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Slate Money - Slate Money: Succession, S2E9, "You Can’t Make a Tomlette Without Breaking Some Gregs” Oct 07, 2019

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Slate Money is obsessed with Succession, HBO’s wonderful drama about the lives of the superrich Roy family, so every Monday we’ll be discussing the previous night’s episode with spoiler-filled glee. This week, Felix Salmon and Emily Peck are joined by Lizzie O’Leary and John Collins to speculate on the “blood sacrifice”, analyze Roman’s newfound competency and reveal which Roy Family member they are.

‘Shiv Roy’s Turtlenecks Will Destroy You’ by Emilia Petrarca

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What Next - How Long Will Affirmative Action Last? Oct 07, 2019

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Last week, a contentious affirmative action case came to a temporary resolution. In a lawsuit filed against Harvard by Asian American students and conservative opponents of affirmative action, a judge ruled in favor of the university’s race-conscious admissions process. The selection process, she says, helps create a diverse student body and does not discriminate against Asian American applicants. But here’s the catch: there are examples of bias in the application process. And this case is probably far from over.

Guest: Elie Mystal, executive editor of Above The Law and contributing writer at The Nation.

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Slate Money - Money & Happiness Oct 05, 2019

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This week, Laurie Santos joins Felix, Anna, and Emily to discuss the ideas around money and happiness that she explores in her podcast The Happiness Lab, and some of the science may surprise you. And as an added bonus, Taffy Brodesser Akner (who was in the studio for Slate Money: Succession) kicks off the conversation by explaining why she doesn’t want to be happy.

In the Slate Plus segment: Laurie talks about how The Happiness Lab grew out of the most popular course in Yale’s 300-year history.

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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Get Ready for the Most Significant Supreme Court Term in a Decade Oct 05, 2019

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Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Dean Erwin Chemerinsky of the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, who explains the biggest cases facing the Supreme Court this term. Then Nancy Northup, president and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights, explains why the justices have decided to take up June Medical Services v Gee, the first big abortion case of the Kavanaugh era.

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What Next - Between Trump and the Snake Moat Oct 04, 2019

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How independent can a Trump cabinet official be? Acting DHS chief Kevin McAleenan is testing the limits.

Guest: Nick Miroff, Washington Post reporter covering immigration enforcement and the Department of Homeland Security.

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Political Gabfest - We’re Not Fooling Around Here Oct 03, 2019

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Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson and David Plotz discuss the impeachment investigation, a new theory of why conservatives can’t quit Trump, and the court ruling upholding Harvard’s affirmative action program.

For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, David, John, and Emily discuss the new nutrition guidelines for red meat consumption.

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Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.

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What Next - Adam Schiff's Inquiry Oct 03, 2019

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Adam Schiff was elected to Congress as part of the blowback against House Republicans after the Clinton impeachment saga in the late 1990s. Now he’s at the forefront of another spectacular political scandal enveloping Washington. Schiff, who chairs the House Intelligence Committee, has been a leading critic of the Trump administration. But that doesn’t mean he’s losing his cool now that the impeachment inquiry is officially underway. Schiff remains composed, pragmatic, and understated—which might be the best tactic for squaring off against the president.

Guest: Todd Purdum, staff writer at the Atlantic.

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What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - What it Takes to Study Online Harassment Oct 02, 2019

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What Next - The Ukraine Scandal Was in Plain Sight Oct 02, 2019

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In the late spring and early summer of 2019 there were these stories. Stories that ran in the New York Times and BuzzFeed News about Rudy Giuliani and his backchannel campaign to get Ukraine’s help securing Donald Trump’s re-election. Though not easy reads these articles are undoubtedly the first draft of what Washington can’t stop talking about now, the Ukraine Scandal. So, what made the whistleblower’s version of the story stick?

Guest: Eric Umansky, Deputy Managing Editor at ProPublica and Editor of the Trump, Inc. podcast.

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What Next - How Green is Amazon’s Future? Oct 01, 2019

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A growing contingent of Amazon employees has been pushing the company to be a leader in the fight against climate change. Recently, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos promised to reduce carbon emissions and add thousands of electric trucks to the company’s fleet. Activist employees hope that’s just a beginning.

Guest: Louise Matsakis, staff writer for Wired.

Podcast production by Mary Wilson, Jayson De Leon, Danielle Hewitt, and Mara Silvers.

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