Podcast Episodes

Political Gabfest: Gaza is Starving

This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson and David Plotz discuss the deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the international condemnations of Isr…

1 year, 2 months ago

What Next | How Elon Musk Colonized NASA

How an Obama-era decision to invest in space capitalism handed Elon Musk a monopoly on space. 

Guest:  Franklin Foer, staff writer at the Atlantic, a…

1 year, 2 months ago

What Next | Why Are So Many Institutions Caving to Trump?

As Trump came back to the presidency, one of the first warnings liberals began repeating was “Do not obey in advance.” But from government-agency hea…

1 year, 2 months ago

Why Are So Many Institutions Caving to Trump?

As Trump came back to the presidency, one of the first warnings liberals began repeating was “Do not obey in advance.” But from government-agency hea…

1 year, 2 months ago

What Next | Trans and Shut Out in Trump’s America

Trans rights and access to health care have been under attack on the state level for years, but the second Trump administration and the Supreme Court…

1 year, 2 months ago

Hang Up | Chaos Inside the NFLPA

Hosts Alex Kirshner, Ben Lindbergh, and Lindsay Gibbs speak with ESPN senior NFL reporter Kalyn Kahler on the secrets, scandals, and leadership implo…

1 year, 2 months ago

What Next | Why The Shelves Aren't Empty (Yet)

In May, after Trump announced a thorough regime of tariffs, supply chain experts warned that Americans would be looking at empty shelves by the end o…

1 year, 2 months ago

What Next: TBD | Dupes!

There’s an entire economy devoted to seeing what products are trending—clothing, skin care, even Greek Islands—and delivering you a cheaper knock-off…

1 year, 2 months ago

Slate Money | DORKs Are Cool Again

This week: The redditors have found a fresh batch of meme stocks. Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck examine the so called DORK stocks – …

1 year, 2 months ago

Amicus | When Unaccountable People Come for Your Vote

Civil rights are under attack. The Supreme Court seems to have its sights set on the Voting Rights Act. The Trump administration, meanwhile, is takin…

1 year, 2 months ago