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- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
What Next TBD | The Elon-Trump Alliance
Elon Musk went from voting for Hillary to supporting Trump so hard that he may have broken election laws. And with Musk influencing both on X and in campaign finance, Democrats are kicking themselves…
00:20:38 |
Fri 18 Oct 2024
ICYMI: 24 Hours of the Strangest Online Fad Diet
Guest host Daisy Rosario is joined by Slate’s own Luke Winkie. They talk about Luke’s brief experimentation with the Sardine Fast, a fad diet made popular by a YouTuber. Plus, a chat about Brat Autum…
00:34:30 |
Wed 16 Oct 2024
What Next: Gambling on Elections, What Could Go Wrong?
Forget polls—are gambling websites the real way to predict politics?
Guest: Nitish Pahwa, business and tech writer at Slate
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00:27:20 |
Tue 15 Oct 2024
What Next: 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…
00:29:28 |
Mon 14 Oct 2024
What Next TBD | 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…
00:26:19 |
Sun 13 Oct 2024
ICYMI: Hoda Kotb and the Joy of No Context Social Media Accounts
Candice Lim is joined by Caleb Stark who runs the very funny social media account Kathie Lee and Hoda No Context (@KLGH_nocontext). They talk about why no context accounts are such a fun part of our …
00:43:05 |
Sat 12 Oct 2024
What Next 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…
00:23:03 |
Fri 11 Oct 2024
ICYMI: The Most Famous Rug in Ohio
Candice Lim is joined by Slate producer Cheyna Roth to recap the spooky adventures of a woman in Ohio who found a rug buried in her backyard. In September, a woman in Ohio named Katie Santry woke up …
00:45:53 |
Wed 09 Oct 2024
What Next TBD | A.I. Goes Nuclear
Decades ago, Three Mile Island was shut down after a near catastrophic nuclear meltdown. So why is Microsoft paying over a billion dollars to open it back up?
Guest: Matt Reynolds, senior writer at…
00:27:28 |
Sun 06 Oct 2024
ICYMI: How Reddit Turned HBO’s Industry Into Appointment TV
Candice Lim is joined by Slate producer Madeline Ducharme to break down the third season of HBO’s Industry. Created by Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, the show stars Myha’la, Marisa Abela, and Harry Lawt…
00:42:46 |
Sat 05 Oct 2024
What Next TBD: Helene Proves Nowhere is Safe
In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, the idea of a climate haven has been upended. And as the climate change gets worse every year, fewer places will be safe from its devastation.
Guest: Sarah Kapl…
00:24:42 |
Fri 04 Oct 2024
ICYMI: Revisiting the Internet’s Hottest—and Messiest—Club
With all the Diddy news coming out, it's time to revisit this episode where Rachelle is joined by Nadira Goffe to dive into the firestorm engulfing two 2024 interviews on Shannon Sharpe’s delightfull…
00:49:47 |
Wed 02 Oct 2024
What Next TBD: American Life is a Highway
America is caught in a vicious cycle of trying to alleviate traffic by expanding and building more highways, only for them to clog right up with more cars. How do you beat the traffic?
Guest: David …
00:23:56 |
Sun 29 Sep 2024
ICYMI: How ShxtsNGigs Let Their Audience Down
Candice Lim is joined by Slate culture writer Nadira Goffe to explain the controversy surrounding James Duncan and Fuhad Dawodu, the co-hosts of the ShxtsNGigs podcast. Back in July, James and Fuhad …
00:43:20 |
Sat 28 Sep 2024
What Next TBD: Big Tech Fears Her
Over the last decade, the European Union has been the vanguard regulating Big Tech, and the push has been led by Margrethe Vestager. As she steps down, Vestager is looking both back at the battles sh…
00:31:56 |
Fri 27 Sep 2024
ICYMI: Moo Deng Is The New Grumpy Cat
Candice Lim is joined by WUNC’s Anisa Khalifa (The Broadside) and Dr. Jess Maddox (The Internet Is for Cats) to discuss the biggest animal phenomenon of the year: Moo Deng. For the past few months, o…
00:39:04 |
Wed 25 Sep 2024
How To!: Grow Your Podcast
Ari always dreamed of starting his own podcast. When he started interviewing fellow academics for the Taylor Swift class he’s teaching, Ari suddenly had the perfect opportunity to turn those conversa…
00:45:12 |
Tue 24 Sep 2024
What Next: What Was The Point of Israel’s Pager Attack?
What message was Israel sending to Hezbollah, its backers, and the population of Lebanon, by blowing up pagers and walkie-talkies last week? And does the international community view this act as a vi…
00:29:59 |
Mon 23 Sep 2024
What Next TBD: Trump Called. Laura Loomer Answered.
Given Laura Loomer’s history of saying outright offensive and often bewildering things, how did she get into the Trump campaign’s inner circle?
Guest: Ken Bensinger, New York Times politics report…
00:26:15 |
Sun 22 Sep 2024
ICYMI: “Celebrity Number Six” Was Found, But Not Forgotten
Candice Lim is joined by 404 Media co-founder Jason Koebler to discuss “Celebrity Number Six,” an intriguing internet mystery that was finally solved after four years. In January 2020, a Reddit user …
00:33:44 |
Sat 21 Sep 2024
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