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1
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
2
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.
32 min
3
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.
35 min
4
What Next | Why United Healthcare Is Easy to Hate
Many Americans responded with scorn, not sympathy, to CEO Brian Thompson’s death.
23 min
5
Hang Up | Juan Soto: The New Mr. Met
65 min
6
What Next | The End of Assad in Syria
Rebel forces have taken Damascus, and the country’s dictator has fled to Moscow. Now what?
26 min
7
Well, Now | Staying Sober This Holiday Season
Former ‘Bachelorette’ contestant Zac Clark shares his path to sobriety and how it inspired a passion to help people like him.
42 min
8
A Word | Good to Go-Go
Go-go, Washington’s DC’s signature music finds a new home.
34 min
9
What Next TBD | Spotify Trapped
How to unwrap your musical taste from the algorithm
23 min
10
Slate Money | The Week of Minor Apocalypses
The UnitedHealthcare CEO’s death has highlighted healthcare outrage, South Korea and France have government meltdowns, and headlights are too damn bright.
49 min
11
Amicus | Meet Kash Patel, Donald Trump’s New Ro...
Why Trump’s pick for the non-vacant position to lead the FBI is a seriously scary proposition.
46 min
12
What Next TBD | The Influencer Administration
Trump is packing his administration with social media stars who are selling products, promoting brands and communicating with the public in unprecedented ways.
25 min
13
Political Gabfest: Is The Democratic Party Doomed?
President Joe Biden pardons son Hunter while President-Elect Donald Trump might un-nominate Pete Hegseth; Democrats ponder what-next; and SCOTUS considers treatment for transgender children.
59 min
14
What Next | Even Trump Loyalists Are Scared Of ...
Members of the last Trump administration cringed at the idea of Patel helping to lead the FBI or the CIA—but there’s no one to say no this time.
24 min
15
What Next | Martial Law (Briefly) in South Korea
The declaration barely lasted a few hours, but could have lasting effects on the nation’s democracy.
21 min
16
What Next | Did Biden Break the Presidential Pa...
If he wasn’t Hunter Biden, he wouldn’t be pardoned. But if he wasn’t Hunter Biden, would he have been tried in the first place?
20 min
17
What Next: The House’s Gift to Trump
Under an unimpeachable name, the “Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act” hides something pernicious.
23 min
18
Well, Now | More Than Hot Flashes: Breaking the...
A new PBS documentary demystifies and destigmatizes a period of life millions experience worldwide.
32 min
19
What Next: TBD | When Your Flight’s GPS Gets Sp...
Drone warfare is commonplace. Commercial planes are collateral damage.
22 min
20
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.
52 min
21
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
22
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
23
What Next TBD | The Post-Election Social Media ...
Is this the end of having one, shared “digital public square”?
24 min
24
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
25
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
36 min