Hang Up and Listen - The Blueblood Final Four
Slate’s sports podcast on the NCAA basketball tournaments and U.S. soccer. Plus, an interview with Bomani Jones.NCAA basketball (3:26): After two weeks of upsets, it’s Duke, UNC, Kansas, and Villanova...
28 Maalis 20221h 13min
What Next - Where is Brittney Griner?
In February, WNBA star Brittney Griner was arrested at an airport near Moscow for allegedly possessing hash oil in her carry-on luggage. She’s been held in a Russian prison ever since — and a court re...
28 Maalis 202227min
What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - The Cost of Going Off-Grid
Going off-grid can seem appealing in lots of ways. But are there consequences if everyone unplugs from the system? Are there costs we haven’t considered?Guest: Ivan Penn, renewable energy corresponden...
27 Maalis 202218min
ICYMI - The Instagram Feed We Thought We Wanted
This week, Instagram announced the return of chronological feeds to the platform, allowing users to toggle between the standard algorithmic feed and two separate chronological ones. On the show today,...
26 Maalis 202225min
Slate Money - The Bond King
This week, Felix Salmon and Emily Peck are joined by Mary Childs, host of NPR’s Planet Money to talk about her upcoming book, The Bond King, the exodus of Midtown’s working population, and Grimes’s co...
26 Maalis 202247min
Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Ketanji Brown Jackson: Asked and Answered
It was a week: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearings, Justice Clarence Thomas in the hospital, Ginni Thomas’ tweets in the hands of the Jan. 6 committee, and an out-of-the-blue redistric...
26 Maalis 20221h 2min
Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia - Killing Me Softly Part 1
The early ’70s was a great time for R&B queens on the charts: Roberta Flack. Dionne Warwick. Patti LaBelle. Chaka Khan. They had come through the ’60s—Dionne as a smooth pop-and-B star, Patti as a gir...
26 Maalis 20221h 14min
What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Why the Zelensky Deepfake Failed
The FBI warned that Russia would use deepfakes to support its invasion of Ukraine. Are they missing the real threat?Guest: Noah Giansiracusa, professor of math and data science at Bentley University.H...
25 Maalis 202219min
