Podcast Episodes

Culture Gabfest: Meghan Markle Sprinkles Potpourri on You

On this week’s show, we throw a flower-sprinkled dinner party for a space clone (personal beehive not included).

Slate culture staff writer Nadira Gof…

1 year, 3 months ago

What Next TBD | How Trump Is Trying to Kill Press Freedom

With a Trump-friendly Supreme Court and a contentious relationship with the press, could Donald Trump follow through on his 2016 campaign goal of mak…

1 year, 3 months ago

Slate Money | MrBeast and The Chocolate Factory

This week: The US Stock Market is plummeting during Trump’s second term. Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers explain why headlines very ra…

1 year, 3 months ago

Amicus | Big Law Stands Up

Donald Trump continued his almost uninterrupted losing streak in the courts. Across the country we saw federal judges openly criticizing his Administ…

1 year, 3 months ago

Gabfest Reads | The Day the Challenger Fell From the Sky

David Plotz talks with author Adam Higginbotham about his new book, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space. They discu…

1 year, 3 months ago

MrBeast and The Chocolate Factory

This week: The US Stock Market is plummeting during Trump’s second term. Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers explain why headlines very ra…

1 year, 3 months ago

Bonus Main Character: Meghan Markle Could Use a Win

From television, to a royal wedding…and back to TV, Meghan Markle is carving out her own niche.

Guest: Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay, cohosts of Slate’…

1 year, 3 months ago

What Next TBD | Will Tesla Survive Elon Musk?

The public’s anger towards Elon Musk and DOGE has found an outlet in the form of Musk’s car company Tesla. How long can the company put up with a sin…

1 year, 3 months ago

What Happens When Government Breaks

This week, John Dickerson and David Plotz are joined by Juliette Kayyem to discuss how Elon Musk and DOGE are endangering Americans; the Trump admini…

1 year, 3 months ago

Political Gabfest | What Happens When Government Breaks

This week, John Dickerson and David Plotz are joined by Juliette Kayyem to discuss how Elon Musk and DOGE are endangering Americans; the Trump admini…

1 year, 3 months ago