An Extremely Online Hurricane Season
Misinformation in the wake of disasters isn’t new, but the media environment today—rife with A.I. images, light on moderation, and eager to point fingers—seems more vulnerable to it than ever.Guest: W...
14 Okt 202425min
23andMe...And a Looming Data Disaster
How did 23andMe go from the peak of the double-helix to a death spiral? And if it goes under, is all of the genetic data it collected at risk? Guest: Kristen V. Brown, staff writer covering health for...
13 Okt 202422min
TBD | Trump’s Crypto Gurus
The crypto project “World Liberty Financial,” which was announced on X by Donald Trump, isn’t a cryptocurrency, nor a crypto-exchange, nor is it actually run by any Trumps. The truth is even stranger....
11 Okt 202419min
Trump’s Crypto Gurus
The crypto project “World Liberty Financial,” which was announced on X by Donald Trump, isn’t a cryptocurrency, nor a crypto-exchange, nor is it actually run by any Trumps. The truth is even stranger....
11 Okt 202419min
Getting Out Of Lebanon
How the State Department is evacuating Americans from Beirut—and how the war is influencing Lebanese-American voters living in a swing state.Guest:Amy Fallas, PhD candidate studying history in Beirut ...
10 Okt 202426min
Diddy Was Indicted. Conspiracies Ran Wild.
The accusations against Sean “Diddy” Combs have grown in both number and grimness. Is this the music industry’s moment of reckoning? Guest: Nadira Goffe, associate culture writer at Slate.Want more Wh...
9 Okt 202424min
The Supreme Court’s Back. Uh Oh.
The Supreme Court term’s kicked off this week, and the cases in front of the nine justices could reshape American life in public, at home, and in the doctor’s office, for wide swaths of the country. T...
8 Okt 202425min
October 7th, One Year Later
A year after the initial Hamas attack on Israel, tens of thousands are dead, bombs are still falling, a regional war is expanding, and there’s no end in sight. Two writers reflect on the destruction, ...
7 Okt 202433min
