Podcast Episodes

The Death of an Online Whisper Network

A shadow app for the dating world had its data hacked and exposed, and it laid bare the perils of creating safe spaces for women online — and of relying on tech companies.

Guest: Kate Lindsay, host …

Published on 4 months, 4 weeks ago

How Elon Musk Colonized NASA

How an Obama-era decision to invest in space capitalism handed Elon Musk a monopoly on space. 

Guest:  Franklin Foer, staff writer at the Atlantic, author of “The Last Politician” and “World Without …

Published on 4 months, 4 weeks ago

Why Are So Many Institutions Caving to Trump?

As Trump came back to the presidency, one of the first warnings liberals began repeating was “Do not obey in advance.” But from government-agency heads to university presidents to news organizations,…

Published on 5 months ago

Trans and Shut Out in Trump’s America

Trans rights and access to health care have been under attack on the state level for years, but the second Trump administration and the Supreme Court have accelerated a chilling effect at clinics acr…

Published on 5 months ago

Why The Shelves Aren't Empty (Yet)

In May, after Trump announced a thorough regime of tariffs, supply chain experts warned that Americans would be looking at empty shelves by the end of June. But here we are in late July and the store…

Published on 5 months ago

TBD | Dupes!

There’s an entire economy devoted to seeing what products are trending—clothing, skin care, even Greek Islands—and delivering you a cheaper knock-off to buy. 

Guest: Mia Sato, reporter for The Verge

Published on 5 months ago

TBD | A Colbert Report

Was the Late Show too unprofitable, or too political?

Guest: Eric Deggans, NPR TV critic and media analyst, Knight Chair, Journalism and Media Ethics, Washington & Lee University.

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Published on 5 months ago

He Says Gaza Is a Genocide

What does it change to call Israel’s assault on Gaza a “genocide”?

Guest:  Omer Bartov, Dean's Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Brown University and author of the op-ed, “I’m a Genocide…

Published on 5 months ago

How Dead Is the Department of Education?

If Trump follows through and successfully shuts down the Department of Education, what does America stand to lose? 

Guest:  Laura Meckler, national education writer for The Washington Post and author…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

On Epstein, Democrats Go Low

Why the Epstein scandal—more than any of Trump’s other, lengthy list of scandals—is so damaging that even the Democrats can wield it effectively.  

Guest:  Brian Beutler, author of the Substack “Off …

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago