What Next - How Sioux Falls Became a Hot Spot
More than 700 cases of COVID-19 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota can be traced back to the city’s Smithfield pork packaging plant. Weeks before the coronavirus outbreak was confirmed, employees were askin...
22 Apr 202017min
Slate Money - Slate Money: Food: Sustainability
In this Slate Money mini-series, Felix Salmon talks to guests about the economics of food.Dan Barber of Blue Hill joins Felix to discuss how COVID-19 is revealing the flaws in the farm-to-table model,...
21 Apr 202041min
What Next - Democrats’ Plan to Win the Senate
No one thought 2020 was going to be a boring election year. Several key Senate seats are in play, presenting Democrats with a real shot at winning back the chamber. However, with an unstable economy a...
21 Apr 202020min
What Next - What’s Happening in Florida’s Nursing Homes?
Ever since COVID-19 surfaced in Florida, local journalists began wondering how the virus was going to impact nursing home residents and employees. For weeks the facilities and the state's health depar...
20 Apr 202026min
Slate Money - Giant Money Gun
This week Felix, Anna, and Emily discuss the Paycheck Protection Program funds running out, Amazon’s current percentage of evil, and why companies would pay out dividends right now.“Coronavirus at Smi...
18 Apr 202043min
What Next - TBD | Can the U.S. Really Track the Coronavirus?
Before the U.S. can start opening back up, states will need to put systems in place for “contact tracing,” or meticulous tracking of the disease within communities. South Korea’s extensive tracing pro...
17 Apr 202020min
What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Can the U.S. Really Track the Coronavirus?
Before the U.S. can start opening back up, states will need to put systems in place for “contact tracing,” or meticulous tracking of the disease within communities. South Korea’s extensive tracing pro...
17 Apr 202020min
Political Gabfest - I Alone Can Open It
Trump claims “total authority”, Heather Boushey on fighting the recession, and Amanda Ripley on lessons from Katrina and other disasters.For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment David, Emily, and John...
16 Apr 202057min
