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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.

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The "Happy Valentine's Day, Judge Moore" Edition Feb 13, 2015

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Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss Alabama's legal thicket over marriage equality, whether to forgive Brian Williams, and Emily's New York Times Magazine story "The Stanford Undergraduate and the Mentor."Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest.

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The "Vaxxers, Taxers, and Just the Facts-ers" Edition Feb 06, 2015

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John Dickerson, David Plotz, and special guest Annie Lowrey of New York magazine discuss the burgeoning anti-vaccine movement, the go-nowhere Obama budget, and the fog-of-war embellishments of NBC's Brian Williams.Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest.

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The "Can You Buy a President for $889,000,000?" Edition Jan 30, 2015

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Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the Koch Brothers' big bet on 2016, the Supreme Court's death penalty case, and the merits of Jonathan Chait's "Not a Very P.C. Thing to Say" piece.Help us make our podcasts even better! Take Slate's listener survey at to slate.com/surveyShow notes at www.slate.com/gabfest.

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The "Is It Rude to Fall Asleep During the State of the Union?" Edition Jan 23, 2015

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Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss Obama's State of the Union address, the Supreme Court's next (final?) marriage equality case, and the controversy over the movie Selma.Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest.

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The Tom Hanks Went to Community College and So Should You Edition Jan 16, 2015

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Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the fallout from the French terrorist attack, whether Mitt Romney is really weighing a third presidential run, and Obama's ambition to make community college tuition free.Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest.

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Le "Je Suis Charlie Hebdo" Édition Jan 09, 2015

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Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the murderous attack on a French satirical newspaper, the start of the new Congressional session, and the NYPD's recent work slowdown.Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest.

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The Year's Best Gabfest Edition Jan 02, 2015

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In segments culled from throughout 2014, David Plotz, Emily Bazelon, and John Dickerson discuss when to call the cops, the rise of political partyism, and whether to read Hillary Clinton's Hard Choices.Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest.

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The “2014 Conundrum Show, Live in Chicago” Edition Dec 26, 2014

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Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Ask Amy columnist Amy Dickinson discuss tough philosophical and ethical conundrums about sending kids to private school, keeping secrets from spouses, and why they wish they’d had more sex in their 20s.Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest.

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The "Why Close Guantanamo When You Can Open Havana?" Edition Dec 19, 2014

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David Plotz, Emily Bazelon, and John Dickerson discuss the thawing of relations between the U.S. and Cuba with guest Will Dobson. They also talk about Jeb Bush's possible presidential run and Julia Turner joins to explain Slate's Year of Outrage.Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest.

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The America's National Shame Edition Dec 12, 2014

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David Plotz, Emily Bazelon, and John Dickerson discuss the Senate Intelligence Committee's so-called "torture report," the unraveling Rolling Stone story about an alleged rape at UVA, and the satirical performance art that was the Colbert Report.Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest.

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