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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A Vaccine Won’t Be the End

A Vaccine Won’t Be the End

As of Sept. 24, there are 42 vaccines in clinical trials on humans. At least 92 others are being developed but have not yet gone to trial. For months, the world has tracked the progression of these va...

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Could Lindsey Graham Really Lose?

Could Lindsey Graham Really Lose?

As Lindsey Graham gears up to push the President Trump's nominee through to the Supreme Court, he’s fighting another battle back home in South Carolina -- for his senate seat. The polls have him neck ...

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Democrats Can Still Play Hardball

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Senate Republicans are almost certainly going to fill Justice Ginsburg’s vacant Supreme Court seat ahead of the election. It may look like Democrats are backed into a corner but they have ways to chec...

23 Sep 202022min

When Everything Around You Is Burning

When Everything Around You Is Burning

Megan Brown’s family has worked their land in Northern California for 170 years. Fire was always a normal part of the ecosystem but Megan says, in recent years, “it’s become a monster.” Guest: Megan B...

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Remembering RBG

Remembering RBG

On Friday, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away at the age of 87. Her work as a lawyer and a judge forever changed how women are viewed under United States law. As the nation mourns, her absence sp...

21 Sep 202025min

TBD | Did the Internet Doom a Pregnancy?

TBD | Did the Internet Doom a Pregnancy?

For pregnant women in the U.S., there are plenty of reasons to mistrust the medical establishment. Mortality rates are high compared to other western countries, and one-third of women in the U.S. give...

18 Sep 202020min

Did the Internet Doom a Pregnancy?

Did the Internet Doom a Pregnancy?

For pregnant women in the U.S., there are plenty of reasons to mistrust the medical establishment. Mortality rates are high compared to other western countries, and one-third of women in the U.S. give...

18 Sep 202020min

Are Democrats Blowing It With Latino Voters?

Are Democrats Blowing It With Latino Voters?

Democratic operatives who specialize in Latino voter outreach are sounding the alarm: The Biden campaign assumes Latino support at its own peril. Guest: Chuck Rocha, head of Nuestro PAC.  Slate Plus m...

17 Sep 202028min

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