Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchA Word: The WNBA’s Great White Hype
“Petty.” “Jealous.” That’s what many male sportscasters are saying about the women competing against WNBA rookie Caitlin Clark. The former Iowa star …
1 year, 8 months ago
Well, Now: The Isolation of a Life-Threatening Diagnosis
Each week, we’ve explored wellness from different perspectives, but we haven’t talked about what it means to live a full life while grappling with th…
1 year, 8 months ago
Political Gabfest: Will Trump’s Conviction Help Biden?
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the fallout from Donald Trump’s felony conviction; the spin-up for Hunter Biden’s t…
1 year, 8 months ago
Amicus: The Supreme Court’s Appeal to Heaven
Over the past 15 years, the journalist and author Katherine Stewart has been charting the rise of Christian Nationalism in the United States. On this…
1 year, 8 months ago
Slate Money: Is the NY Times Just a Gaming Platform?
Even the Grey Lady struggles to profit from the news. This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers are joined by Semafor founder Ben Smi…
1 year, 8 months ago
What Next TBD: The Secret Semiconductor War
How well is the Biden administration coaxing semiconductor companies to build their chips in the United States? Compared to Taiwan, South Korea, Japa…
1 year, 8 months ago
What Next: The Hollywood Strikes Are Over. No One's Back To Work.
After waiting for two strikes to resolve, film and television crews across Hollywood were hungry to return to work. But the work has been slow to com…
1 year, 9 months ago
Money Talks: The United States is Doing Retirement Wrong
On week’s special Money Talks, Teresa Ghilarducci, author of Work, Retire, Repeat: The Uncertainty of Retirement in the New Economy joins Felix Salmo…
1 year, 9 months ago
What Next: Rafah Under Fire
Days after Israeli airstrikes hit Rafah, President Biden touted a potential ceasefire agreement. How far away is the end of the war? And how does Gaz…
1 year, 9 months ago
What Next: It’s Supreme Court Blockbuster Season
It will be another chaotic June at the Supreme Court, as the nine justices race to deliver decisions impacting gun rights, abortion, presidential imm…
1 year, 9 months ago