Slate Money - The Legacy of “Tim Apple”
This week: Tim Cook announced he was stepping down as Apple’s CEO after 15 years. Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck, unpack his unique legacy as the leader of the very beloved, very visib...
25 Apr 45min
What Next - SchadenFriday: Cabinet Crashouts
The Trump administration is, let’s say, experiencing a bit of turnover this spring. Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer is out and Kash Patel has reached the “embroiled in scandal and suing the pre...
24 Apr 6min
What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - MAGA's A.I. Schism
Is artificial intelligence a blessing to all humanity, or a demon sent to lead us astray from God’s path? MAGA is choosing between two extremes.Guest: Kiera Butler, national correspondent for Mother J...
24 Apr 25min
Political Gabfest - Trump and the Iranians Deserve Each Other
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss Trump's need for a face-saving exit amid his economically disastrous standoff with Iran over the Strait of Hormuz, how Kash Patel's de...
23 Apr 1h
What Next - Congress’s Purge Era
Representatives Eric Swalwell, Tony Gonzales, and now Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick are out; Virginia is redistricting and Republicans are bracing for a tsunami of a blue wave in the fall midterms. What’...
23 Apr 28min
What Next - Where’s MY Tariff Refund?
The government is getting ready to pay $166 billion in tariff refunds to American businesses. But the consumers who had to foot the bill for the higher costs? No such luck.Guest: Justin Wolfers, econo...
22 Apr 26min
What Next - Taking ICE to Court
During the Trump administration’s winter immigration surge, high-level officials assured ICE agents that they could act with impunity. But two different legal cases from Minnesota and Maine are findin...
21 Apr 26min
What Next - Why International Law Can’t Stop Trump
From bombing fishing boats in the Caribbean, to kidnapping Nicolás Maduro, to the Iran War, the Trump administration seems to operate like it has just as much immunity from international law as John R...
20 Apr 25min
