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Are we in a backlash to the backlash to the backlash in our gender politics? We can learn a lot from the GOP’s past embrace of odious figures like Russell Brand, the voters’ ousting of Rep. Max Miller in Ohio, and Congresswoman Sarah McBride’s recent Stephen Miller roast.

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Between the midterm elections and the ouster of Jensen Huang from Nvidia, the future of artificial intelligence—including how it will be regulated and who gets to participate—has been flipped upside down.

Guest: Robbie Whelan, tech reporter for the Wall Street Journal

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Whether Democratic leadership wants it or not, “corruption” was a top priority for voters. And judging from how the Trump administration has been acting, it seems like they—like the voters—expect Democrats to try to do something about it.

Guest: Liz Oyer, former US Pardon Attorney, and host of the podcast Is This Really Legal?

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As Nvidia CEO, Jensen Huang is one of the most important people in the A.I. boom and, therefore, of the economy as a whole. So when he has an extramarital affair with someone U.S. intelligence suspects of being a Chinese operative, it’s not exactly a “My family and I appreciate privacy at this time,” sort of situation.

Guest: Elizabeth Lopatto, senior writer at The Verge.

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The “blue tsunami” of the midterms swept Democrats into power in places they haven’t won in decades and decades. What will it take for the Dems to hold what they’ve won?

Guests:
Clare Malone and Galen Druke, co-hosts of the podcast “Still Counting.”
Jim Newell, Slate’s senior politics writer and author of The Surge newsletter.

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