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
What Next - Putin’s Plan
The odds of a Russian invasion of Ukraine are increasing, with thousands of Russian troops stationed near the two countries' border. Vladimir Putin is set on ensuring Ukraine gives up its ambitions to...
26 Jan 202222min
What Next - Policing-for-Profit
Over the last few years, a sleepy southern town has seen its arrest rate grow more than 1100%. It’s not because of a spike in crime in Brookside, Alabama; instead, the town’s law enforcement has adopt...
25 Jan 202222min
What Next - How the Texas Synagogue Survived
Stuart Frisch gave security training to the members of Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, less than six months before they found themselves under siege and held hostage—a training the rab...
24 Jan 202222min
Slate Money - Davos Man
This week, Felix Salmon and Emily Peck are joined by economics journalist and author, Peter Goodman. They discuss Goodman’s new book “Davos Man: How the Billionaires Devoured the World” Microsoft’s bi...
22 Jan 202243min
What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Why Does Matt Damon Want Me to Buy Crypto?
A recent advertisement for crypto.com, featuring Matt Damon, was met with widespread mockery online. But Damon’s ad is only the most visible example of a much broader—and more insidious—trend of celeb...
21 Jan 202214min
Political Gabfest - Has It Only Been A Year?
Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson and David Plotz discuss Biden’s first year, SCOTUS's block of OSHA’s vax-or-test rule, and Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin’s busy start.Here are some notes and reference...
20 Jan 202257min
What Next - Is Biden Flunking COVID?
President Biden, unlike his predecessor, was able to spend some time planning his COVID-19 response. One year in, is the plan working?Guest: Dan Diamond, national health reporter for the Washington Po...
20 Jan 202226min
