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Slate Money - Taylor Swift is a Volatile Asset Nov 23, 2019

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Felix and special guest Janine Gibson of the Financial Times call Emily and Anna from Oxfordshire, England to discuss the situation in Hong Kong, TikTok, and stanning Taylor Swift and her fight for artist ownership.

In the Slate Plus segment: The Hummus Wars.

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What Next - This Week in Impeachment: Are We There Yet? Nov 23, 2019

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With two weeks of public impeachment hearings in the books, how will the next phase of the inquiry take shape?

Guest: Jim Newell, senior politics writer at Slate. Dahlia Lithwick, writes about the courts and the law for Slate.

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What Next - WN TBD: Is TikTok Really a National Security Threat? Nov 22, 2019

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TikTok now has over 1.5 billion downloads, putting it in the company of social media giants like Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. While all of these companies have faced scrutiny from lawmakers in one form or another, TikTok is getting attention for its Chinese ownership as some fear that Beijing could use data uploaded to the platform for counterintelligence purposes. Is there a real reason to be concerned? Or is this just fearmongering about a geopolitical rival?

Guest: Drew Harwell, technology reporter for the Washington Post.

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What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Is TikTok Really a National Security Threat? Nov 22, 2019

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Guest: Drew Harwell, technology reporter for the Washington Post.

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Political Gabfest - In The Loop Nov 21, 2019

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Emily Bazelon, David Plotz and Josie Duffy Rice discuss this week's impeachment bombshells, the Democratic presidential debate, and emails confirming that Steven Miller is a white nationalist.

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Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.

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What Next - America’s Top Elections Official Isn’t Happy Nov 21, 2019

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The Federal Election Commission was designed to prevent the parties from going rogue with overly punitive campaign finance regulations. But what’s paralyzed FEC is something less partisan, and more principled: Democrats think the government should enforce campaign spending laws. Republicans don’t.

Guest: Ellen Weintraub, Federal Election Commission chair.

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This episode originally aired in October 2019.

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What Next - Pete Buttigieg Surges Nov 20, 2019

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Pete Buttigieg will take the stage at the fifth presidential democratic debate as the front-runner in the Iowa polls. His rise, while surprising for some, can’t simply be explained as luck. So, how did Buttigieg go from being the mayor of South Bend with a name nobody could pronounce to the Democratic front-runner for president in Iowa? Plus, how might competitors try to knock Mayor Pete off his game at the debate?

Guest: Adam Wren, contributing editor at Politico Magazine and Indianapolis Monthly.

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Slate Money - Slate Money: SWAG: Gold Nov 19, 2019

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In this Slate Money mini-series, Felix Salmon will investigate SWAG -- Silver Wine Art Gold -- and other things people invest in.

This week, Felix talks to Justina Vasquez of Bloomberg News about how and why people have been investing in gold for a very, very long time.

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What Next - The Backstory to Bolivia’s Coup Nov 19, 2019

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Bolivia’s first indigenous president, Evo Morales, was pushed out of office this month after attempting to secure an unprecedented fourth term. Now, the country is consumed by a power vacuum and the economy is facing challenges. How did Bolivia get here, and how can it rebound?

Guest: Brian Winter, editor-in-chief of Americas Quarterly.

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What Next - What Is Devin Nunes Thinking? Nov 18, 2019

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Rep. Devin Nunes has been in Congress for over a decade. In those years he built up a lot of political capital in the Republican party–Nunes is currently a member of the Gang of Eight, a bi-partisan set of eight leaders in Congress who are briefed on classified intelligence matters by the executive branch. How has the congressman from California and former Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee changed over the years? And, why has Nunes’ approach to defend the president in the impeachment inquiry irked those in his own party?

Guest: Shane Harris, covers intelligence and national security for the Washington Post.

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