What Next - Can Kamala Harris Win “Uncommitted” Democrats?
Democrats frustrated by Joe Biden’s policy towards Israel and Gaza voted for “uncommitted” in the primaries, notably in the crucial swing state of Michigan. Does Kamala Harris have an opportunity to r...
20 Aug 202423min
Slate Money - Money Talks: How to Save a Doomed Economy
How do you save a region from an economic tailspin? For this Money Talks, Felix Salmon chats with Paul Collier, author of The Bottom Billion and, most recently, Left Behind: A New Economics for Neglec...
20 Aug 202433min
Death, Sex & Money - Life and Death Inside the Playboy Mansion
Crystal met Hugh Hefner when she was 21 and he was 81. They spent 10 years together at the Playboy mansion before he died and she became a widow. In this episode she reflects on their marriage, and ho...
20 Aug 202447min
Hang Up and Listen - 15 Years of Hang Up and Listen
Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin reflect on hosting Slate’s sports podcast, which debuted in July 2009.Retrospective (6:51): How the show attempted to be an antidote to traditional sports talk radio.Old A...
20 Aug 20241h 11min
What Next - The Gender War Election
Voters, especially young voters, increasingly split parties along gender lines. Can an “all-disaffected-men” strategy propel the Republicans back to the White House, or is the Democrats’ “freedom” mes...
19 Aug 202427min
Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show - My Son Is Ruining Our Summer
On this episode: Jamilah, Elizabeth, and Dillon Michael White help a listener whose kid is struggling hard to enjoy the summer break… and complaining about everything in the process. How can this pare...
19 Aug 202443min
What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - The Rise of Off-Brand Ozempic
GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are in high demand and short supply. The internet makes it easy for you to have a compounding pharmacy whip you up a batch—but should you?Guest: Kate Knibbs, senior...
18 Aug 202419min
Political Gabfest - Gabfest Reads: Where Does the American Jewish Experience Go from Here?
Political Gabfest host Emily Bazalon talks with author Joshua Leifer about his new book, Tablets Shattered: The End of An American Jewish Century and the Future of Jewish Life. They discuss Leifer’s e...
17 Aug 202453min
