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What Next - Inside Trump’s Impeachment Bunker Dec 10, 2019

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Underneath the Oval Office there’s this room. It’s a windowless place with terrible cell phone reception but, right now, it’s home to a team crafting President Donald Trump’s impeachment defense strategy. Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi and former Treasury aide Tony Sayegh started the effort to protect the president only in the past few weeks, but they’re already seeing results. How has this team circled the wagons for the president? And why is one senator in particular pleased to see the White House mount a proper defense?

Guest: Sarah Ellison, reporter covering media and politics for the Washington Post.

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What Next - Harry Reid's Impeachment Prediction Dec 09, 2019

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Former U.S. Senator Harry Reid thinks the expected impeachment trial in the Senate will fail to convict. And Reid should know -- he was in the Senate during the last impeachment trial.

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Slate Money - ABC Dec 07, 2019

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This week Felix, Emily, and Anna discuss Larry and Sergey, aka The Boys, stepping away from Alphabet, Uber’s big safety report and Silver Lake’s investment in Manchester City soccer.

And in the Slate Plus segment: Argentina.

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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Impeaching Other Presidents Dec 07, 2019

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Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Kate Shaw, a professor of law at Cardozo Law School and the co-director of the Floersheimer Center for Constitutional Democracy. They talk about presidential speech, impeachment, and why figuring out what happens next involves taking a close look at what happened in 1868.

Podcast production by Sara Burningham.

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What Next - WN TBD: What Is Google After Larry and Sergey? Dec 06, 2019

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On Tuesday, Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page announced that they are stepping down from their respective roles as president and CEO of Alphabet, Google’s parent company. The move will leave Sundar Pichai in charge of both Google and Alphabet.

With pressure mounting from unhappy employees, antitrust regulators in Europe, and the Trump administration, Pichai takes the helm at a crucial moment in the company’s history. Will he be up to the task?

Guest: Mark Bergen, technology reporter at Bloomberg

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What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - What Is Google After Larry and Sergey? Dec 06, 2019

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Guest: Mark Bergen, technology reporter at Bloomberg

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Political Gabfest - Badly Written & Reseached Disaster Dec 05, 2019

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Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss impeachment, Kamala Harris, and guest Ruth Marcus’ new book about Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation, Supreme Ambition.

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Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.

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What Next - A Toxic Mess Reaches The Supreme Court Dec 05, 2019

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Residents of Opportunity, Montana have a problem: their town is infected with a century’s worth of toxins from copper mining. The responsible company, Arco, and the E.P.A. have come up with a plan to fix that, but the community members say it’s woefully inadequate and doesn’t guarantee “a clean and healthful environment.” Now, the case has escalated all the way to the Supreme Court.

Guest: Kathleen McLaughlin, reporter based in Montana

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What Next - Will Republicans Derail Jerry Nadler? Dec 04, 2019

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The next impeachment hearing will be in the House Judiciary Committee, where Corey Lewandowski made a mockery of Democrats in September. So perhaps it’s by design that the testimony planned for Wednesday seems rather low-stakes: Four professors will speak about the constitutional grounds for presidential impeachment.

Guest: Jim Newell, Slate’s senior politics writer.

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What Next - Why Not Cory Booker? Dec 03, 2019

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Senator Cory Booker still hasn’t made the cut for the next Democratic debate, despite having all the moderate bona fides that a suburban voter could want. Why has Booker failed to pop up in the polls?

Guest: Slate’s Jordan Weissmann. Read his piece, “Dear Moderates: Please Give Cory Booker a Chance.”

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