Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchA Word: Seeds of Justice for Black Farmers
In a recent CBS News interview, Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance charged that the Biden administration was favoring Black farmers over w…
1 year, 8 months ago
Gabfest Reads: Where Does the American Jewish Experience Go from Here?
Political Gabfest host Emily Bazalon talks with author Joshua Leifer about his new book, Tablets Shattered: The End of An American Jewish Century and…
1 year, 8 months ago
Amicus: Don’t Pardon Trump’s Pardons
The power of the presidential pardon is a holdover from America’s colonial roots. But no one had used it like former President Trump. Over and over h…
1 year, 8 months ago
Slate Money: Nate Silver and the Secret World of Risk-Takers
This week, author and data journalist Nate Silver joins Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spires to discuss his new book On the Edge: The Art o…
1 year, 8 months ago
What Next TBD: Elon Musk’s Bully Pulpit
Since Elon Musk took over Twitter - now X - in 2022, he’s increasingly used it to push his conservative views. A suit against a non-profit brand safe…
1 year, 8 months ago
Political Gabfest: Are We Really Still Talking About Crowd Size?
This week, Emily Bazelon and David Plotz are joined by Marin Cogan of Vox to discuss how the media is reporting on election disinformation and misinf…
1 year, 8 months ago
What Next: Would You Die For MrBeast?
MrBeast is known for videos that blend stunts and philanthropy, but his new team-up with Amazon and MGM is bringing some of his less savory aspects t…
1 year, 8 months ago
What Next: Trump Seems Lost. But Can He Lose?
Donald Trump’s presidential opponent has changed—can he? Should he?
Guest: Tom Nichols, staff writer at the Atlantic and professor emeritus at the U.S…
1 year, 8 months ago
Fact-Checks Make Audiences Suspicious
On today’s episode of Hear Me Out: pants on fire.
The fact-check is a critical tool in the journalist’s toolbox – and now more than ever, it’s a key p…
1 year, 8 months ago
What Next: How Boeing Stranded Two Astronauts
It was supposed to be the triumphant rollout of Boeing’s new, reusable space taxi. Now NASA’s trying to find some other way to get two astronauts hom…
1 year, 8 months ago