What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Can America Fix Its Trains?
America used to be at the vanguard of railroad technology. What went wrong? And can the new infrastructure bill fix our broken system?Guests: Alon Levy and Eric Goldwyn of the Marron Institute at NYU ...
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Political Gabfest - Impeach Today
John and David are joined by Andrea Valdez of The Atlantic to discuss New York Mayor Andrew Cuomo refusing to resign, the survival of the eviction moratorium and the arrival of vaccine passports.Here ...
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Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show - Self-Expression-ish Edition
On this week’s episode: Jamilah, Elizabeth, and guest host Courtney Martin discuss triumphs and fails, co-housing and Courtney’s new book, Learning in Public: Lessons for a Racially Divided America fr...
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Slow Burn - One Year: Elvis, the Pledge, and Extraterrestrials
Three stories from one day in August 1977. Elvis Presley dies, and the National Enquirer goes after the ultimate tabloid scoop: a photo of the King in his coffin. A New Jersey high schooler becomes a ...
5 Elo 202154min
What Next - Washington’s Most Broken Institution?
The Federal Election Commission can barely get anything done. With its commissioners stuck in partisan gridlock, one is finding new ways to make sure election law is upheld. Guest: Ellen Weintraub, co...
5 Elo 202126min
Death, Sex & Money - Financial Therapy: A Secret Gambling Addiction
In the first of three financial therapy sessions, a couple we're calling Cora and Garrett talk with therapist Amanda Clayman about the events that led to a breakdown of financial trust between them.Fi...
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What Next - Cuomo vs. Everyone
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is back on his heels again, following the release of the state attorney general’s extensive report on his pattern of sexually harassing women working around him. Now, ev...
4 Elo 202126min
Culture Gabfest - Heads Are Gonna Roll
This week, Stephen Metcalf and Dana Stevens are joined by Working co-host and longtime Slate contributor Isaac Butler. First, the panel discusses David Lowery’s new movie The Green Knight, a retelling...
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