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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 NewsAmicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Fixing The Court, One Story at a Time
Take your seats for a live show from Washington DC this week. This live show is part of Slate’s Full Court Press coverage, a provocation for the fourth estate…
Slate NewsSlate Money - Rainbow Rage
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers discuss the conservative backlash to corporate LGBTQIA+ Pride campaigns, Nvidia’s soaring stock and…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Bonus: SCOTUS Nukes Wetlands Protections
In this bonus episode for Amicus Plus listeners, Dahlia Lithwick and Slate’s Mark Joseph Stern discuss the latest biggest Supreme Court decision: Sackett v…
Slate NewsWhat Next - TBD | Tweetering on the Glass Cliff
How Twitter’s new CEO Linda Yaccarino finds herself on the edge of “the glass cliff”: when a woman is sent in to fix a big mess. Guest: Vittoria Elliot…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Tweetering on the Glass Cliff
How Twitter’s new CEO Linda Yaccarino finds herself on the edge of “the glass cliff”: when a woman is sent in to fix a big mess. Guest: Vittoria Elliot…
Slate NewsPolitical Gabfest - When Is The X Date?
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the imminent X Date when the United States hits the debt ceiling and could default; the…
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What Next - DeSantis Makes It Official
The Florida governor has finally officially entered the Republican presidential primary. With electoral wins and culture war conflicts under his belt, does Ron…
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What Next - Republicans' Stealth Plan to Ban Abortions
A national ban on abortion remains so unpopular that even Republican presidential candidates won’t commit to one. However, a law from the 1870s, depending on…
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What Next - The Navajo Fight for Water
The Supreme Court is currently hearing a case that will determine whether or not the government is obligated to ensure water access for Native American tribes…
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Slate Money - Succession S4 Ep9: Church and State
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers are joined by filmmaker, activist (and member of a real-life media dynasty) Abigail Disney to discuss…
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What Next - How the Next Pandemic Starts
Bats have been linked to a “greatest hits” list of infectious diseases—not just COVID-19, but SARS, Marburg, and even ebola. And now, 1.8 billion people are…
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What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - A Tipping Point for Digital Tipping
From the coffee shop to the salon to the grocery store, Americans feel like they’re being prompted and prodded for tips more than ever—and they’re starting to…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - E. Jean Carroll and the Lawyer Who Beat Trump
Get your tickets for Amicus Live in Washington DC on May 24th here: https://slate.com/live/amicus-live-may-24-in-washington-d-c-full-court-press.html Dahlia…
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Slate Money - The Debt Ceiling is Dumb
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers discuss this big debate over the debt ceiling and why it’s so dumb, Sam Altman’s request for AI…
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What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Why Sports Are All in on Betting
Out of the smoky backrooms, Vegas and clandestine dens, and straight to your phone—how did gambling on sports go from forbidden to inescapable seemingly…
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Political Gabfest - What Is The Comstock Act?
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the John Durham report on the FBI investigation of the 2016 Trump campaign; the mifepristone…
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What Next - North Carolina’s Rush to Restrict Abortion
When a Democratic pro-choice representative defected from her party, North Carolina Republicans instantly secured a veto-proof supermajority in the state…
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What Next - The Roots of Latino White Supremacy
The shooter who killed 8 people at an Allen, Texas mall had Nazi tattoos and left behind an online diary filled with white supremacist beliefs. He also was…
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What Next - How Erdogan Stays in Power
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has run Turkey in some capacity for 20 years. Even after his government’s slow, incompetent response to an earthquake and an ongoing…
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Slate Money - Succession S4 Ep8: Election Night
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, Elizabeth Spiers, and guest Euan Rellie discuss the Election Night episode of Succession season 4. If you enjoy this show…
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What Next - Trump Is Back. Is the Media Ready?
Much of the media world looked on with a sinking feeling as Donald Trump held forth in a primetime CNN event. More than most candidates, Trump seems to feed…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Space After NASA
Space might seem to be heading from the domain of big government programs to a playground for billionaires. But just below the surface, a world of start-ups…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - The Supreme Court's Dangerous Return to Its Roots
Get your tickets for Amicus Live on May 24th. On this week’s Amicus, we head to Seattle for a live taping of the show at the Cross Cut Festival with guest…
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Slate Money - The Felix Wrote A Book Episode!
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers discuss Felix’s new book The Phoenix Economy: Work, Life, and Money in the New Not Normal. In the…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Who’s Afraid of A.I.?
Artificial intelligence—as it already exists today—is drawing from huge troves of surveillance data and is rife with the biases built into the algorithm, in…
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Political Gabfest - Donald Trump is Liable
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz, discuss the $5 million jury verdict for E. Jean Carroll and against Donald Trump; joined by New York…
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What Next - Debt Ceiling Dinner Theater
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced that June 1 is the “drop dead date” by which the American government has to either raise the debt ceiling or run out…
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What Next - The Border's New Normal
Activated during the Trump administration in 2020, Title 42 is a controversial border policy that makes it easier to quickly expel asylum seekers. Even though…
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What Next - Why Richard Glossip Has Escaped Execution Nine Times
Richard Glossip has been on death row for 26 years and stared down nine execution dates. The 1997 killing that sent him to death row has been investigated…
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What Next - Can DeSantis Beat Disney?
To hear Ron DeSantis tell it, “Disney” represents “wokeness.” To the state of Florida, though, the company represents tourist dollars and tax revenue. As the…
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Slate Money - Succession S4 Ep7: Two Indias (And Two Episode Directors)
Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers are joined this week by a star-studded lineup to discuss episode seven of HBO’s Succession. Author Taffy…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - What's Going on at Meta?
