Podcast Episodes

What Happened After Meta Fired Its Fact-Checkers

In January, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Meta was moving from employing professional fact-checkers to letting its users fact-check each other. If you’ve heard that it’s going perfectly, then you, t…

Published on 2 weeks, 1 day ago

Political Gabfest | Putting the BS in BLS

This week, Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and guest host Juliette Kayyem discuss the future integrity of US economic data after Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, what the mid-decad…

Published on 2 weeks, 2 days ago

ICYMI | Your Next Favorite Book Will Be Fanfiction

Kate Lindsay and Candice Lim discuss the latest in Labubu-land, from a TikTok blackface controversy to leaving one on an iconic anti-capitalist’s grave. Then, they dive into the growing trend of fanf…

Published on 2 weeks, 3 days ago

Slate Money | Money Talks: The Fabulous Wealth of Carrie Bradshaw

In this Money Talks: Slate’s own Cheyna Roth joins Emily Peck to break down how HBO’s Sex and the City revival And Just Like That…has taken the fantasy of being fabulous in New York City into a whole…

Published on 2 weeks, 4 days ago

What Next: TBD | The A.I. Data Center Push That Wasn't

OpenAI’s Sam Altman, flanked by President Trump and Softbank’s Masayoshi Son, announced a hugely ambitious investment in data centers across America to support all the artificial intelligence we’re g…

Published on 2 weeks, 6 days ago

Slate Money | The Nespresso Tariffs

This week: Trump’s big trade deal deadline expired. Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck discuss where the global tariffs stand now, how they relate to the abysmal jobs report, and the Fede…

Published on 3 weeks ago

ICYMI | Why Online Whisper Networks Never Work

Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay are joined by writer and senior editor at Playboy Magazine, Magdalene Taylor, to talk about Tea. The app for women to crowdsource any “red flags” about the men they’re da…

Published on 3 weeks ago

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 3 weeks, 1 day ago

ICYMI | Astronomer Updates, Jessie Murph, and Dubious Cults

Kate Lindsay and Candice Lim run through some updates following the Coldplay concert cheating scandal, and why Astronomer’s latest PR stunt is hitting them differently. Then, they surprise each other…

Published on 3 weeks, 3 days ago

What Next | 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 3 weeks, 5 days ago