Podcast Episodes

Trump’s Courtroom Campaign

How has Donald Trump managed to turn multiple indictments into a nigh unassailable lead in the Republican primary—and what looks like a dead heat for the general election?

Guest: Isaac Arnsdorf, natio…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

Are We at War in the Middle East?

Ships are avoiding the Suez Canal at great expense; Iran has launched attacks in Iraq and Pakistan; Israel is exchanging fire with Hezbollah as well as Hamas—has the regional conflict that leaders we…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

The Fall of Ron DeSantis

Once, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was Trump’s biggest rival. Now, his campaign is over – and Trump seems to be sailing to the Republican presidential nomination. How did DeSantis squander his lead? And…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

TBD | Have Algorithms Ruined Our Culture?

How much of our lives—our tastes, preferences and choices—have been fed to us through an interlocking, impersonal network of algorithms? 

Guest: Kyle Chayka, staff writer at the New Yorker and author …

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

TBD | The Great British Library Hack

When a cyberattack knocked the British Library out of commission in October of last year, a nation's researchers, scholars, students, and bookworms were left high and dry. Months later, the library i…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

And God Gave Us Trump

How American white evangelical Christianity has reshaped itself in the image of Donald Trump.

Guest: Rev. Angela Denker, Lutheran pastor and author of Red State Christians: A Journey into White Christ…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

Is Israel Committing Genocide?

South Africa has accused Israel of committing genocide before the International Court of Justice and is asking the United Nations to intervene and order the Israeli government to cease military opera…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

Trump Just Won Iowa. Where’s Biden?

Biden’s poll numbers have been bad pretty much his whole presidency, but going into an election year, he looks especially weak where his party is usually strongest: young voters, Black voters, and La…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

One Year: 1990: Mandrake the Magician

It’s a holiday weekend, so the What Next team is taking a little break from the news, and dropping you one of our favorite other Slate podcasts. This time around, we’re listening to One Year: 1990. W…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

TBD | Is Your Car Tracking You?

Covered in cameras, full of microphones, and always eager to use location data, our vehicles are “smartphones on wheels”—and privacy nightmares.

Guest: Kashmir Hill, technology and privacy reporter fo…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago