Podcast Episodes

2024’s Primary Season is Already Chaos

Primaries competing with caucuses; states going rogue; and parties totally out of sync with each other — the 2024 primary season has everything. 

Guest: Ari Berman, voting-rights reporter for Mother J…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

The NRA’s Wayne’s World Era is Over

Long-time CEO Wayne LaPierre is out and legal challenges and lawsuits are mounting—but does that mean the NRA is losing its influence over American politics? 

Guest: Dr. Matthew Lacombe, the Alexander…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

The Anti-Defamation League at War

How the ADL’s commitment to the state of Israel threatens and undermines its ability to fight antisemitism at home. 

Guest: Mari Cohen, associate editor at Jewish Currents

If you enjoy this show, pleas…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

GOP Bets It All on the Border

With not one but two spending cliffs on the near horizon—not to mention wars abroad and a crisis at the border—can one of the all-time least productive Congresses get anything done this session?

Guest…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

TBD | Tesla's Cybertruck Problem

What the Cybertruck says about safety, regulation, and the degree to which Tesla is beholden to the whims of Elon Musk. 

Guest: Edward Niedermeyer, author of Ludicrous: The Unvarnished Story of Tesla …

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

TBD | Why the New York Times Sued OpenAI

If A.I. and chatbots are the next wave of innovation, then the New York Times and other media organizations are determined to get paid this time.  

Guest: Megan Morrone, a tech editor at Axios

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Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

22 States Hiked the Minimum Wage. Now What?

The federally mandated minimum wage hasn’t gone up since 2009, but across the country states, counties, and cities are raising their minimum wage. Is this long overdue help for America’s poor, or mer…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

How Ukraine Loses The War

How much longer can Ukraine and Russia fight at a stalemate? And does the outcome of the war depend on Biden winning a second term?

Guest: Fred Kaplan, Slate’s “War Stories” correspondent and author o…

Published on 1 year, 11 months ago

The Murder of Wadee Alfayoumi

On Oct. 14, 2023, Wadee Alfayoumi, a six-year-old Arab-American boy, was stabbed to death by his landlord, Joseph Czuba. Months later, his parents are struggling to make sense of it.

Guest: Aymann Ism…

Published on 2 years ago

The Renewable Energy Shell Game

Buying “renewable energy certificates” is a way for companies to claim to reach their renewable energy goals—instead of, say, putting solar panels on their roof. One of the most enthusiastic consumer…

Published on 2 years ago