What Next - Death and Desperation at Rikers Island
In the past year, twelve inmates on Rikers Island have died and it’s corrections staff has started refusing to come to work. The jail is slated for closure in 2027, but what can be done now to allevia...
27 Syys 202126min
Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - The Supreme Court’s Charm Offensive
Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Melissa Murray, Leah Litman, and Kate Shaw of the Strict Scrutiny podcast for a special Supreme Court term kick-off panel recorded at the Texas Tribune Festival. They tack...
25 Syys 202136min
Slate Money - Too Big to Disappear
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and Stacy-Marie Ishmael talk about the precarious position of the huge Chinese real-estate company Evergrande, the debt ceiling and revolving door of tax policies, ...
25 Syys 202140min
ICYMI - Who’s the Little Lad Who Loves Berries and Cream?
The little lad who loves berries and cream is inescapable on TikTok right now. A character from a 2007 Starburst commercial, the little lad has transcended his advertising origins and become a meme al...
25 Syys 202125min
Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia - Spirit of ’71, Part 2
In Part 2 of our 50th episode of Hit Parade, we go back 50 years, celebrating the semicentennial of the year when, critics claim, “music changed everything.” The Quiet Beatle became the Favorite Beatl...
24 Syys 20211h
What Next - TBD | Are We Getting COVID Testing All Wrong?
In the U.S., the PCR test is the gold standard for COVID testing. Common knowledge would have it that the test is more accurate—and therefore more effective at containing the spread of the dease—than ...
24 Syys 202125min
What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Are We Getting COVID Testing All Wrong?
In the U.S., the PCR test is the gold standard for COVID testing. Common knowledge would have it that the test is more accurate—and therefore more effective at containing the spread of the dease—than ...
24 Syys 202125min
Political Gabfest - True Crime
Emily, John and David discuss what it will take to save the Biden agenda, the abortion doctor's defiance of the Texas ban; and true crime mania.Here are some notes and references from this week’s show...
23 Syys 202158min
