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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 NewsWhat Next - Trump’s Second Term
If you want to imagine what Donald Trump’s second presidential term would look like, look at what he left unfinished from his first—and listen to his long list…
Slate NewsWhat Next - How the Israel-Gaza War Rages in America
A Jewish writer and Muslim journalist sit down to discuss the power dynamics, tribalism, and role of empathy in a far-away conflict that hits close to home in…
Slate NewsSlate Money - Slate Money Travel: Jet-setting Like A Journalist
In the first episode of Slate Money’s Travel series, Felix Salmon talks with The New York Times’ Lydia Polgreen about her time as a foreign correspondent and…
Slate NewsWhat Next - The Rise of a Red State Democrat
Andy Beshear, Kentucky’s Democratic governor, maintained a Biden-like moderate image and rode it to victory in this year’s election. His state knows him best…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Will A.I. Take My Job?
A review website became suddenly flush with new bylines, right as the newsroom was negotiating with management. But information on their new contributors was…
Slate NewsAmicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Dunking On Trump's Lawyers Might Not Be The Win You Think It Is
If we are to take Donald J. Trump seriously (and at this stage it’s surely a fool’s errand not to), then the rule of law and democracy are on the line if…
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Slate Money - The Bully of Bridgewater
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers are joined by Rob Copeland of The New York Times to discuss his new book The Fund: Ray Dalio…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Tesla vs. the Swedes
In late October, Tesla mechanics in Sweden began to strike after the company refused to sign a collective agreement. This week, the country's other major…
Slate NewsPolitical Gabfest - Was That A Great Or Terrible Night For Biden?
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the 2023 election results and Democratic wins in Ohio, Virginia, and Kentucky; President Joe…
Slate NewsWhat Next - The Real Goal of Trump's Indignant Testimony
When Donald Trump took the stand in his civil trial in New York this week, maybe he wasn’t trying to convince the judge who will decide this case—maybe he was…
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What Next - Israeli Life Will Never Be the Same
A month after the October 7 attack by Hamas, how do Israelis view what happened, their country, neighbors, and the future? Guest: Iris Zaki, Israeli filmmaker…
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What Next - Abortion on a Red-State Ballot
Since the overturn of Roe v. Wade, reproductive rights have remained popular among voters—even in red states like Ohio. As the state votes today on whether to…
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Slate Money - Slate Money Goes to the Movies: The Insider
The Slate Money crew is joined by a familiar voice in Jordan Weissmann to discuss “The Insider”. They talk about the many conflicts of interest, how to make…
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What Next - Mitt Romney Reflects, Regrets, and Retires
As Mitt Romney heads into retirement, is the idea of a moderate Republican being retired as well? Guest: McKay Coppins, staff writer at The Atlantic, author of…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - The Right to Bear Arms and Terrorize Your Partner
Next week, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in one of the most significant—and potentially deadly—cases of the term - United States v Rahimi. The case, a…
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Slate Money - The Crypto Crimes of Sam Bankman-Fried
Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers tackle the verdict in the Sam Bankman-Fried trial and a lawsuit against realtors. They also discuss the UAW…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Sam Bankman-Fraud
Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty on seven charges of wire fraud, conspiracy and money laundering and is facing a 110-year sentence. Cryptocurrency, itself…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Biden Goes After AI
Biden’s executive order on A.I. indicates his administration is taking it seriously. Does it go far enough? Guest: Cecilia Kang, covering technology and policy…
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Political Gabfest - Could Nikki Haley Actually Win?
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss Nikki Haley’s progress and Ron DeSantis’s stagnation in Iowa, Donald Trump’s testimony in New…
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What Next - Can Hamas Actually Be Destroyed?
What does the history of Hamas tell us about where the Israel-Palestine conflict could go from here? Guest: Mohammed Hafez, professor who studies Islamist…
Slate NewsWhat Next - How to Catch an Insurrectionist
The FBI was overwhelmed trying to ID people who stormed the Capitol on January 6th. An online group picked up the slack and helped catch hundreds of rioters…
Slate NewsWhat Next - Can Threat Assessment Stop Mass Shootings?
