Slate Money - The You Guys PIK Edition
Felix Salmon of Fusion, Slate Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann, and political risk consultant Anna Szymanski discuss:The Blackrock letterSuper PIK bondsThe Gates Foundation paying off Nigeria’s deb...
20 Jan 201846min
Political Gabfest - The “A House is Not a Hole” Edition
Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss if Republicans and Democrats should keep the government open, Trump's opinions on immigration and what positive outcomes can result from public d...
18 Jan 201858min
What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - The Problem With Facebook Is Facebook
On this week’s If Then, Slate’s April Glaser and Will Oremus talk about the Senate’s stand on net neutrality and why Congress is set to renew a major piece of internet government mass surveillance leg...
17 Jan 201833min
Slate Money - The Down the IGWEL Edition
Felix Salmon of Fusion, Slate Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann, and political risk consultant Anna Szymanski discuss:Trump visiting DavosHuaweiiPhone addictionIn Slate Plus: Manhattans versus Old F...
13 Jan 201847min
Political Gabfest - The "Very Stable Genius" Edition
Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the future of the Dreamers, Trump’s fitness for office, and voting-related cases before SCOTUS.Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclu...
11 Jan 201852min
What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Live from CES: Our Dumb "Smart" Future
On this week’s If Then, Slate’s April Glaser and Will Oremus are at CES, the huge trade show put on by the Consumer Technology Association in Las Vegas. They talk about all the weird, wonderful, and u...
10 Jan 201831min
Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - The Right Not to Vote
Sometimes the technical stuff is how you get to the crucial stuff. Next week, the Supreme Court will hear a case about Ohio’s voter purge, and the case rests on some sticky statutory interpretation qu...
6 Jan 201858min
Slate Money - The Distinctly Nordic Edition
Felix Salmon of Fusion, Slate Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann, and political risk consultant Anna Szymanski discuss:Iceland legislating income equalitySpotify going publicThe protests in IranIn Sl...
6 Jan 201850min
