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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.

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    New, New, New Cold War Jun 17, 2021

    Emily, John and David discuss President Biden's G7 summit and the meeting with President Putin, McConnell’s plans to block a Biden Supreme Court nominee, and they are joined by guest Melissa Murray on what “critical race theory” is and is not.

    Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:

    Julia Ioffe for Tomorrow Will Be Worse: “‘Everyone Gets What They Deserve’: Biden Takes On the Putin Singularity”


    Strict Scrutiny podcast


    Amicus podcast


    The New York Times Magazine: “The 1619 Project”


    Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World, by Cal Newport


    Here’s this week’s chatter:

    John: Elizabeth Dilts Marshall for Reuters: “Morgan Stanley Ceo to Staff: Be Back at New York Headquarters by September”; Lauren Weber for The Wall Street Journal: “Forget Going Back to the Office—People Are Just Quitting Instead”


    Emily: Adam Liptak for The New York Times: “Affordable Care Act Survives Latest Supreme Court Challenge”; Adam Liptak for the New York Times: “Supreme Court Backs Catholic Agency in Case on Gay Rights and Foster Care”


    David: Six Months Later: Episode 22: David Plotz


    Listener chatter from Leslie Camp: Doug Fraser for The Cape Cod Times: “‘I Was Completely Inside’: Lobster Diver Swallowed by Humpback Whale Off Provincetown”


    If you enjoy the show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Danny Lavery's new show Big Mood, Little Mood" and you’ll be supporting the Political Gabfest. Sign up now at slate.com/gabfestplus to help support our work

    For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, Emily, John, and David discuss the things they miss doing which modern technology has pushed out of circulation.


    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 Jocelyn Frank.

    Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.

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    Manchin on the Hill Jun 10, 2021

    Emily, John and David discuss Joe Manchin, how the Trump DOJ lives on, and George Packer’s four Americas.


    Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:


    John Dickerson for CBS News: “Sen. Joe Manchin on Face the Nation, June 6, 2021”


    Ruth Marcus for the Washington Post: “Attorney General Garland, Please Stop Digging”


    George Packer for the Atlantic: “How America Fractured Into Four Parts”


    Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal, by George Packer


    George Packer for the Atlantic: “Can Civics Save America?”


    The Ezra Klein Show: “Obama Explains How America Went From ‘Yes We Can’ to ‘MAGA’ ”


    Jane Mayer for the New Yorker: “Inside the Koch-Backed Effort to Block the Largest Election-Reform Bill in Half a Century”


    Here’s this week’s chatter:


    John: Elizabeth Weise for USA Today: “This Man Spent Last Year Flushing Hundreds of Toilets. The New Fear as the Pandemic Wanes: Legionnaires' Disease”


    Emily: Michael Powell for the New York Times: “Once a Bastion of Free Speech, the A.C.L.U. Faces an Identity Crisis”


    David: Rachel Gutman for the Atlantic: “A Crumpled, Dried-Out Relic of the Pandemic”


    Listener chatter from Andrew Goetz: Mick West's YouTube videos explaining UFO footage.


    If you enjoy the show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Danny Lavery's new show Big Mood, Little Mood" and you’ll be supporting the Political Gabfest. Sign up now at slate.com/gabfestplus to help support our work. For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, Emily, John, and David consider how their names may have shaped their personalities.


    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 Jocelyn Frank.

    Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.

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    The “Murder Mystery” Edition Jun 03, 2021

    Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:


    The Ezra Klein Show: “Obama Explains How America Went From ‘Yes We Can’ to ‘MAGA’”


    Uneasy Peace: The Great Crime Decline, the Renewal of City Life, and the Next War on Violence, by Patrick Sharkey


    AmericanViolence.org


    Monica C. Bell for the Yale Law Journal: “Police Reform and the Dismantling of Legal Estrangement”


    Penn Wharton Budget Model: “COVID-19 School Closures: Long-Run Macroeconomic Effects”


    Hang Up and Listen: “The Naomi Osaka Withdraws Edition”



    Here’s this week’s chatter:


    John: Kathryn Schulz for TED: “Don’t Regret Regret”; Cal Newport for The New Yorker: “What if Remote Work Didn’t Mean Working from Home?”


    Emily: Mare of Easttown; Julie Miller for Vanity Fair: “Kate Winslet on Mare of Easttown and Creating a Real Heroine for Tired Times”


    David: CityCast Denver: “Responding to 911 Calls With Sweatpants and Snacks, Not Guns”


    Listener chatter from James Williams: Arnstein Aassve, Guido Alfani, Francesco Gandolfi, and Marco Le Moglie for Health Economics: “Epidemics and Trust: The Case of the Spanish Flu”


    For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, Emily, John, and David talk about Naomi Osaka withdrawing from the French Open.


    If you enjoy the show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence—and you’ll be supporting the Political Gabfest. Sign up now at slate.com/gabfestplus to help support our work.


    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 Margaret Kelley.


    Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.


    Hosts

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, David Plotz


    Follow

    @SlateGabfest on Twitter / https://twitter.com/SlateGabfest

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    The “Gain of Function” Edition May 27, 2021

    Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:

    David Leonhardt for The New York Times: “The Lab-Leak Theory”

    Nicholson Baker for New York Magazine: “The Lab-Leak Hypothesis”

    Nicholas Wade for The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: “The Origin of COVID: Did People or Nature Open Pandora’s Box at Wuhan?”

    Anne Applebaum for The Atlantic: “Other Regimes Will Hijack Planes Too”

    The Skies Belong to Us: Love and Terror in the Golden Age of Hijacking, by Brendan I. Koerner

    Eric Levitz for New York Magazine: “David Shor on Why Trump Was Good for the GOP and How Dems Can Win in 2022”

    Eric Levitz for New York Magazine: “David Shor’s Unified Theory of American Politics”


    Here’s this week’s chatter:

    John: Mark Mortensen and Heidi K. Gardner for Harvard Business Review: “WFH Is Corroding Our Trust in Each Other”

    Emily: Patrick Smith for WBEZ: “Mayor Lori Lightfoot Blamed Gun Violence On Judges, But Emails Show Her Staff Knew It Wasn’t True”

    David: Apple Photos “Memories” feature

    Listener chatter from Jen Overbeck: Alan Burdick for The New York Times: “So You Want to End the Conversation?”


    For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, Emily, John, and David talk about the difficulties of ending a conversation that has run its course.


    If you enjoy the show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence—and you’ll be supporting the Political Gabfest. Sign up now at slate.com/gabfestplus to help support our work.


    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 Margaret Kelley.


    Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.


    Hosts

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, David Plotz


    Follow

    @SlateGabfest on Twitter / https://twitter.com/SlateGabfest

    Slate Gabfest on Facebook / https://www.facebook.com/Gabfest/

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    Hot Button Issue May 20, 2021

    Emily, John and David discuss the violence between Israel and Gaza, abortion at the Supreme Court, and the book Nine Nasty Words with author John McWhorter.

    Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:


    John Dickerson for CBS: “Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on "Face the Nation," May 16, 2021”


    Bernie Sanders for the New York Times: “Bernie Sanders: The U.S. Must Stop Being an Apologist for the Netanyahu Government”


    Nine Nasty Words: English in the Gutter: Then, Now, and Forever, by John McWhorter


    John McWhorter for the Atlantic: “How ‘White Fragility’ Talks Down to Black People”



    Here’s this week’s chatter:


    John: Tariro Mzezewa for the New York Times: “Hear a Harlem Choir Rejoice Again”


    Emily: Adam Liptak for the New York Times: “Ban on Non-Unanimous Verdicts Is Not Retroactive, Supreme Court Rules”


    David: Children of Timeby Adrian Tchaikovsky


    Listener chatter from Susan Bates: AMORALMAN: A True Story and Other Lies by Derek DelGaudio.


    For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, Emily, John, and David talk about the objects that most define them.


    If you enjoy the show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence—and you’ll be supporting the Political Gabfest. Sign up now at slate.com/gabfestplus to help support our work.


    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 Jocelyn Frank.

    Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Million Dollar Jab May 13, 2021

    Emily, John and David discuss the post-pandemic economy; vaccine hoarding; and they're joined by Alex Stamos to talk about infrastructure, cybersecurity and the Colonial Pipeline hack.


    Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:

    David Leonhardt for the New York Times: “A Misleading C.D.C. Number”


    Dana Goldstein for the New York Times: “President of Key Teachers’ Union Shares Plea: ‘Schools Must Be Open’ in Fall”


    Brian Krebs for Krebs on Security: “A Closer Look at the DarkSide Ransomware Gang”


    Here’s this week’s chatter:

    John: Craig Welch for National Geographic: “Groundbreaking Effort Launched to Decode Whale Language”


    Emily: A Good Mother by Lara Bazelon; America on Fire: The Untold History of Police Violence and Black Rebellion Since the 1960s by Elizabeth Hinton


    David: B-Side Books: Essays on Forgotten Favorites by John Plotz “


    Listener chatter from Adam Schear: Walker Caplan for LitHub: “The Key to Dodging Cyber Censorship Rules Might Be . . . A Minecraft Library?”


    If you enjoy the show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence—and you’ll be supporting the Political Gabfest. Sign up now at slate.com/gabfestplus to help support our work.

    For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, Emily, John, and David each recount a decision that changed the trajectory of their lives (not marriage related).


    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 Jocelyn Frank.

    Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Martyrdom of Liz Cheney May 06, 2021

    David, John and Emily discuss Liz Cheney's defiance of Trumpists; Trump’s Facebook suspension; and meatlessness getting (more) political.


    Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:

    Kimberly Robinson for Bloomberg Law: “Video: The Wild Hypotheticals Posed by Justice Stephen Breyer”


    John Dickerson for CBS News: “Ron Klain on ‘Face the Nation,’ May 2, 2021”


    Evelyn Douek for Lawfare: “It's Not Over. The Oversight Board's Trump Decision is Just the Start.”


    These Truths: A History of the United States, by Jill Lepore


    Ezra Klein for the New York Times: “Let’s Launch a Moonshot for Meatless Meat”


    John Dickerson for Slate: “Go for the Throat!: Why if He Wants to Transform American Politics, Obama Must Declare War on the Republican Party.”


    John Dickerson for JohnDickerson.com: “End of the Year Thoughts 2020 (Five Months Too Late).”


    Never Let Me Go, by Kazuo Ishiguro


    Hard Knocks, HBO


    Here’s this week’s chatter:

    John: Klara and the Sun, by Kazuo Ishiguro


    Emily: Mom Genes: Inside the New Science of Our Ancient Maternal Instinct, by Abigail Tucker


    David: Formula 1: Drive to Survive, Season 3, Episode 9: Man on Fire


    Listener chatter from Michael Sagmeister: Mitchell Clark for The Verge: “Bad Software Sent Postal Workers to Jail, Because No One Wanted to Admit It Could Be Wrong.”


    For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, Emily, John, and David discuss how the freedom they feel to share their opinions has changed with their jobs and the journalism environment.


    If you enjoy the show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence—and you’ll be supporting the Political Gabfest. Sign up now at slate.com/gabfestplus to help support our work.


    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 Jocelyn Frank.

    Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.

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    Live at 100 Days Apr 29, 2021

    A live Gabfest with Emily, David and John on the policies and politics of Biden’s first 100 days— with special guest Jamelle Bouie!

    A reference from this week’s show:

    Thomas B. Edsall for The New York Times: “Should Biden Emphasize Race or Class or Both or None of the Above”


    Here’s this week’s chatter:

    John: The Premonition: A Pandemic Story by Michael Lewis; Gertrude Stein on punctuation from Lectures in America.


    Emily: Rosanna Xia for The Los Angeles Times: “DDT Waste Barrels Off L.A. Coast Shock California Scientists”


    David: Steven Johnson for The New York Times Magazine: “How Humanity Gave Itself an Extra Life”


    Listener chatter from David Friedlander-Holm: Cara Giaimo for The New York Times: “One of the World’s Oldest Science Experiments Comes Up From the Dirt”


    Slate Plus members get great bonus content from Slate, a special segment on the Gabfest each week, and access to special bonus episodes throughout the year. Sign up now to listen and support our show. For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, Emily, John, and David take questions from the live audience.


    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 Jocelyn Frank.

    Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.

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    Guilty, Guilty, Guilty Apr 22, 2021

    Emily, John and David discuss the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial with guest Dwayne Betts; Andrew Yang’s campaign for Mayor of New York City; and why the U.S. invaded Iraq with guest Noreen Malone (host of the Slow Burn podcast).

    Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:


    Netflix Is A Joke: “Richard Pryor's 1979 Joke About Police Still Applies”


    “When I Think of Tamir Rice While Driving” by Reginald Dwayne Betts


    Jack Shafer for Politico: “How Substack Revealed the Real Value of Writers’ Unfiltered Thoughts”


    The Million Book Project


    Felon by Reginald Dwayne Betts


    A Question of Freedom: A Memoir of Learning, Survival, and Coming of Age in Prisonby Reginald Dwayne Betts


    Slow Burn Season 5: The Road to Iraq



    Here’s this week’s chatter:


    John: The Ezra Klein Show: “That Anxiety You’re Feeling? It’s a Habit You Can Break”; Bob Yirka for Phys.org: “Teaching Children to Play Chess Found to Decrease Risk Aversion”; Joe Trippi’s Twitter thread about Walter Mondale


    Emily: PBS’s Philly D.A.


    David: Michael E. Ruane for the Washington Post: “Harriet Tubman’s Lost Maryland Home Found, Archaeologists Say”; Peter Jamison for The Washington Post: “An ‘Insane’ Covid Lockdown Two Miles From the Capitol, With No End in Sight”


    Listener chatter from Adam Siegel: The Economist: “How spooks are turning to superforecasting in the Cosmic Bazaar”


    Slate Plus members get great bonus content from Slate, a special segment on the Gabfest each week, and access to special bonus episodes throughout the year. Sign up now to listen and support our show. For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, Dwayne Betts recites his poem, “When I Think of Tamir Rice While Driving.”


    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 Jocelyn Frank.

    Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Blood Clot Apr 15, 2021

    Emily, John and David discuss the vaccine “pause,” the death of Daunte Wright, and Biden’s commission on the U.S. Supreme Court.


    Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:

    Ronald Brownstein for The Atlantic: “The Decision That Will Define Democrats for a Decade”


    Ryan D. Doerfler and Samuel Moyn for The Atlantic: “Reform the Court, but Don’t Pack It”


    Emily Bazelon for The New York Times: “How To Fix the Supreme Court: How We Got Here”


    The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson


    Tom Whyman for The New York Times: “Why, Despite Everything, You Should Have Kids (if You Want Them)”



    This week’s chatter:

    John: Call My Agent; The Irregulars


    Emily: Daniele Selby for The Innocence Project “8 Things You Need to Know About Pervis Payne Who Is Facing Execution”


    David: Janelle Bitker for The San Francisco Chronicle: “Boba Shortage: Bay Area and the Rest of the U.S. May Soon Have No Bubbles for Tea”


    Listener chatter from Gabe Jacobs: 99% Invisible: “Freedom House Ambulance Service”


    Slate Plus members get great bonus content from Slate, a special segment on the Gabfest each week, and access to special bonus episodes throughout the year. Sign up now to listen and support our show. For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, John, David, and Emily talk about the decision to have children in the face of climate change and other catastrophes which could make the future more painful than today.


    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 Jocelyn Frank.

    Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.

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    Midnight Train From Georgia Apr 08, 2021

    Emily, John and David discuss the corporate backlash to Georgia’s voting restrictions, Matt Gaetz and shamelessness in government, and they are joined by Amanda Ripley to talk about her new book High Conflict.


    Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:


    Jonathan Rauch for the Atlantic: “How American Politics Went Insane”


    Insecure Majorities: Congress and the Perpetual Campaign by Frances E. Lee


    High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Outby Amanda Ripley


    The Gottman Institute’s “Love Lab”


    Emotions in Conflict: Inhibitors and Facilitators of Peace Makingby Eran Halperin


    L. M. Hartling, E. Lindner, U. Spalthoff and M. Britton for Psicología Política: “Humiliation: A Nuclear Bomb of Emotions?”


