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After the Trump administration launched a massive Immigrations and Customs Enforcement operation in Minnesota, protesters gathered to defend immigrant neighbors. Renee Nicole Good, a mother of a six year old, showed up with her wife and dog to film altercations between officers and community members. What happened next changed everything. Guest: Jon Collins, senior reporter on the Minnesota Public Radio News race, class and communities team. Want more What Next? Subscribe to Slate Plus to…
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Slate NewsSlate Money - Money Talks: How to Save a Doomed Economy
How do you save a region from an economic tailspin? For this Money Talks, Felix Salmon chats with Paul Collier, author of The Bottom Billion and, most…
Slate NewsWhat Next - Can Kamala Harris Win “Uncommitted” Democrats?
Democrats frustrated by Joe Biden’s policy towards Israel and Gaza voted for “uncommitted” in the primaries, notably in the crucial swing state of Michigan…
Slate NewsWhat Next - The Gender War Election
Voters, especially young voters, increasingly split parties along gender lines. Can an “all-disaffected-men” strategy propel the Republicans back to the White…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - The Rise of Off-Brand Ozempic
GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are in high demand and short supply. The internet makes it easy for you to have a compounding pharmacy whip you up a…
Slate NewsAmicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Don’t Pardon Trump’s Pardons
The power of the presidential pardon is a holdover from America’s colonial roots. But no one had used it like former President Trump. Over and over he kept…
Slate NewsPolitical Gabfest - Gabfest Reads: Where Does the American Jewish Experience Go from Here?
Political Gabfest host Emily Bazalon talks with author Joshua Leifer about his new book, Tablets Shattered: The End of An American Jewish Century and the…
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Slate Money - Nate Silver and the Secret World of Risk-Takers
This week, author and data journalist Nate Silver joins Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spires to discuss his new book On the Edge: The Art of Risking…
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What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Elon Musk’s Bully Pulpit
Since Elon Musk took over Twitter - now X - in 2022, he’s increasingly used it to push his conservative views. A suit against a non-profit brand safety group…
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Political Gabfest - Are We Really Still Talking About Crowd Size?
This week, Emily Bazelon and David Plotz are joined by Marin Cogan of Vox to discuss how the media is reporting on election disinformation and misinformation…
Slate NewsWhat Next - Would You Die For MrBeast?
MrBeast is known for videos that blend stunts and philanthropy, but his new team-up with Amazon and MGM is bringing some of his less savory aspects to light…
Slate NewsWhat Next - Trump Seems Lost. But Can He Lose?
Donald Trump’s presidential opponent has changed—can he? Should he? Guest: Tom Nichols, staff writer at the Atlantic and professor emeritus at the U.S. Naval…
Slate NewsWhat Next - How Boeing Stranded Two Astronauts
It was supposed to be the triumphant rollout of Boeing’s new, reusable space taxi. Now NASA’s trying to find some other way to get two astronauts home. Guest…
Slate NewsWhat Next - AIPAC Vs. The Squad
A Republican-backed organization is spending millions to unseat progressive Democrats—and it’s succeeding. Guest: Alexander Sammon, Slate politics writer. Want…
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What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Tesla’s Out of Juice. But Are EVs?
The hype has slowed but electric vehicles aren’t going away—once the infrastructure is in place, they’ll go everywhere. Guests: Nitish Pahwa, associate writer…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Michael Cohen and the Trump Lawyers Who Get Burned
Even before he was president, Donald Trump was known for stiffing his lawyers. But considering how the stakes changed once he took the Oval Office, not getting…
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Slate Money - What the Heck is Going on in Japan?
This week, Felix Salmon is joined by guest hosts Shira Ovide of the Washington Post and Anna Szymanski of Reuters to discuss Japan’s market chaos, the guilty…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Google’s a Monopoly. What About The Rest?
