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What Next - Who Wants to Tax a Millionaire? Jun 07, 2019

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As Democrats try to find an economic message that can win in 2020, a group of like-minded millionaires is making the rounds, telling any politicians who will listen, “We want to pay more in taxes.” Why, though?

Guest: Morris Pearl, chair of Patriotic Millionaires.

Podcast production by Mary Wilson, Jayson De Leon, and Ethan Brooks.

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Political Gabfest - The “Underhanded Undercount” Edition Jun 06, 2019

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Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson and David Plotz discuss the new revelations in the census case, Trump’s threatened tariffs, and the criminal charges against the school safety officer who failed to confront the Parkland shooter.

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Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank.

Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap

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What Next - A Health Care Tale of Two States Jun 06, 2019

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Washington and Connecticut set out to change health care in their own states using “public option” legislation. With the 2020 candidates discussing Medicare for All, these two states may serve as an example on the kinds of resistance the idea will meet in practice.

Guest: Jordan Weissmann, writer at Slate.

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What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Re-Up: Senator Mark Warner Jun 05, 2019

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In this episode, April Glaser revisits an interview with Senator Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee who released a policy paper proposing possible regulations for U.S. social media and technology companies. In the interview, April and her former co-host Will Oremus talk to Senator Warner about what worries him most about the largely unregulated tech industry, which can’t seem to keep our data private and stop muddying our elections. They also ask him what he thinks congress can do to rein in these companies and why lawmakers haven’t been quick to act.

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What Next - The Crowd-Funded Border Wall Is Not a Joke Jun 05, 2019

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The strange tale of how a group of Trump supporters started building the border wall themselves, and why the southern border has become a proving ground and businesses and politicians who want to catch the president’s eye.

Guest: Politico reporter Ben Schreckinger. Read his latest story from the Southern border.

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What Next - The GOP Operative Haunting Republicans From the Grave Jun 04, 2019

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Tom Hofeller was a dedicated Republican operative, committed to achieving GOP political dominance and doing it with utmost discretion. Now, his political legacy is in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court—and all because his daughter shared his old computer archives with the wrong group of lawyers.

Guests: Bob Phillips, executive director of Common Cause North Carolina. David Daley, author of Ratf**ked: The True Story Behind the Secret Plan to Steal America’s Democracy.

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What Next - The Basketball Coach Who Won’t Hire Men Jun 03, 2019

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Notre Dame basketball coach Muffet McGraw wasn’t planning on making a speech about feminism and gender equality. But at a press conference before the Final Four tournament, that’s just what she did, launching into a screed about the dearth of women in government, politics, corporate C-suites, and sports. “We don’t have enough female role models,” McGraw said. “Men run the world!” The viral moment was a lifetime in the making.

Guest: Muffet McGraw, head coach of the Notre Dame women’s basketball team.

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Slate Money - The Panda Edition Jun 01, 2019

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This week, Slate Money talks about Trump’s trade wars with China and Mexico, the

Fiat/Chrysler Renault merger and MacKenzie Bezos’ giving pledge.

Email: slatemoney@slate.com

Twitter: @felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas, @EmilyRPeck

Podcast production by Jessamine Molli.

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What Next - Why Can’t California Fix Its Housing Crisis? May 31, 2019

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“California is full.” That’s effectively what some residents and lawmakers in the state said when they chose to punt on a bill that would build more financially sane housing across its biggest metropolitan areas. What does the story of that bill tell us about policymaking for housing and transportation in America? And in a state where homelessness is increasing at an alarming rate, how long will it take California to build the housing it desperately needs?

Guest: Farhad Manjoo, a New York Times opinion columnist, who covers technology, global affairs, and culture.

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Political Gabfest - The "Freedom Gas" Edition May 30, 2019

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Emily Bazelon, and Julia Ioffe discuss the E.U. election means for the world, Trump’s war on climate science, and the deaths at Mount Everest.

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