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What Next: TBD | A Colbert Report
Was the Late Show too unprofitable, or too political?
Guest: Eric Deggans, NPR TV critic and media analyst, Knight Chair, Journalism and Media Ethics…
1 year, 2 months ago
Political Gabfest | Is John Roberts to Blame for Everything?
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the latest developments in the Epstein files saga, how Supreme Court decisions unde…
1 year, 2 months ago
What Next | He Says Gaza Is a Genocide
What does it change to call Israel’s assault on Gaza a “genocide”?
Guest: Omer Bartov, Dean's Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Brown U…
1 year, 2 months ago
What Next | How Dead Is the Department of Education?
If Trump follows through and successfully shuts down the Department of Education, what does America stand to lose?
Guest: Laura Meckler, national e…
1 year, 2 months ago
ICYMI | The Astronomer CEO Coldplay Cheating Scandal
Kate Lindsay and Candice Lim break down everything that’s happened since a software CEO was caught in a suspicious position with his co-worker at a C…
1 year, 2 months ago
What Next | On Epstein, Democrats Go Low
Why the Epstein scandal—more than any of Trump’s other, lengthy list of scandals—is so damaging that even the Democrats can wield it effectively.
G…
1 year, 2 months ago
Slate Money | Money Talks: Contemplations on Consumption
In this Money Talks: Elizabeth Spiers is joined by Emily Mester to discuss her book American Bulk: Essays on Excess. They’ll get into the dopamine-dr…
1 year, 2 months ago
What Next | Getting Anti-Vaxxers To Roll Up Their Sleeves
Their son was immunocompromised and couldn’t get the measles vaccines. So his dad asked if everyone going to his school would get vaccinated.
And th…
1 year, 3 months ago
What Next: TBD | When Bots Go Nazi
It’s kind of strange that Grok, Elon Musk’s chatbot, went full Nazi a few weeks ago, and is just…still out there. But, then again, how are you suppos…
1 year, 3 months ago
Slate Money | Which Coke's For You?
This week: A judge has blocked a Biden era rule that would prevent medical debt from affecting credit scores. Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emi…
1 year, 3 months ago