Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchPlaying 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, 5 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, 5 months ago
The U.S. v Meta
This week, the FTC and Meta began a trial to determine if—by adding Instagram and WhatsApp to its portfolio with Facebook over a decade ago—the compa…
1 year, 5 months ago
Political Gabfest | Trump vs. Harvard
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the Trump administration’s ramped up attacks on Harvard and international students,…
1 year, 5 months ago
Should Hospitals Drug Test New Moms?
In an ongoing opioid epidemic, hospitals drug testing new mothers and their babies has an intuitive logic. But applied unequally, rife with false pos…
1 year, 5 months ago
When a State Tells Trump 'No'
In February, Donald Trump and Maine Governor Janet Mills got into a spat over Trump’s executive order on trans athletes, that ended with both parties…
1 year, 5 months ago
Trump’s Weaponized IRS
On April 7, the Treasury Department and Department of Homeland Security reached an agreement to allow ICE to use confidential tax information to loca…
1 year, 5 months ago
Slate Money | Money Talks: The Student Loan Paradox
In this Money Talks: The federal student loan program was meant to help students seeking a route to a better life – so why is it putting so many of t…
1 year, 5 months ago
Hang Up | Rory McIlroy Makes History
Hosts Alex Kirshner, Lindsay Gibbs, and Ben Lindbergh break down Rory McIlroy’s thrilling victory at the Masters on Sunday. Also on the show: a previ…
1 year, 5 months ago
What Next | Project 2025’s Plan for Your Family
Despite what Trump said on the campaign trail, his administration seems to be working right out of Project 2025, where the first goal is to “Restore …
1 year, 5 months ago