What Next - A Biden Pick in Trouble
After years of policy work in Washington, Neera Tanden is more than qualified to serve as Biden’s Director of the Office of Management and Budget. But her open scorn for conservatives and progressives...
25 Feb 202126min
Death, Sex & Money - I Was Your Father, Until I Wasn't
A listener named Tony wrote to us about his deep love for his daughter, and what it was like to discover that he wasn't her biological father.Support Death, Sex & Money by becoming a monthly sustainin...
24 Feb 202129min
What Next - The Marines’ Sexual Assault Problem
The U.S. military has long had a sexual assault problem. And the Marine Corps - the final service branch to gender-integrate - is no exception. Though multiple scandals have rocked the Marines, contin...
24 Feb 202125min
Culture Gabfest - Secrets of the New York Times Spelling Bee
This week Steve, Dana, and Julia talk about Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland. Next, they dig into their obsession with the New York Times’s Spelling Bee puzzle and interview its creator, 24-year-old Sam Ezersky...
24 Feb 202156min
What Next - Should Student Debt Be Canceled?
Democrats are divided over student debt forgiveness. President Joe Biden is trying to get $10,000-per-borrower canceled, while more progressive members of the party want $50,000 wiped out. So whom wou...
23 Feb 202124min
Slate Money - Slate Money: Movies: Michael Clayton
Welcome to Slate Money Goes to the Movies, a miniseries in which Felix Salmon, Anna Szymanski, and a different guest each week discuss popular business-themed movies. This week, Felix and Anna are joi...
23 Feb 202140min
Hang Up and Listen - Ranking the Best Dunks Ever
Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin are joined by the New Yorker’s Louisa Thomas to talk about the Australian Open. They also discuss the NBA’s new G League player development model. Finally,...
22 Feb 20211h 11min
What Next - Will Andrew Cuomo Say Sorry?
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has attracted national praise for his buck-stops-here leadership throughout the pandemic. But he's made some major missteps in his coronavirus response - the lack of tra...
22 Feb 202122min
