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Slate’s Henry Grabar explains how rampant building in the Houston suburbs have made the area worse for wear during Tropical Storm Harvey. And in the Spiel, guest-host Osita Nwanevu breaks his self-imposed moratorium against criticizing columnist David Brooks. 

First up: an exciting update on the one true way to date a former boss and how Prudie helped make it happen. Then, your letters! My mom wants me to discourage my daughter from doing “boy” things. My friends are convinced my boyfriend is a stalker! My boyfriend has bad table manners and I’m worried it’s going to have professional consequences for him. Help! I want to support a business trying to unionize, but I don’t know how to do it. And finally: is there a way to ask out a former student that isn’t creepy? Hear more Prudence by joining Slate Plus: Slate.com/Prudiepod.

Josh Voorhees with a look back on what Texas lawmakers thought about federal aid when it was a different state that was under water, and a closer look at some strikingly candid comments from Defense Secretary James "Mad Dog" Mattis.Links from today's episode:Slate’s Henry Grabar on a look back at how Texas Republicans felt about emergency aid from Washington after Superstorm Sandy: http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2017/08/28/flashback_20_texas_gop_representatives_and_both_senators_voted_against_the.html Slate’s full coverage of Hurricane Harvey: http://www.slate.com/topics/h/hurricane_harvey.html The Facebook video of James “Mad Dog” Mattis’ candid comments to a group of troups: https://www.facebook.com/usawtfm/videos/10155815797353606/ Slate’s Fred Kaplan on what Mattis’ remarks mean for the administration and the U.S. military: http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/war_stories/2017/08/why_james_mattis_viral_rebuke_of_trump_was_so_disturbing.html

In this preview of the final episode of Slate's Conspiracy Thrillers Movie Club, Sam Adams chats with The Ringer’s K. Austin Collins about 2017’s surprise breakout Get Out. The critics discuss director Jordan Peele’s horror influences, the film’s genius casting, how the social and racial storylines play for different audiences, and how history still resonates in a contemporary plot.To listen to the full episode and others in the series, visit slate.com/thrillers

Al Letson was just trying to cover a demonstration – an anti-hate rally in Berkeley. When he saw a group of balaclava-clad men descend on an apparent right-wing agitator, he jumped into the fray, using his body to defend the man from kicks and punches. Letson is the host of Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX. And for the Spiel, is “#whaboom” the worst of our culture today?

Jacob Weisberg talks to The Atlantic's McKay Coppins about the Trump cabinet appointees who over the weekend showed their lack of confidence in the President.Do you have a question for us? Send us a tweet @realTrumpcast or use the #AskTrumpcast hashtag. You can also leave us a voice message at: (646)-598-6510.Don't forget about our live show in Austin, TX for the Texas Tribune Festival on Saturday September, 23rd at 7:30PM. We'll be live from the Texas Union Theatre with special guests Jill Abramson (Former Executive Editor of the New York Times) & Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX). For tickets go to Slate.com/Live.Give us a rating and a review on Apple Podcasts by clicking here!

Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by the Wall Street Journal’s Jason Gay to discuss  Floyd Mayweather’s win over Conor McGregor, by Ken Rosenthal to talk about the Athletic, and by Robert Lipsyte to assess Clay Travis and ESPN’s supposed liberalism.Mayweather-McGregor (1:30): Jason Gay, who watched the fight while high, explains why fans weren’t unhappy with the experience, and looks at what’s next for the two very rich fighters.The Athletic (16:09): Longtime sportswriter and baseball sideline reporter Ken Rosenthal explains why he signed on with the sports media start-up and why he believes its business model makes sense. Clay Travis and ESPN (32:54): Former ESPN ombudsman Robert Lipsyte discusses accusations that the Worldwide Leader of Sports is a liberal bastion and the marketing genius of Clay Travis, who has brought the culture wars to sports.  Afterballs (52:24):

