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Slate Daily FeedWhat Next - My Clip Viral, My Spencer Pratt, My Kalshi Dived, Knicks In Five??
It’s real: The two great flavors of What Next and What Next TBD together at last. But what’s not real? Where does a sincere speaker using a medium with a…
Slate Daily FeedWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - IPO to the Moon
Is Elon Musk’s SpaceX leading humanity to Mars? Or is that just grandiose window-dressing for an A.I. company leading several other A.I. companies to IPOs?…
Slate Daily FeedPolitical Gabfest - California Is an Embarrassment
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss whether this week's resumption of open hostilities in the Iran war has changed the likelihood…
Slate Daily FeedCare and Feeding | Slate's parenting show - Dealing With Cha-Cha-Changes
On this episode: Lucy Lopez, Elizabeth Newcamp, and Zak Rosen are talking about transitions. The summer time not only means fun in the sun, it also means lots…
Slate Daily FeedWhat Next - Fight House Lawn
How Donald Trump rearranging the White House lawn to accommodate a UFC fight neatly mirrors the way the organization and its parent company have reshaped…
Slate Daily FeedCulture Gabfest - One Last Taylor Swift Throwdown Edition
As you may have heard in last week’s episode, the Culture Gabfest is hanging up its microphones after 18 years of cultural commentary. But before our final…
Slate Daily FeedICYMI - You Keep Falling For Secret Ads
On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by Rachel Karten, a social media consultant and the writer of Link In Bio. Storytimes and other…
Slate Daily FeedWhat Next - What's the Beef with Screwworm?
After being eradicated in the United States in the ‘60s, screwworm is back—at a time when beef is even more in demand and the American herd is already…
Slate Daily FeedDeath, Sex & Money - Something Rotten at Stanford
Theo Baker was seventeen when he enrolled at Stanford and stumbled into one of the biggest stories on campus: academic misconduct allegations against the…
Slate Daily FeedSlate Money - Money Talks: 500 Years of the Dollar
In this Money Talks: Author and financial journalist Brendan Greeley tells Elizabeth Spiers about his new book The Almighty Dollar—and the astonishing power…
Slate Daily FeedWhat Next - Trump’s B-Team
Why would Trump choose Bill Pulte to be the new acting Director of National Intelligence? Pulte may not have a background in national security, but since he…
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Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show - A Summer Survival Toolkit
On this episode: Lucy Lopez, Elizabeth Newcamp, and Zak Rosen are going to be taking a summer break after the June 11 episode. But fear not, they are still…
Slate Daily FeedWhat Next - Did DOGE Cause the Ebola Outbreak?
He’s treated Ebola; he’s had Ebola. Here’s what he thinks of the growing crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo—and how America can and should respond…
Slate Daily FeedAmicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Concrete Plans to Restore Law, after Trump
One of the challenges of modern legal journalism is recalling that case law, doctrine, and Supreme Court decisions aren’t a complete picture, without including…
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ICYMI - Beware The Boy Mom
On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by writer Stephanie McNeal to discuss the internet phenomenon of “boy moms.” As an internet culture expert, and…
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Slate Money - The Index Fund Problemtunity
This week: Google’s parent company announced an unexpected move to raise $80 billion for their AI ventures. Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and guest host Mary…
Slate Daily FeedWhat Next - SchadenFriday: Is the Pope Girlbossing AI?
It’s a bit of an overstatement to say “the Pope came out as anti-A.I.” with last week’s encyclical—after all, Anthropic’s cofounder was there for the release…
Slate Daily FeedWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Gradu-AI-tion Day
It’s an awkward time to have a Department of Education that seems so disinterested in, uh, education. It’s leaving teachers to grapple with how to integrate…
Slate Daily FeedWhat Next - Do the Dems Need More Graham Platners?
Graham Platner has a lot of things in his favor as he runs for a US Senate seat in Maine: it’s an off-election year, the president’s approval rating is…
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Political Gabfest - Man-Child Graham Platner
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss whether Graham Platner's accumulating self-inflicted wounds will cost Democrats their best…
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Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show - Leave the Dog Alone!
