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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 - Anthropic vs. the Pentagon
The Pentagon wants Anthropic to hand over its A.I. with no strings attached. Anthropic doesn’t want its products used to surveil Americans or create autonomous…
Slate NewsPolitical Gabfest - The State of the Union is Endless
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss whether Trump’s State of the Union address effectively convinced voters to ignore the pain in…
Slate NewsWhat Next - How Hockey Got Drafted into the Culture Wars
The gay romance show Heated Rivalry brought an influx of attention to hockey, and gold-medal winning performances from both the women’s and men’s American…
Slate NewsWhat Next - Mexico’s Cartel War
With President Trump’s urging and support from CIA drones, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum’s more confrontational approach to the drug cartels culminated…
Slate NewsWhat Next - She's Skipping the State of the Union
Why a number of Congressional Democrats are skipping tonight’s State of the Union address—and why some are still going. Guest: Congresswoman Veronica Escobar…
Slate NewsWhat Next - Does Legal Immigration Still Exist?
Counter to claims that immigrants just need to come to America “the right way,” DHS has begun using the department that administers legal immigration to…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - The Future of Retail is A.I.
You might not think you need artificial intelligence added to your shopping experience. Store employees might not see the point either. So why is it there…
Slate NewsAmicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Trump’s Tariffs Overturned
The Supreme Court struck down Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on Friday, ruling 6–3 that they vastly exceed anything federal law allows a President to do. It…
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Political Gabfest - Gabfest Reads | From Busboy to Corporate Tool to Priest
John Dickerson talks with Father James Martin about his new book, Work in Progress: Confessions of a Busboy, Dishwasher, Caddy, Usher, Factory Worker, Bank…
Slate NewsSlate Money - Planet Money In Book Form!
This week: Beloved NPR podcast Planet Money is now a book too! Author and Planet Money contributor Alex Mayyasi joins Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - The A.I. Disruption Is Here
Tech companies proudly touting that the imminent artificial intelligence revolution are pushing the stock market to ever higher heights, even as workers wonder…
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Political Gabfest - Prince-No-More Andrew Pays His Epstein Price
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the public figures being shamed and punished for their associations with Jeffrey Epstein…
Slate NewsWhat Next - Preview: Epstein, the Ex-Prince, and Consequences
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, was arrested after a release of Epstein files revealed he had allegedly shared confidential trade reports…
Slate NewsWhat Next - Stephen Colbert Vs. CBS
From the hundreds of Washington Post staffers fired, to Anderson Cooper leaving 60 Minutes, to Stephen Colbert and his own network fighting in public, Trump’s…
Slate NewsWhat Next - What Even Is Trump’s “Board of Peace”?
Trump’s “Board of Peace” emerged from last year’s ceasefire negotiations to govern Gaza after the war. But since then, the board has evolved into a motley…
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Slate Money - Money Talks: The Business of Black Markets
In this Money Talks: Felix Salmon is joined by journalist Mariana van Zeller, who has spent years reporting on black and gray markets around the world and has…
Slate NewsWhat Next - Is She New Jersey’s AOC?
An activist and former political director for Bernie Sander’s presidential campaign shocked the field by winning a primary for a special congressional…
Slate NewsWhat Next - Kids Sports Are Now Adult Driven—And Incredibly Expensive
Youth sports have grown into a $40-billion dollar per year industry, where eager parents shell out for private coaches, off-season practice, and travel…
Slate NewsWhat Next - Trump Can’t Ruin These Olympics
The Olympics are touted as a moment for the world to come together and celebrate sport and achievement and check their politics at the door—yeah right. Guest…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - The Concentration Camp Next Door
The machinery to enable Stephen Miller’s darkest deportation dreams is both tangible and legal. In this week’s show, Dahlia Lithwick explores the statutory and…
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Slate Money - 100 More Years of Google
This week: Alphabet announced a rare 100-year bond issuance. Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck, explain the calculation the tech giant is making…
Slate NewsWhat Next - SchadenFriday: The Week MAGA Turned Cringe
There was a moment, when the tech CEOs and media moguls were lining up to kiss Trump’s ring, when it looked like almost all the demographic arrows were…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - The Senator Going After Data Centers
Data centers are a hot issue - tech companies say they need them, but communities don’t want to be anywhere near them. Senator Van Hollen stops by the show to…
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Political Gabfest - LIVE from Washington, DC!
This week, live from Sixth & I in Washington DC to celebrate 20 years of the Political Gabfest, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the…
Slate NewsWhat Next - No Really, Abolish ICE
Democrats have a list of demands and reforms they want implemented before continuing to fund the Department of Homeland Security. But DHS doesn’t really need…
Slate NewsWhat Next - She Led the Trial Against Uber - and Won
Although sexual assault and rape by rideshare drivers has been widely reported, Uber itself largely avoided legal liability until last week, when a jury…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Markiplier Goes to Hollywood
Markiplier has been entertaining millions of fans on YouTube for over a decade. But his new movie Iron Lung - which he self-financed, directed, wrote and acted…
Slate NewsWhat Next - Trump Starts the Steal
Trump has called for elections to be “nationalized,” something neither the president, nor the federal government, has the authority to do. But as he’s already…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Escape from a Scam Compound
Scamming attempts might seem to just come out of nowhere to suddenly appear in your WhatsApp, but a special economic zone in Laos has emerged as a hotbed of…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Trump Has a New “Big Lie” for the Midterms
According to Marc Elias, Dahlia Lithwick’s guest on Amicus, “This week will be looked back on as a pivot point in terms of how the midterms play out.” Elias is…
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Slate Money - Di-SaaS-ter Market
This week: Anthropic released an update that seems to have tipped the scales against Software as a Service companies, erasing billions in market value. Felix…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Elon 3.0
He’s discontinuing Tesla’s signature models, taking SpaceX public, and putting more chips on A.I. and robotics. As Elon Musk prepares for his next phase, will…
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Political Gabfest - Is the Melania Movie a Bribe?