    Stephen Hawkins, Daniel Yudkin, Míriam Juan-Torres, Tim Dixon for More In Common: “Hidden Tribes: A Study of America’s Polarized Landscape”


    The Irregulars


    Here’s this week’s chatter:


    John: Dan Zak for the Washington Post: “Goodbye to Gate 35x, Cursed Portal to the Rest of America”


    Emily: Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution


    David: City Cast Denver


    Listener chatter from Paul John Rudoi: Passing English of the Victorian era, a Dictionary of Heterodox English, Slang and Phrase available at The Public Domain Review; Karen Strike for Flashbak: “Not Up To Dick: 100 Wonderful Victorian Slang Words You Should Be Using”


    Slate Plus members get great bonus content from Slate, a special segment on the Gabfest each week, and access to special bonus episodes throughout the year. Sign up now to listen and support our show. For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, John, David, and Emily contemplate whether vaccinated people have a moral obligation to go out and spend.


    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 Jocelyn Frank.

    Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.

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    Impending Doom Apr 01, 2021

    Emily, David and guest host Andrea Valdez discuss the fourth wave of the virus, Derek Chauvin’s murder trial, and fixing the U.S.’s caregiving infrastructure.


    Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:

    How to Be a Texan: The Manual, by Andrea Valdez

    Ko Bragg for the 19th: “Four Girls Testified in the Derek Chauvin Trial. Here’s What They Told the Jury.”

    The University Will Require All Students to Be Vaccinated Before Arriving on Campus in the Fall, Rutgers University March 21, 2021

    Bill Chappell for NPR, ”I Believe I Witnessed A Murder,' Witness Says Of 911 Call In Chauvin Case


    Here’s this week’s chatter:

    Andrea: Skip Hollandsworth for Texas Monthly: “The Larry McMurtry I Knew”; Paula Mejía for Texas Monthly: “Selena at 50: Celebrating the Life, Art, and Influence of a Tejano Legend”

    Emily: Elie Mystal for the Nation: “The Supreme Court May Be About to Blast Another Hole in Gun Control”

    David: City Cast Chicago podcast, hosted by Jacoby Cochran.

    Listener chatter from Wally Vinovskis: Theresa Machemer for Smithsonian Magazine: “This High Schooler Invented Color-Changing Sutures to Detect Infection"


    Slate Plus members get great bonus content from Slate, a special segment on the Gabfest each week, and access to special bonus episodes throughout the year. Sign up now to listen and support our show. For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, Andrea, David, and Emily discuss running a media startup.


    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 Jocelyn Frank.

    Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.

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    Unfulfilled Mar 25, 2021

    Emily, John and David discuss immigration, violence against Asian Americans and how Amazon is shaping the American economic landscape.


    Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:

    Emily Bazelon for Slate: “Stop Telling Ruth Bader Ginsburg to Retire: It's Counterproductive”


    David Leonhardt for The New York Times: “The Democrats’ Immigration Problem”


    Nicole Narea for Vox: “Migrants Are Heading North Because Central America Never Recovered From Last Year’s Hurricanes”


    One Billion Americans: The Case for Thinking Bigger by Matthew Yglesias


    Slate’s Political Gabfest, “The “Rage” Edition” (with Matthew Yglesias)


    Claire Jean Kim for Politics and Society: “The Racial Triangulation Of Asian Americans”


    How the Irish Became White by Noel Ignatiev


    Fulfillment: Winning and Losing in One-Click Americaby Alec MacGillis


    Michael Corkery and Karen Weise for The New York Times: “Amazon Workers’ Union Drive Reaches Far Beyond Alabama”


    Lina M. Kahn for The Yale Law Journal: “Amazon’s Antitrust Paradox”


    The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson


    The Hardest Job in the World: The American Presidency by John Dickerson


    John Dickerson for 60 Minutes: “Studying Coronavirus Spread in One Georgia School System”


    Here’s this week’s chatter:

    Emily chattered about her forthcoming article about the exoneration of Yutico Briley. Matt Sledge for The New Orleans Advocate: “A Man Serving 60 Years For Armed Robbery Is Free After Jason Williams Clears The Way For Release”


    John: Howard Schneider for Reuters: “U.S. Covid Response Could Have Avoided Hundreds of Thousands of Deaths - Research”


    David: Janelle Shane for Substack: “GPT-3 Tries Pickup Lines”


    Listener chatter from Mathew Dicks: Philip Hoare for The Guardian: "Sperm Whales in 19th Century Shared Ship Attack Information"



    Slate Plus members get great bonus content from Slate, a special segment on the Gabfest each week, and access to special bonus episodes throughout the year. Sign up now to listen and support our show.

    For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, Emily, David, and John discuss a wrong but unappealable call by high school basketball referees.


    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 Jocelyn Frank.

    Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.

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    I'll Get the Vaccine If You Give Me A Pony Mar 18, 2021

    David, John and Josie discuss the politics of vaccine acceptance, the changed conversation on policing, and how Texas, undeterred by failing to find voter fraud, continues its assault on voting rights.


    Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:

    Dan Diamond for The Washington Post: “‘We Want To Be Educated, Not Indoctrinated,’ Say Trump Voters Wary of Covid Shots”


    Charles Duhigg for The New Yorker: Seattle’s Leaders Let Scientists Take the Lead. New York’s Did Not”


    The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes - and Why by Amanda Ripley


    Washington Post Editorial Board: “Reimagining Safety”


    Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America by James Forman Jr.


    Josie Duffy Rice for Vanity Fair: “Abolition’s Promise”


    Vann R. Newkirk II for The Atlantic: “American Democracy Is Only 55 Years Old—And Hanging by a Thread”


    Ross Douthat for The New York Times: “Can Anything End the Voting Wars?”


    This American Life: “Squirrel Cop”


    “Irish Family vs Bat”


    Zak Cheney-Rice for New York Magazine: “Ahmaud Arbery's Death and the Politics of Black Joy”


    Here’s this week’s chatter:

    Josie: We Do This 'Til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice (Abolitionist Papers) Paperback by Mariame Kaba


    John: “Ian McKellen Explains the Difference Between Acting on Stage and in Movies | The Dick Cavett Show”


    David: The Atlas Obscura Podcast


    Listener chatter from Rebecca Vernon: Andrew Chamings for SF Gate: “The Bizarre Tale of the World's Last Lost Tourist, Who Thought Maine Was San Francisco”


    Slate Plus members get great bonus content from Slate, a special segment on the Gabfest each week, and access to special bonus episodes throughout the year. Sign up now to listen and support our show. For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, Josie, David, and John discuss the art and literature they wish they could experience for the first time again.


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    Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank.

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    Zero Sum Mar 12, 2021

    Emily, John and David discuss the unprecedented American Rescue Plan. Author Heather McGhee joins the Gabfest to talk about her new book outlining how racism hurts all Americans and Dr. Michael Mina answers questions about how to improve the nation's pandemic-fighting strategies.


    Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:


    Pew Research Center: “Broad Public Support for Coronavirus Aid Package; Just a Third Say It Spends Too Much”


    The Debrief with Major Garrett: “$2 Trillion For What?”


    The Sum of Usby Heather McGhee


    Atomic Habits by James Clear


    Here’s this week’s chatter:


    Emily: The Whiteness of Wealth: How the Tax System Impoverishes Black Americans--And How We Can Fix Itby Dorothy A. Brown


    John: “‘The Secret Apartment’ Is The Story Of A Vietnam Vet Who Claims To Have Lived In Veterans Stadium For Years”; The Secret Apartment: Vet Stadium, a surreal memoirby Tom Garvey; Jeremy Irons Reads the Psalms


    David: The Fourth Child by Jessica Winter


    Listener chatter from Seth Milhoan: Sarah Brookbank for the Cincinnati Enquirer: “Del Hall, The Cincinnati Man Who Lives on a Beer-only Diet for Lent, Is Doing It Again and Raising Money”


    Slate Plus members get great bonus content from Slate, a special segment on the Gabfest each week, and access to special bonus episodes throughout the year. Sign up now to listen and support our show. For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, Emily, David, and John discuss how they decide whether to rescue or abandon a failing project.


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    Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank.

    Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.

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    I'm Sorry If... Mar 04, 2021

    Emily, John and David discuss the stimulus bill, sexual harassment allegations against Andrew Cuomo, and escalating voter suppression efforts.


    Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:

    Dahlia Lithwick for Slate: “Maybe It’s a Good Thing Andrew Cuomo Is Still Governor”


    Charlotte Klein for Vanity Fair: “Pence Can’t Quit The Big Election Lie That Nearly Got Him Killed”


    The Brennan Center’s State Voting Bills Tracker 2021


    Here’s this week’s chatter:


    Emily: Elizabeth Nolan Brown for Reason: “Science-Based Policy Means Decriminalizing Sex Work, Say Hundreds of Researchers”; Heads of the Colored People by Nafissa Thompson-Spires


    John: The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Civics Test


    David: David chattered in Seussian rhyme about the controversy over Dr. Seuss Enterprises’s decision to take six books with racist imagery out of print.


    Listener chatter from Lily Shield: Amy Littlefield for the Nation: “As the Pandemic Raged, Abortion Access Nearly Flickered Out”


    Slate Plus members get great bonus content from Slate, a special segment on the Gabfest each week, and access to special bonus episodes throughout the year. Sign up now to listen and support our show. For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, Emily, David, and John discuss when they first realized the coronavirus would be life-changing.


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    Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank.

    Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.

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    Shocked, Shocked! By Her Tweets Feb 25, 2021

    Emily, John and David discuss the Tanden take down, Merrick Garland‘s DOJ, and how to stop police killings of Black people with guest Jason Johnson.

    Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:


    Isaac Chotiner on Twitter @IChotiner


    Mitch Daniels for the Washington Post: “Senate Republicans Could Restore a Bit of Civility by Confirming Neera Tanden”


    Jacob Jarvis for Newsweek: “Neera Tanden Once Criticized Joe Manchin's Pharma CEO Daughter”


    Wesley Lowery for GQ: “The Most Ambitious Effort Yet to Reform Policing May Be Happening in Ithaca, New York”


    Slate’s A Word … With Jason Johnson


    Here’s this week’s chatter:


    Emily: Yes In My Backyard’s Mapping Inequality: Digitizing Our Redlining History


    John: Isabella Kwai for the New York Times: “Von Trapped: The Family Is Stuck Inside, So Why Not Sing Parodies?”


    David: Children get off a school bus in Mongolia


    Listener chatter from @Yayadesigns1: “Watch an Archaeologist Play the “Lithophone,” a Prehistoric Instrument That Let Ancient Musicians Play Real Classic Rock”


    Slate Plus members get great bonus content from Slate, a special segment on the Gabfest each week, and access to special bonus episodes throughout the year. Sign up now to listen and support our show. For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, Emily, David, and John discuss our cultural predispositions when it comes to risk and how to better deal with, ignore or address risks.


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    Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank.

    Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.

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    Let the Purge Begin Feb 18, 2021

    Emily, John and David discuss Republican allegiance to Trump, schools during COVID-19, and they're joined by guest Jonathan Cohn to look back on Obamacare and to explore the current state of COVID-19 vaccinations.

    Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:

    Susan Dominus for the New York Times Magazine: “Rhode Island Kept Its Schools Open. This Is What Happened.”


    Shawn Hubler for The New York Times: “Vaccinating Oregon’s Teachers Might Not Be Enough to Reopen its Schools.”


    The Ten Year War by Jonathan Cohn


    Here’s this week’s chatter:

    Emily: Anna Holmes for the Atlantic: “The Magazine That Helped 1920s Kids Navigate Racism”

    John: Radio Garden

    David: Pick of The Litter

    Listener chatter from Ming Richie: Cathy Free for the Washington Post: “This Man Mistakenly Left his Wallet in Antarctica. Some 53 Years Later, He Got it Back.”


    Slate Plus members get great bonus content from Slate, a special segment on the Gabfest each week, and access to special bonus episodes throughout the year. Sign up now to listen and support our show. For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, Emily, David, and John discuss the legacy of Rush Limbaugh.


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    The Impeachment Trial Again Feb 11, 2021

    David, Emily and John discuss Trump’s impeachment trial; lawsuits about election lies; and the execution of a possibly innocent man.


    Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:

    Talk Radio’s America: How an Industry Took Over a Political Party That Took Over the United States by Brian Rosenwald


    “New US Capitol Riot Video Shows Mob Rifling Through Senators' Desks” The Telegraph


    Emily Bazelon for the New York Times: “Did Tennessee Execute an Innocent Man?”


    Slate Culture Gabfest: “‘Magic or Manipulation’ Edition”


    Slate’s The Gist: “Illusions, Delusions, and Flat Out Lies”


    Here are this week’s cocktail chatters:


    Emily: Christopher Z. Mooney for the Chicago Tribune: “How the Census Delay Could Hand Control of Illinois Redistricting to the GOP”


    John: A letter from George Washington that ended with the sign-off: “Your Most Humble and Obedient Servant" may reveal, or remind us, what our contemporary sign-offs mean.


    David: The New York Times Presents: “Framing Britney Spears”


    Listener chatter from James Dillard: Amanda Ripley for Comment: “The Mystery of Trust”


    Slate Plus members get great bonus content from Slate, a special segment on the Gabfest each week, and access to special bonus episodes throughout the year. Sign up now to listen and support our show. For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, Emily, David, and John discuss Derek DelGaudio’s In & Of Itself.


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    Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank.

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    Jewish Space Laser Feb 05, 2021

    Emily, John and David discuss the stimulus bill, racial inequities in vaccine distribution, the return to in-person learning, and Majorie Taylor Greene’s GOP.


    Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:


    Ezra Klein for the New York Times: “The Senate Has Become a Dadaist Nightmare”


    Uché Blackstock and Oni Blackstock for the Washington Post: “White Americans Are Being Vaccinated at Higher Rates Than Black Americans. Such Inequity Cannot Stand.”


    Shreya Kangovi and Uché Blackstock for the Washington Post: “Community Health Workers Are Essential in This Crisis. We Need More of Them.”


    Thomas B. Edsall for the New York Times: “The QAnon Delusion Has Not Loosened Its Grip”


    David Blight’s Open Yale Course: “HIST 119: The Civil War and Reconstruction Era, 1845-1877”


    Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World, by Liaquat Ahamed


    Monica Potts for The New York Times: “In the Land of Self-Defeat”



    Here are this week’s cocktail chatters:


    Emily: Moe Tkacik for Slate: “The Lousy Tippers of the Trump Administration”


    John: Vala Afshar’s tweet of a clip from DisruptTV, Episode 91.


    David: Stefanos Chen for the New York Times: “The Downside to Life in a Supertall Tower: Leaks, Creaks, Breaks”


    Listener chatter from Phillip Cleveland @pwcleveland: a Twitter thread by Mark R. Miller

    @4T9NER about a meaningful family photograph


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    For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, listener Norman Townsend asks John, Emily, and David to discuss David’s new startup, CityCast.


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    Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank.

    Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.

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    Short Squeeze Jan 28, 2021

    Emily, John and David discuss the Senate obstruction that may be ahead; delegating deplatforming; and GameStop.


    Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:

    Jamelle Bouie for the New York Times: “Democrats Should Act as if They Won the Election”


    Tom Wilson and Kate Starbird for The Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review: “Cross-Platform Disinformation Campaigns: Lessons Learned and Next Steps”


    Matt Levine for Bloomberg: “GameStop is Just a Game”


    David Leonhardt for the New York Times: “Underselling the Vaccine”


    Andy Rose for CNN: “Health Workers, Stuck in the Snow, Administer Coronavirus Vaccine to Stranded Drivers”


    Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen


    Here are this week’s cocktail chatters:


    Emily: A Children’s Bibleby Lydia Millet; Matt Stieb for New York Magazine: “The Fyre Festival of Vaccine Rollouts”


    John: Derek DelGaudio’s In & Of Itself


    David: David Blight’s Open Yale Course: “HIST 119: The Civil War and Reconstruction Era, 1845-1877”; Dessa’s “Who’s Yellen Now?”


