What Next - Left Out of the Census
The U.S. Census Bureau has faced setback after setback. And, this year, who makes it into the official population count is going to be a lot more complicated. Guest: Hansi Lo Wang covers the 2020 Cens...
11 Elo 202019min
What Next - What’s Up With the Mail?
This year, the election runs through the Post Office. And we have reasons to be concerned. Guest: Jordan Weissmann, Slate’s senior business and economics correspondent. Slate Plus members get bonus se...
10 Elo 202024min
Slate Money - The Riches of This Land
Felix Salmon and Anna Szymanski are joined by Jim Tankersley of the New York Times to discuss his book The Riches of This Land: The Untold, True Story of America's Middle Class, TikTok, and the digita...
8 Elo 202040min
What Next - TBD | How One Block Got Through It
Over the past five months, city blocks have been slipping away. Bars are closed; restaurants are half-empty; retail is shuttered. As the country returns to varying states of lockdown, how long can the...
7 Elo 202020min
What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - How One Block Got Through It
Over the past five months, city blocks have been slipping away. Bars are closed; restaurants are half-empty; retail is shuttered. As the country returns to varying states of lockdown, how long can the...
7 Elo 202020min
Political Gabfest - Stop Counting Now
Messing with the census, undermining the election, and guest Juliette Kayyem on competent crisis response.Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:Alex Thompson for Politico: “Trump’s ...
6 Elo 20201h 2min
What Next - Solving the Child Care Crisis
Even before the pandemic child care was a long, simmering crisis. With the fall approaching and school reopenings in flux, many parents are asking themselves the same question: what am I going to do w...
6 Elo 202019min
What Next - A Teacher Weighs Her Options
Schools in Oklahoma are preparing to reopen, but special education teacher Nancy Shively won’t be among the teachers going back to school. Shively, who has pre-existing medical conditions, has been fo...
5 Elo 202022min
