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After the Trump administration launched a massive Immigrations and Customs Enforcement operation in Minnesota, protesters gathered to defend immigrant neighbors. Renee Nicole Good, a mother of a six year old, showed up with her wife and dog to film altercations between officers and community members. What happened next changed everything.&nbsp; Guest: Jon Collins, senior reporter on the Minnesota Public Radio News race, class and communities team. Want more What Next? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://slate.com/whatnextplus">slate.com/whatnextplus</a> to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Ethan Oberman, Elena Schwartz, Paige Osburn, Anna Phillips, Madeline Ducharme and Rob Gunther.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Episodes

What Next - How ICE Keeps Killing

<p>As the killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston demonstrates, ICE’s deportation surge is continuing—and so is the violence.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Guest: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/arelisrhdz.b...
Jul 14, 202627m

What Next - Mitch, Lindsey and the Gerontocracy

<p>Mitch McConnell’s “extended absence” (let’s call it that) from the Senate has drawn attention to the fact that the average age of American lawmakers has been skyrocketing. Is it time to talk about ...
Jul 13, 202630m

Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - The Term the Court Stopped Pretending

<p>The Supreme Court just wrapped one of its most consequential terms in decades—and Amicus brought together three heavyweight legal experts to break down the damage. Their conversation centers on the...
Jul 11, 20261h 0m

Slate Money - You’ve Got IPO

<p>This week: The company buying up legacy brands like AOL, Evernote, and Vimeo had a huge IPO with shares immediately surging by 40%. <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zxqezqfhjwidbrsvk66ded5...
Jul 11, 202656m

What Next - Off-the-Record: Neil the Seal’s Whole Deal

<p>Ah high summer—time for Emmy nominations, giant aquatic mammals to take over seaside towns, and Democrats to point fingers as they frantically try to swap out candidates at the last minute.&nbsp;</...
Jul 10, 20264m

What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Should You Take Trump’s Free $1,000?

<p>If you’ve seen ads for Trump Accounts for kids, but also know anything about Donald Trump, you might be wondering “Free $1,000 per baby? Okay, what’s the catch?” It’s a classic.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Gue...
Jul 10, 202620m

Political Gabfest - Maybe That Nazi Tattoo Was a Clue

<p>This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss why an insurgent candidate with so many red flags got so far, how shocking new details about Trump's 2025 income show billions in e...
Jul 9, 20261h 0m

What Next - She Supported Graham Platner. Then She Couldn't Anymore.

<p>How are supporters and voters reacting to the sexual assault allegations that have brought an end to Graham Platner’s Senate campaign?</p><br><p>Guests:</p><p>Lorry Fleming, Maine voter.&nbsp;</p><...
Jul 9, 202637m

What Next - The Trump Sports Curse Reaches FIFA

<p>It was the red card—and subsequent White House phone call—heard ‘round the world. After USMNT striker Folarin Balogun was dealt a red card, President Trump gave FIFA head Gianni Infantino a ring. S...
Jul 8, 202625m

Slate Money - Money Talks: The Economics of Repugnant Transactions

<p>In this Money Talks: Felix Salmon is joined by Nobel Prize winning-economist <a href="https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.aspx?facId=6594" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Alvin Roth...
Jul 7, 202652m

What Next - The Onion’s New Infowars

<p>For two years, Alex Jones has been battling The Onion for control of Infowars. And, despite still being in a legal gray zone, it’s finally launched – with creative director, comedian, and chief Jon...
Jul 7, 202629m

What Next - The “Shakedown Artist” Behind CA’s Billionaire Tax

<p>Union leader Dave Regan has spent decades wielding California’s ballot system against the healthcare industry. Now, he’s the man behind California’s billionaire tax — a one-time, 5 percent tax prop...
Jul 6, 202624m

Slate Money - Synergy’s Must-Watch Final Episode

<p><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:zxqezqfhjwidbrsvk66ded57" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Felix Salmon</a>, <a href="https://www.elizabethspiers.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" ...
Jul 4, 202654m

Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Bad History Will Kill America

<p>The Supreme Court just wrapped the term with a blitz of extremely consequential decisions, and the smoke hasn’t cleared yet. (In fact, it’s looming like a dark storm cloud over our Fourth of July a...
Jul 4, 202657m

What Next - Off-the-Record: Toy Story 5 Did NOT Make Mary Cry

<p>WARNING: This episode spoils Toy Story 5.</p><br><p>Right on the heels of two new directors with two fresh new films, comes a five-installment franchise: Toy Story 5. But the consensus is split on ...
Jul 3, 202610m

What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Diving In | How Food Delivery Killed Competition (And Took Your Budget With It)

<p>Thanks for joining us during the holidays. White our team is taking a break, we want to share a series with you that we think you’ll love. It’s called Diving In.&nbsp;</p><p>Getting food delivered ...
Jul 3, 202616m

Political Gabfest - America Has a King Now

<p>This week, Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and guest host <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/ruth-marcus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ruth Marcus</a> discuss this week's mome...
Jul 2, 20261h 2m

What Next - AC Won't Save You from the Heat Dome

<p>Well, the movement to change society so it stops heating up the world didn’t take, so now we need to figure out how to change society to deal with a hotter planet. That means new forms of insurance...
Jul 2, 202625m

What Next - SCOTUS and the "Color Blind" Constitution

<p>The Supreme Court wrapped up a year of giving Trump and the Republican Party nearly everything they could want. And even in the final, birthright citizenship case, what is remarkable is not that Tr...
Jul 1, 202626m

Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - A Constitutional Travesty Narrowly Avoided

<p><br></p><p>It was a weird and wild ride as the Supreme Court handed down the last decisions of the term that started all the way back in October of 2025. We were so much younger then. After 58 argu...
Jun 30, 202614m