    Listener chatter from Ghael Fobes @GhaelFobes: a Twitter thread of animals interrupting wildlife photographers by @JoaquimCampa


    Slate Plus members get a bonus segment on the Gabfest each week, and access to special bonus episodes throughout the year. Sign up now to listen and support our show.

    For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment a listener asks John, Emily, and David to discuss how they organize their work, lives, and minds.


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    Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank.

    Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.

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    End this Uncivil War Jan 21, 2021

    Emily, John and David discuss the unusual but uplifting inauguration, Joe Biden’s priorities, and the Trump aftermath.


    Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:

    Joe Biden’s inauguration speech

    Inauguration video from former Presidents Obama, Bush, and Clinton

    Kevin Quealy for the New York Times: “The Complete List of Trump’s Twitter Insults (2015-2021)


    Here are this week’s cocktail chatters:

    John: The books of P.G. Wodehouse read by Jonathan Cecil

    Emily: Beth LeBlanc and Craig Mauger for the Detroit News: “Michigan Republicans Seek to Replace GOP Canvasser Who Certified Election”

    David: Jules Suzdaltsev’s Twitter thread of photos of weird things Trump did in office.

    Listener chatter from Clay Jeffries @clayjeffries: Sam Kean for the Atlantic: “22 Orphans Gave Up Everything to Distribute the World’s First Vaccine”


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    For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment David, Emily, and John imagine some classes they would like to teach.


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    Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank.

    Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.

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    The Greatest Betrayal Jan 14, 2021

    Emily, David and John talk about impeachment, whether Americans can be deradicalized, and guest Juliette Kayyem joins in to discuss vaccine distribution.


    Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:

    Emily Bazelon for the New York Times Magazine: “People Are Dying. Whom Do We Save First With the Vaccine?

    Identity Crisis: The 2016 Presidential Campaign and the Battle for the Meaning of America by John Sides, Michael Tesler, and Lynn Vavrek

    Amarnath Amarasingam’s Twitter thread on de-platforming extremists.

    Amarnath Amarasingam, Shiraz Maher, and Charlie Winter for the Centre for Research and

    Evidence on Security Threats: “How Telegram Disruption Impacts Jihadist Platform Migration”


    The music of Ludovico Einaudi

    The music of Joan Armatrading

    The music of John Prine

    The music of M.I.A.

    The music of Joan Jett

    The music of Maren Morris

    The music of Joni Mitchell

    The music of Bob Mould and Husker Du

    The music of Nick Thompson

    Nicholas Thompson for Wired: “To Run My Best Marathon at Age 44, I Had to Outrun My Past”

    “Iko Iko” performed by the Grateful Dead

    “You’ll Never Walk Alone” performed by Gerry and the Pacemakers

    Tusk by Fleetwood Mac

    Desire by Bob Dylan

    In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust


    Here are this week’s cocktail chatters:

    John: Nathaniel Popper for The New York Times: “Lost Passwords Lock Millionaires Out of Their Bitcoin Fortunes”


    Emily: Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell


    David: The Dancing Bird of Paradise Scene from “Our Planet”


    Listener chatter from Richard Medlicott: Steven Levy for Wired: “A 25-Year-Old Bet Comes Due: Has Tech Destroyed Society?”


    Slate Plus members get a bonus segment on the Gabfest each week, and access to special bonus episodes throughout the year. Sign up now to listen and support our show.

    For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment David, Emily, and John talk about the music they turn to in order to clear their heads.


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    Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank.

    Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.

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    Reaping the Whirlwind Jan 07, 2021

    Emily, John and David discuss the invasion of the U.S. Capitol and Democrats’ historic win in Georgia.

    Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:

    Yuval Levin for the National Review: “Failures of Leadership in a Populist Age”

    Anne Applebaum for the Atlantic: “History Will Judge the Complicit”

    Emily Bazelon for the New York Times Magazine: “The Pandemic Election”

    Emily Bazelon for Slate in 2013: “Voting Rights 2.0”

    Steven Lance for Atavist: “The Secret Formula: Could Shrunken Heads From the Amazon Hold the Key to Curing Cancer? One Man Thought So—and Spent a Lifetime Trying to Prove It.”

    A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812,by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich


    Here are this week’s cocktail chatters:

    John: Agence France-Presse, “Exceptionally Well-Preserved Snack Bar Unearthed in Pompeii”

    David: David Segal for the New York Times: “It’s Mother vs. Son in Britain’s Priciest Divorce War”

    Emily: Tweet by Kyle Machulis @qDo of the most important competitive dog dancing video

    Listener chatter from Cyrus Farivar @cfarivar: Jason Kottke for Kottke.org: “The Last Documented Widow of a Civil War Veteran Has Died at the Age of 101”


    Slate Plus members get a bonus segment on the Gabfest each week, and access to special bonus episodes throughout the year. Sign up now to listen and support our show.

    For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment David, Emily, and John consider in what time period they would first go to see a doctor, given what we know now about the history of medicine.


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    Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank.

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    15th Anniversary Dec 31, 2020

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson and David Plotz reminisce about 15 years of podcasting together. They look back on past mistakes and deliver fresh kindnesses. This live show was recorded on Dec 9, 2020.


    You can watch a special tribute video here and a video of the entire 15th Anniversary Show is here.


    Here are some references from this week’s show:

    Jonathan Rauch for the Atlantic: “How American Politics Went Insane”

    Conor Friedersdorf for the Atlantic: “Working Mom Arrested for Letting Her 9-Year-Old Play Alone at Park”

    Here are this week’s cocktail chatters:

    John: The Washington Post: “Sept. 8 in History: Evel Knievel’s Canyon Jump, Nixon Pardon”

    Emily: Catrin Einhorn and Christopher Flavelle for The New York Times: “A Race Against Time to Rescue a Reef From Climate Change”

    David: Washington Post: “Plastic Surgeons Say Business Is Up, Partly Because Clients Don’t Like How They Look On Zoom”

    Slate Plus members get a bonus segment on the Gabfest each week, and access to special bonus episodes throughout the year. Sign up now to listen and support our show.

    For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment David, Emily, and John share politically-themed cocktail recipes from listeners and of their own.


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    Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank.

    Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.

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    Conundrum 2020 Dec 24, 2020

    Emily, John, and David end 2020 considering listeners’ most perplexing conundrums—with special guest Alexandra Petri!


    Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:

    The Life of George Washington: With Curious Anecdotes, Equally Honourable to Himself, and Exemplary to His Young Countrymenby Mason Locke Weems


    Marching Bands Are Just Homeless Orchestras, Half-Empty Thoughts Vol. 1 by Tim Siedell


    Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand


    The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand


    War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy


    Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James

    David G. Savage for The Los Angeles Times: “Clarence Thomas is His Own Man


    The Glory and The Dream by William Manchester


    The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family by Annette Gordon-Reed


    Eminent Victorians by Lytton Strachey


    The Twelve Caesars by Suetonius


    The Complete Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Waterson


    FYRE: The Greatest Party That Never Happened, Netflix


    Fyre Fraud, Hulu


    Black Mirror: “Nosedive,” Netflix


    Black Mirror: “Arkangel,” Netflix


    Here are some of the conundrums tackled on the show:


    • To save the world from eventual destruction, you have to live and work in one of two locations that you cannot leave for three years: one on the ocean floor, the other on the moon. Which do you choose and why?


    • What pre-1900 social custom (especially one related to how people interact with each other in public) that has fallen out of fashion should be revived in 2021 and beyond?


    • Would you rather have read War and Peace but not be able to talk about it, or to have read Atlas Shrugged and have to talk about it?


    • A pair of 80s style magical leg warmers must be visibly worn all day to activate superhuman cheetah speed. Do you wear them?



    • For the rest of quarantine, you must share your home with a fictional character. Who is your new roommate?


    • You can have your portrait painted by any artist from any period of history, or your biography written by any author. Whom would you pick?


    • If you could banish any widely accepted canard from people’s minds, what would it be?


    • If you, and only you, could see one statistic hovering over every person’s head, what would you want it to be?



    Slate Plus members get a bonus segment on the Gabfest each week, and access to special bonus episodes throughout the year. Sign up now to listen and support our show. For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment David, Emily, John, and Alexandra explore some bonus conundrums.


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    Barr-Barr-Barr, Barr-Barr is Gone Dec 17, 2020

    Emily, John and David discuss the massive Russian hack-- with guest Alex Stamos, Bill Barr’s resignation, and Joe Biden’s cabinet.

    Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:


    Alex Stamos for The Washington Post: “Enough Is Enough. Here’s What We Should Do to Defend Against the Next Russian Cyberattacks.”


    John Dickerson for 60 Minutes: “Excited Delirium: The Controversial Syndrome That Can Be Used to Protect Police From Misconduct Charges”


    Here are this week’s cocktail chatters:


    John: Thomas B. Edsall for The New York Times: “America, We Have a Problem”; The New Yorker Documentary, Episode 30: “The Man Who Invented More Than Eight Hundred Iconic Toys”


    Emily: Daniel Nichanian for The Appeal: “Newly Elected Prosecutors Are Challenging The Death Penalty”; Rob Hayes for KABC: “LA County Da George Gascon's Plan To Reduce Sentences Sparks Concern From His Own Prosecutors”; Daniel Nichanian’s Twitter feed, @taniel


    David: Azam Ahmed for The New York Times: “She Stalked Her Daughter’s Killers Across Mexico, One by One”


    Listener chatter from @greenneck: Eric Simons for Bay News: “With Fewer than 2,000 Butterflies Counted So Far, Western Monarch Takes an Astonishing Step Closer to Extinction”


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    For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment David, Emily, and John discuss John’s reporting on “excited delirium,” the dubious medical justification for an increasing number of deaths of young Black men in police custody.


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    Breaking Up Facebook Dec 10, 2020

    Emily, John and David talk about the coup attempt, Facebook’s legal troubles, and which presidential norms to restore or discard, with guest Tim Wu.


    It's conundrum season! Pass along your most pressing conundrums here: www.slate.com/conundrum. Our annual Conundrum show is coming soon.


    Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:


    Tim Wu for the New York Times: “What Really Saved the Republic From Trump?”


    Zeynep Tufekci for the Atlantic: “ ‘This Must Be Your First’ ”


    They Might Be Giants


    Here are this week’s cocktail chatters:


    John: Dalya Alberge for the Guardian: “ ‘Sistine Chapel of the Ancients' Rock Art Discovered in Remote Amazon Forest”


    David: Armando Iannucci’s The Personal History of David Copperfield

    Emily: Esmé E. Deprez for Bloomberg Businessweek: “How Medela Lost Moms”


    Listener chatter from Charlotte Hope, @charlottehope: Elizabeth Yuko for Architectural Digest: “How Previous Epidemics Impacted Home Design”


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    For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment David, Emily, and John consider a question from listener Daniela Koontz about ideal road trips.


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    Neutral Laws of General Applicability Dec 03, 2020

    It's conundrum season! Pass along your most pressing conundrums here: www.slate.com/conundrum. Our annual Conundrum holiday show is coming soon.


    Emily, John and Jamelle discuss presidential pardons; coronavirus exemptions for houses of worship; and David joins in for a conversation with Australia's former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull about disinformation.

    Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:


    Jamelle Bouie for The New York Times: “It Started With ‘Birtherism’”


    Greg Nunziata for The Atlantic: “Republicans With Any Love of Country Must Acknowledge That Trump Has Lost”


    Spencer S. Hsu for The Washington Post: “Court-Appointed Adviser in Michael Flynn Case Says Justice Dept. Yielded to Corrupt ‘Pressure Campaign’ Led by Trump”


    Amy Howe for SCOTUSblog: “Christian School in Kentucky Asks Justices to Intervene in Dispute Over In-Person Classes at Religious Schools”


    Emily Bazelon for the New York Times Magazine: “The Problem of Free Speech in an Age of Disinformation”


    A Bigger Picture, by Malcolm Turnbull


    To celebrate our 15th anniversary we'd love to know about your clever, politically themed, original cocktail! Please send us the details here: www.slate.com/cocktail

    Here are this week’s cocktail chatters:


    Jamelle: Jamelle chatted about the superior experience of watching films on a Blu-Ray player, as opposed to streaming.


    John: Caroline Lange for Food52: “A History of The American Milkman”; Matt Novak for Smithsonian Magazine: “The Milkman’s Robot Helper”; Atticpaper.com’s prints from the Mid-century advertising campaign “Beer Belongs”


    Emily: The Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans


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    Sabotage for Christmas Nov 26, 2020

    It's conundrum season! Pass along your most pressing conundrums here: www.slate.com/conundrum. Our annual Conundrum holiday show is coming soon.


    This week, Emily, David and John discuss the Trump Administration's efforts to hobble the Biden transition; ethical problems in vaccine distribution; and how to deal with the damage of the election fraud lie.

    Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:


    Alex Kalman for the Atlantic: “The Letters That Outgoing Presidents Wrote to Their Successors”


    John Dickerson for The Atlantic: “Why You Don’t Mess Around With Presidential Transitions”


    The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: “A Framework for Equitable Allocation of Vaccine for the Novel Coronavirus”


    Kathryn Olivarius for The New York Times: “The Dangerous History of Immunoprivilege”


    Jeanna Smialek and Alan Rappeport for The New York Times: “Mnuchin Cites Principles in Clawing Back Fed Money. Democrats See Politics.”


    Kevin Roose, Mike Isaac, and Sheera Frenkel for The New York Times: “Roiled by Election, Facebook Struggles to Balance Civility and Growth”


    Colin Dickey for Medium: “How to Talk to a Conspiracy Theorist”


    To celebrate our 15th anniversary we'd love to know about your clever, politically themed, original cocktail! Please send us the details here: www.slate.com/cocktail

    Here are this week’s cocktail chatters:


    John: W.E.B. Du Bois: Writings; The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Poetry


    David: Death, Sex & Money: “51 Years Loving A Man Named Sissy”; David’s twitter thread pitch for remaking Love Actually every year.


    Emily and listener Barbara Torrey Workman @thethirdbarbara: Twitter thread by United Farm Workers @UFWupdates featuring farm workers at work harvesting the ingredients in favorite Thanksgiving recipes.


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    COVID Tsunami Nov 20, 2020

    As part of our 15th anniversary celebration please share an original political cocktail recipe with us. Visit www.slate.com/cocktail to submit your recipe!


    Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:


    Emily Bazelon for The New York Times Magazine: “The Pandemic Election”


    Isaac Chotiner for The New Yorker: “How We Can Contain the Second Wave of the Coronavirus”


    Mike Pence for The Wall Street Journal: “There Isn’t a Coronavirus ‘Second Wave’”


    Between the World and Meby Ta-Nehisi Coates


    Between the World and Me on HBO


    Ta-Nehisi Coates for The Atlantic: “The Case for Reparations”


    The Water Dancerby Ta-Nehisi Coates


    Josie Duffy Rice for Vanity Fair: “The Abolition Movement”


    Barack Obama for The Atlantic: “I’m Not Yet Ready to Abandon the Possibility of America”


    Jed Sugerman for The Washington Post: “Trump’s Legal Challenges to the Election Will Help Democrats”


    Here are this week’s cocktail chatters:


    Emily: Blood Runs Coal: The Yablonski Murders and the Battle for the United Mine Workers of America by Mark A. Bradley


    John: John’s fundraising page for Covenant House's Virtual Sleep Out; Charlotte Regan’s short documentary, “No Ball Games: Life and Play Through the Eyes of Children Across the UK”


    David: Washington Post: “Fort Hood is named for a Confederate traitor. Is it time for ‘Fort Benavidez’?”

    Listener chatter from Mike @rifenbury: Kanazawa Kenichi video


    For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment David and John discuss the holiday movies they’d like to see made.


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    Biden Biding Nov 12, 2020

    The Slate Political Gabfest is turning 15 years old! We will be celebrating with a special live show on Dec 9th-- with wine! Please join us (drinking is optional). Learn more here.


