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
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
What Next - Why the Skyjacking Succeeded
On Sunday, authorities in Belarus took a prominent opposition journalist into custody by flagging down a commercial flight with a fighter jet and a false bomb threat. Since then, the small country has...
27 Maj 202125min
What Next - Does Roe v. Wade Stand A Chance?
Abortion bills are making their way through the statehouses of the U.S. Last Wednesday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law a ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. Before that, Arkansa...
26 Maj 202128min
