What Next - The Worst Drought in 1,200 Years
The American southwest is in a megadrought. Water levels in lakes are dropping, threatening the local environment as well as agriculture, hydroelectric power, and the people living there. As global te...
26 Jul 202223min
Decoder Ring - The Mall is Dead (Long Live the Mall)
What do we lose if we lose the mall? 70 years into their existence, these hulking temples to commerce are surprisingly resilient and filled with contradictions. In this episode, Alexandra Lange, the a...
26 Jul 202240min
Hang Up and Listen - Pickleball Is Everywhere
Josh Levin and the New Yorker’s Vinson Cunningham are joined by Tim Layden to discuss the record breakers of the world track and field championships; by Abe Riesman to talk about Vince McMahon’s scand...
25 Jul 20221h 11min
What Next - The Price Liz Cheney Will Pay
Liz Cheney rose through Republican leadership based on her conservative bona fides, but thanks to her prominent role in the Jan 6th committee, she’s gained donors and admirers from across the aisle. H...
25 Jul 202223min
Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show - Summer Science Fun
On this episode: Elizabeth and Zak are joined by Stephanie Ryan, author, education consultant, and creator of Let’s Learn about Science. Stephanie shows them some kid-friendly science experiments that...
25 Jul 202227min
Political Gabfest - Gabfest Reads: Revolution Through Teenage Eyes
Emily Bazelon talks with author Vanessa Hua about her new historical fiction book, Forbidden City. The novel tells the story of sixteen-year-old revolutionary Mei who becomes a dancer in Chairman Mao’...
24 Jul 202226min
What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Smart City: Dumb Idea?
Toronto’s Quayside project is a telling example of how smart cities have failed. Could it also show how to make them better?Guest: Ben Green, Jennifer KeesmaatHost: Lizzie O'Leary Hosted on Acast. Se...
24 Jul 202225min
Slate Money - There Shouldn’t Be So Many Yachts
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers discuss Amazon’s acquisition of One Medical, the complications of start-ups offering loans to employees against their stock options, and Evan ...
23 Jul 202242min