Meta’s reached a sort of mid-life crisis. Between the layoffs, the stagnant metaverse and Facebook’s dwindling profile, does Zuckerberg have a plan here?…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Clarence Thomas and the Billionaires
After weeks of controversy, piled upon intrigue, heaped with scandal and topped with crisis at the Supreme Court, it can be hard to get your bearings. What’s…
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Political Gabfest - Gabfest Reads: The Classic Hollywood Romance Gets a Makeover
Emily Bazelon talks with author author Curtis Sittenfeld about her new book Romantic Comedy. They discuss why ordinary guys get to be with famous women, but…
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Slate Money - Why The First Republic Failure Is Different
Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers talk about the failure of First Republic Bank, the (maybe) end of interest rate hikes, and how the shopping app…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - What the Writers' Strike Is Really About
When television and screenwriters went on strike in 2007, Netflix had just started offering the option to stream content. This week, the Writer’s Guild of…
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Political Gabfest - E. Jean Carroll, ‘Why Didn’t You Scream?’
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and the New York Times’s Jamelle Bouie @jbouie discuss the battle between President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin…
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What Next - Charles In Charge
It’s the first British coronation in 70 years and along with the celebration, questions abound: What kind of king will Charles be? Who is Charles anyway? And…
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What Next - America’s Rich History of Gun Control
It's been nearly a year since the Supreme Court set a precedent that gun control laws should be judged against “America's historical tradition.” That ruling…
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What Next - What E. Jean Carroll Is Fighting For
Author E. Jean Carroll has accused Donald Trump of raping her in a dressing room in the mid-1990s—and she’s suing him for battery and for defamation in…
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What Next - War in Ukraine: The View Behind Closed Doors
What a slew of documents leaked via Discord reveal about Ukraine’s war against Russia—both from Ukraine’s and Washington’s perspectives. Guest: Shane Harris…
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Slate Money - Succession S4 Ep6: Living+
Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and Elizabeth Spiers are joined by Ed Lee of the New York Times for a spoilery recap of episode six of the final season of HBO’s…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Is Your Uber Drivers' Pay Rigged?
Two gig workers standing side-by-side can be offered the very same job and get offered two different wages. Set by an algorithm and based on calculations that…
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Slate Money - “Traffic”: Ben Smith and the Death of the Social Web
Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and Elizabeth Spiers are joined by Semafor editor-in-chief Ben Smith to discuss his new book. They also break down Tucker Carlson’s…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Stephen King Is Just as Confused About Blue Checks as You Are
Twitter’s “blue check” verification went from something you applied for, to something you could pay for, to something you had to pay for…to something that many…
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Political Gabfest - Biden: 'Let’s Finish the Job'
This week, David Plotz, John Dickerson, and Emily Bazelon discuss the kick-off of President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign; the firings of Tucker Carlson…
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What Next - Fighting for the Right to Die
A self-described activist had late-stage, fallopian tube cancer. She didn’t live in one of the 11 jurisdictions that allows terminally-ill patients the choice…
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What Next - The Ballad of Tucker Carlson
Tucker Carlson has now completed the holy trinity of cable TV news: joining — and leaving — MSNBC, CNN, and now Fox News. Why did Fox oust him so abruptly? And…
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What Next - Beyond Stand Your Ground
“Stand Your Ground” laws have expanded across the country over the past 20 years, allowing people to use deadly force even when they could safely retreat from…
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What Next - Why Evan Gershkovich Went to Russia
Evan Gershkovich is the first foreign journalist arrested in Russia as a spy since the Cold War. When the war in Ukraine began, Evan - like most journalists -…
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Slate Money - Succession S4 Ep5: Bleed The Swede
Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers are joined by Peter Kafka of Vox. They discuss episode five of the final season of HBO’s Succession, including a…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - "Crap Apps": Why Weather Apps Suck
Weather apps can be frustrating. And with how much we rely on them to know if we should wear pants or shorts, they'll still leave you in the rain. But as the…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - John Roberts’ Unfunny Stalking Jokes at SCOTUS
As laughter ricocheted around the Supreme Court chamber Wednesday, Professor Mary Anne Franks wondered if she could quite believe her ears. The matter of some…
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Political Gabfest - Gabfest Reads: The Art of Writing Political Satire
David Plotz talks with author Alexandra Petri about her new book, Alexandra Petri’s US History: Important American Documents. They discuss how to transform…
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Slate Money - Elon’s Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly
Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers discuss the biggest business, tech and finance stories of the week. This week, Fox News settles with Dominion…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Will A.I. Close Off the Internet?
Reddit announced it will start charging companies to use its huge, ever-growing trove of text to train A.I. chatbots. It’s another expense for the fledgling…
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Political Gabfest - Was Fox News Punished Enough?
This week, David Plotz, John Dickerson, and Emily Bazelon discuss the $787.5 million settlement of the Dominion Voting v. Fox News defamation lawsuit; the…
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What Next - So Fox News, What Did We Learn?
Just as the defamation trial was set to begin, Fox News settled with Dominion Voting Systems at a cost of $787.5 million. While not nearly as expensive as a…
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What Next - Dianne Feinstein's Last Stand
The 89-year-old Dianne Feinstein has stated she plans to retire at the end of her term, but her health-related absences have stymied the Democrats’ ability to…
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What Next - Fox News Goes to Court
The defamation trial between Dominion Voting Systems and Fox News is slated to start this week. Though Dominion uncovered a trove of texts and emails from…