What Next - Why Adoption Isn’t Enough
Adoption is often invoked as an alternative to abortion. But looking back at how adoption worked before Roe v. Wade—and looking at how it works now—the option is cold comfort for many people facing un...
28 Juli 202222min
What Next - The Fight to Defend Gay Marriage
The “Respect for Marriage Act” protects same-sex marriages nationwide and already has bipartisan support. If put to a vote in the Senate, it seems likely to pass. So why aren’t Democrats making it a p...
27 Juli 202228min
What Next - The Worst Drought in 1,200 Years
The American southwest is in a megadrought. Water levels in lakes are dropping, threatening the local environment as well as agriculture, hydroelectric power, and the people living there. As global te...
26 Juli 202223min
What Next - The Price Liz Cheney Will Pay
Liz Cheney rose through Republican leadership based on her conservative bona fides, but thanks to her prominent role in the Jan 6th committee, she’s gained donors and admirers from across the aisle. H...
25 Juli 202223min
What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Smart City: Dumb Idea?
Toronto’s Quayside project is a telling example of how smart cities have failed. Could it also show how to make them better?Guest: Ben Green, Jennifer KeesmaatHost: Lizzie O'Leary Hosted on Acast. Se...
24 Juli 202225min
Political Gabfest - Gabfest Reads: Revolution Through Teenage Eyes
Emily Bazelon talks with author Vanessa Hua about her new historical fiction book, Forbidden City. The novel tells the story of sixteen-year-old revolutionary Mei who becomes a dancer in Chairman Mao’...
24 Juli 202226min
Slate Money - There Shouldn’t Be So Many Yachts
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers discuss Amazon’s acquisition of One Medical, the complications of start-ups offering loans to employees against their stock options, and Evan ...
23 Juli 202242min
What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Europe Is Burning
The continent's deadly heat wave is only the tip of the melting iceberg.Guest: Henry GrabarHost: Lizzie O'Leary Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
22 Juli 202224min