    Notes and references from this week’s show:


    Karl Rove for The Wall Street Journal: “This Election Result Won’t Be Overturned”


    Rich Lowry for Politico: “The Completely Insane Electoral College Strategy”


    The Gatekeepers: How the White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency by Chris Whipple


    Michael D. Shear and Lisa Friedman for the New York Times: “Biden Could Roll Back Trump Agenda with Blitz of Executive Actions”


    Here are this week’s cocktail chatters:


    As part of our 15th anniversary celebration we'd love to have your ideas for politically themed cocktails. Please submit an original recipe (or 2) here!


    Emily: Reis Thebault for the Washington Post: “Robin Kemp Lost Her News Job in Clayton County, Ga. — But She Kept Reporting the News. It Paid Off on Election Week.


    John: The Queen's Gambit; Garner's Quotations: A Modern Miscellanyby Dwight Garner


    David: Robyn Dixon for the Washington Post: “Azerbaijan’s Drones Owned the Battlefield in Nagorno-Karabakh — and Showed Future of Warfare”

    Listener chatter from Joshua Weaver @we4v3r: Grace Perry for Chicago Magazine: “No One Can Agree On What Malört Tastes Like, But the Descriptions Are Always Amazing”


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    Special Episode: Biden Wins Nov 07, 2020

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz reflect on the election results, the upcoming transition, how senior Republicans are dealing with Donald Trump's loss, and what comes next for Stacey Abrams and Pete Buttigieg.

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    President Joe Biden??? Nov 05, 2020

    Professor Nate Persily of Stanford-MIT's HealthyElections.org joins the Gabfest to discuss vote counting and election lawsuits. Emily, John and David also discuss Democrats’ down-ballot disappointments, and the problems with polling.


    Here are this week’s cocktail chatters:

    Emily: Adam Liptak for the New York Times: “Supreme Court Weighs Legacy of Same-Sex Marriage Case”


    John: Margaret McAleer for the Library of Congress Blog: “The Taft Papers and a Titanic Tragedy”


    David: Katie Pickens for Eater: “Watch: How Benton’s Makes Its Perfectly Smoky Bacon”


    Listener chatter from @ionictonic: Twisted Sifter: “This Animation of How Bridges Were Constructed in 14th Century Prague is Amazing”


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    For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment Emily, David, and John talk about the lighter stories they want to indulge in whenever the Trump era comes to close.


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    Slate Plus Special: Counting the Votes Nov 04, 2020

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    Almost Oct 29, 2020

    Here are some references from this week’s show:

    David Wasserman for the Cook Political Report: “What One Florida County Could Tell Us About a ‘Gray Revolt’ on Election Night”


    Rosemary Quigley’s Slate diary


    The Betsy-Tacy Treasury book series by Maud Hart Lovelace


    Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor


    The Anne of Green Gables book series by L.M. Montgomery


    John Dickerson for Slate: “To the Teacher Who Changed My Life”


    Here are this week’s cocktail chatters:

    Emily: Casey Newton’s newsletter, Platformer


    John: El País: “A Room, a Bar and a Classroom: How the Coronavirus Is Spread Through the Air”; The Intuitionist by Colson Whitehead


    David: David asked whether there is a word for the extreme discomfort he felt watching people embarrassed in terrible ways in Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

    Listener chatter from Alana @snarkoutgirl: Wikitongues: “Aydyn Speaking Tuvan”


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    Last Debate of Donald Trump’s Career Oct 23, 2020

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    For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, Emily, David, and John discuss Jeffrey Toobin’s suspension from The New Yorker.


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    Here are some references from this week’s show:

    Yanna Krupnikov and John Barry Ryan for the New York Times: “The Real Divide in America Is Between Political Junkies and Everyone Else”


    Caitlin Dickerson for the New York Times: “Parents of 545 Children Separated at the Border Cannot Be Found”


    Michael D. Shear, Katie Benner, and Michael S. Schmidt for the New York Times: “ ‘We Need to Take Away Children,’ No Matter How Young, Justice Dept. Officials Said”


    Jake Tapper for CNN: “Administration Officials Alarmed by White House Push to Fast Track Lucrative 5G Spectrum Contract, Sources Say”


    Eric Lipton for the New York Times: “Trump Issues Order Giving Him More Leeway to Hire and Fire Federal Workers”


    Here are this week’s cocktail chatters:


    Emily: Joe Sexton for ProPublica: “He’d Waited Decades to Argue His Innocence. She Was a Judge Who Believed in Second Chances. Nobody Knew She Suffered from Alzheimer’s.”


    John: Nate Chinen for the New York Times: “Keith Jarrett Confronts a Future Without the Piano”


    David: David Plotz for Medium: “The Future is Local: That’s Why I’m Launching City Cast, a Network of Daily Local Podcasts.”

    Listener chatter from @greenneck: Rose Eveleth for Smithsonian Magazine: “There Are Whales Alive Today Who Were Born Before Moby Dick Was Written”


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    A Thursday Message Oct 22, 2020

    Slate's Political Gabfest will be published on Friday this week. Listen to this 15 second note to find out why!


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    Empty Notepad Oct 16, 2020

    Emily, John and David discuss Barrett’s confirmation hearings; the First Amendment and disinformation; and the latest election machinations.

    Here are some references from this week’s show:

    Emily Bazelon for the New York Times: “The Problem of Free Speech in an Age of Disinformation”

    On Liberty by John Stuart Mill

    The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt

    These Truths: A History of the United States by Jill Lepore

    The New York Times interactive: “How To Vote”

    “Better Know A Ballot: Stephen Colbert's State-By-State Guide To Voting In The 2020 Election”


    Here are this week’s cocktail chatters:

    Emily: Angela Morris for Texas Lawyer: “Chief Justice's Election Bid Puts Spotlight on Texas' Mandatory Judicial Retirement”; Shtisel


    John: “Learning in War-Time” by C. S. Lewis; Antonia Cundy for the Financial Times: “What Would a City Designed by Women Look Like?”; McDonald & Dodds


    David: Dan Goodspeed’s data visualization of COVID cases state-by-state by date; Fighting With My Family; Ted Lasso

    Listener chatter from Kevin O'Donnell @kevinodIRL: Patrick Blanchfield for The New Republic “The Town That Went Feral”


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    Spitting Into a Sheet of Plexiglass Oct 08, 2020

    Emily, John and David discuss the White House virus outbreak, vice-presidential debate, and Senate races


    Here are this week’s cocktail chatters:

    Emily: Matt Zapotosky for the Washington Post: “New Justice Dept. Election Fraud Guidance Could Allow Boosting Of Trump’s Exaggerated Claims, Legal Observers Say”; Jim Rutenberg for the New York Times Magazine: “The Attack on Voting”


    John: Dave Philipps for the New York Times: “The Army Rolls Out a New Weapon: Strategic Napping”


    David: 99% Invisible podcast; The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Designby Roman Mars and Kurt Kohlstedt

    Listener chatter from Kevin Collins @kevinkwc: colorized footage of an 1896 snowball fight in Lyon, France.


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    Slate Plus Special: The President Has COVID Oct 02, 2020

    In this special episode of Slate's Political Gabfest, Emily, John and David talk about President Trump's coronavirus diagnosis and what happens next.

    Here are some references from the show:


    Matt Stevens for the New York Times: “Kristin Urquiza, a Debate Attendee Whose Father Died of the Virus, Says Trump Showed ‘No Regard For Human Life.’


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    What We WILL Know on Election Night Oct 01, 2020

    Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:


    Russ Buettner, Susanne Craig and Mike McIntire for the New York Times: “Long-Concealed Records Show Trump’s Chronic Losses And Years Of Tax Avoidance”


    Adam Davidson’s Twitter thread on signs that Trump might have engaged in money laundering.


    Daniel Shaviro for Just Security: “Ten Quick Takeaways from the New York Times’ Bombshell Article on Trump’s Tax Returns”


    NYT: Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Noah Weiland for The New York Times: “Study Finds ‘Single Largest Driver’ of Coronavirus Misinformation: Trump”


    Nathaniel Persily and Charles Stewart III for the Wall Street Journal: “Actually, We Will Know a Lot on Election Night”


    Edward-Isaac Dovere for The Atlantic, “The Deadline That Could Hand Trump the Election”


    Here are this week’s cocktail chatters:


    Emily: Jordan Nickerson and David H. Solomon: “Car Seats as Contraception”


    John: McDonald and Dodds


    David: Raymond Antonio Vargas for the New Orleans Advocate: “In New Orleans, Case of Staged Accidents, Disbarred Lawyer, Stuntwoman Attorney Takes a Dark Turn”


    Listener chatter from Megan Murray @mkmurray9: Alec MacGillis for The New Yorker: “The Students Left Behind by Remote Learning”


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    Bonus: Would you Shut Up Man Sep 30, 2020

    In this special bonus episode Emily, John and David debrief and decompress after the first presidential debate of 2020.


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    Not Even Cold in The Ground Sep 24, 2020

    Emily, John and David discuss the unseemly rush to replace Justice Ginsburg, the coming presidential debates, and 200,000 COVID-19 deaths.

    Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:

    Emily Bazelon for the New York Times Magazine: “Why Ruth Bader Ginsburg Refused to Step Down”

    The Long Game by Mitch McConnell

    Thomas B. Edsall for the New York Times: “Five Things Biden and His Allies Should Be Worried About”

    Linda Chavez for the New York Times: “Democrats, You Can’t Count On the Hispanic Vote”

    John Dickerson for the Atlantic: “The Slow-Fingered President”


    Here are this week’s cocktail chatters:

    Emily: Shaila Dewan for the New York Times: “Few Police Officers Who Cause Deaths Are Charged or Convicted”; Michael Tanenbaum for Philly Voice: “Pennsylvania's 'Naked Ballot' Ruling Will 'Cause Electoral Chaos,' Philly Commissioner Warns”


    John: Tariro Mzezewa for the New York Times: “The Flight Goes Nowhere. And It’s Sold Out.”


    David: Tara Parker-Pope for the New York Times: “Does Wearing Glasses Protect You From Coronavirus?”


    Listener chatter from Katerina Barry: Mike Pomranz for Food & Wine: “Italy's 'Wine Windows' Were a Product of the Plague—Now They're Making a Comeback”


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    Special: SCOTUS After Ruth Bader Ginsburg Sep 19, 2020

    Emily Bazelon joins Mike Pesca, host of Slate's Gist, for a special episode on the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. After discussing Ginsburg’s history as a justice and legacy on the court, they begin to unpack the future political ramifications of her death. Emily and Mike talk through the ways a nomination could quickly slip through the Senate before January, the impact a conservative court could have on issues besides abortion rights, and if Ginsburg should have stepped down under President Obama.

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    Giant Fires Everywhere Sep 17, 2020

    Emily, John, David and Jamelle discuss the impacts and threats of wildfires and the climate crisis, apocalyptic election talk, and the four of them envision a new and improved post-pandemic work week.


    Here are some notes and references from this week’s special show -- part of the Texas Tribune Festival!:

    Abrahm Lustgarten for The New York Times Magazine: “The Great Climate Migration”


    Galen Durke for FiveThirtyEight “The Challenges Of Holding An Election During A Pandemic”


    Jamelle Bouie for The New York Times: “Trump’s Perverse Campaign Strategy”


    Thomas B. Edsall for The New York Times: “Whose America Is It?”


    Isaac Stanley-Becker for The Washington Post: “Pro-Trump Youth Group Enlists Teens in Secretive Campaign Likened to a ‘troll farm,’ Prompting Rebuke by Facebook and Twitter”


    Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamont



    Here are the week cocktail chatters for this week:


    Emily: Janet Malcolm for The New York Review of Books: “A Second Chance”


    John: @AmeliaFrappolli’s, twitter thread about the mad hatter who shot John Wilkes Booth, Boston Corbett, as chronicled in Legends and Lies: Great Mysteries of the American West by Dale L. Walker.


    Jamelle: Jubilee: Recipes from Two Centuries of African American Cookingby Toni Tipton-Martin; The Mandalorian, Season 2


    David: The Oddly Satisfying channel on YouTube.


    Listener chatter from Janet Green @janetcetera: Jonathan Ore and Kevin Ball for CBC: “Paddle of the Century”


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    Rage Sep 10, 2020

    What Trump knew about the virus, DOJ’s move to end E. Jean Carroll’s lawsuit, and Matthew Yglesias on One Billion Americans.


    Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:

    Rage by Bob Woodward


    The Washington Post: “32 Times Trump Said the Coronavirus Would Go Away”


    One Billion Americans: The Case for Thinking Bigger by Matthew Yglesias


    Here are this week’s cocktail chatters:

    Emily: Jaclyn Peiser for the Washington Post: “A Black Seventh-Grader Played with a Toy Gun During a Virtual Class. His School Called the Police.”


    John: Laurie Gwen Shapiro for The New Yorker: “The Improbable Journey of Dorothy Parker’s Ashes”


    David: Cecily Zander @CNZander’s Twitter thread on Civil War generals as Muppets


    Listener chatter from Paul: The Economist: “Marvin Creamer Died on August 12th”

    For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, Emily, David, and John discuss TV shows from their youth that they would like to see rebooted.


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    Who Should Get the Vaccine? Sep 03, 2020

    Emily, David and John discuss the politics of violence in the U.S. and are joined by bioethicist Ezekiel Emanuel to talk about COVID vaccine distribution, and by Edward Ball to talk about his new book, Life of a Klansman: A Family History in White Supremacy.

    Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:

    Jamelle Bouie for The New York Times: “Trump Needs His Own Sister Souljah Moment”


    Science Magazine: “An Ethical Framework for Global Vaccine Allocation”


    The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: “National Academies Release Draft Framework for Equitable Allocation of a COVID-19 Vaccine, Seek Public Comment”


    Life of a Klansman: A Family History in White Supremacy by Edward Ball


    Slaves in the Family by Edward Ball


    Julian Kozlowski, Laura Veldkamp, and Venky Venkateswaran for the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: “Scarring Body and Mind: The Long-Term Belief-Scarring Effects of COVID-19, Working Paper 2020-009A”


    Here are this week’s cocktail chatters:

    Emily: Marc Levy for the Associated Press: “Pennsylvania High Court Takes Up Another Election Lawsuit”


    John: Elizabeth Bernstein for the Wall Street Journal: “The One Thing You Can Control Right Now: Yourself”


    David: Beowulf: A New Translation by Maria Dahvana Headley


    Listener @GreenNeck: Bridget Alex for Discover: “Which Ancient City Is Considered the Oldest in the World?”


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    Pool Boy Aug 27, 2020

    The Republican convention, violence in Kenosha, and whether the Falwell and Conway families’ dramas matter.

    Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:

    Thomas B. Edsall for the New York Times: “‘I Fear That We Are Witnessing the End of American Democracy’”


    Omar Wasow for the Washington Post: “The Protests Started Out Looking Like 1968. They Turned Into 1964.”


    Black Lives Matter Protests in Wisconsin: Charles Franklin Marquette Law School Poll 2020-08-26


    Here are this week’s cocktail chatters:

    John: Keith Johnston for Independent Voter News: “The 18th-Century Reason Biden's VP Pick Should Be a Night Owl”


    Emily: Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of The Dead by Olga Tokarczuk ; Honeyland


    David: Erin Berger for the New York Times: “Meet the National Parks’ ‘Ranger of the Lost Art’”


    Listener Qiyu Liu @BlueSuedeQ: the Ikea Museum’s collection of 70 years of catalogues.


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    I Know a Predator When I See One Aug 20, 2020

    Emily, John and David discuss the Democrats’ virtual convention, the U.S. Postal Service, and the bipartisan Senate report exposing more Trump ties to Russia.

    Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:

    PowerToThePolls.org

    Vote-absentee.com

    Election Protection Hotline


    Here are this week’s cocktail chatters:

    John: Keith Johnston for Independent Voter News: “The 18th-Century Reason Biden's VP Pick Should Be a Night Owl”


    Emily: Claire Cain Miller for the New York Times: “‘I’m Only One Human Being’: Parents Brace for a Go-It-Alone School Year”


    David: Shtisel


    Listener Rich Bravo: “Hieronymus Bosch Butt Music”


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    Cheap, Mediocre Testing Aug 13, 2020

    David, John and Josie Duffy Rice discuss the Biden-Harris ticket, stimulus gridlock, and rapid, ubiquitous coronavirus testing-- with guest Dr. Michael Mina.

    Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:

    Monica Potts for The New York Times: "In the Land of Self Defeat"

    Zak Cheney-Rice for New York Magazine: "Tara Reade Is Making It Harder to Hide Joe Biden"

    This Week in Virology, “Episode 640: Test Often, Fast Turnaround, with Michael Mina”


    Here are this week’s cocktail chatters:

    John: Denise Lu for the New York Times: “The True Coronavirus Toll in the U.S. Has Already Surpassed 200,000”; Jamie Gangel and Elizabeth Stuart for CNN: “Details, Title and Cover Revealed for Bob Woodward's Upcoming Book on Trump”

    Josie: Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close by Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman; WorthRises.org, dismantling the prison industry and ending the exploitation of those it targets

    David: Carla Marinucci for Politico: “San Francisco Becomes First County in the Nation to Offer Free Calls to Jail Inmates”

    Listener Tim Anderson @TimAnderson_r2: Mark Johanson for the BBC: “How a Long-Forgotte Word Rallied a Nation”


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    Stop Counting Now Aug 06, 2020

    Messing with the census, undermining the election, and guest Juliette Kayyem on competent crisis response.

    Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:

    Alex Thompson for Politico: “Trump’s Campaign Knocks on a Million Doors a Week. Biden’s Knocks on Zero.”


    Ben Smith for the New York Times: “How the Media Could Get the Election Story Wrong”


    Franklin Foer for the Atlantic: “Putin Is Well on His Way to Stealing the Next Election”


    Alice Miranda Ollstein for Politico: “Lawmakers Demand Explanation for Cutting Federal Funding to States for National Guard Deployments”


    Juliette Kayyem for The Atlantic: “Reopening Schools Was Just an Afterthought”


    Here are this week’s cocktail chatters:


    John: Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson


    Emily: Deep Cover: The Drug Wars


    David: This Week in Virology, “Episode 640: Test Often, Fast Turnaround, with Michael Mina”; Elian Peltier for The New York Times: “3 Men Marooned in the Pacific Are Rescued After Writing SOS in the Sand”


    Listener Carol Palmer, @AgnetaAnderso: Larry Kanter for Medium “Inside the Company Trying to Solve the Global Bicycle Shortage”


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    Twilight of Democracy Jul 30, 2020

    David, John and Ruth Marcus discuss Biden’s campaign, Big Tech, and author Anne Applebaum joins to discuss her new book Twilight of Democracy.

    Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:

    John Dickerson for the Washington Post: “The Ultimate Test of Presidential Character Is Restraint”


    Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianismby Anne Applebaum


    Anne Applebaum for the Atlantic: “History Will Judge Trump’s Enablers Harshly”


    Here are this week’s cocktail chatters:

    John: The Underground Railroad and The Nickleboys by Colson Whitehead; Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton


    Ruth: Sophie Haigney for The New Yorker: “An Elegy for the Landline in Literature”


    Anne: MBS: The Rise to Power of Mohammed bin Salman by Ben Hubbard


    David: Meredith Cash for Business Insider: “Take a Peek at Alabama Football's Stunning New Locker Room That Was Part of a $16 Million Renovation”


    Listener chatter from Mark Allender @markwallender for ProPublica: Jodi S. Cohen for ProPublica: “A Teenager Didn’t Do Her Online Schoolwork. So a Judge Sent Her to Juvenile Detention.”


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    Invading America Jul 23, 2020

    Emily Bazelon, David Plotz and Jamelle Bouie discuss Trump’s assault on Portland, the filibuster, and Julian Zelizer’s new book about Newt Gingrich’s power tactics.

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    Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:

    Jamelle Bouie for the New York Times: “The Border War in Portland”

    Burning Down the House: Newt Gingrich, the Fall of a Speaker, and the Rise of the New Republican Party by Julian E. Zelizer

    The Weeds: “Biden Reloaded”


    Here are this week’s cocktail chatters:

    Jamelle: Plenty: Vibrant Vegetable Recipes from London's Ottolenghi by Yotam Ottolenghi

    Emily: Amicus Presents: “The Class of RBG” by Dahlia Lithwick

    Dahlia Lithwick and Molly Olmstead for Slate: “The Class of RBG”

    Dahlia Lithwick for Slate: “It’s Amazing to Me How Distinctly I Remember Each of These Women

    The Lie That Bindsby Ilyse Hogue and Ellie Langford

    David: Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

    Listener chatter from Joshua Bennet: Ann Gibbons for Science: “Why 536 Was 'the Worst Year to Be Alive'”


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    Find Something New Jul 16, 2020

    Emily, David and guest host James Forman Jr. discuss the pandemic catastrophe, the racial justice movement, and “cancel culture.”

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    Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:

    Neil Gross for the New York Times: “Want to Abolish the Police? Consider Becoming an Officer Instead”

    Paul Butler for the New York Times: “The System Must Counteract Prosecutors’ Natural Sympathies for Cops”

    Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America by Jill Leovy

    Unpacking the Boston Police Budget, ACLU Massachusetts

    Harper’s Magazine: “A Letter on Justice and Open Debate”

    Ross Douthat for The New York Times: “10 Theses About Cancel Culture”

    David Plotz for Business Insider: “Government Data Is Getting Worse.”


    Here are this week’s cocktail chatters:

    James: Vertellis card game

    Emily: Pam Fessler and Elena Moore for NPR’s Morning Edition: “Signed, Sealed, Undelivered: Thousands Of Mail-In Ballots Rejected For Tardiness”

    David: Kerry Allen for the BBC: “US-China: Pompeo Dog Photo Has Netizens Asking If US Is Toying With China”

    Listener chatter from James Edward Dillard @jamesdillard: ChinaTalk podcast: “How Corruption Works in China”


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    Ministerial Exception Jul 09, 2020

    Emily, John and David discuss Biden's understated presidential campaign, the new Supreme Court decisions, and Hamilton.


    Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:


    Jamelle Bouie for The New York Times: “Maybe This Isn’t Such a Good Time to Prosecute a Culture War”


    David Weigel for The Washington Post: “The Trailer: Who's Afraid of Joe Biden?”


    Michael W. McConnell for the New York Times: “On Religion, the Supreme Court Protects the Right to Be Different”


    Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy by Annette Gordon-Reed


    The New York Times Magazine: “The 1619 Project”


    Winds of Change podcast


    Here are this week’s cocktail chatters:


    Emily: Sea Wife by Amity Gaige; “426 Years: An Examination of 25 Wrongful Convictions

    in Brooklyn, New York”


    John: Jake Rossen for Mental Floss: “10 Examples of the Mandela Effect”; Chess.com: “What is Zugzwang?”

    David: Meghann Myers for Military Times: “Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, Who Testified Against Trump, Announces Retirement From the Army”


    Listener chatter from Emmy Rald @RaldEmmy: Phoebe Weston for The Guardian: “‘Landscape of Fear’: What a Mass of Rotting Reindeer Carcasses Taught Scientists”


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    Open the Damn Schools Jul 02, 2020

    Emily, John and David discuss the Supreme Court’s abortion decision, reopening schools--with guest Emily Oster, and Russia’s bounties for U.S. Troops.


    Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:


    Melissa Murray for The Washington Post: “The Supreme Court’s Abortion Decision Seems Pulled From The ‘Casey’ Playbook”


    Linda Greenhouse for The New York Times: “How Chief Justice Roberts Solved His Abortion Dilemma”


    Jeffrey Toobin for The New Yorker: “John Roberts Distances Himself from the Trump-McConnell Legal Project”


    Emily Oster for the Atlantic: “Parents Can’t Wait Around Forever”


    Expecting Better: Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom Is Wrong--and What You Really Need to Know by Emily Oster


    Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschoolby Emily Oster


    Charlie Savage, Mujib Mashal, Rukmini Callimachi, Eric Schmitt and Adam Goldman for the New York Times: “Suspicions of Russian Bounties Were Bolstered by Data on Financial Transfers”


    Susan E. Rice for The New York Times: “Why Does Trump Put Russia First?”


    Carl Bernstein for CNN: “From Pandering to Putin to Abusing Allies and Ignoring His Own Advisers, Trump's Phone Calls Alarm US Officials”


    David Plotz for Business Insider: “What If Your Boss Acted Like This?”


    This Day in Esoteric Political History: “The Man Who Didn't Sign The Declaration (1776)”


    Ross Douthat for the New York Times: “The Ghost of Woodrow Wilson”


    David W. Blight for the Washington Post: “Yes, the Freedmen’s Memorial Uses Racist Imagery. But Don’t Tear It Down.


    Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memoryby David Blight

    Here are this week’s cocktail chatters:


    John: Jen Doll for Mental Floss: “How A Wrinkle in Time Changed Sci-Fi Forever”; Money Heist


    Emily: Alison Dirr for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: “Milwaukee Election Commission Executive Director To Stay On For Time Being, Filling Leadership Void”;

    Scott Neuman for NPR: “Federal Court In Wisconsin Upholds Voting Restrictions Favored By Republicans”; Derry Girls

    David: Call My Agent


    Listener chatter from Randy Koehn @noonan66: Matthew Rosenberg @AshcanPress’s Twitter thread with a beautiful story about Carl Reiner, who passed away this week.


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    Global Pariahs Jun 25, 2020

    Emily, John and David discuss the rising numbers of COVID cases, the politicization of the DOJ, and they are joined by Slow Burn's Josh Levin to talk about the new season focused on David Duke.


    Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:


    Austan Goolsbee and Chad Syverson: “Lockdown, and Diversion: Comparing Drivers of Pandemic Economic Decline 2020, University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Paper No. 2020-80.”


    Kasra Zarei and John Duchneskie for the Philadelphia Inquirer: “Coronavirus Cases Rise in States with Relaxed Face Mask Policies”

    Carol D. Leonnig and Joshua Partlow for the Washington Post: “Dozens of Secret Service Officers and Agents Told to Self-quarantine After Trump’s Tulsa Rally”


    Jonathan Martin, Alexander Burns, Matt Stevens for the New York Times: “Biden Takes Dominant Lead as Voters Reject Trump on Virus and Race”


    Slate’s Slow Burn, Season 4: David Duke


    Rising Out of Hatred: The Awakening of a Former White Nationalist by Eli Saslow


    Here are this week’s cocktail chatters:


    John: Maria Konnikova for Wired: “Poker and the Psychology of Uncertainty”; The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win by Maria Konnikova


    Emily: Christoph Koettl, Nilo Tabrizy, Muyi Xiao, Natalie Reneau and Drew Jordan for The New York Times: “How the Philadelphia Police Tear-Gassed a Group of Trapped Protesters”

    David: Melissa Fay Greene for the Atlantic: “30 Years Ago, Romania Deprived Thousands of Babies of Human Contact”


    Listener chatter from Fredrik Hilding @FHilding: Jessica Leigh Hester for Atlas Obscura’s Show & Tell podcast: “Show and Tell With Colored-Pencil Cartographer Anton Thomas”


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    Because of Sex Jun 18, 2020

    Emily, John and David discuss Trump’s Tulsa rally, Bolton’s book, and this week’s historic Supreme Court ruling on LGBTQ rights--with attorney Chase Strangio.

    Episode Notes

    Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:

    Kathryn Dunn Tenpas for Brookings: “Tracking Turnover in the Trump Administration”

    Anne Applebaum for the Atlantic: “History Will Judge Trump’s Enablers Harshly”

    Dylan Scott for Vox: “What Mike Pence Got Wrong About the New Coronavirus Spikes”

    Margo Vansynghel and David Kroman for Crosscut: “The Future of Capitol Hill’s Protest Zone May Lie in Seattle History”

    Ashley Garcia Ashley for the Washington Post: “Seattle’s Protest is the Latest in a Long History of Experimental Living”


    Here are this week’s cocktail chatters:

    John: Carl Hulse for The New York Times: “Senate Passes Major Public Lands Bill”

    Emily: Jonathan Chait for New York Magazine: “The Still-Vital Case for Liberalism in a Radical Age”

    David: David Plotz for Business Insider: “DC Statehood Is a Great But Doomed Cause. Here's a Better Idea.”

    Listener chatter from D Holstein @The_Pophouse: Kaitlyn Tiffany for the Atlantic: “Why K-pop Fa Are No Longer Posting About K-pop”


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    He Is Going to Change the World Jun 11, 2020

    David, Emily, and John present a special livestream of the Political Gabfest on police abuse, the 2020 election, and John’s new book, The Hardest Job in the World.

    Here are this week’s cocktail chatters:

    Emily: Charlie Savage and Adam Goldman for the New York Times: “Outsider Tapped in Flynn Case Calls Justice Dept. Reversal a ‘Gross Abuse’ of Power”

    David: Emily Cochrane for the New York Times: “That Trump Tweet? Republicans Prefer Not to See It”; Aaron Blake for the Washington Post: “No, It’s Not Just a Trump Tweet”

    John: Whistlestop: “The Spring of 1787”

    Listener chatter from Josh Delaney @jddelaney and Andy O))) @alchemistscave: Johnny Diaz for the New York Times: “Someone Found the Buried Treasure That an Art Dealer Hid in the Rocky Mountains”

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    Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:

    Thomas B. Edsall for the New York Times: “How Much Is America Changing?”

    Matthew Yglesia for Vox: “Study Suggests Democrats Should Be Running More Ads About Biden, Fewer About Trump”

    Anne Applebaum for the Atlantic: “History Will Judge Trump’s Enablers Harshly”

    Frederick Douglass: Prophets of Freedom by David W. Blight


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    Inspecting the Bunker Jun 04, 2020

    Emily, John and David discuss the protests against police brutality and racism, Trump’s increasingly authoritarian response, and the pandemic--with guest Jamelle Bouie.


    Here are this week’s cocktail chatters:

    John: Emily Bazelon for the New York Times Magazine: “What Will College Be Like in the Fall?”

    Emily: A River of Starsby Vanessa Hua

    David: The Ballad of Songbirds And Snakes by Suzanne Collins; Anne Applebaum for the Atlantic: “History Will Judge Trump’s Enablers Harshly”

    Listener chatter from David Foreman: Aeon Video: “‘Quite A Height, Ah?’ A Tour of the Chrysler Building by Those Building It”


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    The New York Times: “After 6 Months, Important Mysteries About Coronavirus Endure”


    The Lancet: “Physical Distancing, Face Masks, and Eye Protection to Prevent Person-to-Person Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis”


    Monmouth University Polling Institute: “Protestors’ Anger Justified Even If Actions May Not Be: Most Say Police More Likely to Use Excessive Force on Black Individuals”


    Shant Shahrigian for The New York Daily News: “De Blasio Staffers Demand ‘Radical Change From Mayor’ in Open Letter: Read Full Text”


    German Lopez for Vox: “How to Reform American Police, According to Experts”

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    It's Not a Lie, It's a Tweet May 28, 2020

    Emily, John and David discuss the Trump vs. Twitter battle, the realities of this partisan pandemic, and U.S.-China relations with guest Sheena Chestnut Greitens.

    Here are this week’s cocktail chatters:

    John: Lori Dorn for Laughing Squid: “A Timeline of the Most Popular TV Shows (1951-2019)”

    Emily: Willa Paskin for Slate: “Mrs. America’s Showrunner on the Show’s Lessons and Its Detractors”

    David: NASA Office of the Inspector General: “Examining the Future of the International Space Station”

    Listener (Producer) chatter from Jocelyn Frank: “Building the Perfect Squirrel Proof Bird Feeder”


    Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:

    Jeff Horwitz and Deepa Seetharaman for the Wall Street Journal: “Facebook Executives Shut Down Efforts to Make the Site Less Divisive”

    Talk Radio’s America: How an Industry Took Over a Political Party That Took Over the United States by Brian Rosenwald

    These Truths: A History of the United States by Jill Lepore

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    L-Shaped Recovery May 21, 2020

    Emily, John and David discuss the state of the pandemic; insider trading allegations in the Senate; and Trump’s firing of the watchdog investigating Mike Pompeo.

