Culture Gabfest - Lord of the Sheep Edition
On this week’s show, our panel of Dana, Steve, and Sam Adams are on the case. The case: is the movie Sheep Detectives a real movie and is it any good? The answer: it’s a star-studded cozy murder myste...
13 Touko 59min
ICYMI - To Leak or Not To Leak? That's The Fandom Question
On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by journalist and creator Princess Weekes to discuss the ethics of consuming leaks. Ten years ago, a fan with access to leaked material from their favor...
13 Touko 35min
Slow Burn - Becoming Justice Gorsuch | 1. Man With a Plan
Neil Gorsuch may not be the most well-known justice on the Supreme Court, but he might just be the key to understanding how and why the current court has come to wield so much power over our day-to-da...
13 Touko 36min
Slate Money - Money Talks: Risk-Maxxing
In this Money Talks: Felix Salmon is joined by futurist Scott Smith who breaks down his theory of “risk-maxxing” and why it’s on the rise in economics, politics, and other spheres at this particular m...
12 Touko 37min
What Next - Should I Be Freaking Out About Hantavirus?
The world is watching with a wary eye, as passengers leave the hantavirus-infected MV Hondius cruise ship and head to medical facilities or home. Is this the start of the next pandemic—or is our colle...
12 Touko 23min
Death, Sex & Money - Death, SNAKES & Money
Tim Friede grew up in a strict, religious household with an obsession for science and a knack for breaking rules. He became fixated on a particular problem: roughly 120,000 people die from venomous sn...
12 Touko 53min
Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show - Are You a ‘Naked Mom?’
On this episode: Lucy Lopez, Elizabeth Newcamp, and Zak Rosen, inspired by a discussion on the Try Guys show Trolley Problems, talk about raising kids in ‘naked mom’ homes and if casual nudity actuall...
11 Touko 32min
What Next - Has Trump Doomed the GOP?
How long can the MAGA faithful control the GOP? Will Trumpism last long after the big man is gone—or will it not even make it to the end of this term?Guest: Sarah Longwell, publisher of The Bulwark, a...
11 Touko 27min
