ICYMI - What’s Behind Britney’s Beef With Her Sister
In the past few weeks, Britney Spears has been posting all sorts of Notes App screenshots about how hurt she is by what her sister is saying on her press tour while promoting her new book Things I Sho...
29 Jan 202225min
Slate Money - Sick of The Beatles
This week, Felix Salmon and Emily Peck are joined by reporter for The Wall Street Journal, Vipal Monga. They discuss the implications of the continued pumping of oil at one of the world’s dirtiest oil...
29 Jan 202244min
Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Justice Breyer to Retire
As Justice Stephen Breyer announces his intention to step down from the Supreme Court, Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Judge Nancy Gertner to discuss why now, what now, and who now. Judge Gertner is a fo...
29 Jan 202255min
Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia - Rock ’n Soul, Part 2
In part two of our deep dive into Daryl Hall & John Oates' genre-defying streak on the pop charts, Chris Molanphy argues they were also more cutting-edge than you may realize, essentially inventing th...
28 Jan 202256min
What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - The Downfall of One of the World's Biggest Brains
Ten years ago, IBM made a gamble. Through a monumental advertising and PR campaign, it promised that its AI technology–Watson–would transform the health care industry as we know it. A decade and billi...
28 Jan 202221min
Political Gabfest - The Breyerwatch Hath Ended
John, Emily and David discuss Justice Breyer’s retirement. They are joined by Anne Applebaum to talk about what global moves may be coming to address threats to Ukraine, and The Gist’s Mike Pesca cove...
27 Jan 20221h 3min
Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show - The "Playdate Vaccination Card" Edition
On this week’s episode: Zak, Jamilah, and Elizabeth debate if there's proper etiquette when asking if a kid is vaccinated. Plus, they have some ideas for how to smoothly handle the interaction if the ...
27 Jan 202232min
What Next - Bye Bye, Breyer
This week, Justice Stephen G. Breyer is expected to announce his plan to retire from the Supreme Court at the end of its term this summer. Breyer’s signal comes after a year-long pressure campaign fro...
27 Jan 202225min
