Podcast Episodes

Trump Sends in the Troops

When immigration raids began in the Los Angeles area last weekend, so did spontaneous protests. On Sunday, Trump federalized 2,000 California national guardsmen in response. While Trump stopped short…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

The Future of the Internet Hinges on Gail Slater

Assistant Attorney General Gail Slater inherited the government’s antitrust case against Google and is eager to follow it through—but likely not for the same reasons as her predecessors. 

Guest:  Nan…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

Main Character: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

Sean Diddy Combs’s trial in New York started about a month ago and was expected to take about two months, so here at the halfway mark, we check in with a Slate correspondent who has been on the scene…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

TBD | Is Palantir Building a Data Big Brother?

One of the goals of DOGE was to get rid of the “silos” that keep government agencies from sharing freely amongst themselves efficiently and instead organize data using tools offered by companies like…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

She Was Tortured. America Shut Her Out.

Since January, the Trump administration has suspended the right to claim asylum at the southern border. One narrower form of protection—for those who had been tortured by their governments—was suppos…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

Can Zionism Survive This War?

After 20 months of war, with violence erupting far from the Middle East, where is the future of Zionism headed?

Guest:  Isaac Saul, Tangle executive editor and author of “I think I’m leaving Zionism,…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

George Floyd Square, Five Years Later

Five years after George Floyd’s murder sparked nationwide protests, the legacy of that movement is still being written in Minneapolis and America writ large—even as some attempt to erase it.

Guest:  …

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

Can the U.S. Learn from the U.K.'s Post-Brexit Mess?

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: voter discontentment at the two major parties is creating an opening for a far-right populist with an anti-immigration, protectionist agenda that economic exp…

Published on 6 months, 4 weeks ago

TBD | So Long, Elon

His time in Washington was brief, but we’ll be picking up the pieces for a long time. What Elon’s exit signals for the future of DOGE, and Musk’s political career. 

Guest: Kate Conger, reporter for …

Published on 6 months, 4 weeks ago

TBD | The Drone Wars

The war between Ukraine and Russia is being fought increasingly via drone —and NATO and US military leadership is training troops for future conflicts that will pit man against machine.

Guest: Jake E…

Published on 7 months ago