Slate Money - Having Children is Hard
Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and Stacy-Marie Ishmael talk about the disappointing jobs report and how it relates to falling birth rates, the Bill and Melinda Gates divorce news and Trump’s Facebook ban.In...
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What Next - TBD | Oversight Board to Facebook: Nice Try
The question of Donald Trump’s banned account--to keep it blocked, or reinstate it--is one of the toughest that Facebook has ever faced. But the social network had a plan: punt the decision to its new...
7 Touko 202118min
What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Oversight Board to Facebook: Nice Try
The question of Donald Trump’s banned account--to keep it blocked, or reinstate it--is one of the toughest that Facebook has ever faced. But the social network had a plan: punt the decision to its new...
7 Touko 202118min
Political Gabfest - Martyrdom of Liz Cheney
David, John and Emily discuss Liz Cheney's defiance of Trumpists; Trump’s Facebook suspension; and meatlessness getting (more) political.Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:Kimber...
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What Next - The Gates Divorce
Divorces aren’t usually major news events. But in the case of Bill and Melinda Gates, the state of their union is in the public interest. For the last 20 years, the two have led one of the most influe...
6 Touko 202124min
What Next - Going After the Opioid Middlemen
West Virginia was - and still is - decimated by the opioid addiction crisis. Now, one county is fighting to hold drug distributors accountable and get treatment for its residents. Guest: Eric Eyer, se...
5 Touko 202118min
What Next - What Sex Workers Want
Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance recently announced the end to prosecuting some charges related to sex work, following decisions in other New York City boroughs. But is this policy shift something...
4 Touko 202123min
What Next - How Will the Recall of Gavin Newsom End?
California Governor Gavin Newsom faces a newly-qualified recall petition, with 1.6 million people saying they want to see an election held over whether the governor should be replaced. But the anger t...
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