What Next | Whoās Winning the War on Higher Education?
Conservatives have decried higher education as a center of liberal indoctrination for decades, and under the second Trump administration, colleges and universities are watching their federal funding be withheld or frozen, their presidents step down, and professors lose their jobs.
What can be done to wrest back academic freedom and independence from a vindictive administration?
Guest:Ā Sarah Brown, senior editor of the Chronicle of Higher Education.
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Podcast production by Elena Schwartz, Paige Osburn, Anna Phillips, Madeline Ducharme, and Rob Gunther.
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Slate Money | Money Talks: Battle of the AI Bots
In this Money Talks: Elizabeth Spiers is joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Rivlin to discuss his book AI Valley, a deep dive into the Silicon Valley companies that are competing to create the bestāand most profitableāAI model. Gary has been covering the tech world for decades and has seen the major players in this arms race evolve over that time. He discusses the perspectives of the companies competing for AI superiority, what we should and shouldnāt be worried about when it comes to this technology, and how he sees the AI boom playing out.Ā
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Podcast production by Jessamine Molli and Cheyna Roth.
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What Next: Hasan Piker Knew Charlie Kirk
Hasan Piker was scheduled to debate Charlie Kirk at Dartmouth University later this month, a left-vs-right, Vidal-vs-Buckley for the streaming age. In the wake of Kirkās shocking death, Piker wants to continue to be clear about who Kirk was, what he stood for, and the reactionary political project he was working to advance.
Guest: Hasan Piker, Twitch streamer and left-wing political commentator.Ā
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Podcast production by Elena Schwartz, Paige Osburn, Anna Phillips, Madeline Ducharme, and Rob Gunther.Ā
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What Next: TBD | Her Daughter Killed Herself. Then She Saw the ChatGPT logs.
After their daughter committed suicide, they found her ChatGPT logāand where artificial intelligence helped her write her suicide note.
Guest: Ā Laura Reiley, writer for the Cornell Chronicle.Ā
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ICYMI | Is #BodyPositivity Over?
On todayās episode, hosts Candice Lim and Kate Lindsay are joined by writer Virgie Tovar, whose latest podcast, GLP-1 Truth Serum, explores the predatory nature of GLP-1 marketing, and companiesā attempts to target plus-size creators. But #BodyPositivity was getting backlash long before these new weight loss drugs became trendy, and now social media has gone from a safe space to a minefield. Is #BodyPositivity really gone for good?Ā
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This podcast is produced by Daisy Rosario, Vic Whitley-Berry, Candice Lim, and Kate Lindsay.
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