What Next - Remembering RBG
On Friday, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away at the age of 87. Her work as a lawyer and a judge forever changed how women are viewed under United States law. As the nation mourns, her absence sp...
30 Dec 202025min
What Next - Grief, Comedy, and COVID
Over the summer, comedian Laurie Kilmartin took to Twitter to joke about something that wasn’t funny: Her mom was dying. JoAnn Kilmartin, Laurie’s mother, had contracted the coronavirus in her nursing...
29 Dec 202023min
What Next - Teaching Is Hell Right Now
Hybrid learning is a massive educational experiment playing out in schools across the country. No two classrooms are alike. We took a look at one teacher’s experience. Guest: Christopher Pinto, a high...
28 Dec 202019min
Slate Money - The Price of Peace
Zach Carter joins Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and Anna Szymanski to talk about his book The Price of Peace: Money, Democracy, and the Life of John Maynard Keynes and discuss the life and philosophy of th...
26 Dec 202031min
What Next - A History of Violent Protest
The images are familiar now. The police in their face shields, armed with batons and cans of pepper spray. The protestors, sporting bruises, pouring milk on each others’ faces. What happened in the sp...
24 Dec 202026min
Political Gabfest - Conundrum 2020
Emily, John, and David end 2020 considering listeners’ most perplexing conundrums—with special guest Alexandra Petri!Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:The Life of George Washing...
24 Dec 20201h 3min
What Next - He Saw the Coronavirus Coming
The coronavirus that gave rise to our present pandemic started in China as a bat virus that eventually made contact with humans. Researchers say this leap between species was highly predictable – so w...
23 Dec 202020min
Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Justice Breyer, In His Own Words
Dahlia Lithwick talks to Justice Stephen Breyer of the US Supreme Court for a Slate Plus exclusive, as part of Slate’s 80 over 80 coverage. Sign up for Slate Plus now to listen and support our show. ...
22 Dec 20206min