On this episode: Lucy Lopez, Elizabeth Newcamp, and Zak Rosen open up the mailbag and find a variety of questions. They give tips for teaching an…
Slate Daily FeedAmicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Preview: A Shattering Blow to Fair Elections
The Supreme Court’s Republican-appointed justices seem to be in a big rush to dismantle voting rights for non-white people. On Tuesday night, the right-wing…
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Culture Gabfest - Stuck in the Backrooms Edition
This week Steve, Dana, and Julia convene once again—this time with some big news. Also, they make a classic Gabfest episode. First up, it's the alienating…
Slate Daily FeedDecoder Ring - Tina Turner and the Dance That Conquered Australia
In Australia, no wedding or school dance is complete without the Nutbush, Australia’s unofficial national dance. The Nutbush – a simple line dance to the song…
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ICYMI - Keep TikTok Out Of Our Favorite YA Books
On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by Angelina Mazza whose recent piece in The New York Times details how publishers are “modernizing” previously…
Slate Daily FeedWhat Next - The Hunger Strike at Delaney Hall
It’s city vs. state vs. the feds at Delaney Hall, an ICE detention facility in Newark, New Jersey, where prisoners have gone on a hunger strike to protest the…
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Death, Sex & Money - A Sex Party Love Story
Romy Holland is a Berkeley mom whose meet-cute happened at a raucous sex party. That night she had sex with dozens of men, one of which would become her…
Slate Daily FeedWhat Next - Concepts of an Iran Peace Plan
It’s the war that’s been won since it started; the ceasefire with ongoing strikes, and the peace deals that are done except for the points of disagreement…
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Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show - How to Keep Your Wildness
On this episode: Lucy Lopez, Elizabeth Newcamp, and Zak Rosen are joined by Austin Kleon. He’s the author of books like Steal Like an Artist and Show Your…
Slate Daily FeedWhat Next - No Panic! at the DNC
Are the Dems in…array? Or at least, in less of a disarray than their opponents? Guest: Jonathan V. Last, editor at the Bulwark. Want more What Next? Subscribe…
Slate Daily FeedAmicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - The Myth of John Roberts vs. Donald Trump
Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern, Slate’s dynamic legal duo, preview the final weeks of the Supreme Court term. It’s a “three-ring circus”: the merits…
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ICYMI - AI Detectors Won’t Save Us
On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by Ed Zitron, host of the podcast Better Offline and a certified hater of AI. After yet another AI writing…
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Slate Money - Least Cool Ferrari Ever
This week: Ferrari revealed its new EV designed by Jony Ive and it looked so bad it became a meme. Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck, discuss the…
Slate Daily FeedHit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia - Near-Miss Hits: ’70s Edition
In 1979, Sister Sledge changed the sound of wedding receptions forever with “We Are Family.” Believe it or not, the Chic-penned banger never made it to No. 1…
Slate Daily FeedWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Trump's Disney Shakedown
How the Trump administration has tried to put pressure on Disney for opinions expressed by Jimmy Kimmel and the hosts of The View—and how the Mouse is fighting…
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Political Gabfest - They Messed with Texas
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss what Ken Paxton's dominant win over John Cornyn could mean when he faces Democrat James…
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Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show - Bullying Help and Failure to Launch Syndrome
On this episode: Lucy Lopez, Elizabeth Newcamp, and Zak Rosen are diving DEEP into the mailbag. They answer all your end of the year questions, like, is it too…
Slate Daily FeedWhat Next - The Feds Won’t Touch Polymarket. She Will.
Minnesota’s state restrictions on predictions markets like Kalshi and Polymarket has gotten pushback from an unexpected source: the federal government. Guest…
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Culture Gabfest - I Love Boosters Heightens the Contradictions Edition
This week, the OG three Steve, Dana, and Julia dig into the visually stuffed, Marxist smorgasbord that is Boots Riley’s latest film I Love Boosters. Starring…
Slate Daily FeedDecoder Ring - Preview: Decoder Rings Back | Duck, Duck, Jeep
Earlier this year we debuted Decoder Rings Back, our new feature exclusively for Decoder Ring Plus subscribers. In each installment, Willa gets a listener on…
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ICYMI - The Secret Marketing Tactic Killing The Internet
On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by New York Magazine features writer Lane Brown whose latest piece breaks down the “clipping economy,” which…
Slate Daily FeedSlow Burn - Becoming Justice Gorsuch | 3. A Lunch Room for Life
In our final episode, it’s time to talk about Neil Gorsuch and the future of SCOTUS. Host Susan Matthews enlists Slate’s jurisprudence team—Amicus co-hosts…
Slate Daily FeedWhat Next - Did Todd Blanche Try to Bribe the Senate?
