The Trump administration wants to merge all of our data across government agencies. And it's asked a controversial company to help.
This episode was produced by Peter Balonon-Rosen, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Andrea Kristinsdottir and Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King.
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Everything is gambling now
From live auction sites like Whatnot to games like Monopoly Go!, mobile apps are now designed to addict kids as well as adults. This episode was produced by Danielle Hewitt, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by David Tatasciore and Bridger Dunna ... Show More
25m 48s
Sep 24
Why we're still arming Israel
A majority of Americans have a negative view of Israel. Trump wants to send a massive shipment of bombs to the country anyway. This episode was produced by Miles Bryan and Ariana Aspuru, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by David Tatasciore, and h ... Show More
25m 40s
Sep 23
Ruining a young woman’s life for sport
It’s called the “burnerverse": an online community of anonymous college sports fans who mostly trash talk other teams, except when things turn very, very dark. This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh and Avishay Artsy with help from Miles Bryan, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-c ... Show More
28m 23s
Jun 2025
"The All Seeing Eye" - Why Did Trump Ask Palantir to Create a National Database of U.S. Citizens?
Patrick Bet-David explains how Donald Trump’s partnership with Palantir could reshape how the U.S. government collects, controls, and weaponizes data. From surveillance to centralized databases, this video dives into the hidden alliance between politics and Big Tech—and what it m ... Show More
16m 51s
Aug 2025
Is Palantir’s stock too good to be true?
US President Donald Trump plans on imposing new sanctions on Russia unless there is a ceasefire in Ukraine, and Palantir’s skyrocketing stock is raising concerns that it’s overvalued. Plus, OpenAI released a new “open-weight” model, and Russia’s banks are coming under scrutiny ov ... Show More
10m 37s
Feb 2025
Macron: Any Peace Deal Must Be “Assessed, Checked, And Verified”
A look at the 500 billion dollar investment by Apple in a major expansion project for the tech company. Plus, a controversial hire by President Trump by putting Dan Bongino in place as the deputy director of the FBI. We examine what the former secret service agent turned MAGA pod ... Show More
1h 23m