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What Next - Off-the-Record: Everything WAS Gender

Are we in a backlash to the backlash to the backlash in our gender politics? We can learn a lot from the GOP’s past embrace of odious figures like Russell Brand, the vote

What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Inside Jensen Huang’s Ouster

Between the midterm elections and the ouster of Jensen Huang from Nvidia, the future of artificial intelligence—including how it will be regulated and who gets to partici

Political Gabfest - Welcome to Miller Time

This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss what the next two years will look like for Trump, his new chief of staff Stephen Miller, and Congress, t

What Next - You Call That Accountability?

Whether Democratic leadership wants it or not, “corruption” was a top priority for voters. And judging from how the Trump administration has been acting, it seems like th

What Next - Is Jensen Huang Too Big to Fire?

As Nvidia CEO, Jensen Huang is one of the most important people in the A.I. boom and, therefore, of the economy as a whole. So when he has an extramarital affair with som

What Next - Is The Blue Shift Permanent?

The “blue tsunami” of the midterms swept Democrats into power in places they haven’t won in decades and decades. What will it take for the Dems to hold what they’ve won?

Slate Money - Money Talks: Policy That Fights P(doom)

Dire safety warnings and escalating security breaches have become a regular feature of the tech world’s breakneck race for A.I. dominance. Is there any way to avoid disas

What Next - Pete Hegseth Is the Dems’ First Target

As Democrats were routing their way through the midterms, Hakeem Jefferies said they were going to be focused on affordability, not on getting even. But corruption was a

Political Gabfest - John Dickerson on Family, Faith and Starting Over: From NPR's Wild Card

Today, get to know Political Gabfest co-host John Dickerson, beyond his political analysis. In this special feed drop from NPR's Wild Card with Rachel Martin, John step

Slate Money - Political Ad Splurge

This Week: We saw the culmination of the $11.87 billion that was spent on political ads for the midterms. Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck bring on Axios’ S

Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Pardon-Proof Accountability

In the wake of this week’s sweeping midterm rebuke of Donald Trump, Protect Democracy co-founder Ian Bassin joins Dahlia Lithwick to discuss how voters pushed back agains

What Next - A Post-Midterms Schaden-Friday Special

Democrats wouldn’t let themselves believe the polls heading into Tuesday’s midterms, and Republicans didn’t seem all that worried about them either. But as returns starte

What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - The Midterms Techlash

As an electoral issue during the midterms, artificial intelligence was tied up with money in politics, with industry and government in cahoots, and with data centers feel

Political Gabfest - Am I Blue?

This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the results of the midterm elections and what they tell us about the state of the country, what kind of

What Next - The Blue State Solution

The Democrats basically got their best-case scenario to play out in the midterms. But that was only the election—so what’s the plan for governing here? A gaggle of Slates

What Next - Turns Out the Polls Were Right

Now we know how effective Trump’s reflecting pool-related closing pitch was. And join Mary Harris and a team of Slatesters covering the election on Wednesday (11/4) at

What Next - What Is Haley Stevens Doing?

Even factoring in late-breaking stories in Alaska and Michigan and a reflexive distrust—on both sides—of any polls that look good for Democrats, all signs are pointing to

What Next - You Can't See Everything

The hit movie of the fall is…a three-hour documentary about investor fraud? Technically yes, but there’s more to it than that. Guest: Thomas Flight, media critic. Want

Slate Money - ANT, Man

This Week: A.I. giant Anthropic, makers of Claude, filed to go public. Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck discuss what the S-1 filing revealed about their fin

Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - DOJ’s Groundwork for Midterm Mayhem

The Trump administration has sued to potentially block certification of a Senate race in Alaska, threatened California election officials with jail time, and challenged t