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What Next: TBD | The Great Celebrity Spotify Pl...
What the “Panama Playlists” revealed, other than JD Vance’s taste.
23 min
2
Political Gabfest | Dial M for Mortgage Fraud
Fed governor Lisa Cook resists Trump’s attempt to fire her and smash Fed independence; an executive order expands the National Guard’s law enforcement role; and the Trump administration assaults wind energy.
63 min
3
What Next | Could Artificial Blood Save Lives?
The hunt for a shelf-stable, life-saving substitute for human blood.
23 min
4
What Next | What the John Bolton Raid Means
Scooch over, National Guard, and make room for a “chilling effect” descending on Washington.
24 min
5
What Next | The Man Behind Trump’s Firing of Li...
Meet the president's attack dog.
27 min
6
What Next | The Womanosphere Wants To Make Amer...
Is the future of MAGA female?
27 min
7
What Next: TBD | Trump Vs. Cancer Research
Wait, it’s ‘Vs. Cancer,’ right? No? Wow.
26 min
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Slate Money | ATM Scam Summer School
53 min
9
Amicus | Punished For Their Pregnancies
Women are being prosecuted for “crimes” against fetuses and even embryos. Meet the lawyer who’s fighting back.
45 min
10
What Next: TBD | The CDC Under Fire
A widespread suspicion of public health—something HHS head RFK Jr. does nothing to tamp down—has metastasized into something much more dangerous.
21 min
11
Political Gabfest | Is This Martial Law?
63 min
12
What Next | D.C’s Senator Knew This Would Happen
Sen. Ankit Jain says, “we need to be willing to enforce red lines.’
26 min
13
What Next | Can Trump Kill Mail-In Ballots?
The president returned from Alaska with a surprising new fixation.
24 min
14
What Next | Zelensky Brings a Posse to Washington
Putin, Zelensky, and Europe vie for Trump’s ear.
22 min
15
Slate Money | Money Talks: Fixing A Broken Mone...
24 min
16
What Next | How Trump Brought Home a Murderer
Trump’s immigration enforcement defies both logic and the justice system.
23 min
17
What Next: TBD | Down the Text-Scam Rabbit Hole
Ever wondered what happens if you accept one of those SPAM-text job offers?
29 min
18
Slate Money | Digital Cash. IRL Wrenches.
46 min
19
Amicus | When Trump Hits New Jersey, This Lawye...
New Jersey’s attorney general shares the playbook for defending states against Trump.
47 min
20
What Next TBD | Trump Dips into NVIDIA’s Chips
Trump takes a page from China’s book of “state capitalism” with a dubiously legal export fee.
23 min
21
Political Gabfest | Humvees on the National Mall
54 min
22
What Next | In Gaza, Journalism Is a Death Sent...
Targeting journalists is a war crime. Does Israel care?
25 min
23
What Next | Why Washington, D.C.
Thanks to quirks of the district, Trump gets to watch the troops he deployed right out the window.
25 min
24
ICYMI | Kendra Fell In Love With Her Psychiatri...
How a TikTok series became more like a ‘Black Mirror’ episode.
41 min
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What Next | South Park Understands the Assignment
MAGA’s not offended, of course, but not for want of effort.
29 min