Slate Money - Wal-Mart v. Amazon: The Battle for Retail’s Soul
Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers are joined by author Jason Del Rey to talk physical retail’s woes. They discuss Jason’s new book, Winner Sells All: Amazon, Walmart and the Battle for Ou...
22 Jul 202353min
Political Gabfest - Gabfest Reads: How the British Empire Twisted the Truth
David Plotz talks with author David Grann about his new book, The Wager. The non-fiction book tells the harrowing story of a shipwreck off the coast of Patagonia in 1742. They discuss how the British ...
22 Jul 202325min
What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - America’s $5 Trillion Grid Problem
To keep places like Phoenix habitable, we need to have air-conditioning. But to have air-conditioning, we need a functional, modern electrical grid. With America’s grid already aging—and more demand c...
21 Jul 202324min
Political Gabfest - Trump Legal Traffic Jam
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz are together again and talking about Donald Trump’s next indictment and the charges against his “false electors” in Michigan; the struggles of...
20 Jul 202353min
Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show - My Kid Refuses Therapy. I Think She Needs It.
On this episode: Zak and Jamilah are joined by Leslie Cohen-Rubury — therapist and host of the podcast Is My Child a Monster? Together, they help a listener who’s worried that her daughter’s meltdowns...
20 Jul 202323min
What Next - Judging the Supreme Court
The Senate Judiciary Committee is considering a code of ethics for the Supreme Court—but Chief Justice John Roberts doesn’t believe they have the right to impose one.But with the Court’s legitimacy in...
20 Jul 202322min
Death, Sex & Money - The Crude Reality of Debt from This is Uncomfortable
Kate Beaton was determined to work her way out of debt. But nothing could have prepared her for the experience of toiling in the Canadian oil sands.This episode is from This is Uncomfortable, a podcas...
19 Jul 202342min
What Next - The Indefensible Defense Bill
Even with Congress famously gridlocked, it reliably passes the National Defense Authorization Act. But this year, hardline conservative Republicans in the House of Representatives added amendment afte...
19 Jul 202319min
