Conservative Candid Camera in the Darién Gap

Conservative Candid Camera in the Darién Gap

Crossing the Darién Gap, a 66-mile stretch of jungle in Panama, was hard enough before right-wing influencers began showing up with cameras, trying to bait would-be migrants into providing pro-Trump soundbites.


Guest: Ken Bensinger, New York Times political reporter covering right-wing media and national campaigns.


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Breaking Away From Google

Breaking Away From Google

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Are College Athletes About to Get Paid?

Are College Athletes About to Get Paid?

A star college athlete can help rake in millions for the schools they attend but never see a cent for themselves because of existing NCAA rules. California lawmakers just passed a bill that would allo...

18 Sep 201919min

What Does It Mean to Be "for Impeachment”?

What Does It Mean to Be "for Impeachment”?

Last week the House Judiciary Committee voted along party lines on new investigative procedures the panel will use as they inch closer and closer to possibly writing articles of impeachment. So, has t...

17 Sep 201922min

Is Texas Moving on Guns?

Is Texas Moving on Guns?

Last week the lieutenant governor of Texas, Dan Patrick, came out in support of modest background checks for gun sales. In the past, even the mere suggestion of tighter gun laws was a career ender for...

16 Sep 201917min

Trump Takes On the Auto Industry

Trump Takes On the Auto Industry

There’s a fight brewing between four auto makers and the Trump administration. This fight is largely about environmental regulations -- but it’s also about what kind of governance is required to have ...

13 Sep 201927min

Chasing Joe Biden

Chasing Joe Biden

Vice President Joe Biden still holds a wide lead in Democratic primary polls. Candidates who want to attack him at tonight’s primary debate do so at their own risk. Guest: Slate’s Jim Newell. Slate Pl...

12 Sep 201921min

The Case For The Vape

The Case For The Vape

Host Shannon Palus discusses how today’s vaping panic is connected to the rise of the cigarette with Jacob Grier, author of the new book The Rediscovery of Tobacco: Smoking, Vaping, and the Creative D...

11 Sep 201934min

Bolton Exits, But It’s Still Trump’s Show

Bolton Exits, But It’s Still Trump’s Show

President Donald Trump and his now former national security adviser, John Bolton, have had their differences. From North Korea to Iran, the two have been at odds with one another on some of the most i...

11 Sep 201918min

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