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Political Gabfest

Voted “Favorite Political Podcast” by Apple Podcasts listeners. Stephen Colbert says "Everybody should listen to the Slate Political Gabfest." The Gabfest, featuring Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz, is the kind of informal and irreverent discussion Washington journalists have after hours over drinks.Want more Political Gabfest? Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from

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21:22

Gabfest Reads: The Art of Writing Political Satire

Political Gabfest ·

2023/04/22

David Plotz talks with author Alexandra Petri about her new book, Alexandra Petri’s US History: Important American Documents. They discuss how to transform staid history documents into rollicking parodies, how Petri found her “voice” multiple times, and her grander ambitions for the book. Plus, Petri reads some choice selections.Tweet us your questions @SlateGabfest or email us at gabfest@slate.com. (Messages could be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)Podcast production by

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33:25

Gabfest Reads: How Do You Solve a Problem Like...

Political Gabfest ·

2023/03/18

John Dickerson talks with author Chris Miller about his new book, Chip War: The Fight for The World’s Most Critical Technology. They discuss how semiconductor chips became so important, why everyone is so dependent on Taiwan for chips, and what lessons China can glean from what’s happening in Ukraine.Tweet us your questions @SlateGabfest or email us at gabfest@slate.com. (Messages could be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)Podcast production by Cheyna Roth. Hosted on Acast. See

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33:24

Gabfest Reads: A Boarding School Thriller, But Make...

Political Gabfest ·

2023/02/18

Emily Bazelon talks with author Rebecca Makkai about her new book, I Have Some Questions For You. They discuss why it’s so easy to suspend disbelief with this type of story, the “cancelled” subplot, and whether we’d be better off without Twitter.Tweet us your questions @SlateGabfest or email us at gabfest@slate.com. (Messages could be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)Podcast production by Cheyna Roth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:17:11

Live From Atlanta!

Political Gabfest ·

2022/11/03

This week, David Plotz, Emily Bazelon, and John Dickerson are Live in Atlanta discussing Georgia’s midterm election with NPR-WABE’s Rose Scott, as well as increasing political violencein the U.S.; and affirmative action at the Supreme Court.Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:Closer Look with Rose ScottJohn Dickerson for CBS Primetime: “Political Threats And Violence In The U.S.” (Inteview with Robert Pape)Steal This Book, by Abbie HoffmanHere are this week’s

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20:21

Bonus Episode: The PA Midterms Edition

Political Gabfest ·

2022/10/30

David Plotz, Emily Bazelon, and John Dickerson talk to civil rights journalist and WHYY radio host Cherri Gregg about the Pennsylvania midterm campaigns.Tweet us your questions and chatters @SlateGabfest or email us at gabfest@slate.com. (Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)Podcast production by Cheyna Roth.Research by Bridgette Dunlap Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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45:42

The Polls Do Not Look Amazing For Democrats

Political Gabfest ·

2022/10/20

This week, David Plotz, Emily Bazelon, and John Dickerson concerning polls for Democrats, women protesting Iran’s regime, and the trial of Arkansas’ law targeting trans kids.Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:Roya Hakakian for The Atlantic: “The Bonfire of the Headscarves”A Beginner’s Guide to America for the Immigrant and the Curious, by Roya Hakakian Matthew Yglesias for Slow Boring: “Pre-Registering Some Takes On The Midterms: Why I Think Democrats Will Undershoot Their

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49:49

Lowest Approval Rating

Political Gabfest ·

2022/07/14

This week, David Plotz, John Dickerson, and Mark Leibovich discuss Biden’s 2024 plans, the establishment Republicans who stand by Trump, and Herschel Walker’s alarming Senate campaign.Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:Thank You for Your Servitude: Donald Trump's Washington and the Price of Submission, by Mark LeibovichAnne Applebaum for The Atlantic: “History Will Judge The Complicit”Mark Leibovich for the New York Times Magazine: “Donald Trump Is Not Going Anywhere”Mark

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1:06:48

So Much Free Speech!

Political Gabfest ·

2022/04/28

Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson and David Plotz discuss Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover, Title 42, and the current prayer in school debate.Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:Daphne Keller for The Center for Internet and Society: “What Does The DSA Say?”John Dickerson for Slate: “Born Identity”Here are this week’s chatters:David: Ed Kilgore for New York Magazine: “Utah Democrats Endorse Independent Evan McMullin in Challenge to Mike Lee”; CityCast.fm/jobs John: Reddit thread: “This

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1:03:53

Talking Filibuster

Political Gabfest ·

2022/01/13

Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson and David Plotz discuss voting rights, Russia's recent moves, with guest Nina Jankowicz; and the increasing politicization of cable news.Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:Cornell Law School’s Legal Information Institute: Electoral Count Act of 1887David Becker on Face the Nation: “Elections Expert David Becker Denounces ‘Efforts to Sow Confusion and Chaos’ ”Emily Bazelon for the New York Times: “Democracy Worked This Year. but It Is Under

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54:08

Thanksgiving

Political Gabfest ·

2021/11/24

Emily, John and David talk about whether President Biden ought to run in 2024, the Rittenhouse verdict and former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull joins the Gabfest to talk about international relations with China.Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:Edward-Isaac Dovere and Jasmine Wright for CNN: “Exasperation and Dysfunction: Inside Kamala Harris' Frustrating Start as Vice President.”Jonathan Chait for New York magazine: “Joe Biden’s Big Squeeze”High Conflict, by Amanda