After mass shootings, one refrain becomes, “We don’t need gun control to treat a mental health problem.” But in a case like the mass shooting in Lewiston…
Slate NewsWhat Next - What Survived in Lahaina, Maui
In early August, wildfire tore across West Maui. Months later, the tourism economy is struggling to get back to speed, while residents remain displaced. Guest…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Watching Trump Shrink in Court
On this week’s show, Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Slate’s Jurisprudence Editor, Jeremy Stahl. Jeremy is also the lucky person tasked with helming Slate’s…
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Slate Money - Why Dimes Shouldn’t Exist
Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers and Emily Peck talk about the latest GDP numbers and why people still feel bad about the economy. They also break down two big…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - SBF Takes the Stand
The man at the center of it all takes the stand in his own defense—but what’s left to say? Guest: Nitish Pahwa, associate business and tech writer covering the…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Self-Driving Cars Crash Into Reality
In August, California regulators voted to allow self-driving car companies like Cruise and Waymo to expand their operations and start offering robotaxi…
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Political Gabfest - The “Live from Madison!” Edition
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz take the show on the road and gab live with Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers; discuss the new Speaker of…
Slate NewsWhat Next - How Extremists Won the Speaker Fight
Is new House Speaker Mike Johnson a palatable face on the same hard-right politics? Guest: Tim Miller, political consultant and writer. If you enjoy this show…
Slate NewsWhat Next - The State Dept. Official Who Quit Over Israel
Why one State Department official who worked in weapons transfers quit over America’s policy towards Israel and Gaza—and what that says about U.S. policy in…
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What Next - Why We Still Don’t Have a Speaker of the House
Weeks after Kevin McCarthy was ousted, Republicans are still scrambling to elect a new Speaker of the House. After failed runs by Steve Scalise and Jim Jordan…
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Slate Money - Slate Money Goes to the Movies: BlackBerry
In this episode of the Movies series, the Slate Money gang talks with BNN Bloomberg’s Amanda Lang about “BlackBerry”. Are there really vampires in Waterloo…
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What Next - Abortion Providers in the Line of Fire
Before the new abortion clinic even opened in Casper, Wyoming, it was set ablaze. But to the clinic’s founder, property damage and violence aren’t new. Guest…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Donald Trump's John Gotti Moment
As MAGA Republicans engage in extremist arm wrestling in the House Speaker race, and the sins of the 2020 election subversion scheme catch up with Donald…
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Political Gabfest - Gabfest Reads: How to Survive Working for Amazon
David Plotz talks with author and 12-year Amazon senior employee, Kristi Coulter about her new memoir, Exit Interview: The Life and Death of My Ambitious…
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Slate Money - The Cable Sports Apocalypse
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers are joined by Sara Fischer, senior media reporter at Axios, to break down recent media deals with…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard Takeover
Since Microsoft announced its bid to buy Activision Blizzard last year, regulators around the world sounded the alarm that the merger would suppress…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Inside Hamas' Social Media Strategy
Since war broke out, Hamas has been efficient in getting its message out on social media - both in providing crucial information to refugees fleeing the area…
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Political Gabfest - Still No House Speaker
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss Jim Jordan’s efforts to become Speaker of the House; President Joe Biden’s visit to an Israel…
Slate NewsWhat Next - Biden to Israel; Bombs to Gaza
With bombs falling in Gaza, President Biden traveled to Israel to make a show of support. But as meetings with allied government leadership around the region…
Slate NewsWhat Next - Bob Menendez: Secret Foreign Agent?
New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez, who was the chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was charged with conspiring to act as a foreign agent for the…
Slate NewsWhat Next - Does Trump’s Violent Rhetoric Matter?
Donald Trump has been saying shocking—even violent—things for so long, it barely registers as news anymore. But after January 6, and with Trump again leading…
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What Next - Israel’s New Wartime Government
While mounting a military response to Hamas, the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been forced to unite his far-right wing with his political…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Justice Samuel Alito Got Out Of Bed on The Perry Mason Side
In this week’s big voting rights case, Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, the Supreme Court heard arguments concerning whether to…
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Slate Money - SBF (Sweaters, Birkenstock, FTX)
Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers and Emily Peck talk about the latest in the Sam Bankman-Fried trial. They also discuss the (maybe bad???) Birkenstock IPO, and…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - The $30,000 Zelle Scam
Zelle has exploded in popularity as a fast, convenient way to send and receive money. But the story of a couple who was scammed out of a pool shows there are…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - The Israel-Hamas War Instantly Broke X
When the Arab Spring was unfolding, Twitter was hailed as a way for on-the-ground reporting to reach the public. But when fighting between Hamas and Israel…
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Political Gabfest - Gaza War
This week, Emily Bazelon and David Plotz are joined by Juliette Kayyem to discuss the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza and Steve Scalise’s fight for the gavel of the…
Slate NewsWhat Next - Could Student Debt Relief Still Happen?
After their first plan to forgive billions of dollars of student debt was thwarted by the Supreme Court, the Biden administration is quietly searching for…
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What Next - A Bipartisan Border Wall?
President Biden’s administration announced plans to resume construction of a wall on the southern border, contradicting a contrast then-candidate Joe Biden…
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What Next - Where Israel Vs Hamas Is Heading
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is vowing a complete blockade of Gaza after Hamas militants killed more than 700 Israelis this weekend. The surprise…
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Slate Money - Slate Money Goes to the Movies: Barbie
In this episode of the Movies series, the gang talks with Slate’s Cheyna Roth about Barbie. Is Barbie an anti-capitalist movie? Does Ryan Gosling steal too…
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What Next - One Year 1955: Siberia, USA
While the What Next team enjoys today's holiday, we are proud to present this episode on viral misinformation in 1955 from our colleagues at Slate's One Year…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Senator Elizabeth Warren is Deeply Worried About SCOTUS
Following oral arguments in a case aimed at demolishing Senator Elizabeth Warren’s brainchild - the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Dahlia Lithwick is…
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Slate Money - Is Ozempic Eating Into Snack Profits?
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers talk about how Ozempic affects food buying habits, the rise in mortgage and interest rates, and the…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - The Man Who Turned You Into Data
Hank Asher was a lot of things: a Florida condo maven, a drug runner, a DEA informant—and a tech visionary who created the mixed blessing of turning everyone’s…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Sam Bankman-Fried—and Crypto—on Trial
As the trial begins, SBF is making the case that what he did is typical in the world of crypto. But when the government paints a much bleaker picture of…
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Political Gabfest - We Need to Talk About Kevin...McCarthy
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the now-former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy and the for-now Republican Matt Gaetz; the…
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What Next - Who Is Trump Without Trump Tower?
For once, Donald Trump is going to court for things that have nothing to do with his presidency. As Trump defends himself and his businesses against charges of…
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What Next - The Fall of Kevin McCarthy
After an arduous series of votes to get the job, it only took one vote to remove Kevin McCarthy from his position as Speaker of the House of Representatives…