Podcast Episodes

Outward: Building Movements with Gender Liberation March Organizers Raquel Willis and Eliel Cruz

On September 14th 2024, thousands of people joined the Gender Liberation March in Washington D.C. to join the call to protect reproductive health, bo…

1 year, 7 months ago

What Next: Spoiler Alert: Almighty Omaha

It’s gone to Trump once and Biden once. Now, there’s a slight but very real chance that the entire election will turn based on how Nebraska’s second …

1 year, 7 months ago

What Next: Spoiler Alert: Undecided Voters

The hardest-to-reach portion of the electorate remains “undecided” at this point of the election cycle, but the outcome depends on which campaign can…

1 year, 7 months ago

Money Talks: The Gambler Who Bet on Alibaba

In this Money Talks: the man who would bet billions on a coin toss. Host Felix Salmon chats with Lionel Barber, whose new book Gambling Man: The Secr…

1 year, 7 months ago

Hang Up: Athletes Punt on 2024

Hosts Alex Kirshner, Lindsay Gibbs, and Ben Lindbergh examine the notable silence from major sports stars on this year’s presidential election. They …

1 year, 8 months ago

What Next: Spoiler Alert: Jill Stein

In a presidential race as tight as this one, a few thousand votes—in the right states—could be the difference. Is the Green Party candidate Jill Stei…

1 year, 8 months ago

Well, Now: Puberty is Starting Earlier and Lasting Longer. Why?

Puberty is changing, and we’re not talking about developing Adam’s apples and growing hair in new places.

It starts earlier and lasts longer.

Regardles…

1 year, 8 months ago

What Next TBD: Facebook for the Dead

He didn’t find his grandfather. But traveling to, photographing, and uploading his grandfather’s memorial stone gave him something else. 

Guest: Tony …

1 year, 8 months ago

Slate Money: Elon Musk’s Scheme to (Sort Of) Buy Trump Votes

This week: How do you buy an election? Throw a sweepstakes! Emily Peck, Elizabeth Spiers, and Rueters’ Anna Szymanski (filling in for Felix Salmon) d…

1 year, 8 months ago

Amicus | The 1798 Law Inspiring Trump’s Mass Deportation Dreams

It’s easy to dismiss nativist rhetoric as mere Trumpy “locker room talk.” But when it comes to immigration, deportation and even detention, rhetoric …

1 year, 8 months ago