How the Supreme Court Could Gut Planned Parenthood

The year is wrapping up and so is The Biden Era—oh who are we kidding? This was, and is, the Age of Trump…and now, apparently, Elon Musk. Brace yourselves. Guest: Jim Newell, Slate senior politics rep...

31 Dec 202420min

Former president Jimmy Carter died on Sunday at age 100. Carter was a born-again evangelical Christian as well as a Democrat. Those two identities existed in harmony for him—but they would diverge in ...

30 Dec 202418min

Between a third and half of American schoolchildren have a form of “mental health monitoring” software on their school devices, which scans for and flags certain keywords. While intuitively appealing,...

29 Dec 202424min

“Fecal microbial transplants” treat someone’s unhealthy gut with poop from someone else’s healthy gut, and proponents of FMT claim it can help treat everything from IBS to autism. But if your doctor i...

27 Dec 202420min

“Fecal microbial transplants” treat someone’s unhealthy gut with poop from someone else’s healthy gut, and proponents of FMT claim it can help treat everything from IBS to autism. But if your doctor i...

27 Dec 202420min

While the What Next team takes some rest, enjoy this episode, originally aired on April 22.With all eyes on the WNBA as Caitlin Clark was drafted, many were surprised at the star player’s new salary, ...

26 Dec 202426min

While the What Next team takes some rest, enjoy this episode, originally aired on May 16.When Miss USA abdicated her throne, people noticed that the first letters of each sentence of her resignation l...

25 Dec 202425min

While the What Next team takes some rest, enjoy this episode, originally aired on June 12.Two years ago, the FDA announced it was banning JUUL nicotine vapes from sale in the U.S.—and then quickly ann...

24 Dec 202423min