Should the other Silicon Valley giants be worried following the Department of Justice’s decisive win against Google? Guest: Leah Nylen, antitrust reporter at…
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Political Gabfest - These Walz Could Talk
This week, Emily Bazelon and David Plotz are joined by Juliette Kayyem of Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government to discuss the Democratic…
Slate NewsWhat Next - The Olympics Meet the Culture Wars
How Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting—two women boxers fighting in the gender category they were assigned at birth—became the targets of trans panic and subject to…
Slate NewsWhat Next - Why It Had to Be Walz
How Minnesota Governor Tim Walz slipped past VP-favorite Josh Shapiro and joined Kamala Harris on the Democratic ticket. Guest: Guest: David Faris, associate…
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Slate Money - Money Talks: Can the Rich Really Lose It All?
For this Money Talks, Taffy Brodesser-Akner, author of Fleishman Is in Trouble, chats with Felix Salmon and Emily Peck about her newest novel Long Island…
Slate NewsWhat Next - How Trump Got Ice Cube
Once one of the most politically confrontational artists in music, Ice Cube has become a surprising asset to Donald Trump. Guest: Joel Anderson, staff writer…
Slate NewsWhat Next - Project 2025 Isn't Dead, It's Born Again
The Trump campaign washed its hands of Project 2025. A second Trump term would almost certainly be guided by it. Guest: Sam Adler-Bell, host of the Know Your…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - If They Can Get Sydney Sweeney They Can Get You
Earlier this month, AT&T was hit by the largest telecom hack ever. Not long after, Sydney Sweeney’s phone number was stolen by criminals, who used it to hack…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Why Donald Trump Sues Everyone
In the first in a new series, The Law According to Trump, Amicus begins an extensive exploration of Donald Trump's tumultuous relationship with the courts and…
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Slate Money - How the Olympics Has Changed Paris
On this week’s Slate Money, Felix Salmon and Emily Peck are joined by Slate’s Henry Grabar and former Slate Money co-host AnnaSzymanski. They dig into Henry’s…
Slate NewsWhat Next - A Word: “Momala” and “Papa Bear”
Courtesy of our colleagues at A Word, enjoy this a special interview with America's first Second Gentleman, Doug Emhoff. Many political spouses spend decades…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Why Are More Young People Getting Cancer?
The age when you need to start being screened for cancers may need to be updated, as rates among younger people are on the rise. New testing methods could make…
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Political Gabfest - These [Republicans] Are Weird
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the new Democratic line against JD Vance and Donald Trump; the Kamala Harris Veepstakes; and…
Slate NewsWhat Next - Israel Targets Hamas in Iran. Now What?
As the rumored ceasefire slips further out of headlines, the Gaza war is threatening to boil over into a multiple-front war for Israel—while internal conflicts…
Slate NewsWhat Next - America’s Avocados; Mexico’s Problem.
American consumption of avocados has exploded in the last two decades but keeping up with demand is exacting a toll on the local environment—and on local…
Slate NewsWhat Next - Olympic Gymnastics is Back. But Is It Better?
How physical and emotional abuse from coaches still persists in American gymnastics. Guest: Molly Henseley Clancy, sports writer for the Washington Post. Want…
Slate NewsWhat Next - The DEI Smear Against Kamala Harris
Calling Kamala Harris a “DEI hire” is both sexist and racist, and despite the GOP leadership’s pleading, it has quickly emerged as a favored line of attack…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - The Panopticon Olympics
How France changed its own laws to have the safest, most pervasively surveilled Olympics ever—and why some are worried the new security system will stay in…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Judge David Tatel and a New Perspective on the Court
It’s not just us feeling exhausted right? It’s been a totally wild past few weeks. That’s why we are taking off the next few weeks to bring you a special…
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Slate Money - Rupert Murdoch Plays Succession Games
This week, the Slate Money team, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and Elizabeth Spiers unpack the Rupert Murdoch family drama, some alleged stock manipulation, and…
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What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Is Silicon Valley Trump-Vance Country?
For years, Silicon Valley has felt like a liberal enclave.. This election, a handful of powerful voices like Elon Musk and Peter Thiel are expressing support…
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Political Gabfest - The Coronation of Kamala Harris
This week, hosts Emily Bazelon and John Dickerson are joined by Washington Post associate editor and columnist Ruth Marcus. They President Joe Biden’s big step…
Slate NewsWhat Next - Could Biden's Court Reforms Actually Work?
