Political Gabfest - Get Those Huddled Masses Out of My Yard
John, Emily and David discuss the fate of the Build Back Better agenda; vaccine mandates working; and journalist Caitlin Dickerson helps explain the recent U.S. immigration actions and to identify som...
30 Sep 20211h 6min
Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show - Disaster at the Dentist Edition
On this week’s episode: Aymann, Elizabeth, and guest-host Amber Smith discuss their triumphs and fails for the week. Then they answer a question from a listener whose child has become deeply afraid of...
30 Sep 202139min
What Next - The Vaccine Holdouts in the NBA
The 2021-2022 NBA season will be underway in less than a month. The league has set strict testing and distancing rules for unvaccinated players. Largely, that strategy has worked but there are some vo...
30 Sep 202121min
Death, Sex & Money - Your Infertility Stories Have Many Different Endings
What happens when you hit speed bumps on the road to having kids? Today, your stories of IVF, IUI, adoption, choosing to not have kids and managing your expectations through it all. We're putting toge...
29 Sep 202140min
What Next - Why a Hollywood #MeToo Organization Imploded
Time’s Up was founded in 2018 in the wake of the #MeToo movement to fight sexual harassment and gender discrimination in the workplace. How, then, was the organization felled by accusations of a toxic...
29 Sep 202122min
Culture Gabfest - Buttery Soft Leggings
This week, Steve and Dana are joined by author and co-host of Slate’s Working podcast, Isaac Butler. First, the panel reviews Clint Eastwood’s most recent film Cry Macho. Next, the panel discusses the...
29 Sep 202155min
ICYMI - Is “Soaking” a Real Mormon Sex Thing?
On today’s episode, it’s time for some High Speed Downloads: First, Rachelle and Madison tell you everything you need to know about a viral video of an unfortunate sea lion seeking refuge from a group...
29 Sep 202126min
What Next - A Doctor’s Hardest Call
It’s hard to imagine, but many states had a plan for how they would make tough calls about the distribution of scarce medical resources during a pandemic. As our present crisis has dragged on, and hos...
28 Sep 202123min