This week, Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and guest host Juliette Kayyem discuss the juxtaposition between the devastating layoffs at The Washington Post and the…
Slate NewsWhat Next - Bad Bunny Has Already Won The Super Bowl
What Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show means for Puerto Rico, Latin Americans in the U.S., and his haters. Guest: Dr. Vanessa Díaz, associate professor of…
Slate NewsWhat Next - He Reads the Epstein Files So You Don't Have To
Another 3 million pages of the Epstein files were released last Friday, with more big names named, more redactions, and more information that should have been…
Slate NewsWhat Next - Meh-lania
Melania, the documentary about the First Lady, is a lot like its subject: extremely expensive and fundamentally inscrutable. Guest: Heather Schwedel, staff…
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Slate Money - Money Talks: What Retirement Crisis?
In this Money Talks: Emily Peck is joined by Andrew Biggs, author of The Real Retirement Crisis, to talk about how the data contradicts the so-called…
Slate NewsWhat Next - What ICE Doesn’t Want You to See
Congress is supposed to have a legal right to tour ICE detention centers and provide oversight on these facilities, where 32 people died in 2025. But this…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Why Dictators Take Out the Internet
The Iranian government cut off nearly all internet access on January 8 as part of a crackdown on protestors, an example of why authoritarians attempt internet…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Legal Blinkers, Moral Hazards
Lawyers love legal reasoning. It promises a clean, clear path through sticky, tricky territory. But legal reasoning can enable grotesque real-world outcomes…
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Slate Money - Global Carry Trade Chaos
This week: Volatility in the Japanese bond market is threatening the global trade house of cards. Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck, unpack the…
Slate NewsWhat Next - SchadenFriday: Greg Bovino, You’re Fired…from Minnesota
In the wake of the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti during Trump’s immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota, the closest thing to “accountability”…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Can Cell Phones Stop ICE?
In the immediate aftermath of the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minnesota, federal authorities presented very different accounts of what happened…
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Political Gabfest - De-ICEing
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss how the shocking killing of Alex Pretti by federal agents could represent a real turning…
Slate NewsWhat Next - Sure Looks Like Another Government Shutdown
Just as public sentiment is turning on ICE and Border Patrol’s action in Minnesota, another spending bill is due in the U.S. Senate. Can the Democrats use the…
Slate NewsWhat Next - Are We Ready for the World Cup?
When the US won a bid to co-host the World Cup, Trump was midway through his first term. Eight years later, he’s back in office, and giving soccer fans eager…
Slate NewsWhat Next - How Immigration Enforcement Became So Violent
How ICE and Border Patrol’s mission became harassing the president’s personal enemies. Guest: Radley Balko, journalist and the author of Rise of the Warrior…
Slate NewsWhat Next - Everyone Saw CBP Kill Alex Pretti
Once again, federal agents have shot and killed a legal observer in Minneapolis. Once again, the shooting is on video. And once again, the Trump Administration…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - David Ellison, Eldest Boy
Having already taken over Paramount, David Ellison was vying to add Warner Bros. Discovery to his portfolio. Are his dad’s politics behind his drive to run…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Who Gave ICE Permission to Trample the Constitution?
The evidence is mounting that ICE is not only unbothered by moral boundaries, but immigration and customs enforcement agents acting on behalf of President…
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Slate Money - Davos is So Back
This week: World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos is all over the news. Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck, explain the moments that made…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - The Right’s Minneapolis Outrage Machine
The administration’s justification for their actions in Minneapolis owe a lot to the right-wing influencers—and they seem happy to keep this vicious cycle…
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Political Gabfest - Greenland War Averted
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss whether Trump’s lust for Greenland will break the world (or indeed, whether it already has)…
Slate NewsWhat Next - President TACO’s Greenland Gambit
Donald Trump isn’t one for clear policy objectives, but one of his top priorities, apparently, is making Greenland part of the United States–even at the…
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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Preview: Fed Up
In this member-exclusive episode, co-hosts Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern discuss the Supreme Court’s fact-free foray into Trump v. Cook, a case that…
Slate NewsWhat Next - SCOTUS Might Actually Let Trans Kids on the Field
The Supreme Court heard arguments over state-level bans on trans athletes competing in public schools last week. Though it’s hard to imagine the…
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Slate Money - Money Talks: Modern Money Laundering
In this Money Talks: Joe Salama, Chief Compliance Officer at Coinbase and anti-money laundering expert, joins Felix Salmon to give us a rundown on the current…
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What Next - Care and Feeding | The World Is On Fire. How Do We Tell the Kids?
While the What Next team takes the holiday, enjoy this episode from our colleagues at Care and Feeding, featuring a familiar voice. What Next will be back with…
Slate NewsWhat Next - Minnesota’s AG Will See ICE in Court
Attorney General Keith Ellison is one of the few top Minnesota officials not being investigated by the DOJ… yet. We ask him why, talk about charges for…
Slate NewsWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - ChatGPT, MD
Doctors are already using artificial intelligence to take notes while with patients—but are large language models ready to consult? Guest: Brittany Trang…