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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The American Oligarch Class

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The Fight for George Santos’s Seat

The Fight for George Santos’s Seat

The special election for George Santos’s vacated U.S. House seat has attracted tons of spending and a lot of attention—all to hold the position for less than a year. Who’s running, and what can this v...

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Is Biden Too Old?

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The special prosecutor’s report into Biden’s classified documents case is out… and it says Joe Biden’s memory is too bad for a jury to convict him. Is the report a politically motivated hit job, or an...

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Breaking Up with Dating Apps

Breaking Up with Dating Apps

For a while, it seemed like the only place to meet potential partners was through an app—Tinder, Hinge, Bumble, etc. But as the apps are trying to monetize their matchmaking—and some users now with a ...

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The NFL’s Concussion Settlement Farce

The NFL’s Concussion Settlement Farce

The NFL's concussion settlement was meant to provide financial support and medical help for players who developed traumatic brain injuries from the sport. So why are so many players denied the help th...

9 Feb 202426min

How Trump Gets Kicked off the Ballot

How Trump Gets Kicked off the Ballot

The Supreme Court now has to decide if the 14th amendment’s provision to keep insurrectionists off the ballot applies to Donald Trump.Guest: Jamelle Bouie, New York Times opinion columnist.If you enjo...

8 Feb 202419min

A Mass Shooter’s Mom Found Guilty

A Mass Shooter’s Mom Found Guilty

Yesterday, a jury found Jennifer Crumbley guilty of involuntary manslaughter for the mass-shooting carried out by her son Ethan at his high school in Oxford, Michigan. How will this conviction change ...

7 Feb 202420min

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Inside a Gaza Hospital

Pediatrician Dr. Seema Jilani’s work has taken her from Sudan to Afghanistan. Last month, she was in Gaza for two weeks, where she worked tending to the wounded in the besieged Al-Aqsa Hospital.Guest:...

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