Podcast Episodes

Slate Money | Money Talks: The American Myth of Hard Work

In this Money Talks: Emily Peck is joined by journalist and author Adam Chandler to discuss what he discovered about how Americans think about work w…

1 year, 7 months ago

What Next | Why Trump Needs Congress

Congressional Republicans are trying to extend Trump’s first-term tax cuts, appease GOP budget hawks and increase defense spending—all in a single bu…

1 year, 7 months ago

Hang Up | Robo Calls: The Umps of the Future Are Here

Hosts Alex Kirshner, Lindsay Gibbs, and Ben Lindbergh dive into the inclusion and implications of robotic officiating in the NFL and MLB. They also d…

1 year, 7 months ago

What Next | Why Women Kill

A survey of people incarcerated in California found that 20 percent of women in for homicide had killed their abusive partners. How have self-defense…

1 year, 7 months ago

Culture Gabfest: The Oscars Go Streaming

On this week’s show, we preview the Oscars and Trump’s demolition throughout renowned institutions of art.

Isaac Butler — author of The Method: How th…

1 year, 7 months ago

What Next TBD | Cracking the Egg Crisis

Everyone’s talking about the price of eggs—so why are they so expensive? And when can we expect—if ever—the price to come back down?

Guests: 

Dr. Jada …

1 year, 7 months ago

Slate Money | Trump Math & Techno-Fascism

This week: Trump has proposed a $5 million “gold card” for US citizenship, suggesting that the US could sell 10 million of them to pay off the nation…

1 year, 7 months ago

Amicus | When the Lawyers are Lawless

This past week has seen firings at the Pentagon, an Executive Order targeting a private law firm, the installation of a podcaster and January 6 denia…

1 year, 7 months ago

What Next TBD | The DOGE Resistance

Federal workers in the U.S. Digital Service resigned in protest over what they viewed as indiscriminate, irresponsible firings coming from the DOGE o…

1 year, 7 months ago

Political Gabfest | So Europe is Our Enemy Now?

This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the future of the transatlantic alliance and Ukraine in the wake of the UN resoluti…

1 year, 7 months ago