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What Next | Can Kash Patel Survive This?
What happens to an organization when it purges much of its leadership and ranks irrespective of ability, and hires for sycophantic loyalty instead? T…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
ICYMI | The Funniest Guy on Slate's Slack
On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by Slate senior writer Ben Mathis-Lilley to say goodbye after eleven years at Slate. Ben was responsi…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Culture Gabfest: Can Spinal Tap Still Go to 11 Edition
On this week’s show, Steve and Dana are joined by guest host Dan Kois to turn the volume up to… well, how hard Spinal Tap II: The End Continues rocks…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
What Next | Who’s Winning the War on Higher Education?
Conservatives have decried higher education as a center of liberal indoctrination for decades, and under the second Trump administration, colleges an…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Slate Money | Money Talks: Battle of the AI Bots
In this Money Talks: Elizabeth Spiers is joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Rivlin to discuss his book AI Valley, a deep dive into the …
6 months, 3 weeks ago
How To! | Use Hypnosis
Much of our common understanding of hypnosis has been gleaned from mind-control plots in Hollywood movies or hokey on-stage demonstrations. On this e…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Death, Sex & Money | Private Equity Blew Up My Life
When Megan Greenwell was 34 she landed a coveted job in journalism as the editor-in-chief of the sports and culture blog, Deadspin. Just over a year …
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Hang Up: The Chiefs and the Week 2 NFL Panic Button
Hosts Alex Kirshner, Ben Lindbergh, and Lindsay Gibbs discuss the beginning of the NFL season, and the Kansas City Chiefs’ 0-2 record; their worst st…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
When Sharing Doesn’t Come Easy
A listener writes in about a toddler who loves bringing toys to the playground but rarely wants to share them. The hosts unpack why sharing is so tou…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Hasan Piker Knew Charlie Kirk
Hasan Piker was scheduled to debate Charlie Kirk at Dartmouth University later this month, a left-vs-right, Vidal-vs-Buckley for the streaming age. I…
6 months, 3 weeks ago