Can Our Economy Handle This?
In the face of the coronavirus outbreak, U.S. political leaders are moving faster than they have in years. But it still might not be fast enough.Guest: Jordan Weissmann, Slate’s senior business and ec...
17 Mar 202020min
An ER Doctor Prepares for the Worst
Open or closed? Across the country, state governors and mayors are asking themselves that question: Are we safer staying open, or are we safer closing down? Over the weekend, more cities and states or...
16 Mar 202015min
WN TBD: What If They Close All the Schools?
Slate Plus members get ad-free podcasts and bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence. Sign up now to listen and support our work.Last week, the superintendent of the Northshore school ...
13 Mar 202015min
What If They Close All the Schools?
Last week, the superintendent of the Northshore school district near Seattle made a difficult decision. With the coronavirus spreading rapidly in the area, she closed all 34 schools in her district an...
13 Mar 202015min
If Prisoners Could Vote
We talk about polls a lot on this podcast. State polls, national polls, polls that make you shrug and vote for the other guy. Today, we’re talking about one of the most unusual polls we’ve ever seen: ...
12 Mar 202022min
What the World Left Behind in Syria
Even though Kareem Shaheen left Syria a few years back, the reminders of his time there are everywhere. For nine years a brutal conflict has left millions seeking refuge with millions more still stuck...
11 Mar 202022min
Will the Coronavirus Tank the Economy?
On Monday morning, the Dow saw its biggest one day drop since 2008. This time, the cause was a combination of a volatile oil market and heightened fears of a pandemic. The usual economic tools may not...
10 Mar 202020min
Donald Trump Wants Your Digits
The Trump 2016 campaign had unprecedented success on Facebook. Ever since, Trump's reelection campaign has been pumping out ads and collecting data on a massive scale. Democrats are only just beginnin...
9 Mar 202022min
