ICYMI - The Saga of Nina Simone’s Twitter Account (ft. Kamala Harris)
What do Chloe Bailey, Nina Simone, and Vice President Kamala Harris have to do with one another? We’re here to help you figure that out. On today’s episode, Rachelle and Madison talk about how a cover...
23 Jun 202129min
What Next - Can Lina Khan Really Take On Monopolies?
America has gone soft on monopolies. A small number of businesses control an ever-increasing market share with only muted protests from the Federal Trade Commission, the supposed antitrust watchdog of...
22 Jun 202126min
Slate Money - Slate Money: Movies: Thank You For Smoking
Welcome to Slate Money Goes to the Movies, a miniseries in which Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and a different guest each week discuss popular business-themed movies. Joanne Lipman, author and journalist,...
22 Jun 202152min
Decoder Ring - The Invention of Hydration
To say that hydration is an invention is only a slight exaggeration. Back in the 1970’s and ‘80s, no one carried bottled water with them, but by the ‘90s it was a genuine status object. How did bottle...
22 Jun 202133min
Hang Up and Listen - Did the Supreme Court Just Kill the NCAA?
Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin discuss NBA injuries, Kevin Durant’s heroics, and Ben Simmons’ struggles. Slate’s Mark Joseph Stern also joins to assess the Supreme Court’s decision in NC...
21 Jun 20211h 16min
What Next - The Fight Over Evangelicals’ Future
Fears that an ultra-conservative faction would take control of the country’s largest organization of evangelicals did not come to fruition at the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting this year...
21 Jun 202121min
Slate Money - Hipster Antitrust
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Stacy-Marie Ishmael discuss Lina Khan and tech antitrust, Anna Wiener’s New Yorker piece on Silicon Valley, and the New York Times investigation into working a...
19 Jun 202148min
ICYMI - You’re Using “Woke” Wrong
From “woke bae” to “woke-a-cola,” the word woke has taken the internet and mainstream media by storm. But how many people who use the word actually know what it means? On today’s episode, Rachelle and...
19 Jun 202127min
