Slow Burn - The Rise of Fox News | 1. We Report. You Can Suck It.
When the Fox News Channel launched in 1996, critics called it disorganized, incompetent, and laughably inept. But it wouldn’t be a joke for long. During the 2000 election, Fox News would captivate the...
18 Sep 202451min
What Next - When Cops Police Your Vote
Law enforcement units looking to prevent voter fraud are popping up from Texas to Virginia—but are they trying to solve a problem that doesn’t exist—or simply targeting groups they’d prefer didn’t vot...
17 Sep 202426min
Death, Sex & Money - Martha Wainwright on Post-Divorce Confidence and ‘Folk Tits’
Martha Wainwright was born into a world of music and folk fame, with songwriter parents Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle and brother Rufus. In this episode, Martha opens up about love and jea...
17 Sep 202449min
Slate Money - Money Talks: Under the Spell of Someone Else’s Wealth
For this Money Talks, Emily Peck chats with Rumaan Alam, author of Leave the World Behind. His new novel Entitlement explores what happens when normal people enter the lives of the super-rich. Rumaan ...
17 Sep 202432min
Hang Up and Listen - The U.S. Wins Solheim!
Split Zone Duo’s Alex Kirshner, Power Plays’ Lindsay Gibbs, and the Ringer’s Ben Lindbergh reunite to talk about the U.S. women’s first victory at the Solheim Cup in eight years. They also discuss the...
16 Sep 20241h 5min
Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show - Parenting With Astrology (Seriously)
Thanks to the listeners who caught a technical error in today's upload. It's now been fixed.On this episode: Elizabeth sits down with Dr. Jennifer Freed to talk about how astrology can help us parent…...
16 Sep 202452min
What Next - The Kamala Endorsement (Taylor’s Version)
When Taylor Swift stated she was voting for Kamala Harris, a large segment of Swifties breathed a sigh of relief. How did Swift’s politics become so important—and will her endorsement make a differenc...
16 Sep 202426min
What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Is Boeing Lost in Space?
Boeing’s Starliner has now landed successfully—but Butch and Sunny weren’t on it. With a pair of astronauts still stuck on the ISS, when will NASA be ready to bring them back? And how?Guest: Micah Mai...
15 Sep 202421min
