Howard Schultz and the Ghost of Ross Perot
Howard Schultz's potential independent presidential candidacy has gotten off to a rough start. Why are Democrats and Republicans alike upset about the Starbucks CEO entering the 2020 fray? And will it...
30 Jan 201915min
How Big Tech Is Bleeding American Journalism
More than 1,000 journalists lost their jobs last week. The reason is pretty simple: Big tech is beating digital media to the money. To save journalism, what rules should the public be fighting for?Gue...
29 Jan 201917min
The Gun Rights Case Headed to the Supreme Court
Why it matters that the Supreme Court is taking on a gun rights case now, after keeping its powder dry for years.Guest: Mark Joseph Stern, who covers courts & the law for Slate.Tell us what you think ...
28 Jan 201916min
The Opposition Comes for Venezuela’s Maduro
How Venezuelans reached a breaking point, and how a team of savvy politicians orchestrated the break. No one expected the greatest threat of a proxy war to come out of South America -- right?Guests: A...
25 Jan 201919min
Congress Does Something
The Senate is readying a vote on two bills to fund the government. The measures aren’t expected to pass, but they might signal the beginning of the end of the shutdown.Guest: Jim Newell, who covers Co...
24 Jan 201918min
Juul Heist
On today’s show, hosts April Glaser and Will Oremus discuss news news that the french government has fined Google close to $57 million for violating the new European privacy laws that went into effect...
23 Jan 201939min
Kamala Harris & the Rise of Progressive Prosecutors
More and more reform-minded district attorneys are taking office as self-avowed progressive prosecutors. Why don’t some advocates think Kamala Harris deserves the label?Guest: Lara Bazelon, associate ...
23 Jan 201921min
The Women Fleeing Saudi Arabia
What Mohammed bin Salman’s rise to power has meant for women in Saudi Arabia. Guest: Journalist Sarah Aziza. Read her latest reporting in the New Yorker. Tell us what you think by leaving a review on ...
22 Jan 201919min
