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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Not All of the Polls Were Wrong

Not All of the Polls Were Wrong

In the lead-up to the 2020 election, Iowa polls had Biden and Trump running neck and neck to win the state’s 6 electoral votes. However, one poll in late October showed that Trump had taken a seven-po...

12 Nov 202027min

Republicans’ Down Ballot Power Grab

Republicans’ Down Ballot Power Grab

Even though the 2020 presidential race has been called for Joe Biden, President Trump is still baselessly asserting that he is the true winner. His accusations of voter fraud may give republican held ...

11 Nov 202027min

How Democrats Took Latino Voters for Granted

How Democrats Took Latino Voters for Granted

Some early exit polls showed Joe Biden winning a strong majority of Latino voters but if you look closely there’s a more complicated story. In some key areas, Biden and Democrats more broadly underper...

10 Nov 202021min

Biden Won. What Now?

Biden Won. What Now?

On Saturday, the US presidential race was called for Joe Biden, making Donald Trump a one-term president. However, the outcome of the down ballot races may spell trouble for an incoming Biden administ...

9 Nov 202021min

TBD | How the Gig Economy Won in California

TBD | How the Gig Economy Won in California

Companies like Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash have always argued that their workers are independent contractors, not employees. This distinction has been crucial in their rise from startups to multi-billion...

6 Nov 202018min

How the Gig Economy Won in California

How the Gig Economy Won in California

Companies like Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash have always argued that their workers are independent contractors, not employees. This distinction has been crucial in their rise from startups to multi-billion...

6 Nov 202018min

What We Know So Far

What We Know So Far

There’s still a lot that’s unclear about one of the most contentious elections in recent history. Here’s what we do know: that many pollsters overestimated the depth of Biden support. That Trump held ...

5 Nov 202024min

And Now We Wait

And Now We Wait

We still don’t have a winner for the 2020 presidential election. It’s all coming down to states where vote-counting is happening slowly, amid a flurry of lawsuits. Guest: Jim Newell, Slate’s senior po...

4 Nov 202023min

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