Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - “An Injury To Their Electoral Prospects”
Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Jessica Ring Amunson, who argued Brnovich v DNC at the Supreme Court this month, to take us inside the arguments and the key questions, and also to look at the wider lands...
13 Mar 20211h 12min
Slate Money - The Data Detective
Economist, journalist, and podcaster Tim Harford returns to the show to discuss his new book The Data Detective: Ten Easy Rules to Make Sense of Statistics with Felix Salmon and Emily Peck. They also ...
13 Mar 202159min
Political Gabfest - Zero Sum
Emily, John and David discuss the unprecedented American Rescue Plan. Author Heather McGhee joins the Gabfest to talk about her new book outlining how racism hurts all Americans and Dr. Michael Mina a...
12 Mar 20211h 3min
What Next - TBD | Does Google Actually Want to Hire Black Engineers?
Back in 2014, Google released in-depth diversity data for its workforce for the first time. 1.1 percent of its tech team identified as Black. Six years later, after millions of dollars spent and a muc...
12 Mar 202121min
What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Does Google Actually Want to Hire Black Engineers?
Back in 2014, Google released in-depth diversity data for its workforce for the first time. 1.1 percent of its tech team identified as Black. Six years later, after millions of dollars spent and a muc...
12 Mar 202121min
Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show - The Boy-Girl Friend Divide Edition
On this week’s episode: Jamilah and Dan are joined by longtime friend of the pod, Jessica Winter. Jessica just released her next novel, The Fourth Child. They answer a question from a mom of a little ...
11 Mar 202141min
What Next - The Fight to Reopen Schools in Memphis
Why did schools stay closed for so long in Memphis? And why weren’t parents clamoring for them to reopen? To answer those questions, you have to tell a longer story about the relationship between a ma...
11 Mar 202119min
Death, Sex & Money - Masks On, Tops Off: Inside A Texas Strip Club
Strip clubs are struggling with shutdowns, slow business and federal aid ineligibility. We hear from one Texas club's owner, and a dancer and customer there, about COVID's impact.Send us your stories ...
10 Mar 202139min
