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Death, Sex & Money - Rick Steves Says Travel is the Antidote to Fear
Episode 569
In 2008, travel writer Rick Steves thought the U.S. might be on the verge of war with Iran. So he took a TV crew there to document the people and pla…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
What Next - Why International Law Can’t Stop Trump
From bombing fishing boats in the Caribbean, to kidnapping Nicolás Maduro, to the Iran War, the Trump administration seems to operate like it has jus…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show - Third-Grade Fashion Faux Pax
On this episode: Lucy Lopez, Elizabeth Newcamp, and Zak Rosen answer a question from the Slate Parenting Facebook group about a kid who won’t stop we…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Iran's Memes Are Winning
This very online administration (derogatory) is facing push back from Iran in their own home territory: the world of insipid memes, A.I. videos, and …
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Trump Thwarted, Orban Toppled: The New Roadmap for Democrats
Hungary’s autocratic creep was turned back at the ballot box last weekend, in a stark rebuke to the forces of illiberalism and to the American conser…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Slate Money - Allbirds Aren’t Real
This week: Sneaker company Allbirds announced a pivot into A.I. infrastructure. Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck explain why this absur…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
ICYMI - We Are Over Influencers At Coachella
On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by Yahoo senior entertainment reporter Kelsey Weekman to discuss influencers at Coachella. Kelsey her…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Political Gabfest - Gabfest Reads | The Unlikely Rise of Judy Blume
Emily Bazelon talks with journalist Mark Oppenheimer about his new book
Judy Blume: A Life. Oppenheimer, who spent years with Blume’s papers at
Yale an…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Culture Gabfest - Richard Pryor: The Truth Teller Who Changed Comedy Forever | From Big Lives
Richard Pryor redefined comedy by telling the truth, even when it scorched him.Today, we’re sharing a preview of a new podcast, Big Lives, and a spec…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Decoder Ring - One Year: 1995 | Hitting the Spot
Last week we aired an episode about lonelygirl15, one of the first proper YouTube stars, and perhaps the most famous example of playing around with t…
5 months, 3 weeks ago