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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: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Sponsored: The Race to Vaccinate a Nation with Deryck Mitchelson
From Slate Studios & ServiceNow, this episode of Let’s Workflow It features Deryck Mitchelson – one of the leaders taking on the greatest workflow challenge of…
Slate NewsWhat Next - The War Over Critical Race Theory
Critical Race Theory was created in the 1970s by a Harvard Professor seeking to describe the way racism is baked into the legal system. Half a century later…
Slate NewsAmicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - An Elegy for the Voting Rights Act
A Supreme Court brain trust gathers for this year’s Amicus Breakfast Table. Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Melissa Murray, professor at NYU School of Law and…
Slate NewsSlate Money - Everything is Concrete
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Stacy-Marie Ishmael discuss Robinhood’s FINRA fine, the use and longevity of concrete following the tragic collapse of…
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What Next - TBD | It’s Time to Talk About UFOs
Last week, the U.S. government released a new report that attempts to categorize 144 verified sightings of unidentified aerial phenomena, or UAP. They could…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - It’s Time to Talk About UFOs
Last week, the U.S. government released a new report that attempts to categorize 144 verified sightings of unidentified aerial phenomena, or UAP. They could…
Slate NewsPolitical Gabfest - Failed Justice Breyer Countdown
Emily Bazelon is joined by Ruth Marcus and Jamelle Bouie to discuss the infrastructure negotiations, alarming Supreme Court decisions and Bill Cosby’s release…
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What Next - What’s Kyrsten Sinema’s Deal?
Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema has become a constant source of consternation for the left wing of the Democratic party. But early in her career, she was a…
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What Next - What Really Happened in the Miami Tower Collapse
The Champlain Tower South building in Surfside Florida collapsed early last Thursday morning, seemingly out of the blue. But reporting shows that the condo…
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Slate Money - Slate Money: Movies: Magic Mike
Welcome to Slate Money Goes to the Movies, a miniseries in which Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and a different guest each week discuss popular business-themed…
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What Next - #FreeBritney Is Just the Beginning
Pop star Britney Spears spoke out in court last week about the conservatorship she’s been under for 13 years, shedding light on all the restrictions she’s…
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What Next - Will the NFL Finally Support Gay Players?
Last week, Las Vegas Raiders defensive end, Carl Nassib, came out in an Instagram post, making him the first openly gay active player in NFL histroy. The…
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Slate Money - Free Britney
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Stacy-Marie Ishmael discuss the apparently abusive conservatorship of Britney Spears, the failures of COVAX and…
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What Next - TBD | Welcome to Bitcoin Beach
For nearly two years, an unprecedented experiment has been taking place in the town of El Zonte in El Salvador. Funded by a mysterious donor, the town’s…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Welcome to Bitcoin Beach
For nearly two years, an unprecedented experiment has been taking place in the town of El Zonte in El Salvador. Funded by a mysterious donor, the town’s…
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Political Gabfest - F School, F Softball, F Cheer, F Everything
Emily, John and David discuss the post-pandemic workforce, Tucker Carlson, and student wins at the Supreme Court. Here are some notes and references from this…
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What Next - Delta Variant: BFD or NBD?
COVID’s Delta variant is on the rise in the U.S. The data suggest we have room for optimism -- so why are we seeing dire messages from public health experts?…
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What Next - Are the Democrats Blowing It on Voting Rights?
Senate Democrats tried to open up debate on sweeping voting rights legislation Tuesday but were stopped by a lack of support from their Republican…
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Slate Money - Slate Money: Movies: Thank You For Smoking
Welcome to Slate Money Goes to the Movies, a miniseries in which Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and a different guest each week discuss popular business-themed…
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What Next - Can Lina Khan Really Take On Monopolies?
America has gone soft on monopolies. A small number of businesses control an ever-increasing market share with only muted protests from the Federal Trade…
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What Next - The Fight Over Evangelicals’ Future
Fears that an ultra-conservative faction would take control of the country’s largest organization of evangelicals did not come to fruition at the Southern…
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Slate Money - Hipster Antitrust
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Stacy-Marie Ishmael discuss Lina Khan and tech antitrust, Anna Wiener’s New Yorker piece on Silicon Valley, and the…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Fulton: Bigger Than We Thought?
As the big decisions for the term start to cascade down from the high court, Dahlia Lithwick is joined by one of the nation’s foremost thinkers and writers…
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What Next - TBD | What Cops Are Doing With Your DNA
Ever since police used a DNA platform called GEDmatch to crack the Golden State Killer case in 2018, police departments around the country have rushed to use…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - What Cops Are Doing With Your DNA
Ever since police used a DNA platform called GEDmatch to crack the Golden State Killer case in 2018, police departments around the country have rushed to use…
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Political Gabfest - New, New, New Cold War
Emily, John and David discuss President Biden's G7 summit and the meeting with President Putin, McConnell’s plans to block a Biden Supreme Court nominee, and…
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What Next - Whom the Vaccines Leave Behind
Around the country, states are casting off pandemic restrictions. But for millions of immunocompromised people, the pandemic isn’t nearly over. Guest: Dr…
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What Next - The Looming Eviction Crisis
The clock is winding down on the CDC’s eviction moratorium. The moratorium will lift in less than two weeks, marking an end to the pandemic-era protection…
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What Next - The Fight Over Rising Prices
Turn on your favorite business news channel, and it seems like all anyone can talk about is inflation. Prices are rising, but is it anything to worry about in…
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What Next - WTF, DOJ?
