The Bizarre Origin Story of the Gaetz Scandal
Last week, The New York Times reported that Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz was under investigation by the Justice Department over his relationships with women recruited online for sex, and whether he had sex...
5 Apr 202124min
Introducing: ICYMI
ICYMI is Slate’s new podcast about internet culture. It’s a show for people who have a healthy relationship with the internet, made by people who really, really don’t. It’s hosted by Slate’s Madison M...
4 Apr 202128min
TBD | The Fight Over Vaccine Passports
There are at least 17 different “vaccine passport” initiatives underway in the United States. And leaked documents reveal that the Biden administration fears that “a chaotic and ineffective vaccine cr...
2 Apr 202122min
The Fight Over Vaccine Passports
There are at least 17 different “vaccine passport” initiatives underway in the United States. And leaked documents reveal that the Biden administration fears that “a chaotic and ineffective vaccine cr...
2 Apr 202122min
LA’s Housing Crisis Hits A Boiling Point
Los Angeles’s Echo Park Lake is home to swan boats, running trails and space for members of it’s rapidly gentrifying community to gather during the pandemic. Up until last week, it was also home to ov...
1 Apr 202121min
The Wedge Issue of Republicans’ Dreams
Most kids in the country aren’t back to school in any way we’d recognize as normal. Republicans have noticed. Now, they’re launching a few trial balloons this year to see if “reopen the schools” can b...
31 Mars 202120min
Can a Highway Be Racist?
Houston residents and elected officials are trying to stop the largest urban highway project of their lifetimes -- one that would clear out more than 1,000 homes in primarily Black and Latin neighborh...
30 Mars 202119min
Should Florida Cancel Spring Break?
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has become a Republican celebrity for his notably lax coronavirus policies, keeping the state mostly open during the pandemic. But in Miami Beach, tourists are using the ...
29 Mars 202117min