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1:05:45

No Joe Mojo

Political Gabfest ·

2021/11/18

John, Emily and David discuss Biden’s approval numbers, authoritarianism on the rise, and they are joined by author Jay Caspian Kang to talk about his new book, The Loneliest Americans.Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:FiveThirtyEight, Latest Polls Isaac Chotiner for the New Yorker: “Can Biden’s Agenda Survive Inflation?”Jason Furman for the Wall Street Journal: “Biden Can Whip Inflation and Build Back Better”The Loneliest Americans, by Jay Caspian KangPew Research Center:

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59:04

Presidents Are Not Kings and Plaintiff Is Not President

Political Gabfest ·

2021/11/11

John and David are joined by guest host Ruth Marcus to discuss Biden’s infrastructure win, Trump’s January 6 obstruction, and the Rittenhouse trial.Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:Adie Tomer, Joseph W. Kane, Caroline George, and Andrew Bourne, for The Brookings Institution: “America Has An Infrastructure Bill. What Happens Next?”Ruth Marcus for the Washington Post: “At Yale Law School, a Party Invitation Ignites a Firestorm”Josh Dawsey, Isaac Stanley-Becker, and Michael

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1:02:44

Red All Over

Political Gabfest ·

2021/11/04

NYTimes columnist Ross Douthat joins the show to help untangle the implications of the off-year elections and John, Emily and David discuss the Supreme Court arguments on abortion in Texas and guns in New York.Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:The Deep Places: A Memoir of Illness and Discovery, by Ross DouthatEmily Bazelon for The New York Times: “It’s Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court Now”Here’s this week’s chatter:Emily: Associated Press: “University Of Florida Faces

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1:01:03

Is Facebook Evil?

Political Gabfest ·

2021/10/28

Emily, John and David talk about the Facebook Papers; Building Back (somewhat) Better; and are joined by author Pamela Paul to talk about the trivial and serious sides of her new book: 100 Things We've Lost to the Internet.Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:Casey Newton for Platformer on Substack: “How The American Internet Is Turning European”Farhad Manjoo for The New York Times: “Facebook Is Bad. Fixing It Rashly Could Make It Much Worse.”Adrienne LaFrance for The Atlantic:

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1:01:33

Great Resignation

Political Gabfest ·

2021/10/21

Emily, John and David discuss Steve Bannon’s contempt of Congress, supply chain woes, and Americans pro-actively leaving their jobs.Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:Jordan Weissmann for Slate: “The Absolute Simplest Explanation for America’s Supply Chain Woes”David J. Lynch for The Washington Post: “Inside America’s Broken Supply Chain”Derek Thompson for The Atlantic: “The Great Resignation Is Accelerating”Matt Bruenig for The People’s Policy Project: “Democratic Child Care

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1:03:26

Death of Democracy

Political Gabfest ·

2021/10/14

Emily, John and David discuss the ways that U.S. democracy is in peril, the Democrats‘ strategy woes, and they are joined by author Andrea Elliott to talk about her new book Invisible Child.Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:Ezra Klein for The New York Times: “David Shor Is Telling Democrats What They Don’t Want to Hear”Jamelle Bouie for The New York Times: “Bill Clinton, Race and the Politics of the 1990s”The Ezra Klein Show. “Transcript: Ezra Klein Interviews Heather McGhee

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52:20

Profits Over People

Political Gabfest ·

2021/10/07

Emily and John are joined by guest host Mary Harris (host of What Next) to talk about the dangerous debt ceiling games; blowing the whistle on Facebook; and new revelations about January 6th and the plan to overturn the election.Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:Wall Street Journal: The Facebook FilesWall Street Journal: The Facebook Files, A Podcast SeriesNathaniel Persily for the Washington Post: “Facebook Hides Data Showing It Harms Users. Outside Scholars Need

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1:06:57

Get Those Huddled Masses Out of My Yard

Political Gabfest ·

2021/09/30

John, Emily and David discuss the fate of the Build Back Better agenda; vaccine mandates working; and journalist Caitlin Dickerson helps explain the recent U.S. immigration actions and to identify some fresh strategies for change.Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:Jamelle Bouie for The New York Times: “It’s All or Nothing for These Democrats, Even if That Means Biden Fails”Josh Marshall for Talking Points Memo: “Kill the Bill”Caitlin Dickerson for The Atlantic: “Democrats’ Free

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58:15

True Crime

Political Gabfest ·

2021/09/23

Emily, John and David discuss what it will take to save the Biden agenda, the abortion doctor's defiance of the Texas ban; and true crime mania.Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:Josh Marshall for Talking Points Memo: “Policy vs Positioning Has Dems in a Stalemate”Michael Dorf for Dorf on Law: “Texas Could Not Get Away With This Absent SCOTUS-Created Limits On Constitutional Adjudication”Emily Bazelon for The New York Times: “The Dawn of the Post-Clinic Abortion”Impeachment:

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1:02:57

Our Patience is Wearing Thin

Political Gabfest ·

2021/09/16

Emily, John and David discuss the Biden’s administration’s vaccine rule, the legitimacy of the Supreme Court, and the new book from Bob Woodward and Robert Costa.Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:Isaac Stanley-Becker for The Washington Post: “Top General Was So Fearful Trump Might Spark War That He Made Secret Calls To His Chinese Counterpart, New Book Says”Peril, by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa Susan B. Glasser for The New Yorker: “‘You’re Gonna Have a Fucking War’: Mark

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