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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Trump's Legal Troubles Are Just Getting Started

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President Donald Trump’s business dealings have been shrouded in secrecy, but new legal scrutiny on the Trump Organization might turn up some answers about how the president makes and keeps his money....

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Will “Law and Order” Save Trump?

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A Democratic Mud-Fight in Massachusetts

A Democratic Mud-Fight in Massachusetts

The Democratic primary for a Massachusetts Senate seat is becoming a test of progressive bona fides and the strength of the Kennedy family name. So perhaps it’s not surprising to learn that, when it c...

1 Sep 202016min

Seven Days of Unrest in Kenosha

Seven Days of Unrest in Kenosha

One week ago, a police officer in Kenosha, Wisconsin shot Jacob Blake in the back seven times, paralyzing him from the waist down. In the immediate aftermath, citizens of Kenosha took to the streets i...

31 Aug 202020min

TBD | QAnon Goes Mainstream

TBD | QAnon Goes Mainstream

Not long ago, the QAnon conspiracy theory seemed to have lost momentum. Social media mentions had decreased. 8chan had gone offline. But since March, fueled by the pandemic and social media giants, th...

28 Aug 202016min

QAnon Goes Mainstream

QAnon Goes Mainstream

Not long ago, the QAnon conspiracy theory seemed to have lost momentum. Social media mentions had decreased. 8chan had gone offline. But since March, fueled by the pandemic and social media giants, th...

28 Aug 202016min

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