What Next - Will the Olympics Be a Fiasco?
Despite the pandemic, the Tokyo Olympics are set to kick off in late July. Many Japanese citizens are worried that such a large-scale event might worsen the pandemic in their country but the Internati...
1 Juni 202126min
Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - The Return of The Waves!
Hi Amicus listeners. Some of you might be familiar with The Waves, Slate’s podcast about feminism and gender, which has been around for years in various forms. The Waves went on hiatus at the beginnin...
29 Maj 202134min
Slate Money - Win-Lose
Joe Weisenthal of Bloomberg joins Slate Money to talk about his take on inflation, Exxon’s new activist investors, and Amazon buying MGM. In the Plus segment: Joe on the importance of semiconductors. ...
29 Maj 202149min
ICYMI - How the Kardashians Broke the Internet
On today’s episode, Rachelle is joined by producer Daniel Schroeder to discuss the online legacy of Keeping Up With the Kardashians. After 14 years and 20 seasons, the series is finally coming to a cl...
29 Maj 202124min
Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia - Blame It on the Feign, Part 2
In Part 2 of this episode of Hit Parade, Chris Molanphy continues his analysis of Milli Vanilli, the musical act that many of us who were around in 1989 listened to more than they might admit. They al...
28 Maj 202144min
What Next - TBD | Apple and Epic’s Battle Royale
After years of careful planning and public spats, Apple and Epic—the maker of Fortnite—have spent the last three weeks in court, fighting over the future of mobile gaming. What happens if, for once, A...
28 Maj 202116min
What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Apple and Epic’s Battle Royale
After years of careful planning and public spats, Apple and Epic—the maker of Fortnite—have spent the last three weeks in court, fighting over the future of mobile gaming. What happens if, for once, A...
28 Maj 202116min
Political Gabfest - The “Gain of Function” Edition
Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:David Leonhardt for The New York Times: “The Lab-Leak Theory”Nicholson Baker for New York Magazine: “The Lab-Leak Hypothesis”Nicholas Wade for ...
27 Maj 202155min
