Slate Politics – Spoken Edition Podcast
1) The Vanishing Republican Agenda
Congress will be in recess for the next week or so, and we’ve been given a few peeks recently about what Republicans will set about doing once they get back. According to Politico, one of the items on...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.2) It’s Time to Stop Yammering About Liberal Bias
We’re now several days into a roiling debate over whether liberals ought to be upset that the Atlantic hired a man who once argued that a quarter of American women should be executed. Predictably, bot...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.3) The Kids vs. the King
Most Republican officials have steered clear of directly criticizing the teenage survivors of the Parkland shooting, but Rep. Steve King has never been one for such caution. One day after 18-year-old ...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.4) “Tomorrow Is the Beginning of Democracy”
On Saturday, 800,000 Americans gathered in Washington, D.C., to participate in what they expected to be a gun control rally. What they saw was a transformative moment in American politics. March for O...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.5) Donald Trump Has Little to Fear From the FEC
Based on what President Donald Trump hears on television about the Federal Election Commission, the nation’s cable news consumer-in-chief must be panicked. Day after day, TV talkers squawk about how t...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.6) Why Would the Atlantic Hire Kevin Williamson?
Jeffrey Goldberg knows that he hired a troll. But he thinks readers should give him a second chance. The Atlantic editor in chief issued a memo to the magazine’s staff this week, explaining his decisi...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.7) How 60 Minutes Provided the Perfect Venue for Stormy Daniels
Stormy Daniels appeared on 60 Minutes on Sunday night, delivering the program its largest audience—21 million viewers—since a post-election interview with Barack and Michelle Obama in November 2008.
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.8) When “Free Speech” Is a Marketing Ploy
On Jan. 24, it was announced that former White House adviser and Breitbart chairman Steve Bannon had accepted an invitation from business school professor Luigi Zingales to participate in a debate on ...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.9) Joe No
Joe Biden’s allies say the former vice president hasn’t decided yet whether to run for president again in 2020. But we know the interest is there. “If, in a year from now, if we’re ready, and nobody h...Show More
10) How the Wall, Guns, and Obamacare Fared in Congress’ Giant Spending Bill
It’s taken them several crucial days longer than they had hoped, but Democratic and Republican leaders on Wednesday closed in on an agreement to fund the government through September at the higher spe...Show More
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