Becoming Justice Gorsuch | 3. A Lunch Room for Life
From Slow Burn by Slate Podcasts
May 27, 2026 · 54 min · Season 11 · Episode 3
About this episode
The episode discusses Neil Gorsuch's key rulings and his impact on the Supreme Court's future.
In our final episode, it’s time to talk about Neil Gorsuch and the future of SCOTUS. Host Susan Matthews enlists Slate’s jurisprudence team—Amicus co-hosts Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern—to discuss Gorsuch’s key rulings to date, his unpredictability, and how this textualist will shape this court (and our country) for decades to come. Want more Slow Burn? Join Slate Plus to binge every episode of Becoming Justice Gorsuch—and every season of Slow Burn, including Becoming Justice Thomas . You’ll also enjoy ad-free listening to all of your favorite Slate podcasts. Visit slate.com/slowburnplus to get access wherever you listen. Season 11 of Slow Burn was written and reported by Susan Matthews. It was produced by Sophie Summergrad and Joel Meyer. It was edited by Mia Lobel, Hillary Frey, and Evan Chung. Original music by Hannis Brown. Merritt Jacob mixed this episode. Mia Lobel is the executive producer of Slate Podcasts. Need to set up your Slate Plus feed? If you subscribed through Slate.com, check out our FAQ at slate.com/podcastfaqs for easy instructions. Members subscribed via Apple Podcasts get automatic access—no setup required. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for…
People in this episode
Host: Susan Matthews
Guests: Dahlia Lithwick, Mark Joseph Stern
Topics covered
- Supreme Court
- Neil Gorsuch
- judicial rulings
- textualism
- future of SCOTUS
Keywords
- Neil Gorsuch
- Supreme Court
- judicial decisions
- textualism
- Slate Podcasts
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Slate, Slate Podcasts
Books & works: Becoming Justice Gorsuch, Becoming Justice Thomas
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