Josh Voorhees on who's to blame in Houston, what Trump's Arpaio pardon means for the Russia investigation, and a troubling, belated discovery from Charlottesville.Links from today's episode:The latest updates on Harvey from the National Weather Service: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/?epac#Harvey Slate’s Henry Grabar on why Houston wasn’t built for a storm like this: http://www.slate.com/articles/business/metropolis/2017/08/houston_wasn_t_built_to_withstand_a_storm_like_harvey.html Slate’s Mark Joseph Stern on why the Arpaio pardon is a bad sign for the Mueller investigation: http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2017/08/trump_s_arpaio_pardon_is_a_bad_sign_for_mueller_s_investigation.html And the ACLU video showing a white man firing a shot toward a black man in Charlottesville, and then walking away past police who either didn’t notice or didn’t care: https://twitter.com/ACLUVA/status/901572207079555073 

This is a free preview from Slate Voice: Learn more at slate.com/voiceThe Exploitation of “Beautiful Kate” by Jeremy Stahl | Aug. 10, 2017

Virginia Heffernan talks to Antonia Noori Farzan of the Phoenix New Times to get a background on the now pardoned ex-sheriff Joe Arpaio and just what the sentiment is in Phoenix and Maricopa County about the events of the last week. Then, Slate's Mark Joseph Stern joins Virginia to talk about the legal aspects of the President's pardon and why this may set a dangerous precedent moving forward.

Felix Salmon of Fusion, political risk consultant Anna Szymanski, and Slate Moneybox columnist Jordan Weissmann discuss:-       Passive investing-       Driscoll’s strawberries-       The banana markeCheck out other Panoply podcasts at panoply.fm.Email: slatemoney@slate.comTwitter:@felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas, @JHWeissmannProduction by Daniel Schroeder

The hype surrounding the Saturday night fight between boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. and MMA fighter Conor McGregor is overtly racially charged. Why? Because people are eating it up, says Wesley Morris, critic-at-large for the New York Times. Morris and Mike talk about the role of race in the NFL’s treatment of Colin Kaepernick, Dana Schutz’s Open Casket painting of Emmett Till, the closing of the Broadway show The Great Comet, and more. Morris is the co-host of the Still Processing podcast.  In the Spiel: We live in interesting times.  

Jamelle Bouie talks to FiveThirtyEight's Clare Malone about Trump's week of complaining and just how vulnerable Republicans are to attacks by the President.Don't forget about our live show in Austin, TX for the Texas Tribune Festival on Saturday September, 23rd at 7:30PM. We'll be live from the Texas Union Theatre with special guests Jill Abramson (Former Executive Editor of the New York Times) & Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX). For tickets go to Slate.com/Live.Also, are you a Slate Plus member yet? If not, why not?! With Slate Plus you can get ad-free versions of Trumpcast and bonus segments. And this week you can hear Trumpcast producer, Jayson De Leon, chat with Slate staff writer Josh Keating about Trump’s foreign policy. Join Slate Plus by going to Slate.com/TrumpcastPlus.Give us a rating and a review on Apple Podcasts by clicking here!

Josh Voorhees on why Trump's border-wall demand is even crazier than it seems, the latest on Hurricane Harvey, and the glaring flaw in Gary Cohn's rationale for staying in the administration.Links from today's episode—Slate’s Jim Newell on whether congressional Republicans will finally break with Trump over his wall demand: http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/08/24/will_republicans_break_from_trump_over_wall_funding.html The Washington Post with a list of every previous government shutdown, why they happened, and how they ended: (Note: Article is from 2013, and doesn’t include the most recent shutdown) https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2013/09/25/here-is-every-previous-government-shutdown-why-they-happened-and-how-they-ended/?utm_term=.59b7d8d93708 Gary Cohn’s interview with the Financial Times: https://www.ft.com/content/cb068f94-8915-11e7-bf50-e1c239b45787 Jonathan Chait in New York on Cohn’s weak rationale for staying put: http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/08/gary-cohn-defies-nazis-by-supporting-their-favorite-prez.html Visit the National Weather Service for the latest updates on Hurricane Harvey: http://www.weather.gov/

This is a free preview from Slate Voice: Learn more at slate.com/voice "The Racists of OkCupid Don’t Usually Carry Tiki Torches" by Christina Cauterucci | 08/24/2017