Podcast Episodes

TBD | Why Wall Street Can’t Quit Elon

Elon Musk’s polarizing persona and antics have created a toxic cloud around his companies, particularly Tesla. But despite that, Wall Street can’t seem to quit him. Why? 

Guest: Felix Salmon, host of …

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago

Where DOGE Is Taking Us

This week, DOGE set its sights  and scythe on the Department of Health and Human Services, with a goal of cutting 10,000 federal workers, once again raising the question: what’s their endgame here?

Gu…

Published on 8 months, 4 weeks ago

The Lives Ruined by Trump's Deportation Machine

Trump campaigned on deporting dangerous criminals, but in his administration’s haste to deliver on that promise, men with no criminal records or who are in the United States legally have been taken t…

Published on 8 months, 4 weeks ago

How the Supreme Court Could Gut Planned Parenthood

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, a case that will determine whether South Carolina can cut Medicaid funding to Planned Parenth…

Published on 8 months, 4 weeks ago

Free Speech? Not If You’re A Foreign Student.

As video of federal agents stopping Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk on the street and taking her away to be detained circulated on social media, people kept asking, “how could this happen here?” The ans…

Published on 9 months ago

Will Elon Musk Buy Another Election?

How an election to the Wisconsin Supreme Court has become a referendum on Elon Musk—and the most expensive state supreme court race ever.

Guest: John Nichols, associate editor at The Capital Times in …

Published on 9 months ago

This Is Your Brain On Ketamine

Ketamine has gone from a recreational psychedelic to an approved treatment, and it has caught on in Silicon Valley in a big way. Are the long-term effects of using ketamine—recreationally or therapeu…

Published on 9 months ago

We Made a Memecoin

Memecoins are a niche type of cryptocurrency with no intrinsic value. But they remain a popular form of crypto, as seen earlier this year with President Trump’s own memecoin. And if it worked for him…

Published on 9 months ago

The Group Chat Heard ‘Round the World

How former congressman and Air Force veteran, Adam Kinzinger interprets the leaked Signal chat of top Trump administration officials discussing a military strike on Houthi targets. 

Guest: Adam Kinzin…

Published on 9 months ago

What Happens To My Student Loans Now?

Trump’s attempted elimination of the Department of Education has left more than 40 million Americans with student loans wondering how their repayment plans will be affected—and future college student…

Published on 9 months ago