Meh-lania

Melania, the documentary about the First Lady, is a lot like its subject: extremely expensive and fundamentally inscrutable.


Guest: Heather Schwedel, staff writer at Slate, author of “Unfortunately, I Have to Recommend You See Melania”.


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TBD | Where the Far Right Is Meeting Now

TBD | Where the Far Right Is Meeting Now

After Facebook and Twitter banned thousands of accounts in the wake of the Capitol riots, fringe groups are flocking to platforms like Signal and Telegram. With the inauguration just days away, and go...

15 Jan 202116min

Where the Far Right Is Meeting Now

Where the Far Right Is Meeting Now

After Facebook and Twitter banned thousands of accounts in the wake of the Capitol riots, fringe groups are flocking to platforms like Signal and Telegram. With the inauguration just days away, and go...

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Don’t Forget Georgia

Don’t Forget Georgia

After the storming of the Capitol, Democrats’ victories in Georgia’s runoff Senate races sort of got lost in the shuffle. But Georgia going blue for the first time in nearly two decades is a big deal....

14 Jan 202127min

Working Through L.A.’s COVID Nightmare

Working Through L.A.’s COVID Nightmare

The coronavirus crisis has risen to new levels in California. Even as vaccines get distributed, hospitals are maxing out their ICU capacity, and sick people in ambulances wait outside for a bed to ope...

13 Jan 202123min

The Best Way to Punish Trump

The Best Way to Punish Trump

With just over a week left in the Trump presidency, Congressional Democrats are asking Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment and strip President Trump of his power. Is that the right ...

12 Jan 202127min

He Saw the Storm Coming

He Saw the Storm Coming

In 2009, Department of Homeland Security official, Daryl Johnson, warned the government that right-wing extremists were building power. After his report leaked to conservative media outlets, the agenc...

11 Jan 202124min

TBD | Deplatforming the President

TBD | Deplatforming the President

This week, in the wake of violent protests at the Capitol, the social media platforms took unprecedented steps to rein in the president. Facebook banned his account at least through Inauguration Day. ...

8 Jan 202117min

Deplatforming the President

Deplatforming the President

This week, in the wake of violent protests at the Capitol, the social media platforms took unprecedented steps to rein in the president. Facebook banned his account at least through Inauguration Day. ...

8 Jan 202117min

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