Well, it wasn’t exactly “standing up to the president” but it’s telling that Congress decided to leave town rather than try to defend Trump’s $1.8 billion…
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Death, Sex & Money - The Parent-Child Anxiety Trap
Anna talks to Alexis, a parent whose 8 year old son has an anxiety disorder, about what it was like attending a therapy program designed for parents of anxious…
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Slate Money - Money Talks: What to Love About Limitations
In this Money Talks: Elizabeth Spiers is joined by David Epstein, author of Inside the Box: How Constraints Make Us Better, who explains his research into how…
Slate Daily FeedWhat Next - It’s a Rich Man’s Disney World
Vacations to a Disney park were never cheap but now, in a reflection of American culture writ large, there are ever more-expensive tiers to pay to get into…
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Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show - The Secrets of Your Favorite Children’s Entertainment
On this episode: Lucy Lopez, Elizabeth Newcamp, and Zak Rosen are talking all about the world of kids entertainment. And to help them out, they’re joined by…
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What Next - The Bethlehem Project: Democrats battle over their party’s future
Thanks for joining us during the holidays. While our team is taking a break, we want to share a podcast with you that we think you’ll love. It’s called The…
Slate Daily FeedAmicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Trump’s Slush Fund Is Even Worse Than You Thought
Donald Trump's $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" settlement fund has stunned legal experts—not just because it's corrupt, but because of how skillfully and…
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ICYMI - There's No Point To Influencers Anymore
On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by writer Daysia Tolentino to discuss whether influencers serve us at all in 2026. James Charles faced backlash…
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Slate Money - Theories on Trump’s Trading Frenzy
This week: It was revealed that Donald Trump’s investment portfolio made a stunning 3,600 trades in one quarter. Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily…
Slate Daily FeedWhat Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Can Patreon Build a Better Internet?
The promise of an “internet for niche communities” and “the empowered independent creator” has been taking a beating as the web has become less open and…
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Political Gabfest - Corruption Never Stops
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss what Trump is actually trying to buy with his blatantly corrupt "anti-weaponization" slush…
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Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show - The End of Hell Week
On this episode: Lucy Lopez, Elizabeth Newcamp, and Zak Rosen have a little bit of everything for you. First they share their triumphs and fails: Lucy brings…
Slate Daily FeedWhat Next - Is FEMA Heading Towards Disaster?
When Cameron Hamilton testified to Congress that he did not believe “it is in the best interest of the American people to eliminate the Federal Emergency…
Slate Daily FeedWhat Next - Pour One Out for Stephen Colbert
The late-night show is a staple of network television—maybe even one that has held on past its era. Still, that doesn’t mean The Late Show with Stephen Colbert…
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Culture Gabfest - You’re My Obsession Edition
This week, we’ve got an all-guest-host panel with Gabfest faves Isaac Butler, Sam Adams, and June Thomas guiding the discourse… straight to hell. In this case…
Slate Daily FeedDecoder Ring - No Pulp: The Killing of the Florida Orange
Like the palm tree, the Everglades, Disney World, and the “Florida Man,” the orange is a classic symbol of the Sunshine State. But maybe not for much longer…
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ICYMI - Phone Etiquette Is In The Toilet
On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by writer and comedian Matt Buechele to talk about how the etiquette around phones is shifting, with previously…
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Slow Burn - Becoming Justice Gorsuch | 2. The Stolen Seat
When Justice Antonin Scalia died in February of 2016, the Supreme Court appeared to be headed for a 5-4 liberal majority. Instead, a staggering blockade by…