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How do you solve a problem like the suburbs? For one man in Arizona, it

means creating an agricultural utopia, replete with picket fences and a community

garden. He was inspired by one of our era's  most scathing critics of suburban

sprawl: James Howard Kunstler. We'll hear from both about what happens when

you try to remedy what Kunstler calls “the greatest misallocation of resources in the

history of the world.”

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The New Americans is a series of conversations with six immigrants who became a U.S. citizens in 2016 -- an election year that has tested our idea of what it means to be a real American. The series is hosted by Slate's Dahlia Lithwick.

In Part 3, we hear the stories of Amjad Alsyra, who was born in Iraq, and Kelebohile Nkhereanye, who was born in Lesotho.

You can listen to all six stories, and read the transcripts, at www.slate.com/newamericans.

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The New Americans is a series of conversations with six immigrants who became a U.S. citizens in 2016 -- an election year that has tested our idea of what it means to be a real American. The series is hosted by Slate's Dahlia Lithwick.

In Part 2, we hear the stories of Liana Montecinos, who was born in Honduras, and Judith Christian, who was born in England.

You can listen to all six stories, and read the transcripts, at www.slate.com/newamericans.

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On this episode of Slate Money, hosts Felix Salmon of Fusion, Cathy O’Neil, data scientist and author of Weapons of Math Destruction, and Slate’s Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann breakdown the cost of living forever.

Topics discussed on today’s show include:

-Buying immortality: would you put your body on ice for $36,000?

-Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s philanthropic venture to cure all diseases.

-Genetic testing: Can my genes tell me how to optimize my fitness training and diet?

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If you’re like us, you’ve been checking the FiveThirtyEight election forecast like it’s a weather report before a hurricane. This week, Donald Trump’s chance of victory in the presidential race went from 15 percent to over 30 percent, causing much anxiety for Democrats. But how serious is the swing? Harry Enten is the senior political writer for FiveThirtyEight and a frequent Gist guest.   For the Spiel, why Hillary Clinton should own her terrible comic timing.

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The New Americans is a series of conversations with six immigrants who became a U.S. citizens in 2016 -- an election year that has tested our idea of what it means to be a real American. The series is hosted by Slate's Dahlia Lithwick.

In Part 1, we hear the stories of Nawal Alshamaa, who was born in Iraq, and Rosa Molina, who was born in El Salvador.

You can listen to all six stories, and read the transcripts, at www.slate.com/newamericans.

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On this episode of Represent, Slate culture writer, Aisha Harris talks to actress Joy Bryant about her role as the groundbreaking attorney Eleanor Holmes Norton, in the new Amazon series, Good Girls Revolt.

Check out:Slate’s The Good Girls Revolt Trailer Shows the Dangers of Sexism and Sort-of-True Stories Joy Bryant in Refinery29: Girl, You BeautifulJoy Bryant’s Lenny Letter: Stop Telling Me I Should Have KidsAisha’s conversation with Moonlight Filmmaker Barry JenkinsSlate Plus members: Get your ad-free podcast feed.

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On this episode of Represent, Slate culture writer, Aisha Harris talks to actress Joy Bryant about her role as the groundbreaking attorney Eleanor Holmes Norton, in the new Amazon series, Good Girls Revolt.

Check out:

• Slate’s The Good Girls Revolt Trailer Shows the Dangers of Sexism and Sort-of-True Stories 
• Joy Bryant in Refinery29: Girl, You Beautiful
• Joy Bryant’s Lenny Letter: Stop Telling Me I Should Have Kids
• Aisha’s conversation with Moonlight Filmmaker Barry JenkinsSlate Plus members: 

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We have (almost) survived a presidential campaign. Are we any smarter about taxes? On The Gist, Adam Davidson considers Donald Trump’s apparent tax practices and explains the biggest barrier to bipartisan compromise on tax policy. Davidson covers business and economics for the New Yorker.  For the Spiel, even Mike Pesca can’t sooth your nerves over volatile polling. 

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Jacob Weisberg talks to the Financial Times Chief Economics Commentator, Martin Wolf, about the economic future of America under a Trump presidency and its global consequences.

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