What Next - China’s Revolt Against “Zero COVID”
For nearly three years, people in China have endured their government’s “Zero COVID” policies to prevent cases from overwhelming their hospital system. But after a fire in Urumqi broke out and videos ...
1 Des 202224min
What Next - It Isn't Time to Negotiate in Ukraine...Yet
With no clear path to advance and winter settling in, what would it take for Russia to negotiate an exit from Ukraine?Guest: Fred Kaplan. Slate’s war stories correspondentIf you enjoy this show, pleas...
30 Nov 202221min
What Next - Is This the End of College Rankings?
With Yale and Harvard law schools withdrawing from U.S. News & World Report’s annual law school rankings, others have followed suit. With the rating system for all colleges taking criticism, being “ga...
29 Nov 202227min
What Next - Hakeem Jeffries’ House
Hakeem Jeffries appears set to take over as Nancy Pelosi steps down as the head of the House Democrats. As a member of the Progressive Caucus who has often sided against progressives with party leader...
28 Nov 202222min
What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - The Trap of Buy Now, Pay Later
The option to “buy now and pay later” over installments exploded over the past two years, thanks to people being flush with stimulus cash and shopping online during the pandemic. But is this new, unde...
27 Nov 202230min
Slate Money - Fleishman is in Trouble
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers are joined by New York Times Magazine writer and Fleishman is in Trouble author Taffy Brodesser-Akner to talk about wealth, class and the medi...
26 Nov 202235min
Political Gabfest - What If Twitter Dies?
This week, David Plotz, Emily Bazelon, and John Dickerson discuss the future of Twitter, the ghoulish World Cup, and a minister’s allegation that Justice Alito leaked the outcome of the Hobby Lobby ca...
24 Nov 202257min
What Next - Ticketmaster's Swift Meltdown
When presale tickets for Taylor Swift’s upcoming tour effectively broke the internet last week, Ticketmaster emerged as the villain…again. The media behemoth has been reviled since the ‘90s, but it ha...
23 Nov 202229min
