This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the apparent corrupt bargain involving NYC mayor Eric Adams and the bonfire of Justice Department resignations; what could possibly go wrong when Musk and DOGE access the IRS and Social Security; and talk to Marc Dunkelman about his new book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Why-Nothing-Works-Killed-Progress_and/dp/154170021X/tag=slatmaga-20">Why Nothing Works: Who Killed Progress – and How to Bring it Back</a>. For this week’s Slate Plus bonus episode, Emily, John, and David discuss whether the human body could endure a voyage to Mars and if space really is our destiny as humans.In the latest <a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/gabfestreads">Gabfest Reads</a>, Emily talks with author <a href="https://richbenjamin.com/about-rich/">Rich Benjamin</a> about his new book, <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/714287/talk-to-me-by-rich-benjamin/">Talk to Me: Lessons From a Family Forged by History</a>.Email your chatters, questions, and comments to <a href="mailto:gabfest@slate.com">gabfest@slate.com</a>. (Messages may be referenced by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)Podcast production by Kevin BendisResearch by Emily Ditto Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

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