As U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland approaches 100 days of leading the Department of Justice, the department’s recent legal positions in support of former…
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Slate Money - The Weirdo Camp
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and Stacy-Marie Ishmael talk about the ProPublica report on the tax returns of US billionaires, how Uber prices are…
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What Next - TBD | What Space Billionaires Cost Us
Over the last decade, billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and Richard Branson have come to embody the future of space travel and exploration. What does it…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - What Space Billionaires Cost Us
Over the last decade, billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and Richard Branson have come to embody the future of space travel and exploration. What does it…
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Political Gabfest - Manchin on the Hill
Emily, John and David discuss Joe Manchin, how the Trump DOJ lives on, and George Packer’s four Americas. Here are some notes and references from this week’s…
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What Next - Conor Lamb Is Losing His Patience
Conor Lamb has been one of the most reliable moderates and institutionalists among the House Democrats. The Capitol breach on January 6th changed that. Now…
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What Next - Does NYC Want a Cop for a Mayor?
In the last year, New York City has experienced a surge in violent crime, reflecting a trend across major cities nationwide. In a heated race to be the city’s…
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What Next - Is Kamala Harris Being Set Up to Fail?
Vice President Kamala Harris reportedly urged the Biden administration to give her a portfolio -- a clear way to contribute to the work of the White House…
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What Next - The NFL’s Race-Norming Problem Is All Over Medicine
The NFL recently announced it would stop using “race norming” when assessing who would receive a share of their recent $1 billing settlement for former…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - From the Snapchat Cheerleader to Katie Porter’s Whiteboard
Dahlia Lithwick and Slate’s Mark Joseph Stern offer analysis of the big decisions due from SCOTUS any minute, and Dahlia hosts a conversation with Rep Katie…
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Slate Money - Are SPACs Scams?
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and Stacy-Marie Ishmael talk about AMC’s meme stock moment and the pros and cons of working from home. Then, Charles Duhigg…
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What Next - TBD | The App That Sparked a Manhunt
Two weeks ago, as wildfires burned north of Los Angeles, the crime app Citizen offered $30,000 for information that would lead to the arrest of a suspected…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - The App That Sparked a Manhunt
Two weeks ago, as wildfires burned north of Los Angeles, the crime app Citizen offered $30,000 for information that would lead to the arrest of a suspected…
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Political Gabfest - The “Murder Mystery” Edition
Here are some notes and references from this week’s show: The Ezra Klein Show: “Obama Explains How America Went From ‘Yes We Can’ to ‘MAGA’” Uneasy Peace: The…
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What Next - The Battle For Voting Rights In Texas Isn’t Over
Texas Republicans, sensing the state’s slow, leftward drift, barreled ahead with legislation to make voting more cumbersome this week. Democratic lawmakers did…
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What Next - How the Capitol Riot Commission Died
After the Capitol riot on January 6th, Republicans proposed a bipartisan commission to investigate what took place as an alternative to impeaching…
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What Next - Will the Olympics Be a Fiasco?
Despite the pandemic, the Tokyo Olympics are set to kick off in late July. Many Japanese citizens are worried that such a large-scale event might worsen the…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - The Return of The Waves!
Hi Amicus listeners. Some of you might be familiar with The Waves, Slate’s podcast about feminism and gender, which has been around for years in various forms…
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Slate Money - Win-Lose
Joe Weisenthal of Bloomberg joins Slate Money to talk about his take on inflation, Exxon’s new activist investors, and Amazon buying MGM. In the Plus segment…
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What Next - TBD | Apple and Epic’s Battle Royale
After years of careful planning and public spats, Apple and Epic—the maker of Fortnite—have spent the last three weeks in court, fighting over the future of…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Apple and Epic’s Battle Royale
After years of careful planning and public spats, Apple and Epic—the maker of Fortnite—have spent the last three weeks in court, fighting over the future of…
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Political Gabfest - The “Gain of Function” Edition
Here are some notes and references from this week’s show: David Leonhardt for The New York Times: “The Lab-Leak Theory” Nicholson Baker for New York Magazine…
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What Next - Why the Skyjacking Succeeded
On Sunday, authorities in Belarus took a prominent opposition journalist into custody by flagging down a commercial flight with a fighter jet and a false bomb…
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What Next - Does Roe v. Wade Stand A Chance?
Abortion bills are making their way through the statehouses of the U.S. Last Wednesday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law a ban on abortions after six…
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What Next - One Woman's Year Protecting George Floyd Square
A year after the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, residents near the intersection of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue - now dubbed George Floyd Square -…
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What Next - A Small but Momentous Shift on Israel
U.S. support for Palestinians seems to have swelled this past month, especially among progressive Democrats. With fighting between Israel and Hamas on hold…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - The Conservative Legal Project Comes Home to Roost
Dahlia Lithwick is joined by two independent abortion providers, Amy Hagstrom Miller of Whole Women's Health and Tammi Kromenaker of Red River Women's Clinic…
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Slate Money - Male Mass Hysteria
Edmund Lee of the New York Times joins Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Stacy-Marie Ishmael to talk about AT&T's massive WarnerMedia-Discovery merger, this week’s…
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What Next - TBD | The Hackers Who Took Down the Colonial Pipeline
Last week, a hacker group called DarkSide shut down the Colonial Pipeline, which supplies 45 percent of the fuel consumed on the East Coast. Gas prices…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - The Hackers Who Took Down the Colonial Pipeline
Last week, a hacker group called DarkSide shut down the Colonial Pipeline, which supplies 45 percent of the fuel consumed on the East Coast. Gas prices…
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Political Gabfest - Hot Button Issue
Emily, John and David discuss the violence between Israel and Gaza, abortion at the Supreme Court, and the book Nine Nasty Words with author John McWhorter…