Analysis and insight on the day's biggest stories from Slate. Featuring the best of our award-winning podcast network, including Political Gabfest, Amicus, S…
1:03:4159 views · 27m ago · 1:03:41
Guests Jim Newell, Slate’s senior politics writer. Patrick Reis, Slate’s politics editor Lizzie O’Leary, What Next: TBD host Podcast production by Evan Campbell, Madeline Thames-Ducharme and Patrick Fort. Video production by Patrick Fort.
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As Anthropic prepares for what’s shaping up to be a historic IPO, questions are abounding about A-I’s financial stability and its huge slice of the economic pie. Longtime tech journalist Kevin Roose wrote about the two-decade journey to our current moment in his new book, “The AGI Chronicles.” Are we headed for a new utopia – or a new Great Depression?
1:03:531.6K views · 15h ago · 1:03:53
Is the “blue tsunami” actually coming, or is it some kind of phantom apparition? Will it have consequences for Trump, or will he continue on like a zombie? As Spooky Season comes to a close and the midterm elections loom, join Slate senior political reporter Jim Newell, politics editor Patrick Reis, and Mary Harris and Lizzie O’Leary of What Next and What Next: TBD for a live Zoom event on Thursday Oct.
25:432.1K views · 1d ago · 25:43
Why did House Judiciary Democrats wait until this week to release a report outlining Donald Trump’s appearances and behavior alleged in the Epstein files? Guest: Rep. Jamie Raskin (Maryland-D), ranking member of House Committee on the Judiciary, former head of Oversight committee.
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Guest: Molly Jong-Fast, host of the Fast Politics podcast. Podcast production by Evan Campbell, Madeline Thames-Ducharme and Patrick Fort. Video production by Madeline Thames-Ducharme. Paige Osburn is the senior supervising producer of What Next and What Next TBD.
49:0315K views · 3d ago · 49:03
WIth all the focus on Trump and the potential of a blue wave this midterm cycle, one thing has flown under the radar - the emphasis from candidates on fixing health care. Why is this such a sticking point for voters, and what does the messaging from candidates tell us about what voters want?
36:132.9K views · 1w ago · 36:13
As anxiety around A.I. reaches a fever pitch (one with implications for the upcoming midterms), representatives from Anthropic are reportedly pitching lawmakers on an A.I. regulation bill. The legislation would allow the government to block a model’s release or use only if it risks causing more than $1 billion in damages... or killing or seriously injuring "more than 50 people." What happens when A.I. regulates itself? And is there time for the rest of us to fight back?
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One thing that’s clear about this midterm cycle? Voters are mad about Trump. The war in Iran and an affordability crisis back home are paving the way for a blue wave. And yet, despite his universally loathed policies, Trump’s core base still loves him... which puts the GOP in a tight spot if the Democrats retake congress and beyond.
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Guest: Naomi Klein
Our current fascists are obsessed with the apocalypse—it drives everything they do, from stoking anti-immigration fervor around the world to wanting to colonize Mars. But why run from our beautiful planet when we can still fight?
45:583.9K views · 2w ago · 45:58
Democrats are excited about the prospect of a blue wave, with their Senate candidates leading races in Texas and Georgia. But beyond the races, there’s a separate issue in those states—how your vote gets counted. Guest Greg Bluestein, Chief Political Reporter at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Jessica Huseman, Editorial Director at Votebeat
38:1686K views · 3w ago · 38:16
Award-winning documentarian Alex Gibney has set his sights on Elon Musk in his latest four-hour-long epic “Musk.” Elon has already lost his mind, threatening to sue and unleashing a torrent of angry tweets. But Gibney’s pushing ahead, with a wide-release in October. How does “Musk” unpeel the onion of the world’s richest man (and is it possible there’s nothing at the center)?
38:4789K views · 3w ago · 38:47
Voters are angry and it looks like they’re eager to express themselves in the midterm elections. But even if Democrats take both chambers of Congress, they won’t have the power to change much—but they will have enough power to be blamed if things continue to get worse.
36:5434K views · 3w ago · 36:54
From promising voters $5000 if Republicans win, to an internecine web of crypto entanglements, Trump has gone off the corruption deep-end. If sports is a "scammer's paradise," but still seeing some accountability... what lessons are there for politics?
50:00205K views · 3w ago · 50:00
From Michigan to Florida to Texas, there are new Democrats in town and on the ballot. But other than novelty, what do these candidates have in common? Guests Hasan Piker, political commentator and streamer. Adam Mockler, political commentator and YouTuber
31:251.8K views · 3w ago · 31:25
A.I. large language models are prompt, attentive, positive, and frictionless—in short, much easier to deal with than humans with their own needs, wants, and moods. But, as long as humans aren’t social creatures by nature, this should be fine, right?
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