What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - The FBI Made a Phone Network. It Was A Trap.
In 2021, one of the largest global law enforcement operations took place. It was all thanks to an encrypted phone service known as Anom, which was secretly run by the FBI. The program was a wild succe...
16 Juni 202429min
ICYMI - The Icarian Journey of Ashley Madison
On today’s episode, Rachelle is joined once again by Slate staff writer Nadira Goffe. The two dive into Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies and Scandal, a recent Netflix docuseries that documents the rise and f...
15 Juni 202438min
Slate Money - Is Tesla Even a Good Car Company?
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers discuss Tesla shareholders’ overwhelming support of Musk’s pay package, the return of the GameStop meme stock influencer, and why Governor Hoc...
15 Juni 202441min
Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Opinionpalooza: SCOTUS Says Yes to Bump Stocks, No to Gun Safety Regulation
A bump stock is an attachment that converts a semi automatic rifle into a weapon that can fire as many as 800 rounds per minute - an intensity of gunfire matched by machine guns. The deadliest mass sh...
15 Juni 202447min
Political Gabfest - Gabfest Reads: When a Sex Robot Catches Feelings
David Plotz talks with author Sierra Greer about her new book, Annie Bot. They discuss how much discomfort Annie (a “Cuddle Bunny” type of robot) can feel, how the story of a robot is really about the...
15 Juni 202419min
Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia - I Wanna Rock with Q. Edition Part 1
What does a music producer do? If his name is Quincy Jones, a little bit of everything: conducting, arranging, composing. Assembling teams of ace session musicians. Sometimes, even picking a catchy ti...
15 Juni 202447min
What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Apple Goes Intelligent
On Monday, Tim Cook announced Apple was getting into artificial intelligence. Is Apple about to do for A.I. what it did for personal computers and smartphones?Guest: Gerrit De Vynck, tech reporter for...
14 Juni 202421min
Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Opinionpalooza: Don’t Call the Mifepristone Case a Win (Preview)
What do you call a case where there’s no standing and yet the lawsuit is still standing? FDA v Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine AKA the mifepristone case, AKA the case that tried to raise a zombie la...
13 Juni 20247min
