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What Next - A Pilot on Whether He’ll Ever Trust Boeing Again Mar 29, 2019

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After the Ethiopian Airlines crash on March 10—and the Indonesian Airlines crash before that, in October—country after country began grounding the deadly Boeing 737 Air Max fleet, and the U.S. belatedly followed suit. This week, Congress held hearings with Boeing and the FAA, questioning them about how the planes were certified and what went wrong. There were a lot of public apologies and a lot of corporate humility. But questions remain: Who’s to blame for the deadly crashes, whom do we hold accountable, and how do we prevent this from happening again?

Guest: Rob Mark, commercial pilot and publisher of Jetwhine.com.

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Podcast production by Mary Wilson, Jayson De Leon, and Anna Martin

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Political Gabfest - The "Live From Washington DC" Edition Mar 28, 2019

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Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson and David Plotz discuss William Barr’s puzzling description of the Mueller report; Emily’s new book Charged; and House Democrats’ legislative agenda with guest Congresswoman Lauren Underwood.

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What Next - Is the Court Ready to Curb Gerrymandering? Mar 28, 2019

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This week, the Supreme Court returned to the subject of partisan gerrymandering. After kicking the can down the road last time, will the court finally decide on the constitutionality of drawing election maps to rig elections? And who’s the most interesting justice to watch?

Guest: Mark Joseph Stern, who covers the courts and the law for Slate.

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What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Uber and Lyft Drivers Strike Mar 27, 2019

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Aprill Glaser and Will Oremus kick off the episode by talking about Apple’s plan to be the ultimate middleman--with new offerings announced this week of streaming video, games, and more. Then April offers an update on efforts in Congress to restore net neutrality.

After that Veena Dubal, a law professor at UC Hastings, talks about worker strikes at Uber and Lyft and then sheds light on a California case that reclassifies most gig workers as employees instead of contractors.

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What Next - Trump is Trying to Kill Obamacare, Again Mar 27, 2019

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The president’s week was off to a great start. The Attorney General’s letter regarding Mueller’s Russia investigation largely exonerated him of any crimes. So why did Trump start talking about health care again? It’s anybody’s guess, but Democrats are ecstatic.

Guest: Dan Diamond, Health Care Reporter at Politico

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What Next - New York City’s School Segregation Problem Mar 26, 2019

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New York City’s top public high school has a diversity problem. How did the crown jewel of the city’s public education system come to look so unlike the public?

Guest: Mara Gay, writer for the New York Times Editorial Board.

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Slate Money - Slate Money: Travel: The Death of First Class Mar 26, 2019

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This week on Slate Money: Travel, Felix talks to Charles Read of the Economist about why First Class cabins are giving way to Business Class and private jets.

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What Next - About That Mueller Report Mar 25, 2019

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What we know about the Mueller report. Spoiler: not a whole lot.

Guest: Dahlia Lithwick, Slate’s legal correspondent and host of the Amicus podcast. Podcast production by Mary Wilson, Jayson De Leon, and Anna Martin.

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Political Gabfest - BONUS: The "No Conspiracy, No Collusion, Full Exoneration" Edition Mar 25, 2019

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Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation and the summary Attorney General William Barr submitted to Congress.

The full version of this special bonus episode is only available to Slate Plus members. To hear it, sign up for a free trial at slate.com/gabfestplus.

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Slate Money - The Spoiled Children Edition Mar 23, 2019

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On this week’s episode, Felix, Emily and Anna discuss why you might be missing the point when talking about Operation Varsity Blues, argue about the Deutsche Bank/Commerzbank merger and talk about the growing concern around Boeing planes.

In the Slate Plus segment: Remembering Alan Krueger. Email: slatemoney@slate.comTwitter: @felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas,@EmilyRPeck,

Podcast production by Jessamine Molli.

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