bro-economy” could create financial havoc.
49 min
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Outward: Sarah McBride’s Win and the Rise of An...
Sarah McBride’s win is inspiring, but it comes as anti-trans politics reach unprecedented levels
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What Next: Which Came First, the Bird Flu or th...
Bird flu has made the leap to mammals and the impact is already at the grocery store.
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Slate Money Talks | RIP DEI?
Simone Foxman joins to discuss the conservative backlash to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs in corporate America.
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What Next | A New Strategy for Banning Abortion
The latest attempt to ban medication for abortions uses some old, ugly arguments in a new, ugly way.
20 min
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What Next | When Jesus Is on the Curriculum
The Texas State Board of Education takes a particular—and potentially unconstitutional—point of view of religion and history.
22 min
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Well, Now: Creating an Exercise Routine That’s ...
Retired professional volleyball player Gabby Reece gives realistic tips on incorporating performance-level fitness to any exercise routine.
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What Next: TBD | Is Sickle Cell Anemia…Cured?
The new treatment is painful and expensive. It could also be life-saving.
28 min
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A Word | A Mother of a Crisis
Opening the book on untold stories of pregnancy loss.
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Amicus | Can The Senate Save Us?
From Cabinet confirmations to judicial vacancies, will the Senate supercharge Trump’s lawlessness, or curb it?
40 min
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Slate Money | Is Bluesky the New Old Twitter?
Bluesky is flying high, Adani is busted for fraud, and being “anti-woke” is now a business strategy.
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What Next TBD | What's Google Without Chrome?
Does the search giant’s break-up begin with its browser?
20 min
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Political Gabfest: Trump’s Cabinet Keeps Gettin...
Donald Trump continues to fill his Cabinet; Texas plans to teach the Bible in public elementary schools; and The Washington Post’s Dan Diamond educates us on health care policy in the next administration.
60 min
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What Next | Mass Deportation How?
It seems unimaginable, but it’s not without historical precedent.
23 min
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What Next: Trump’s Shadow Cabinet
The unelected czars running the Trump administration — no Senate approval required.
25 min
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ICYMI | "Women in Male Fields," Princess Treatm...
Vox’s Rebecca Jennings helps us decipher whether we’re in the midst of an online gender war.
40 min
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What Next: Welcome to Trump City, USA
Why did Democrats lose so many urban voters in 2024?
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Hang Up: The Tyson-Paul Punchline
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What Next: Jamie Raskin: “We Can’t Let The Fear...
He led Trump’s second impeachment effort. Now he’s preparing for Trump’s second term.
21 min
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Well, Now: Being a “Likeable Badass” Could Impr...
Psychologist Alison Fragale dives into the science behind how people – especially women – can best leverage social influence for their benefit.
45 min
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A Word: The (Small) Winners’ Circle
Observers are watching for the new Black power players in Washington.
21 min