Would You Let A.I. Date For You?

Would You Let A.I. Date For You?

The online dating world can be brutal and repetitive—just the kind of thing you might want to automate. But, in one tech writer’s experience, artificial intelligence isn’t ready to make real connections—at least, not without a lot of help.


Guest: Heather Tal Murphy, covers business and technology at Slate


Host: Lizzie O’Leary


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John Bolton’s One-Man Show

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If the U.S. stumbles into a war with Iran, it’ll be largely one of John Bolton’s making. The national security adviser appears to be running the foreign policy show at the White House and has a taste ...

15 Mai 201922min

The Trade War Escalates

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Monday marked another escalation in the trade war with China. And yes, even by the academic definition, our guest says this is a full-blown trade war. Who’s feeling the effect most, and how is the adm...

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A Battle Over Abortion in Alabama

A Battle Over Abortion in Alabama

Anti-abortion activists in Alabama are rushing to topple Roe v. Wade. But have they crafted an abortion ban that’s too extreme, even for Alabama’s Republicans? Guest: Brian Lyman, reporter for the Mon...

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The Progressive Critic Inside the Church

The Progressive Critic Inside the Church

Last weekend, Slate published an obituary for Rachel Held Evans, the blogger who championed liberal values and challenged evangelicals on their politics. She was known to her devoted readers as RHE, a...

10 Mai 201920min

The Mayoral Scandal Gripping Baltimore

The Mayoral Scandal Gripping Baltimore

On May 2nd, Catherine Pugh resigned as mayor of Baltimore - making her the second mayor in less than ten years to leave office amid corruption allegations. The scandal forcing her to step down involve...

9 Mai 201918min

Cyberspace Didn’t Stay Free

Cyberspace Didn’t Stay Free

In this episode April Glaser is joined once again by guest co-host Meredith Broussard, a data journalism professor at NYU and author of Artificial Unintelligence: How Computers Misunderstand the World...

8 Mai 201940min

The Constitutional Tug-of-War Is Just Getting Started

The Constitutional Tug-of-War Is Just Getting Started

The House Judiciary Committee is set to vote on holding Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress, for failing to provide a full and unredacted copy of the Mueller report. It’s the latest ...

8 Mai 201917min

(Fixed) An ERA Advocate On Why She’s Optimistic

(Fixed) An ERA Advocate On Why She’s Optimistic

We got our files mixed up this morning! This is the corrected show for Tuesday, May 7. The proposed Equal Rights Amendment is simple: It would prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex. To become pa...

7 Mai 201922min

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