ICYMI - The “Tradwife” To Girlboss Pipeline
The “tradwives” are retreating. Nara Smith went on Call Her Daddy to renounce any association with the term, and has been in the middle of a...
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Slate Money - The A.I. Billionaire Class
This week: Meta struck a deal to keep Mark Zuckerberg in California despite the proposed “billionaire tax”. First up, hosts Felix Salmon , E...
Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Impeach Trump Y/N?
Let’s say Democrats gain control of the House and Senate in a couple of weeks, with a majority of Americans demanding accountability, and an...
What Next - Plus: How We Survive the News
Live from Virginia Public Media in Richmond, Mary Harris sat down with Reveal's Al Letson and On the Media's Micah Loewinger to discuss cont...
What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - When A.I. Regulates Itself
Everyone wants A.I. to be regulated—including the major A.I. companies like Anthropic and OpenAI. There’s just one problem… they want to hav...
Political Gabfest - Polls Are So Bad for Trump
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss whether Trump is as unpopular as polls suggest and what this means for the...
What Next - Ban Frats
The sexual assault allegations against seven Cornell fraternity members has sparked a debate about the role of Greek life on college campuse...
Slow Burn - Decoder Ring | Clown Panic (Encore)
Clowns have existed in various forms for thousands of years. From the big top to Bozo’s TV show, they used to be beloved figures of amusemen...
What Next - How Trump Abandoned Ukraine
Trump has long harbored resentment towards Ukraine. But his latest olive branch to Putin marks a turning point in how he views the region—an...
Decoder Ring - Clown Panic (Encore)
Clowns have existed in various forms for thousands of years. From the big top to Bozo’s TV show, they used to be beloved figures of amusemen...
ICYMI - The Toxic FB Groups For Estranged Parents
The latest internet “trend,” apparently , is adult children cutting off their parents. And while there are plenty of spaces on the internet...
Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - By the People | The People v. SCOTUS
Stacey Abrams, Ilyse Hogue, and Daphna Renan join Dahlia Lithwick in conversation for a live By The People finale. This is part five of our...
What Next - How Far Can Trumpism Go Without Trump?
One thing that’s clear about this midterm cycle? Voters are mad about Trump. The war in Iran and an affordability crisis back home are pavin...
Death, Sex & Money - Comedian Murray Hill on the Teachers Who Freed Him From an Unsafe Home
Now famous as a New York City nightlife fixture and for his role on Somebody Somewhere , comedian Murray Hill used to keep his personal hist...
What Next - The Independent Who Might Cost the GOP the Senate
The last time Nebraska sent a non-Republican to the US Senate, George W. Bush joked that his nickname was “Dino”—for Democrat-in-name-only....
Political Gabfest - Gabfest Reads | Situating Yourself for Success
For this month’s edition of Gabfest Reads, John Dickerson interviews Angela Duckworth about her new book, Situated: Find the People and Plac...
ICYMI - The Labubufication of AI Agents
The new AI agents from Meta and OpenAI have one thing in common: they look like children’s cartoons . At the same time these companies are w...
Slate Money - Banana Prices Stay Sane
This week: Inflation is going bananas (unless you’re talking about the actual fruit.) First up, hosts Felix Salmon , Emily Peck , and Elizab...
Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Trump’s DOJ Finds Yet Another Basement
On Monday, the Justice Department raided a sitting congresswoman's D.C. home to build a denaturalization case. Andrew Weissmann joins Dahlia...
What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - How Hormones Took Over Your Feed
Perimenopause’s journey from little-understood phase before menopause to the subject of every ad on social media for women of a certain age...