    For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment David, Emily, and John discuss the online videos that have educated and entertained them during social isolation. Slate Plus members get a bonus segment on the Gabfest each week, and access to special bonus episodes throughout the year. Sign up now to listen and support our show.

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    Episode Notes

    Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:


    Ed Yong for the Atlantic: “America’s Patchwork Pandemic Is Fraying Even Further”


    Ryan Grim for the Intercept: “David Perdue Got Sweetheart Deal That Grew North of $6 Million After Election to The Senate”


    Here are this week’s cocktail chatters:

    John: These Truths: A History of the United States by Jill Lepore;

    Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World by Tim Ferriss

    The Hardest Job in the World, by John Dickerson


    Emily: Meredith Blake for the Los Angeles Times: “The Woman Behind ‘Roe vs. Wade’ Didn’t Change Her Mind on Abortion. She was Paid”


    David: Normal People by Sally Rooney ; “Abhushan Gautam for the Nepali Times: When The Air is Clean:

    Photographs of Kathmandu Valley With Air Pollution Removed by the Coronavirus Lockdown”


    Listener chatter from Valerie Minor: LavaMae‘s design for a DIY handwashing station you can build for the use of people experiencing homelessness.

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    There Is No Plan May 14, 2020

    Emily, John, and David discuss COVID without federal leadership; challenges to Trump at the Supreme Court; and novelist Isabel Allende joins the show to talk about her new book A Long Petal of the Sea, and how crisis can be an opportunity for change.

    For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment David, Emily, and John discuss (what would be) epic historical counterfactuals. Slate Plus members get a bonus segment on the Gabfest each week, and access to special bonus episodes throughout the year. Sign up now to listen and support our show.

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    Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:

    Marty Makary for The New York Times: “How to Reopen America Safely”


    Norbert J. Michel and Drew Gonshorowski for the Heritage Foundation: “1% of Counties Home to Half of COVID-19 Cases, Over Half of Deaths”


    Scott Clement and Dan Balz for The Washington Post: “Many Governors Win Bipartisan Support for Handling of Pandemic, But Some Republicans Face Blowback Over Reopening Efforts”


    Zeynep Tufekci for The Atlantic: “How Hong Kong Did It”


    Perri Klass for The New York Times: Rethinking Covid-19 in Children


    Maria DeCotis @MariaDeCotis performs Governor Mario Cuomo’s comments on his daughter’s boyfriend.


    Here are this week’s cocktail chatters:

    John: Heran Mamo for Billboard: “Relive Prince & the Revolution's Iconic 1985 Purple Rain Concert During a Three-Night Livestream”; Olivia Clement for Playbill: “Audra McDonald to Host Star-Studded Covenant House Benefit With Meryl Streep, Dolly Parton, and More”


    Emily: The Music Lab’s Tone-Deafness Test and Rodham, by Curtis Sittenfeld


    David: Haven Orecchio-Egresitz for Business insider: “A White Man Ran Through a Florida Neighborhood Carrying a TV to Prove That Looking 'Suspicious' Wasn't an Excuse for Killing Ahmaud Arbery”; Monica Humphries for Business Insider: “A BBC Sports Broadcaster Held a Zoom Meeting With His 2 Dogs to Deliver Their Annual Performance Reviews”


    Listener chatter from Team@shah_of_shaw: Rutger Bregman for the Guardian: “The Real Lord of the Flies: What Happened When Six Boys Were Shipwrecked for 15 Months”

    Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank.

    Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.

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    Vote By Mail May 07, 2020

    Emily, John and David discuss states reopening as numbers of cases continue to climb; this year’s election security challenges; and they're joined by guest Gene Sperling to talk about “economic dignity.”


    For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment David, Emily, and John discuss how to save the summer. Slate Plus members get a bonus segment on the Gabfest each week, and access to special bonus episodes throughout the year. Sign up now to listen and support our show.


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    Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank.

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    Notes and references from this week’s show:

    Nicholas Confessore, Andrew Jacobs, Jodi Kantor, Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Luis Ferré-Sadurní for the New York Times: “How Kushner’s Volunteer Force Led a Fumbling Hunt for Medical Supplies”


    Jason Dearen and Mike Stobbe for the Associated Press: “US Shelves Detailed Guide to Reopening Country”


    Emily Bazelon for the New York Times Magazine: “Will Americans Lose Their Right to Vote in the Pandemic?”


    Mark Joseph Stern for Slate: “Trump Can’t Cancel the Election. But States Could Do It for Him.”


    Economic Dignity by Gene B. Sterling


    Gene B. Sperling for the New York Times: “Martin Luther King Jr. Predicted This Moment”


    Jason DeParle for the New York Times: “As Hunger Swells, Food Stamps Become a Partisan Flash Point”


    Harry Potter and the Sacred Text’s online classes


    Spy Hop’s on demand art classes


    National Karate’s online classes


    This week’s cocktail chatters:

    Emily: Richard L. Hansen for Slate: “We Cannot Hold an Election Without a Functional Post Office”; Strict Scrutiny: “Stay Frustrated”


    John: The New York Times’ The Daily: “One Meat Plant. One Thousand Infections”; Mike Baker for the New York Times: “‘Murder Hornets’ in the U.S.: The Rush to Stop the Asian Giant Hornet”


    David: Benjamin Wofford for The Washingtonian: “Sally Quinn Modeled the Erotic Hero of Her 1991 Bestseller on…Anthony Fauci. Yes, that Anthony Fauci.”; Perry Stein and Donna St. George for the Washington Post: “Despite Pushback, Sidwell and Other D.C.-area Prep Schools are Keeping Their Small-Business Loans”


    Listener chatter from Dave Campbell @DaveCampbell116: Twitter thread from Rhodri Davies

    @Rhodri_H_Davies about Irish people donating to a crowdfunding campaign to help Choctaw & Navajo people hit by Covid-19, in recognition of support given by Choctaw during Irish famine of 1845.

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    Come On, Man, I Heard You Liked Me Apr 30, 2020

    Emily, John and David discuss Tara Reade’s allegations against Joe Biden, the debate over reopening schools, and the three hosts are joined by astronaut Scott Kelly to talk through tips for living in confined spaces.

    For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment David, Emily, and John discuss the ethics of human challenge trials for vaccine development. Slate Plus members get a bonus segment on the Gabfest each week, and access to special bonus episodes throughout the year. Sign up now to listen and support our show.

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    Here are notes and references from this week’s show:

    Michael J. Stern for USA Today: “Why I'm Skeptical About Reade's Sexual Assault Claim Against Biden: Ex-Prosecutor”

    Brian & Eddie Krassenstein for Medium: “Biden Accuser, Tara Reade, Allegedly Stole from Non-Profit Organization”

    Seren Morris for Newsweek: “What is 1 Day Sooner? Scientists Seek Volunteers to Become Infected with Coronavirus to Speed Up Vaccine Development”

    Peter Singer and Richard Yetter Chappell for the Washington Post: “Pandemic Ethics: The Case for Experiments on Human Volunteers”

    Eminent Victorians by Lytton Strachey


    Here are this week’s cocktail chatters:

    Emily: Linda Villarosa for The New York Times Magazine: “‘A Terrible Price’: The Deadly Racial Disparities of Covid-19 in America”

    John: Kathryn Krawczyk for The Week: “Michigan Governor Introduces a GI Bill for Frontline Workers”; Rosalind Adams and Ken Bensinger for Buzzfeed: “After One Tweet To President Trump, This Man Got $69 Million From New York For Ventilators”

    David: David’s new newsletter for Business Insider; Johnny Diaz for the New York Times: “Cities Close Streets to Cars, Opening Space for Social Distancing”

    Listener chatter from Püblic Üniversal Fiend @UniversalFiend: Associated Press: “Dutch Students Complete Trans-Atlantic Voyage Forced by Coronavirus”


    Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank.

    Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.

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    Georgia Out of Its Mind Apr 23, 2020

    Emily, David and John discuss the pushback against COVID-19 restrictions, the success of female political leaders, and they're joined by Mark Bittman to talk about eating and cooking well during isolation.

    For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment David, Emily, and John discuss their all-time must-read lists. The list is here. Slate Plus members get a bonus segment on the Gabfest each week, and access to special bonus episodes throughout the year. Sign up now to listen and support our show.

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    I Alone Can Open It Apr 16, 2020

    Trump claims “total authority”, Heather Boushey on fighting the recession, and Amanda Ripley on lessons from Katrina and other disasters.

    For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment David, Emily, and John discuss what they would do about the pandemic if they were billionaires. Slate Plus members get a bonus segment on the Gabfest each week, and access to special bonus episodes throughout the year. Sign up now to listen and support our show.

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    Relationships During a Pandemic Apr 10, 2020

    In this special episode of the Political Gabfest John, Emily and David are joined by therapist Esther Perel to discuss how the coronavirus is affecting relationships, and what we can all do to support one another, process grief and tap into increased compassion during this time.

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    It’s Easy to Talk About Lysol Apr 09, 2020

    Emily, John and David discuss where efforts to curb virus transmission go from here with epidemiologist Amesh Adalja, Trump’s purge of investigators general, and what Sanders’ exit should mean for the Democratic party’s agenda.

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    Maybe It Is Infrastructure Week Apr 02, 2020

    Emily, John and David discuss the security of U.S. elections, are joined by guest economics professor Jason Furman to help estimate by when we can anticipate a financial recovery, and the hosts talk with novelist Geraldine Brooks to learn more about living through a plague.

    Slate Plus members get a bonus segment on the Gabfest each week, and access to special bonus episodes throughout the year. Sign up now to listen and support our show. For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment David, Emily, and John discuss their best social distancing hacks.

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    Two Trillion Dollars Mar 27, 2020

    Emily, John and David are joined by epidemiologist Gregg Gonsalves to discuss the latest pandemic debates and also by Civil War historian David Blight on what history can teach us about surviving catastrophe.

    For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment David, Emily, and John discuss insights they have gained from their experiences with social distancing. Slate Plus members get a bonus segment on the Gabfest each week, and access to special bonus episodes throughout the year. Sign up now to listen and support our show.

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    How Long Will It Last? Mar 20, 2020

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson and David Plotz are joined by Dr. Amesh Adalja to discuss efforts to address the pandemic, journalist Neil Irwin on whether the U.S. economy can be saved, and author Jon Mooallem on his new book This is Chance! aboutcommunities uniting in a crisis.

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    Flatten the Curve Mar 12, 2020

    Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and John Dickerson discuss the coming COVID-19 crisis, Biden as the presumptive nominee, and guest Leon Neyfakh joins the show to talk about his podcast Fiasco Season Two: Iran-Contra.

    For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, Emily, David, and John discuss how to make the most of social distancing. Slate Plus members get a bonus segment on the Gabfest each week, and access to special bonus episodes throughout the year. Sign up now to listen and support our show.

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    Wash Your Hands Mar 05, 2020

    Emily, John and David discuss Super Tuesday, COVID-19's spread and the Supreme Court's hearing of a crucial abortion case.

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    Slate Plus Bonus Episode: South Carolina and Super Tuesday Mar 01, 2020

    David Plotz and John Dickerson discuss Biden's win in South Carolina and what it could mean for Super Tuesday and the Democratic Primary overall.

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    Bern, Baby, Bern Feb 27, 2020

    Emily, John and David discuss the Democratic presidential primary, Harvey Weinstein’s conviction, and conservative ascendency in the courts.

    For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment: with inspiration from Hilary Mantel’s The Mirror and the Light, Emily, David, and John discuss the historical figures and events they’d like to read about in novels (not yet written).

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    [Special] How To Vote for the Next President Feb 26, 2020

    Hey Gabfest listeners, today we're featuring a special election-themed episode of the Slate podcast How To! with Charles Duhigg.

    Anthony is that rarest of things in American politics—a swing voter who is up for grabs in 2020. Caught between his Republican voting history and his current dislike of President Trump, Anthony is now registered as an Independent. So should he follow his head or his heart? In this episode of How To!, we bring in veteran political advisors David Axelrod, chief strategist for Barack Obama’s presidential campaigns, and Mike Murphy, a Republican consultant, who co-host the podcast Hacks on Tap. David and Mike discuss how to weigh ideology vs. electability and rank the issues that really matter. Can their advice help Anthony—and all of us—make sure our vote counts in November?

    Subscribe to How To! with Charles Duhigg — the show Adweek honored as 2019’s "Interview Podcast of the Year" — wherever you listen to podcasts.

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    Two Stents Feb 20, 2020

    Emily, John and David discuss the fiery Democratic debate, Trump’s white-collar pardoning spree, and A Very Stable Genius with authors Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig.


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    Bernie Burns It and Biden Bites It Feb 13, 2020

    David Plotz, Emily Bazelon and John Dickerson discuss the Democrats after New Hampshire, Trump’s emboldened post-impeachment moves, and COVID-19.

    For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, Emily, David, and John discuss the possibility that Trump will order that future federal buildings have only neoclassical designs.

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    The Most Abusive and Destructive Feb 06, 2020

    John Dickerson, Emily Bazelon and David Plotz discuss the Iowa debacle, Mitt Romney’s impeachment vote, and Trump’s expanded immigration ban.

    For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, Emily, David, and John discuss George Packer’s acceptance speech for the Hitchens Prize, published in the Atlantic: “The Enemies of Writing.”

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    49 years and 364 days of Plotz Jan 30, 2020

    David, Emily and John discuss outlandish impeachment defenses, the approaching Iowa caucuses, and the Supreme Court allowing the “public charge” rule to go into effect.


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    Nobody Likes Him Jan 23, 2020

    David Plotz, Emily Bazelon and John Dickerson discuss Trump on trial, the Democratic primary race, and Mohammed bin Salman’s hacking of Jeff Bezos.

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    If You Want Her Out Jan 16, 2020

    David Plotz, Emily Bazelon and John Dickerson discuss new impeachment revelations, the Warren-Sanders rift, and Bill Barr going after Apple’s encryption.

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    Bomb Iran--We’ve Had a Bomb Iran Edition Before Jan 09, 2020

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson and David Plotz, with Iran expert Suzanne Maloney discuss Iran, the Democratic presidential race, and John Bolton.

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    Good Trouble Jan 02, 2020

    Emily Bazelon, David Plotz and Josie Duffy Rice discuss impeachment fatigue, the twin canaries of anti-Semitism and philo-Semitism, and the incredible John Lewis.


    For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment Emily, David, and Josie revisit a conundrum about how to extricate oneself from (or apologize for) a difficult situation.


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    Oakland Conundrum Dec 26, 2019

    John Dickerson, Emily Bazelon and David Plotz solve listeners' most pressing philosophical conundrums including personal conundrums like, would you rather be exceptional at one thing but awful at everything else?

    And societal conundrums like, would you prefer to have Trump as your father or as your President?

    And special guest Adam Savage brings his myth-busting expertise to help.

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    Read My Letter Dec 19, 2019

    Emily, John and David discuss impeachment, the pushback against Pete Buttigieg, and they offer a review of the most important stories of 2019.

    Here are this week’s cocktail chatters:

    • Emily: The, soon to be, end of an era with her warm and welcoming neighborhood grocery store Romeo and Cesare’s
    • John: Thomas Fuller and Josh Haner for the New York Times: “Portrait of an Oakland California Homeless Encampment.” and A 5700 year-old human genome and oral microbiome from chewed birch pitch in the journal Nature.
    • David: Anna Fifield for the Washington Post: “Taiwan’s tea party aims to burst Beijing’s one-China bubble.”
    • Chatter from listener Ionic Tonic @ionictonic about a series of tweets from Surprised Eel Historian @greenleejw about the importance of eels in the economies of British medieval and renaissance times.


    For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, Emily, David, and John recite some favorite passages of poetry and non-fiction.

