What Next - When an Earthquake Hits a Civil War
How getting recovery aid and assistance to Turkey and northern Syria has been complicated by on-going aftershocks from the earthquake and the reverberations of the Syrian civil war. Guests: Louisa Lo...
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What Next - The Ohio Trainwreck Blame Game
How a derailed train and the dark cloud of chemical burn off over East Palestine, Ohio, came to confirm everything you think is wrong with everything.Guest: Ben Mathis-Lilley, Slate staff writerIf you...
21 Feb 202325min
What Next - Amicus: The “Stop the Steal” Fight That Never Ended
Enjoy this episode of Slate's Amicus, while the What Next team enjoys the holiday.Wisconsin’s State Supreme Court heard one of the landmark cases of the 2020 presidential election. During oral argumen...
20 Feb 202347min
What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - The Baby-Sleep Industrial Complex
The tech-laden, luxury bassinet “Snoo” has been presented as preventing Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, helping babies sleep longer, and a totally reasonable way to spend $1,700. Is any of that true?Gue...
19 Feb 202328min
Political Gabfest - Gabfest Reads: A Boarding School Thriller, But Make It Feminist
Emily Bazelon talks with author Rebecca Makkai about her new book, I Have Some Questions For You. They discuss why it’s so easy to suspend disbelief with this type of story, the “cancelled” subplot, a...
18 Feb 202333min
Slate Money - Rihanna for World Bank President
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers explain why the president of the World Bank is stepping down, and throw out some guesses of who might replace him. They also discuss the train...
18 Feb 202345min
What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - What Made the Balloon Drama Pop Off?
Come to think of it, a giant balloon seems like a pretty conspicuous way to spy on another country. So what was that Chinese spy balloon doing above the U.S.—and what have American planes been shootin...
17 Feb 202332min
Political Gabfest - President Nikki Haley?
This week, David Plotz, John Dickerson, and Emily Bazelon discuss Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign; the legal history likely to lead to the end of affirmative action; and Slate How To! podcast host...
16 Feb 202352min
