Insecurity complex
The president has threatened to revoke the national security clearances for current and former government officials. The Washington Post's Shane Harris explains why this is a bad idea for basically everyone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
23 Aug 201822min
Guilty. Guilty. Guilty?
In an unprecedented one-two punch Donald Trump’s personal lawyer pleaded guilty to and his campaign manager was found guilty of serious crimes yesterday evening. Vox’s Matthew Yglesias explores the implications. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
22 Aug 201821min
19 cents per hour
Inmates nationwide go on strike today to protest conditions they call “modern-day slavery": incarcerated Americans are paid pennies on the dollar for cooking food, making license plates, even fighting fires. The Marshall Project’s Nicole Lewis explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
21 Aug 201819min
No fair, ride share
New York City has approved the first cap in the U.S. on Uber and Lyft vehicles. WIRED’s Aarian Marshall explains who’ll be impacted the most, and whether this is scooters’ big chance to zip ahead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
20 Aug 201820min
Never tweet
Twitter temporarily banned Alex Jones and Infowars this week. Why'd it take so long? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
17 Aug 201822min
Saw something, said nothing
A Pennsylvania grand jury has released a 1300-page report on child sex abuses within the state's Catholic Church. Jack Jenkins from Religion News Service peels back the curtain on 70 years of heinous assaults. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
16 Aug 201823min
Crazy. Rich. And finally seen.
Crazy Rich Asians hits theaters today. Los Angeles Times film critic Jen Yamato says it's been 25 years in the making. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
15 Aug 201821min
Democracy Dies in Daylight
Democracies can fall many ways: military coups, assassinations, mass protests. But what does it look like when a democracy quietly backslides into autocracy? Vox’s Zack Beauchamp went on a trip to Hungary to explore (with support from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
14 Aug 201821min