    • Emily: Blood History by Dwayne Betts
    • John: Sorting it outby Philip Booth
    • David: Lytton Strachey’s book Eminent Victorians writing about Florence Nightingale

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    Slate Presents: Lockdown Dec 18, 2019

    If you have any school-aged children in your life, you know that lockdown and active shooter drills have become a routine part of their school experience. These drills now take place in 95 percent of American schools.

    What you’re about to hear is a collaboration between Slate and The Trace, a nonprofit newsroom covering gun violence in the United States. It’s an audio project featuring firsthand accounts from kids of all ages about what it’s like to go through these drills. We hear a lot about school shootings, but we’re only starting to have a larger conversation about how they affect even those kids who may never go through one.

    You can hear more from the students at slate.com/lockdown.

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    Crossfire Hurricane Dec 12, 2019

    John Dickerson, Emily Bazelon and David Plotz discuss impeachment, the FBI Inspector General’s report on the Russia investigation, and the Afghanistan Papers.

    For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, Emily, David, and John discuss the Trump Administration's incongruous relationship towards Jewish Americans.

    Get your tickets to the Gabfest’s Dec. 18, 2019, “Conundrum” live show at the Fox Theater in Oakland, California here.

    And submit your conundrums at Slate.com/conundrum!

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    Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank.

    Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.

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    Badly Written & Reseached Disaster Dec 05, 2019

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss impeachment, Kamala Harris, and guest Ruth Marcus’ new book about Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation, Supreme Ambition.

    Get your tickets to the Gabfest’s Dec. 18, 2019, “Conundrum” live show at the Fox Theater in Oakland, California here.

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    Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank.

    Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.

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    Good Order and Discipline Nov 27, 2019

    Emily Bazelon, David Plotz and Jamelle Bouie discuss the firing of the Navy Secretary, the case for prolonging impeachment investigations, and new holidays everyone should celebrate.

    For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, Emily, David, and Jamelle discuss things they learned in college that have stuck with them..

    Get your tickets to the Gabfest’s December 18, 2019 “Conundrum” live show at the Fox Theater in Oakland, CA here.

    And submit your conundrums at Slate.com/conundrum

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    Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank.

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    In The Loop Nov 21, 2019

    Emily Bazelon, David Plotz and Josie Duffy Rice discuss this week's impeachment bombshells, the Democratic presidential debate, and emails confirming that Steven Miller is a white nationalist.

    For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, Emily, David, and Josie discuss South Dakota's “Meth. We're on it.” campaign. Become a member at slate.com/gabfestplus

    Get your tickets to the Gabfest’s December 18, 2019 “Conundrum” live show at the Fox Theater in Oakland, CA here.

    And submit your conundrums at Slate.com/conundrum!

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    Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank.

    Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.

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    DP [Hearts] MB Nov 14, 2019

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson and David Plotz discuss the public impeachment hearings, fresh faces in Democratic presidential primary, and DACA at the Supreme Court.

    Get your tickets to the Gabfest’s December 18, 2019 “Conundrum” live show at the Fox Theater in Oakland, CA here.

    And submit your conundrums at Slate.com/conundrum!

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    Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank.

    Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.

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    One Year From This Week Nov 07, 2019

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson and David Plotz discuss new polls and election results, impeachment, and leaving the Paris climate accord.

    For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, David, Emily, and John discuss the “OK, Boomer” phenomenon.

    Get your tickets to the Gabfest’s December 18, 2019 “Conundrum” live show at the Fox Theater in Oakland, CA here.

    And submit your conundrums at Slate.com/conundrum!

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    Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank.

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    Halloween Oct 31, 2019

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson and David Plotz discuss the impeachment resolution, Twitter’s ban on political ads, and the downfall of Katie Hill.

    For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment Emily and John review the Founders’ meticulous efforts to establish a balance of power across the three branches of government. Subscribe today!

    Get your tickets to the Gabfest’s December 18, 2019 “Conundrum” live show at the Fox Theater in Oakland, CA here.

    And submit your conundrums at Slate.com/conundrum!

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    Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank.

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    Cooper, Taylor, SCIFer Spy Oct 24, 2019

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson and David Plotz discuss damning new impeachment testimony, Facebook under fire, and taking to the streets against Trump.

    For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, David, Emily, and John take inspiration from Christine Lagarde’s lesson on pretending to drink wine and discuss things they fake doing.

    Get your tickets to the Gabfest’s December 18, 2019 “Conundrum” live show at the Fox Theater in Oakland, CA here.

    And submit your conundrums at Slate.com/conundrum!

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    Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank.

    Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.

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    Don't Be a Tough Guy. Don't Be a Fool! I Will Call You Later Oct 18, 2019

    David Plotz, Emily Bazelon and John Dickerson discuss the US abandonment of the Kurds, the Democratic presidential debates, and guest Daniel Markovits’s new book The Meritocracy Trap.

    For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, David and Emily discuss the season finale of Succession.

    Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds.

    You can tweet suggestions, links, and questions to @SlateGabfest. Tweet us your cocktail chatter using #cocktailchatter or post it to our Facebook page. (Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)

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    Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank.

    Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.

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    Great and Unmatched Wisdom Oct 10, 2019

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson and David Plotz discuss obstruction of impeachment investigations, the new Supreme Court term, and Bernie Sanders’ health.

    You can tweet suggestions, links, and questions to @SlateGabfest. Tweet us your cocktail chatter using #cocktailchatter or post it to our Facebook page. (Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) The email address for the Political Gabfest is gabfest@slate.com. (Email may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)

    Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank.

    Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.

    Correction 10/10/2019: When first published, this episode referenced a Tweet in which Ivanka Trump was quoted criticizing Hunter Biden for getting a position through nepotism. The quote was fabricated and has been removed from our episode.

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    We’re Not Fooling Around Here Oct 03, 2019

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson and David Plotz discuss the impeachment investigation, a new theory of why conservatives can’t quit Trump, and the court ruling upholding Harvard’s affirmative action program.

    For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, David, John, and Emily discuss the new nutrition guidelines for red meat consumption.

    You can tweet suggestions, links, and questions to @SlateGabfest. Tweet us your cocktail chatter using #cocktailchatter or post it to our Facebook page. (Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) The email address for the Political Gabfest is gabfest@slate.com. (Email may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)

    Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank.

    Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.

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    I Would Like You To Do Us A Favor Sep 26, 2019

    The Ukraine scandal, the politics of impeachment, and Jodi Kantor about investigating Harvey Weinstein and She Said, a new bookwritten with co-author Megan Twohey.

    For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, David, John, and Kirsten Powers discuss what makes Greta Thunberg wonderful and why she drives her critics crazy.

    You can tweet suggestions, links, and questions to @SlateGabfest. Tweet us your cocktail chatter using #cocktailchatter or post it to our Facebook page. (Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) The email address for the Political Gabfest is gabfest@slate.com. (Email may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)

    Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank.

    Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.

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    Twin Cities Sep 19, 2019

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson and David Plotz discuss Democratic middle ground, “chaos voters,” and guest Curtis Sittenfeld’s fiction about living political figures.

    For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, Emily, David, and John take questions from the live audience in St. Paul, Minnesota.

    You can tweet suggestions, links, and questions to @SlateGabfest. Tweet us your cocktail chatter using #cocktailchatter or post it to our Facebook page. (Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) The email address for the Political Gabfest is gabfest@slate.com. (Email may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)

    Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank.

    Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.

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    Democratic Debate Special: Slate Plus Teaser Sep 13, 2019

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson and David Plotz discuss the latest Democratic presidential debate including Castro's dig into Biden, nationalized healthcare, and strategies for how to effectively pick a fight with President Trump.

    You can tweet suggestions, links, and questions to @SlateGabfest. Tweet us your cocktail chatter using #cocktailchatter or post it to our Facebook page. (Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) The email address for the Political Gabfest is gabfest@slate.com. (Email may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)

    Research by Bridgette Dunlap

    Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank

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    Last Mustache in Washington Sep 12, 2019

    The cancelled Taliban talks, John Bolton’s departure, and guest Paul Tough’s new book The Years That Matter Most.

    For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, Emily, David, and John debate the ideal length for books and movies.

    You can tweet suggestions, links, and questions to @SlateGabfest. Tweet us your cocktail chatter using #cocktailchatter or post it to our Facebook page. (Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) The email address for the Political Gabfest is gabfest@slate.com. (Email may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)

    Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank.

    Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.

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    Prolix Prorogue Sep 06, 2019

    Emily Bazelon, David Plotz and Ruth Marcus, discuss the state of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination; the newest Brexit chaos--with guest Amanda Taub; and hope for accountability and funding to stem the opioid crisis.

    For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, Emily, David, and Ruth talk about the recent court ruling that North Carolina’s gerrymandered districts violate the state’s constitution.

    You can tweet suggestions, links, and questions to @SlateGabfest. Tweet us your cocktail chatter using #cocktailchatter or post it to our Facebook page. (Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) The email address for the Political Gabfest is gabfest@slate.com. (Email may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)

    Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank.

    Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.

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    Don't Worry I'll Pardon You Aug 29, 2019

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson and David Plotz discuss Trump’s offer to pardon lawbreakers who help build a border wall, whether the U.S. is a republic or a democracy, and how journalists can choose to punch up or punch down internet harassment.

    For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, Emily, David, and John talk about nuking hurricanes.

    You can tweet suggestions, links, and questions to @SlateGabfest. Tweet us your cocktail chatter using #cocktailchatter or post it to our Facebook page. (Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) The email address for the Political Gabfest is gabfest@slate.com. (Email may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)

    Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank.

    Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.

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    1619 Aug 23, 2019

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson and David Plotz discuss the New York Times Magazine’s "1619 Project" examining slavery in the U.S. (with guest Wesley Morris), corporate responsibility, and the policy changes niche groups are scoring federally.

    For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, Emily, David, and John talk about what the U.S. should buy since Greenland isn’t for sale.

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    Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank.

    Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.

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    Public Charge Aug 15, 2019

    Emily Bazelon, David Plotz and Josie Duffy Rice (of The Appeal) discuss Trump’s new move to punish documented immigrants, death in prison and Jeffrey Epstein, and recession.

    Come see the Political Gabfest LIVE in the Twin Cities for an unforgettable yet timely show full of witty banter, in-depth analysis, and lively debate. Tickets available now!

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    Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank.

    Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.

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    Moscow Mitch Aug 08, 2019

    Emily Bazelon, David Plotz and Mike Pesca discuss white supremacist violence, Mitch McConnell’s new nicknames, and the impact of Joaquin Castro tweeting the names of Trump donors.

    Come see the Political Gabfest LIVE in the Twin Cities for an unforgettable yet timely show full of witty banter, in-depth analysis, and lively debate. Tickets available now!

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    Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank.Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.

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    Dark Psychic Force Aug 01, 2019

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson and David Plotz discuss the Democratic primary debates, Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence, and whether heat waves across the globe could inspire real action on climate change.

    For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, Emily, David, and John discuss their favorite summer games.

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    Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank.

    Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.

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    Introducing: How To! With Charles Duhigg Jul 31, 2019

    This is a feature episode of a new Slate podcast, How To! With Charles Duhigg.

    What if Dear Abby was an investigative reporter? Each week, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Charles Duhigg ("The Power of Habit") takes on listeners’ toughest problems and, with the help of experts, finds the answers to questions you’ve always wanted to ask, but couldn’t. Until now.

    Subscribe to How To! With Charles Duhigg on your preferred podcast app, or find it at slate.com/howto.

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    Not Exculpated Jul 25, 2019

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson and David Plotz discuss Robert Mueller’s testimony, the downfall of Al Franken, and the deal to raise the debt ceiling.

    You can tweet suggestions, links, and questions to @SlateGabfest. Tweet us your cocktail chatter using #cocktailchatter or post it to our Facebook page. (Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) The email address for the Political Gabfest is gabfest@slate.com. (Email may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)

    Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank.

    Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.

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    Rescue Squad Jul 18, 2019

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss Trump’s racist attack on members of Congress; whether the Census has been saved; and if we should go back to the moon.

    Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now.

    Topic ideas for next week? You can tweet suggestions, links, and questions to @SlateGabfest. Tweet us your cocktail chatter using #cocktailchatter or post it to our Facebook page. (Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Become a fan of the Political Gabfest on Facebook and follow us on Twitter @SlateGabfest. The email address for the Political Gabfest is gabfest@slate.com. (Email may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)

    Podcast production by Danielle Hewitt. Research and show notes by Claire Saint-Amour and Bridgette Dunlap.

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    You the North, We the South Jul 11, 2019

    Emily Bazelon, David Plotz and John Dickerson discuss the impact of the US health care debate on the primary season, white supremacy from Canada with guest Jesse Brown, and who’s at fault in addition to sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein.

    For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment Emily, David, and John take international audience questions live from Toronto.

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    Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank. Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.

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    My President Went to North Korea and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt Jul 04, 2019

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the Democratic presidential primary debates, Trump’s bizarre trip to North Korea, and Customs and Border Patrol’s scandals over appalling detention conditions and a racist Facebook group.

    For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment Emily, David, and John discuss whether tourism that makes people more invested in stopping climate change is worth the carbon emissions it could entail.

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    Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank.

    Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.

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    The “Please Send Soap and Toothpaste” Edition Jun 27, 2019

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson and David French discuss President Trump’s backpedalling, the Supreme Court’s recent decisions on gerrymandering and the U.S. Census and “Frenchism.”

    Topic ideas for next week? You can tweet suggestions, links, and questions to @SlateGabfest. Tweet us your cocktail chatter using #cocktailchatter or post it to our Facebook page. (Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)

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    Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank. Research by Claire Saint-Amour.

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    The “Keep America... Oh Forget it” Edition Jun 20, 2019

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss Trump’s latest campaign relaunch, Elizabeth Warren’s rise, and Harvard’s decision to rescind Kyle Kashuv’s acceptance.

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    Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank. Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.

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    The “Little Diddy About Mitch and Elaine” Edition Jun 13, 2019

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss Mitch McConnell and Elaine Chao’s conflicts of interest, partisanship in state legislatures, and YouTube’s radicalizing recommendation algorithm.

    Topic ideas for next week? You can tweet suggestions, links, and questions to @SlateGabfest. Tweet us your cocktail chatter using #cocktailchatter or post it to our Facebook page. (Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now.

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    Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.

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    Slate Plus Bonus: The "Live from Chelsea New York's Slate Day" Edition Jun 10, 2019

    In this Slate Plus special Emily Bazelon, David Plotz and guest Nikole Hannah-Jones discuss the Democratic Primary and the crucial African American vote, potential antitrust investigations of Big Tech and how the resegregation of America's public schools is ruining our future.

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    Recorded by Merritt Jacobs

    Research by Bridgette Dunlap

    Edit by Jocelyn Frank

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    The “Underhanded Undercount” Edition Jun 06, 2019

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson and David Plotz discuss the new revelations in the census case, Trump’s threatened tariffs, and the criminal charges against the school safety officer who failed to confront the Parkland shooter.

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    Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank.

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    The "Freedom Gas" Edition May 30, 2019

    Emily Bazelon, and Julia Ioffe discuss the E.U. election means for the world, Trump’s war on climate science, and the deaths at Mount Everest.

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    Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank. Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.

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    The “Legitimate Legislative Purpose” Edition May 23, 2019

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss Trump’s refusal to cooperate with Congress; whether Democratic presidential candidates should appear on Fox News; and the new book The Queen with Slate’s National Editor Josh Levin.

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    Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank. Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.

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    The "Abortion Ban" Edition May 17, 2019

    On this week’s Slate Political Gabfest, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the latest wave of anti-abortion bills, Trump’s showdown with Iran, and “Civic Saturday”--with guest Eric Liu.

    Slate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now.

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    The “Contempt of Congress” Edition May 09, 2019

    On this week’s Slate Political Gabfest, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss Trump’s showdown with Congress, the trade war with China, and what “socialism” means to Democrats.

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    The “A Bit Snitty” Edition May 02, 2019

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss William Barr’s spin on the Mueller report, whether to hope for an infrastructure deal, and Joe Biden’s non-apology tour.

