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  • What Next - Bonus: What Cornell Says About “Duty Of Care”

    October 9, 2026 · 8 min

    How the Cornell University rape allegations show we’re not really “post-MeToo.” This episode is member-exclusive. Listen to it now by subscribing to Slate Plus. By joining, not only will you unlock exclusive episodes of What Next —you’ll…

  • What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - The Making of Elon Musk

    October 9, 2026 · 39 min

    An exchange of insults on X was all that director Alex Gibney got directly from the main character of his new documentary, “Musk.” But by interviewing his business partners, father, wives and girlfriends—and using a bit of movie…

  • Political Gabfest - Blue Wave or Blue Ripple?

    October 8, 2026 · 1 hr 11 min

    This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss where the midterms stand mere weeks out from Election Day, the legal and cultural issues at the heart of the deeply disturbing Cornell University rape case, and the…

  • What Next - What Happens After a Blue Wave

    October 8, 2026 · 31 min

    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…

  • Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia - Near-Miss Hits: ‘80s Edition

    October 7, 2026 · 44 min

    The 1980s yielded a bumper crop of near-miss hits—songs that stalled out at No. 2, No. 11, or No. 41 during their original Billboard runs but were vindicated in the streaming era. The song that lent its title to a Molly Ringwald movie…

  • Decoder Ring - Preview: Decoder Rings Back | The Second Spice

    October 7, 2026 · 8 min

    One of the many perks of subscribing to Decoder Ring Plus is access to every episode of Decoder Rings Back, our member-exclusive series where host Willa Paskin calls up a listener to answer their question about a cultural mystery directly…

  • ICYMI - The Conspiracy Theory Your Parents Are Falling For

    October 7, 2026 · 37 min

    What if I told you there was a machine that, using powerful energy and frequencies, could cure everything from common colds to cancers to missing limbs? Well, I’d be lying. And yet, a not-insignificant part of the internet is waiting with…

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