This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the assassination of Charlie Kirk amid an extremely troubling climate of political violence in America, another Supreme Court order with no majority explanation allowing racial profiling by ICE in LA, and a score-settling excerpt from Kamala Harris’s upcoming memoir 107 Days.

For this week’s Slate Plus bonus episode, Emily, John, and David discuss the astonishing new details revealed by the release of a book of letters collected for Epstein’s 50th birthday from his friends, including Donald Trump.
In the latest<a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/gabfestreads"> Gabfest Reads</a>, Emily talks with<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/jonathan-mahler"> Jonathan Mahler</a> about his new book,<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Gods-New-York-Idealists-Opportunists/dp/052551063X/tag=slatmaga-20"> The Gods of New York</a>. They discuss the unraveling of Mayor Ed Koch’s New York City; how the city’s current mayoral race is mirroring the past; and more.
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Research by Emily Ditto
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