How Elon Musk Colonized NASA
How an Obama-era decision to invest in space capitalism handed Elon Musk a monopoly on space. Guest: Franklin Foer, staff writer at the Atlantic, author of “The Last Politician” and “World Without Mi...
31 Jul 202528min
Why Are So Many Institutions Caving to Trump?
As Trump came back to the presidency, one of the first warnings liberals began repeating was “Do not obey in advance.” But from government-agency heads to university presidents to news organizations, ...
30 Jul 202525min
Trans and Shut Out in Trump’s America
Trans rights and access to health care have been under attack on the state level for years, but the second Trump administration and the Supreme Court have accelerated a chilling effect at clinics acro...
29 Jul 202525min
Why The Shelves Aren't Empty (Yet)
In May, after Trump announced a thorough regime of tariffs, supply chain experts warned that Americans would be looking at empty shelves by the end of June. But here we are in late July and the stores...
28 Jul 202527min
Dupes!
There’s an entire economy devoted to seeing what products are trending—clothing, skin care, even Greek Islands—and delivering you a cheaper knock-off to buy. Guest: Mia Sato, reporter for The VergeWan...
27 Jul 202529min
A Colbert Report
Was the Late Show too unprofitable, or too political?Guest: Eric Deggans, NPR TV critic and media analyst, Knight Chair, Journalism and Media Ethics, Washington & Lee University.Want more What Next TB...
25 Jul 202521min
He Says Gaza Is a Genocide
What does it change to call Israel’s assault on Gaza a “genocide”?Guest: Omer Bartov, Dean's Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Brown University and author of the op-ed, “I’m a Genocide S...
24 Jul 202528min
How Dead Is the Department of Education?
If Trump follows through and successfully shuts down the Department of Education, what does America stand to lose? Guest: Laura Meckler, national education writer for The Washington Post and author o...
23 Jul 202521min
