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Joe Biden might be the favorite to defeat President Trump, but that doesn’t mean Biden would defeat Trumpism.
Guest: Jamelle Bouie, New York Times Columnist.
This episode was first posted on March 12, 2019.
Podcast production by Mary Wilson and Jayson De Leon.
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Over the past several months, tensions have escalated in Hong Kong, Kashmir, and the United States. Each for their own reasons. But what if all these headlines are connected?
Guest: Josh Keating, international editor at Slate
For more information about this episode please read:
• “The Next Jimmy Aldaoud” by Chris Gelardi
• “India’s Great Disenfranchisement” by Namrata Kolachalam
• “Crossing a Line in Kashmir” by Nitish Pahwa
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Henry Grabar fills in as host, surveying how the Democratic presidential candidates would try to fix the housing affordability crisis. What kinds of local policies have given rise to the crisis in the first place?
Guest: Jenny Schuetz, a fellow at Brookings.
Related: Watch Elizabeth Warren explain her plan to boost homeownership among black and brown families.
Podcast production by Sam Lee with help from Danielle Hewitt.
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When it comes to pedestrian deaths, the Sun Belt is the most dangerous area in the country. Six of the 10 most dangerous metro areas for pedestrians are located in Florida. Nineteen of the top 20 are in the Sun Belt. How is the way we build our cities and suburbs contributing to the problem? And what can be done to try to reduce traffic deaths across the country?
Guest: Angie Schmitt, writer Streetsblog USA
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Activists invigorated by the Women’s March and the Me Too movement are expanding the definition of what it means to be a female political leader. Meet one woman who’s coaching them along the way.
Guest: Chris Jahnke, speech coach to women working in politics.
Podcast production by Samantha Lee with help from Danielle Hewitt.
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Sarah McBride made waves at the Democratic National Convention in 2016 as the first transgender person to speak at a major party convention. Three years and many political successes later, McBride is trying to add another win to her résumé. One that would make her the first elected openly transgender state senator in America’s history.
Guest: Sarah McBride, candidate for Senate District 1 in Delaware.
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Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Rebecca Sandefur, who turns a sociologist’s eye to civil justice. Civil justice problems can lead to bankruptcy, homelessness, illness, family separation and poverty, but Sandefur says what makes it to the courts is just the “tip of the civil justice iceberg”.
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Did your heart skip a beat reading and hearing about all the economic news this week? Today on the show we explain just what’s happening in the markets and try to pin down why things are happening the way they are. Plus, we offer a few possible ways to stave off the worst of an economic downturn.
Guest: Jordan Weissmann, Slate’s senior business and economics correspondent
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This week the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong escalated, as activists effectively shut down an airport and beat up suspected imposters. Activists show no sign of letting up, even though the local government has withdrawn the extradition bill that initially sparked outcry. How could this possibly end?
Guest: Yvonne Chiu, professor at the U.S. Naval War College.
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Another presidential primary means another trip to the Iowa State Fair. But the Democratic Party’s new rules for thinning down the field of candidates means a photo-op with a turkey leg isn’t all it used to be.
Guest: Slate’s politics writer Jim Newell.
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