How Israel-Hamas Has Divided Democrats
The war in Gaza has laid bare some deep fault lines within the Democratic party when it comes to Israel policy. How might that impact next year’s elections?Guest: Alex Sammon, Slate politics writer. I...
22 Nov 202322min
Inside OpenAI's Implosion
OpenAI was the hottest startup in Silicon Valley off the success of ChatGPT. Then, the board fired Sam Altman. Guest: Mike Isaac, technology reporter at the New York Times.If you enjoy this show, plea...
21 Nov 202328min
Moms for Liberty Tanked at the Polls. This Guy Called It.
Over the past few years, ultra-conservative activists took aim at school boards, trying to shape curriculums to match their beliefs. But this year, from Pennsylvania to Iowa, “parental rights candidat...
20 Nov 202320min
Bedbugs Are Back, Baby!
The bedbug break-out during Paris fashion week this fall was obviously horrifying, but the bad news doesn’t stop there. Bedbugs are on the rise—and on the move.Guest: Benji Jones, senior environmental...
19 Nov 202322min
How Deepfake Porn Infected a School
Girls at a New Jersey high school were early victims of a novel and growing problem: their images were taken from social media without consent to create “deep-fake pornography.” Guest: Julie Jargon, W...
17 Nov 202321min
What If Gaza Boils Over?
As Palestinian allies like Hezbollah and Iran voice their support, is there a danger of more countries being pulled into the war in Gaza? Guest: Gregory Gause, head of the Department of International ...
16 Nov 202320min
Trump’s Second Term
If you want to imagine what Donald Trump’s second presidential term would look like, look at what he left unfinished from his first—and listen to his long list of personal grievances.Guest: Susan Glas...
15 Nov 202320min
How the Israel-Gaza War Rages in America
A Jewish writer and Muslim journalist sit down to discuss the power dynamics, tribalism, and role of empathy in a far-away conflict that hits close to home in America. Guests:Aymann Ismail, Slate staf...
14 Nov 202329min
