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  • Flock cameras: Public safety or surveillance state?

    Aug 12, 2026
    Over the past several years, a license-plate tracking company called Flock has partnered with over 40 percent of police departments nationwide, allowing local law enforcement to track...
  • Loving and hating the word 'woke'

    Aug 11, 2026
    Over the past decade, the common meaning of the word 'woke' has fluctuated between "social consciousness" and "performative sensitivity."  On Today's Show:Jasmine Green, editorial & a...
  • Loving and hating the word “moderate”

    Aug 11, 2026
    With the midterms approaching, and intra-party debates about how far to push their agendas, we explore what it means to be politically 'moderate.'  On Today's Show:Jon Allsop, contrib...
  • Watergate anniversary meets Watergate denialism

    Aug 6, 2026
    It's been more than 50 years since President Richard Nixon resigned over the Watergate scandal.  On Today's Show:Jill Wine-Banks, legal analyst, former Watergate special prosecutor, c...
  • Iran, Israel and others, 81 years after Hiroshima

    Aug 5, 2026
    This week marks the 81st anniversary of the US dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. On Today's Show:Fred Kaplan, Slate's War Stories columnist, contributor to The i...
  • Which way will the Senate battlegrounds go?

    Jul 29, 2026
    What does the most up-to-date polling say about the electoral prospects in states with open Senate races this midterm season? On Today's Show:Jessica Taylor, Senate and governors edit...

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