What Went Wrong With Contact Tracing Apps
In the early days of the pandemic, countries around the world invested heavily in new technologies that would help track the movement of the virus. Now, six months later, contact tracing apps are all ...
21 Aug 202019min
Can NY Take Down the NRA?
New York Attorney General Letitia James surprised many when she announced plans to dissolve the National Rifle Association. James accused the gun lobby, which is headquartered in New York, of mismanag...
20 Aug 202018min
The QAnon Candidate
Last week in Georgia’s 14th congressional district runoff, a Republican candidate who believes in the dangerous and baseless QAnon conspiracy theory came out on top. Marjorie Taylor Greene is now a sh...
19 Aug 202020min
The Battle for Wisconsin's Dairy Farmers
Having the Democratic National Convention in Wisconsin was supposed to be a way for the Democrats to atone for 2016. Hillary Clinton was the first presidential candidate from either party to not campa...
18 Aug 202016min
Wanted by China
One day last month, Samuel Chu woke up to the news that the Chinese government wanted him in jail. Chu doesn’t think he’s in danger -- he’s a U.S. citizen, living in Los Angeles. So how did he wind up...
17 Aug 202023min
TBD | How Google Search Sold Out
In the early days of internet search engines, Google set itself apart by providing a simple service. A list of links, inviting you to explore the websites that best matched your query. It was a portal...
14 Aug 202018min
How Google Search Sold Out
In the early days of internet search engines, Google set itself apart by providing a simple service. A list of links, inviting you to explore the websites that best matched your query. It was a portal...
14 Aug 202018min
Kamala: Historic, Safe, and Complicated
Kamala Harris is having an historic moment. What does it mean?Guest: Jason Johnson, political science professor at Morgan State University. Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast fe...
13 Aug 202027min
