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Mary Harris interviews Brian Poindexter, a union ironworker running for Congress in Ohio’s 7th district, who is gaining momentum after his opponent,…

Host Lizzie O'Leary discusses the US-China AI relationship with Scott Senger, co-director of the China AI Initiative at Carnegie Endowment.

Oliver Darcy joins Slate to analyze President Trump’s unprecedented ban of CNN, MS Now, and Politico from the White House, a move legal experts deem a First Amendment violation.

Tejano star Bobby Pulido discusses his congressional run in Texas’s 15th District, explaining how he aims to flip a heavily Republican seat by appealing to Latino voters and rural communities.

Host Mary Harris discusses the political backpedaling on trans rights, sparked by AOC’s "woke one was crazy" comment.

With midterms approaching, hosts Emily Peck, Jim Newell, and Patrick Rice analyze the political fallout from AI and data center backlash.

Cultural critic Soraya McDonald joins host Mary Harris to analyze the fallout from Macklemore's "Free Palestine" speech during Ed Sheeran's tour.

Hosts Lizzie Velasco and Mary Harris discuss ProPublica’s investigation into Don Jr.

Nate Soares, president of the Machine Intelligence Research Institute, argues that recent AI containment breaches confirm his long-held warnings about existential risks.

Host Mary Harris and Ari Berman from Mother Jones analyze the Supreme Court’s ruling blocking the Trump administration’s plan to use the Postal Service to screen mail-in ballots.

Host Mary Harris examines a draft Trump administration plan to redirect federal childcare funds from working parents to married couples with stay-at-home parents.

Greg Sargent discusses the growing disconnect between President Trump and public opinion on AI, tariffs, and the Iran war.

Slate’s Imogen West Knight reports from Albania on the "Flamingo Revolution," a sustained protest movement against a luxury resort planned by Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner.

Host Lizzie O’Leary and guest Paul Ford discuss recent AI agent hacks on Hugging Face and OpenAI, debunking fears of imminent AI takeover by framing the incidents as standard software failures.

On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, ACLU Deputy Legal Director Ben Weisner discusses the lasting legacy of the post-attack surveillance state.

Host Mary Harris interviews Pastor Carl Ruby about the suicide of Pierre Damas Bell, a Haitian college student in Springfield, Ohio, who died after being humiliated by an ICE-mandated ankle monitor.

Sarah Longwell, founder of The Bulwark, discusses her new book, *How to Eat an Elephant*, offering a strategic roadmap for defeating Trumpism in the upcoming midterms.

Question Everything investigates the viral misinformation that sunscreen causes skin cancer, tracing it to a misinterpreted UK study and the "sunscreen paradox.

Wired senior writer Paresh Devey joins Lizzie O’Leary to analyze Meta’s $17 billion settlement with 47 states over social media addiction claims.

This episode examines the case of ICE agent Christian Castro, who shot an immigrant in Minnesota and was subsequently released by Texas Governor Greg Abbott after an extradition request stalled.

Host Mary Harris speaks with Catherine Rampell about rising bond yields and investor anxiety over US fiscal policy.

Host Mary Harris and guest Anatha Ramon discuss the WNBA’s surge in popularity and its subsequent entanglement in culture wars.

Host Rob Gunther interviews UCLA law professor Richard Hasen about the Trump administration’s executive order targeting mail-in voting.

Host Rob Gunther interviews Slate writer Luke Winkley about his concept of the "parallel play vacation," where friends travel together but pursue independent activities to avoid group friction.