What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - America’s $5 Trillion Grid Problem
To keep places like Phoenix habitable, we need to have air-conditioning. But to have air-conditioning, we need a functional, modern electrical grid. With America’s grid already aging—and more demand c...
21 Jul 202324min
Political Gabfest - Trump Legal Traffic Jam
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz are together again and talking about Donald Trump’s next indictment and the charges against his “false electors” in Michigan; the struggles of...
20 Jul 202353min
What Next - Judging the Supreme Court
The Senate Judiciary Committee is considering a code of ethics for the Supreme Court—but Chief Justice John Roberts doesn’t believe they have the right to impose one.But with the Court’s legitimacy in...
20 Jul 202322min
What Next - The Indefensible Defense Bill
Even with Congress famously gridlocked, it reliably passes the National Defense Authorization Act. But this year, hardline conservative Republicans in the House of Representatives added amendment afte...
19 Jul 202319min
What Next - How Hollywood Shot Itself in the Foot
Actor Lea DeLaria knew Orange is the New Black was a hit. But Netflix made sure their paychecks didn’t reflect it. Fast forward ten years and this business model is the norm for nearly all working Ame...
18 Jul 202329min
What Next - Thousand-Year Floods, Annually
You can be forgiven for not thinking of Vermont as a place prone to catastrophic flooding. But as the climate changes, we have update our expectations—and our floodplain maps. Guest: Anna Weber, senio...
17 Jul 202321min
What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - America’s Killer Car Problem
Pedestrian deaths in America have been rising for the last decade, while dropping in Europe and Japan. What makes the U.S. so dangerous for pedestrians?Guest: Jessie Singer, author of There Are No Acc...
16 Jul 202332min
Slate Money - Trouble in the House of Mouse
Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers talk about Disney’s challenges especially now that writers and actors are both on strike. They discuss the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision...
15 Jul 202359min
