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Julia Turner, Stephen Metcalf, and Laura Miller discuss the animated film about police brutality Zootopia, WGN America's Underground, and our obsession with revealing the identities of artists who want to maintain their privacy. Is our curiosity justified or predatory?

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On The Gist, Guardian US editor Lee Glendinning joins us to share findings from their award-winning data initiative the Counted. For the Spiel, Mike offers a textural analysis of the president’s visit to Cuba. Today’s sponsors: Goldman Sachs. Information about developments currently shaping markets, industries, and the global economy, on the firm’s podcast, Exchanges at Goldman Sachs, available on iTunes. Betterment, the largest automated investing service—managing billions of dollars for people just like you. Get up to six months of investing free when you go to Betterment.com/gist.  Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at slate.com/gistplus.

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Note: This episode originally aired in June 2015.

Chuck Todd, NBC News political director and moderator of Meet the Press, talks about the political landscape and his role in it. Brian and Chuck also discuss the line between journalism and show business, the value of long-form interviews, and Chuck's waning enthusiasm for the political game. Plus, Chuck dives into his vision for Meet the Press, the burden of hosting the longest running television show in history, and the real story behind Advise and Consent.

Topics this week:

NBC's Meet the Press

The Stranger: Barack Obama in the White House by Chuck Todd

The Julliard School

Profiles In Courage by John F. Kennedy

Up, Simba! an essay by David Foster Wallace

Bulworth

Network

Advise and Consent

Preston Brooks and Charles Sumner Fight

Cowboys Are My Weakness by Pam Houston

People this week:

Former Senator Rick Santorum

Governor John Kasich

Senator Rand Paul

Former Vice President Dick Cheney

Senator Bernie Sanders

Former Governor Jeb Bush

Former Senator and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

President Barack Obama

Former Senator Lester Hunt

Former Congresswoman Michele Bachmann

Former President Bill Clinton

Senator John McCain

Ross Perot

Mayor Bill de Blasio

Bill Thompson 

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Leon Neyfakh guest-hosts and talks to Seth Stevenson about what it's like to write about a candidate who hates you.

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Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss the slew of upsets in the NCAA tournament, Sue Bird joins to discuss UConn and analytics in women's sports, and Allison Benedikt of Mom and Dad Are Fighting comes on to discuss kids in baseball clubhouses.

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On The Gist, Mike predicts what Donald Trump will say at Aipac. Then, the latest bear news headlines

reviewed with our regular expert Rae Wynn-Grant from the American Museum of Natural History. For the Spiel, three recent world events where language matters. 

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On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil of mathbabe.org and Slate’s Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann discuss the biggest mess-ups of the week.

Topics discussed on today’s show include:

-Bangladesh's bank account at the Fed lost $81 million in a web heist.

-Pharma startup darling Valeant is a mess.

-The biggest hedge fund in the world has some personnel issues.

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Jacob Weisberg talks to a college student about his support for Donald Trump.

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On The Gist, L. Jon Wertheim from Sports Illustrated explains the effects of sports on the brain. With Sam Sommers, he’s the author of This Is Your Brain on Sports. For the Spiel, Mike addresses his white male brethren. Today’s sponsors: Texture, the mobile app that lets you tap directly into the world’s most popular magazines using your phone or tablet. Dive deeper into Vogue, People, Esquire, Time—with interactive content for a richer reading experience. Try Texture for free at Texture.com/gist. Betterment, the largest automated investing service—managing billions of dollars for people just like you. Get up to six months of investing free when you go to Betterment.com/gist.  Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at slate.com/gistplus.

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Episode 10 of "Serial" finds the Bowe Bergdahl story zoomed out to its furthest point yet, and Gabe and Katy explain why they think that makes it the strongest part of Season 2 so far. 

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