What Next - Is It Time to Free the “Merchant of Death”?
Known as the “Merchant of Death,” Viktor Bout illegally ferried weapons, diamonds, and even UN peacekeepers around the world. The man who wrote the book on Bout thinks it’s time to send him home, if i...
3 Aug 202219min
What Next - Kansas's Sketchy Abortion Vote
Following a 2017 state supreme court decision, the right to an abortion is recognized by Kansas’s state constitution. But with some suspect scheduling and seemingly deliberately confusing language, ci...
2 Aug 202220min
What Next - The Jan. 6 Rioter Whose Son Turned Him In
Like many families during the Trump years, the Reffitts fought about politics. But not many families had a son calling the FBI on his father. Now Guy Reffitt is facing a 15-year sentence for domestic ...
1 Aug 202224min
What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - The Dark Web of Online Spider Sales
Researchers have untangled a world of illicit trade that threatens ecosystems and endangers species.Guest: Dr. Alice Hughes, Richard StewartHost: Lizzie O'Leary Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...
31 Juli 202218min
Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - What the Dobbs Decision Means to Me
In the second of Amicus’ Summer Series of interviews that step out of the day to day of jurisprudence to look at justice and the Supreme Court through a wide-angle lens, Dahlia Lithwick is joined by a...
30 Juli 202254min
Slate Money - What Did Larry Say To Joe?
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers discuss the merits of the Inflation Reduction Act and Larry Summers’ role in moving it along, the low GDP numbers, and a listener question abo...
30 Juli 202240min
What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Paging Dr. Bezos
In buying One Medical, Amazon is primed to be your doctor. Are they disrupting health care, or just collecting more data?Guest: Rebecca PiferHost: Lizzie O'Leary Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...
29 Juli 202226min
Political Gabfest - Did You Apologize to Manchin Yet?
This week, David Plotz, John Dickerson, and Emily Bazelon discuss the surprise deal for climate legislation, new January 6th revelations, and the deadliest road in America. Here are some notes and ref...
28 Juli 202250min
