Don't get distracted by the "wow factor" of what just happened in Venezuela. @shaneharris.bsky.social lays out the case that there is no plan for what happens now slate.com/podcasts/wha...

Keep thinking about the interview I did with Sen. Mark Warner (Gang of 8, erstwhile Rubio ally) back in June when we bombed Iran. He was pretty shocked (and imagine he is more shocked today) but also said he couldn't dredge up 5 or 6 Rs to stand up to Trump. Here we are!

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Me getting ready for tonight’s Robyn concert youtu.be/YbEOr5Weqb8?...

I’ve lived in NYC for 25 years and can’t remember *ever* watching a mayoral inauguration until now

My parents’ house is like a museum of American pop culture and I regret to inform you we were once this young (there is a CD-ROM enclosed ☠️)

It’s about to be Xmas Eve, my show is on tape, so gather round for a thread about the question I’ve been pondering since November: If George Bailey was alive today, would he be a bit of a groyper? 🧵

Yup

It’s always nice when the rebroadcasts still slap

Y’all I went on Slate’s parenting podcast and because I’ve made many many mistakes I think I was a good guest????? 🫠 slate.com/podcasts/car...

One more economic update from us before the end of the year. @crampell.bsky.social said she gave the administration a "D" on the economy. I said "Oh, so barely passing?" Then: "Maybe an F, I don't know." LOL? slate.com/podcasts/wha...

Extremely 2025 vibes in this holiday card

Every other week we do a special segment we call "SchaudenFriday" where we laugh at all the weird things this administration is doing to itself. Got some SchaudenFodder for us? Reply! I'll go first --> bsky.app/profile/john...

I'm sorry but we have to talk about Candace slate.com/podcasts/wha...

Today's show gets into all these complicated, meaty nuances that make interviewing (and listening) really satisfying. Anyway, worth your ears: slate.com/podcasts/wha...

Oughta be a lot more love for the religion that encourages 8 days of French fries and doughnuts for dinner

Today on the show: When ICE collides with influencer world. Loved talking to @itonyvara.bsky.social slate.com/podcasts/wha...

I think Bill de Blasio is sad that he missed out on NYMag's "divorced dads of 2025" list 🫠https://pagesix.com/2025/12/10/society/bill-de-blasio-tucson-mayor-hooked-up-first-time-they-met/

Love having Tish on!

Wild that this has been going on for months and the cops are like “welp the person doing it has a VPN” 🤷🏻‍♀️ people.com/prestigious-...

One of my favorite things to do is open up our phone lines and hear from listeners and MAN folks had a lot to say about their health insurance costs going up: slate.com/podcasts/wha...

One of these things is not like the others

Zohran Mamdani will be sworn in on January 1st

On Fridays I get to drag my Slate colleagues in to our studio and together we laugh at the news. Truly one of my fave things I’ve been doing this year slate.com/podcasts/wha...

As you process what the CDC's vaccine advisory board has just done, I urge you to listen to my convo with @pauloffit.bsky.social, who says what must happen now is for parents to stand up... or for children to get sick slate.com/podcasts/wha...

Having a kid can feel like having your heart sprout legs and walk around defenseless in the world, which is I guess why for the last couple of days I've googled around to see if this kid has been located by his family or attorneys No dice so far, but keep us updated @gwynnefitz.bsky.social

I don't find this declaration overused! I wish a lot of people did it more! It's like a tiny little expression of solidarity and I want more of that these days Anyway, love this thread

It has come to my attention that SOME of my lovely listeners had WN as their top Spotify pod - and got a thank you video from… Ezra Klein? 🧐I have *feelings* about this lol but I did indeed make a video for you!!! 🙏🙏🙏

Something to consider if you’re having a real Wednesday of a day

I specifically asked the retired general/JAG I had on the show this morning about the "fog of war". Here's what he said

General Steve Lepper served as the lawyer in the room when deadly decisions got made. That's how he knows the allegations about Pete Hegseth and his strikes in Venezuela are so serious: slate.com/podcasts/wha...

I could've talked to @clintsmithiii.bsky.social pretty much forever slate.com/podcasts/wha...

Shout out to everyone getting the rolling chair at dinner tonight you’re the real ones

Happy Thanksgiving to this tea towel my grandmother embroidered

Tag urself, I’m “shouts into void”

“The cookies spread quite a lot, so don’t put them too close together”

Happy Thanksgiving to my friend Lauren’s badass out of office message

Amazing to learn that Isaac Chotiner can apparently just come for you in your replies. Like suddenly realizing you're swimming in open ocean

The relief I just felt cramming a 17 lb bird into a 2 gallon bag - unmatched

A good one to pop in the earbuds

Tell me again that "the" problem is the "great feminization"

Seriously: What if QAnon was right about everything except the role Trump played in the conspiracy? www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-spen...

Reading this thread feels like that old Eddie Murphy sketch where he goes undercover as a white man and is like "... hold it" (also: tell me again that gossiping is a "feminized" vice lol)

They are not equivalent, but I do think every now and again about how the energy in both parties can be summed up as "fight fight fight" Perhaps we'll just age out of the middle school cafeteria

This was a blast. Always grateful for a place to unpack gender and how much I’m ruining my workplace. (Ask me for tips!)

I dunno man, if you're gonna run an interview with a Trump admin official that was recorded BEFORE he threw tear gas at a bunch of protestors but you air it AFTER I think it's on you to mention it

Todays show: Girls Just Wanna RUIN THE WORKPLACE slate.com/podcasts/wha...

There have been 10 weeks of school so far in NYC. Only three of those weeks have been COMPLETE weeks, due to the abundance of holidays. (I refuse to count halloween week as a complete one - it just isn't.) Anyway, hang in there y'all

Just submitted my Spotify wrapped video (!) and to all the people who get it (mom?) please know I *tried* to do a version where I sprinted from my old studio (in a closet!) to my new one (with video!) but I could not achieve it in 30 seconds

Real perk of my job is getting to call up @jamellebouie.net and chew over big news like the Dems' cave on the government shutdown. Give it a listen: slate.com/podcasts/wha...