Podcast Episodes

ICYMI: Kate Mackz Can’t Outrun Politics

Kate Lindsay and Candice Lim check in with the “Caveman Skincare” method and they pour one out for Skype. Then, they dive into the internet controver…

1 year, 1 month ago

What Next | A Marco Rubio for All Seasons

Marco Rubio has been collecting titles. In addition to Secretary of State, he’s now also the acting administrator of USAID, the acting archivist for …

1 year, 1 month ago

What Next | Trump v. the Judiciary

Is the arrest of Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan the start of Trump’s open war on judges?

Guest: Jeremy Fogel, retired federal judge and executiv…

1 year, 1 month ago

What Next: TBD | How Elon Wields Power

What is it about the way that Elon Musk wields power that led 65 percent of Americans to agree he has too much influence on the federal government?

1 year, 1 month ago

Slate Money | Everyone Cares About Power Grids This Week

This week: The entire Iberian peninsula lost power for 18 hours. Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers are joined by energy expert John Kemp…

1 year, 1 month ago

ICYMI: The Harry Potter Fandom Faces Its Biggest Test

While J.K. Rowling celebrates a new UK ruling that classifies “women” as biologically female, casting for the upcoming HBO Max adaptation is underway…

1 year, 1 month ago

The Un-American Project

Whether it’s attempting to overturn birthright citizenship, effectively stripping citizenship from American children, or claiming Alien Enemy Act war…

1 year, 1 month ago

What Next: TBD | Marc Andreessen’s New Deal

What drove Marc Andreessen’s transformation into a political actor, and what is he looking for from having Washington in his thrall?

Guest: Zoe Schif…

1 year, 1 month ago

Political Gabfest | Only 100 Days

This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the Trump administration’s first 100 days and recent polls, the state of American h…

1 year, 1 month ago

What Next | Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

Many of the policy changes in Trump’s first 100 days have come from the White House—but now, it’s Congress’s turn. Republicans have roughly a month t…

1 year, 1 month ago