Where’s My Check?

Where’s My Check?

Washington is still struggling to put the U.S. economy on ice while we wait out the coronavirus. Maybe you’re expecting your government check this week. Maybe you’re a small business owner looking for a loan. Is help on the way? And, if not, what’s the hold-up?

Guest: Jordan Weissmann, Slate’s senior business and economics correspondent.

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Mueller Would Like You to Read His Report, Please

Mueller Would Like You to Read His Report, Please

Special Counsel Robert Mueller breaks his silence to reiterate the conclusions of his investigation’s report -- and remind the American people to read it. Guest: Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick, host of the A...

30 Touko 201920min

Luxury Bunkers for the End of the World

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In this episode April Glaser is joined by Max Read, an editor and writer at New York Magazine who writes the column Life in Pixels.First, April and Max talk to Patri Friedman, founder of the Seasteadi...

29 Touko 201937min

Brexiteers Receive Milkshakes and Results

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It was the election that was never supposed to happen in the UK in the first place. Several delays, a few milkshakes, and a resignation later the British found themselves voting over the weekend for E...

29 Touko 201920min

Why Trump Keeps Losing in Court

Why Trump Keeps Losing in Court

Everywhere President Trump turns, he’s finding himself hemmed in by the courts. But could upcoming rulings from the Supreme Court make lower court judges take a more expansive view of the president’s ...

28 Touko 201916min

The "American Taliban" Goes Free

The "American Taliban" Goes Free

In the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, U.S. forces scoured Afghanistan for Taliban fighters. They weren’t expecting to find John Walker Lindh, a young man from California who had converted to Isla...

24 Touko 201921min

Losing the Abortion Fight in Georgia

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Last week, Georgia joined the wave of states passing stringent anti-abortion laws in a bid to topple Roe v. Wade. One Democratic state senator says she hasn’t lost her resolve to fight for women’s bod...

23 Touko 201922min

Why It’s So Hard to Live in California

Why It’s So Hard to Live in California

In this episode April Glaser is joined by co-host Kim-Mai Cutler, a partner at Initialized Capital, an early-stage venture firm. She’s also a former full-time journalist at TechCrunch. First, April an...

22 Touko 201943min

Smile! You're on Amazon's Camera

Smile! You're on Amazon's Camera

Sheriff’s offices across the country are signing up to beta-test a facial recognition tool made by Amazon. Law enforcement proponents say the technology helps find perpetrators who otherwise may go fr...

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