Before announcing his exit, Joe Biden expressed interest in reforming the Supreme Court. But, in the spirit of re-balancing the three branches of government…
Slate NewsWhat Next - Why the Secret Service Director Resigned
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned after the catastrophic security breakdown during a Trump rally in Butler, Penn. But the assassination attempt…
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Slate Money - Money Talks: How to Write a Trashy Airport Book
For this Money Talks, lawyer/podcaster Peter Shamshiri, co-host of If Books Could Kill, reveals the secrets of junk nonfiction to host Emily Peck. He explains…
Slate NewsWhat Next - Kamala Harris: Meme Queen to Madame President?
And just like that, it’s (almost definitely) Kamala. Her rise has fueled a whole species of internet memes—but the questions about her platform are serious…
Slate NewsWhat Next - Joe Biden Passes the Baton
Just over three weeks ago, Joe Biden was heading to the stage to debate Donald Trump. Now, he’s out. Guest: David Faris, Slate contributor, associate professor…
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What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - The Conspiracy Theory Election
In the hours after the assassination attempt on Donald Trump, conspiracy theories started circulating all over social media, often amplified by powerful voices…
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Political Gabfest - Gabfest Reads: Understanding the World Through Notebooks
John Dickerson talks with author Roland Allen about his new book, The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper. They discuss the historical origins of…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - SCOTUS Doesn’t Have To Be This Way
So President Biden finally signaled an openness to maybe possibly thinking about Supreme Court reform. Too little, too late, perhaps - but also, desperately…
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Slate Money - Did Y2K Finally Happen?
This week, as computers crash, computer makers are voting Trump. Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers discuss the behind-the-scenes company behind…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - America’s Tech Trustbuster
The biggest companies in the world are now tech companies, which is why the biggest antitrust, anti-monopoly fights in recent memory are centered around…
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Political Gabfest - “Fight, Fight, Fight”
This week, John Dickerson is joined by What Next host Mary Harris to discuss Donald Trump’s pick for vice president, the excitement at the Republican National…
Slate NewsWhat Next - What Republicans Really Want
With the presidential ticket set and the platform announced, the GOP of 2024 isn’t defined by fiscal conservatism and fighting to end abortion—although those…
Slate NewsWhat Next - How to End One-Party Rule
A perennial presidential battleground state, Wisconsin became a warning—or blueprint—for how one party can subvert democracy and keep power without winning…
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What Next - J.D. Vance: You're Hired
J.D. Vance, the Yale Law School graduate once hailed by the media as a white working class-whisperer, has been selected as Donald Trump’s running mate. But not…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Judge Aileen Cannon Closes Trump Mar-a-Lago Classified Documents Case [Preview]
The judge overseeing the stolen classified documents case at former President Trump’s Mar-A-Lago Club has dismissed the case, ruling that Jack Smith’s…
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What Next - After the Trump Assassination Attempt
Former president Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt Saturday during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. While the gunman has been identified, law…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - The New World of DIY Medical Tests
“Home diagnostics” are a $5 billion industry—and growing. Spurred by social media, people are buying into at-home health tests, without input from their…
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Slate Money - When Are You Too Old to Work?
This week, older people are ditching the office. Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers discuss what a retirement wave means for young workers left…
Slate NewsAmicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Opinionpalooza: This SCOTUS Decision Is Actually Even More Devastating Than We First Thought
Administrative law may not sound sexy. And maybe that’s because it truly isn’t sexy. But it is at the very center of the biggest decisions this past Supreme…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Boeing Pleads Guilty
Boeing just pled guilty to felony charges of defrauding the federal government, leading to millions of dollars in fines, and new, external oversight. Is this…
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Political Gabfest - Even George Clooney Has Abandoned Biden
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz continue to debate if Joe Biden should stay in the presidential race and who might replace him if he…
Slate NewsWhat Next - How to Survive This Heat
Air-conditioning can feel like the only way to get through increasingly hot summers, but it’s an expensive, power-hungry way to keep cool. How necessary is it?…