What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Is Amazon a Monopoly?
Amazon evolved from a place to get cheap used books to the “everything store”—one encompassing warehouses, logistics and shipping. But with the FTC now run by Lina Khan—who wrote the essay ‘Amazon’s A...
29 Syys 202325min
Political Gabfest - Donald Duck and the Seven Dwarves
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the second Republican presidential primary debate; the next federal case against Senator Bob Menendez, and the latest lawsuit of Unite...
28 Syys 202355min
What Next - Can Marriage Fix America?
Why is everyone—on the left and the right—suddenly touting the benefits of a married two-parent family? And what is it about this institution that appeals to a certain class of politicians and pundits...
28 Syys 202320min
What Next - Wait, China’s Taking Our Pandas Back?
Everybody loves pandas—and China knows it. As we say goodbye to the National Zoo’s pandas, we look back at 50 years of “panda diplomacy” and consider its uncertain future.Guest: E. Elena Songster, aut...
27 Syys 202327min
What Next - The Writer’s Strike Is Over: Who Won?
After five long months, the WGA and major Hollywood studios have reached a tentative agreement to end the strike—well, that one anyway. Who won what and where do the actors stand?Guest: Michael Schulm...
26 Syys 202323min
What Next - Rupert Murdoch and the Future of Fox
At 92, Rupert Murdoch is retiring and handing the reins over to his son. Will Lachlan Murdoch watch over a period of managed decline—or will he chase the audience Fox News has been losing to the even-...
25 Syys 202325min
Slate Money - What is Your Face Worth?
Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers are joined by Kashmir Hill to talk about her new book, Your Face Belongs to Us. They dig into the way facial recognition technology is used in unexpected...
23 Syys 202352min
What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - What Instacart’s IPO Means for Tech
As other tech companies that rode the pandemic to success started sinking, Instacart managed to stay above water—they turned a profit and even made it to an IPO. But a stubbornly static stock price ha...
23 Syys 202323min
