What Next - How the Capitol Riot Commission Died
After the Capitol riot on January 6th, Republicans proposed a bipartisan commission to investigate what took place as an alternative to impeaching then-President Trump. But last Friday, Senate Republi...
2 Jun 202120min
ICYMI - Why Does TikTok Think I’m an Ex-Mormon?
On today’s episode, Madison and Rachelle examine a case of mistaken identity. One of TikTok’s best features is its algorithm, which specializes in surfacing videos seemingly tailor-made for the user. ...
2 Jun 202124min
Culture Gabfest - It's Brutal Out Here
This week Steve is joined by Slate senior editor Allegra Frank and Slate staff writer Karen Han. The group first discusses Cruella, starring Emma Stone. Next, they discuss the television adaption of C...
2 Jun 202158min
Slow Burn - The Road to the Iraq War | 6. Big, if True
On Feb. 5, 2003, Secretary of State Colin Powell went to the United Nations to make the Bush administration’s closing argument for war with Iraq. Powell didn’t know it at the time, but one major piece...
2 Jun 202139min
Hang Up and Listen - The Naomi Osaka Withdraws Edition
Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin talk about what Naomi Osaka’s French Open withdrawal reveals about athletes and mental health and athletes and the press. They also discuss the spate of at...
1 Jun 20211h 11min
What Next - Will the Olympics Be a Fiasco?
Despite the pandemic, the Tokyo Olympics are set to kick off in late July. Many Japanese citizens are worried that such a large-scale event might worsen the pandemic in their country but the Internati...
1 Jun 202126min
Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - The Return of The Waves!
Hi Amicus listeners. Some of you might be familiar with The Waves, Slate’s podcast about feminism and gender, which has been around for years in various forms. The Waves went on hiatus at the beginnin...
29 Mai 202134min
Slate Money - Win-Lose
Joe Weisenthal of Bloomberg joins Slate Money to talk about his take on inflation, Exxon’s new activist investors, and Amazon buying MGM. In the Plus segment: Joe on the importance of semiconductors. ...
29 Mai 202149min
