Podcast Episodes

Political Gabfest: One Thing Even Trump Won’t Do

This week, Emily Bazelon and David Plotz are joined by Henry Blodget to discuss the financial and political fallout from the President’s threats to f…

1 year, 2 months ago

What Next | The Flight Attendant Who Wants You to Go on Strike

The Trump administration’s actions on immigration and firing the federal workforce have drawn condemnation from all sorts of unions—from building tra…

1 year, 2 months ago

What Next | Fed Up!

Why Trump wants to ouster his own appointee, Jerome Powell, from the Fed chair—and why the rest of the world is rooting for Powell to stay put.

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1 year, 2 months ago

ICYMI: The $50M Revolve Lawsuit and Sponcon Literacy

Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay run through the lows of Coachella, before breaking down a lawsuit against one of the festival’s most visible e-commerce …

1 year, 2 months ago

Ciao Papa

Preaching for empathy and compassion, Pope Francis was at times seen as an agent of dramatic change in the Catholic Church. Did he succeed? Is that e…

1 year, 2 months ago

Why Did Big Law Fold So Easily?

Some of the nation’s biggest law firms have found themselves in Trump’s crosshairs and have pledged pro-bono legal service to maintain their security…

1 year, 2 months ago

What Next: TBD | The Baby Monitor Trap

If setting up a baby monitor in the room with your sleeping kids doesn’t allow you to pop out and enjoy the cruise ship, what are they actually good …

1 year, 2 months ago

Slate Money | Jay Powell’s Tough Call

This week: Trump isn’t happy with Fed chair Jay Powell’s take on his tariffs. Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers and guest host Cardiff Garcia discuss th…

1 year, 2 months ago

Gabfest Reads | How to Turn the Creative Process Into “Good Trouble”

John Dickerson talks with author Maggie Smith about her new book, Dear Writer: Pep Talks & Practical Advice for the Creative Life.  They talk about t…

1 year, 2 months ago

Playing Chicken With the Constitution

Ever since March 15, when three flights carrying hundreds of men who had been afforded zero due process left United States airspace and landed in El …

1 year, 2 months ago