Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - The Rule of Law Took A Very Dark Turn This Week
If you’re overwhelmed by the sheer volume of lawless acts, constitutional crises (we count five), and huge Trump administration losses in court this week - honestly, same. But if anyone can render thi...
22 Mar 20251h 13min
Slate Money - Who’s The Boss?
This week: DOGE is taking its chainsaw to the Social Security Administration. Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers examine the real reasons behind the Elon Musk led crusade against the SSA. ...
22 Mar 202550min
What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Trump's War on Scientific Research
The National Institutes of Health is the primary engine of biomedical research around the world, which makes the Trump administration's dramatic cuts to its grant program both confusing and potentiall...
21 Mar 202526min
Political Gabfest - The “Constitutional Crisis Is Here”
This week, John Dickerson and David Plotz are joined by Ruth Marcus to discuss the showdown over mass deportation and the government’s defiant response to court orders; a deep data dive by Ezra Klein ...
20 Mar 20251h 2min
Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show - What Your Kid’s Skin Really Needs
On this episode: Zak, Lucy, and Elizabeth sit down with Dr. Sheilagh Maguiness — a board-certified pediatric dermatologist, an entrepreneur, and a social media star. This episode is your one-stop shop...
20 Mar 202548min
What Next - Trump’s Animal-Spirit Economy
The economy that Donald Trump inherited from Joe Biden had low unemployment, slowing inflation, and a growing GDP. So what is he trying to achieve by imposing heavy tariffs on our allies and trading p...
20 Mar 202525min
ICYMI - Are New York City Influencers Boring?
Kate Lindsay fills guest co-host Nitish Pahwa in on the TikTok drama that has the “NYC influencer girlies” in a tizzy. After being accused of being “boring,” certain (white, blonde, thin) creators too...
19 Mar 202537min
Culture Gabfest - Cate Blanchett Is a Sexy Super Spy
On this week’s show, Slate’s Dan Kois sits in for Stephen Metcaff. The hosts discuss the new Mr. & Mrs. Smith-like film Black Bag, starring Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender. Then they dive into t...
19 Mar 20251h 4min