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    The “Forgive Everything and Count Every One” Edition Apr 25, 2019

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss Democrats’ impeachment dilemma, the Supreme Court case that could wreck the census, and Elizabeth Warren’s plan for college debt forgiveness.

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    The “Oh My God. This is Terrible. This is the End of My Presidency.” Edition Apr 18, 2019

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the release of the Mueller Report, Trump’s refusal to respond to Congressional subpoenas, and the resurgence of measles.

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    Introducing Charged: A True Punishment Story Apr 17, 2019

    For two and a half years, Emily Bazelon has been following people through a special court in New York designed to be a speedy machine for the harsh punishment of illegal gun possession. Along the way, a strange thing happened — the politics outside the courtroom started to change when a new generation of activists and insiders began challenging the old system the gun court was part of. Season 1 of Slate Presents brought you the story of Ruby Ridge, and Season 2 brings you a fight to transform one big-city justice system.

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    The “Wahoo” Edition Apr 13, 2019

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Jamelle Bouie discuss the arrest of Julian Assange; Trump’s purge of the Department of Homeland Security; and the 2020 contenders for President.

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    The "Just a Note" Edition Apr 11, 2019

    We typically deliver a new Political Gabfest episode every Thursday but because we have a great live show in Charlottesville on Friday- we're going to pass you a full length episode on Saturday this week! Check back here on Saturday for the next great episode.

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    The “He's a Natural Toucher” Edition Apr 04, 2019

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss Joe Biden; the White House’s stonewalling of Congress; and Brexit--with guest Anne Applebaum.

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    The "Live From Washington DC" Edition Mar 28, 2019

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson and David Plotz discuss William Barr’s puzzling description of the Mueller report; Emily’s new book Charged; and House Democrats’ legislative agenda with guest Congresswoman Lauren Underwood.

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    BONUS: The "No Conspiracy, No Collusion, Full Exoneration" Edition Mar 25, 2019

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation and the summary Attorney General William Barr submitted to Congress.

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    The “The President is Not a White Supremacist” Edition Mar 21, 2019

    Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and guest host Jamelle Bouie discuss the Christchurch massacre; why Democratic presidential candidates who are straight, white and male are dominating the news coverage; and whether the Electoral College should be abolished.

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    The “Operation Varsity Blues” Edition Mar 14, 2019

    John Dickerson, and David Plotz, and guest host Josie Duffy Rice discuss Trump’s budget proposal, the college admissions scandal, and the changing debate over reparations for slavery.

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    The "Fox is in the White House" Edition Mar 07, 2019

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the House of Representatives’ investigation of Trump, Amanda Ripley’s article about political prejudice in America, and the Fox News White House.

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    The “He is a Racist, He is a Con Man, He is a Cheat” Edition Feb 28, 2019

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss Michael Cohen’s testimony, Trump’s failed North Korea summit, and Patrick Radden Keefe’s new book Say Nothing.

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    The "Feel the Bern" Edition Feb 21, 2019

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss Trump’s national emergency declaration, Bernie Sanders’s presidential campaign, and Amazon abandoning its New York plans.

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    The “All About the Benjamins” Edition Feb 14, 2019

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the deal to avoid a second shutdown, Jeff Bezos claims of sextortion, and Ilhan Omar’s tweets about Israel.

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    The “Just A Little Bit of Shoe Polish” Edition Feb 07, 2019

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss Virginia Democrats in turmoil, Trump’s State of the Union speech, and the appalling conditions at a federal prison in New York.

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    The “But Every Politician’s Gonna Say That” Edition Jan 31, 2019

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss Howard Schultz’s threat to run for president, Mitch McConnell’s legacy (with guest Charles Homans), and performative workaholism.

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    The “Great Blotch” Edition Jan 25, 2019

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the government shutdown, the 2020 Democratic presidential field, and Brexit doom with guest Tanya Gold.

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    The “Pocketing Your Notes” Edition Jan 17, 2019

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the continued government shutdown, the counterintelligence investigation of Trump, and the racism of Steve King.

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    The “Infinity War” Edition Jan 10, 2019

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the government shutdown, new Russia connections revealed in the Mueller investigation, and why Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is getting so much attention.

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    The “Exploratory Committee” Edition Jan 03, 2019

    Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and guest David Leonhardt discuss the government shutdown, potential 2020 presidential candidates, and whether there are signs of hope that the climate crisis could be addressed.

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    The “2018 Conundrum” Edition Dec 27, 2018

    Emily, John, and David close out the year considering listeners’ most confounding conundrums with special guest Simon Doonan.

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    The “A Liberal is a Conservative Who’s Been to Jail” Edition Dec 20, 2018

    Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and John Dickerson discuss the bipartisan criminal justice reform bill, Michael Flynn’s legal troubles, and new revelations about Russian trolling and Facebook’s privacy violations.

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    The “Tinkle Contest With a Skunk” Edition Dec 13, 2018

    Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and John Dickerson discuss Michael Cohen’s sentencing, the search for America’s next White House chief of staff, and Trump’s threat to shut down the government over border wall funding.

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    The "Last Wasp" Edition Dec 06, 2018

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson and David Plotz discuss the legacy of George H.W. Bush, the power-grab by Wisconsin Republicans, and election fraud in North Carolina.

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    The "Not Off the Table" Edition Nov 29, 2018

    Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and John Dickerson discuss the mounting number of liars being investigated by Mueller, President Trump’s confrontation with the courts over the border, and the lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s plans to add a citizenship question to the census.

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    The "Sealed Indictment" Edition Nov 21, 2018

    Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and John Dickerson discuss what may be next for the Mueller investigation, the California wildfires, and new revelations about Facebook’s leadership team.

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    The “House Speaker John Lewis” Edition Nov 15, 2018

    Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and John Dickerson discuss unfounded allegations of fraud in the Florida recount, decisions facing House Democrats about their leadership and agenda, and the lawsuit challenging Trump’s unprecedented appointment of Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker.

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    The “Way Too Much News” Edition Nov 08, 2018

    Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and John Dickerson discuss the extraordinary midterm elections, whether the success of ballot initiatives protecting voting rights marks a turning point in ballot access, and the ouster of Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

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    The "Most Important Election of our Lifetimes Since the Last Election” Edition Nov 01, 2018

    Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, John Dickerson, and guest David Axelrod, discuss the intersections of politics and violence and also Trump’s attempts to steer the election coverage leading up to the midterms.

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    She's Running: Political Gabfest Presents The Waves Oct 28, 2018

    This week, our friends at the feminism and politics podcast The Waves crafted a special episode all about women and the midterm elections. Hosts Christina Cauterucci and Hanna Rosin are joined by Senior Political Reporter for Glamour Celeste Katz, and D.C. State Democratic Committeewoman Latifa Lyles, to discuss how the ways women run for office have changed, if women really make better leaders, and how female politicians are depicted in the media.

    Podcast production by Danielle Hewitt. Research assistance by Alex Barasch. Special thanks to T. J. Raphael for editorial direction on this episode.

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    The “Now We Have Pipe Bombs” Edition Oct 25, 2018

    Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and John Dickerson discuss the pipe bombs sent to Trump critics, the state of the midterm elections, and whether Saudi Arabia will be punished for the death of Jamal Khashoggi.

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    The "Cheek Swab" Edition Oct 18, 2018

    Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and John Dickerson discuss the Trump administration’s response to the apparent murder of Jamal Khashoggi, Elizabeth Warren’s DNA test, and the debate around Georgia’s voter security measures.

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    The "Angry Mob" Edition Oct 11, 2018

    Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and John Dickerson discuss the dire new climate report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the aftermath of the Kavanaugh confirmation, and Taylor Swift’s new engagement with politics.

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    The “All County Building Supply and Maintenance” Edition Oct 04, 2018

    Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and John Dickerson discuss the Kavanaugh controversy, Trump’s apparent tax evasion, and whether the new North American trade deal is better than the old one.

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    The “Live from Austin: Do You Have a Drinking Problem, Senator?” Edition Oct 01, 2018

    Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and John Dickerson discuss the state of Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings, the possibility that former felons will regain the right to vote in Florida, and guest DeRay Mckesson’s new book, On The Other Side of Freedom.

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    The “One Hundred Percent Certain” Edition Sep 28, 2018

    Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and John Dickerson discuss the testimony of both Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh.

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    The “What Happens At Georgetown Prep...” Edition Sep 20, 2018

    Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and David French (Senior Fellow of the National Review Institute) discuss the value of an FBI investigation into accusations against Brett Kavanaugh, Trump’s declassification of documents related to the Russia investigation, and revised thinking about police shootings.

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    Special: The "Kavanaugh in Crisis" Edition Sep 17, 2018

    In this special bonus episode, Emily Bazelon and David Plotz discuss the sexual misconduct allegations facing Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

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    The “Trump Economy” Edition Sep 13, 2018

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss who deserves credit for the economy, the state of the midterm campaigns, and the Trump administration's attempt to indefinitely detain migrant children.

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    The "Unsung Hero" Edition Sep 06, 2018

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss anonymous dissent within the Trump administration, Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings, and backlash against The New Yorker for inviting and un-inviting Steven Bannon to their Festival.

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    The “Packing and Cracking” Edition Aug 30, 2018

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss lawyer Don McGahns’s departure from the White House team, North Carolina’s political gerrymandering and John McCain’s legacy.

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    The “Eight Count” Edition Aug 23, 2018

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss Tuesday’s conviction of Manafort, Cohen’s guilty plea and McGahn’s cooperation with the special counsel as well as the Kavanaugh nomination.

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    The "Unhinge Me Now" Edition Aug 16, 2018

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and CNN Political Analyst Kirsten Powers discuss the relevance of Omarosa Manigault Newman’s criticisms of President Trump, the results from state primaries around the country and the Title IX investigation of the sexual harassment of a male student at NYU.

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    Gabfest Presents: Slow Burn Aug 13, 2018

    David Plotz talks with Leon Neyfakh, host of the Slate podcast Slow Burn, about season two of the hit show. Subscribe to Slow Burn here.

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    The “War on Your Mind” Edition Aug 09, 2018

    Emily Bazelon, Benjamin Wittes, and David Plotz discuss revelations from Paul Manafort’s trial, proposed White House changes to legal immigration, and Alex Jones’s banishment from social platforms.

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    The “3D-Printed Gabfest” Edition Aug 02, 2018

    Emily Bazelon, Ruth Marcus, and David Plotz discuss Paul Manafort’s trial, blueprints for 3D-printed guns, and potential capital gains tax cuts. Lara Bazelon joins for Slate Plus to discuss sexism in courtrooms.

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    The “Pay With Cash” Edition Jul 26, 2018

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss Michael Cohen’s release of secret recordings with Trump, the gubernatorial race in Georgia, and justice for the death of Markeis McGlockton.

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    The "Double Negative" Edition Live from Glenside, PA Jul 19, 2018

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz are live in Glenside, PA to discuss the fallout of the Trump-Putin summit in Helsinki and the latest indictments of Maria Butina and the 12 Russian officers. Plus, with midterms on the horizon, who in the Democratic party is positioning themselves for a 2020 presidential nomination?

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    The “Carpool Justice” Edition Jul 12, 2018

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss Trump’s nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to replace Justice Kennedy, the U.S. relationship with NATO, and federal policies around breastfeeding.

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    The "Abolish ICE" Edition Jul 05, 2018

    Emily Bazelon, Jacob Weisberg, and David Plotz discuss potential replacements for Justice Kennedy on the Supreme Court, liberal chants to ‘Abolish ICE’, and why Scott Pruitt resigned.

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    The “Red Court, Red Dem, and Red Hen” Edition Jun 28, 2018

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss Justice Kennedy’s retirement, the New York primary upset, and the meaning of civility.

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    The “Wicked, Even for Trump” Edition Jun 21, 2018

    John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Ruth Marcus discuss the future for children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border, DOJ findings on the FBI and 2016 presidential election, and elite schools' admissions policies.

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    The “Special Place in Hell” Edition Jun 14, 2018

    John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Dahlia Lithwick discuss the U.S.-North Korea summit in Singapore, Husted v. A. Philip Randolph at the Supreme Court, and the impact of Trump on Tuesday’s primaries.

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    The “I Beg My Pardon” Edition Jun 07, 2018

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the President’s pardon power, the decision in Masterpiece Cakeshop vs. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, and Bill Clinton’s bumbling book tour.

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    The “Ambien and Racism” Edition May 31, 2018

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss #WhereAreTheChildren and new immigration policies, the death toll in Puerto Rico, and Roseanne’s racism.

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    The “Open Hostility” Edition May 24, 2018

    Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and John Dickerson discuss the state of U.S.-North Korea relations, Stacey Abrams’ Georgia primary win, and Trump’s call for an investigation of his investigators.

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    The “Leaks and the Leaky Leakers Who Leaked Them” Edition May 17, 2018

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss protests over the move of the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, the rash of White House leaks, and racial bias in marijuana arrests in New York City.

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    The “Is Every Attorney in New York a Crook?” Edition May 10, 2018

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss news of multiple shady payments to Michael Cohen’s business and the downfall of Eric Schneiderman. Max Fisher, writer of The Interpreter at the New York Times, joins the gang to discuss Trump’s announced abandonment of the Iran nuclear deal.

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    The "Live in St. Louis" Edition May 03, 2018

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the Mueller team’s questions for President Trump and Missouri Governor Eric Greitens’ indictments. Jason Kander joins in to talk about voting rights and the 2018 elections.

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    The “Hardest Job in the World” Edition Apr 26, 2018

    On this week’s Slate Political Gabfest, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss Ronny Jackson’s will-he-won’t-he Cabinet nomination, arguments before SCOTUS in Hawaii v. Trump, and John’s new piece on the presidency.

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    The “Slimeball” Edition Apr 19, 2018

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss fallout from the Michael Cohen raid, James Comey’s world tour, and racism at Starbucks.

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    The “Farewell My Blue-Eyed Monster” Edition Apr 12, 2018

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss whether Donald Trump should be panicking about the raid on Michael Cohen’s office, what Paul Ryan’s retirement portends, and Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony before Congress.

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    The “Caravan of Gabfesters” Edition Apr 05, 2018

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss Robert Mueller's investigation, President Donald Trump’s attacks on immigration and Amazon, and corruption at the EPA.

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    The “Pardon Me” Edition Mar 29, 2018

    Emily Bazelon, Jamelle Bouie, and Jack Hitt, co-host of Gimlet’s Uncivil, discuss the census citizenship question, Trump’s brewing legal trouble, and gerrymandering.

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    The "Delete Facebook" Edition Mar 22, 2018

    David Plotz, Emily Bazelon and New York Time's technology columnist Farhad Manjoo discuss Robert Mueller's job security, the Cambridge Analytica scandal and compare today's political climate to the 1960s.

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    The "Rex Wrecks" Edition Mar 15, 2018

    John Dickerson, David Plotz and Ruth Marcus of the Washington Post discuss the Twitter-firing of Rex Tillerson, the special election results from Pennsylvania, and Betsy DeVos’s bizarre interview on 60 Minutes

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    The "Stormy Weather" Edition Mar 08, 2018

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss Trump’s tariffs and fledgling trade war, the Stormy Daniels lawsuit, and the relationships between sanctuary cities and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement.

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    The “There Once Was a Union Maid But Not Anymore” Edition Mar 01, 2018

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the changes to gun sales following the Parkland shooting, the most recent White House shake-ups, and the future of public unions as Janus v AFSCME comes before the Supreme Court.

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    The “Enough Thoughts and Prayers” Edition Feb 22, 2018

    John Dickerson and David Plotz are joined by Annie Lowrey, of The Atlantic, to discuss the power of students organizing against gun violence, the Mueller indictments, and Mitt Romney’s newest campaign.

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    The “Let’s Just Ban Everything” Edition Feb 15, 2018

    Emily Bazelon and David Plotz are joined by New York Times columnist Ross Douthat to discuss the Parkland, Florida shooting, job openings at the White House, and whether it’s the right time to ban porn.

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    The “A Correction, Not a Crash” Edition Feb 08, 2018

    On this week’s Slate Political Gabfest, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the value of the Nunes memo and accusations of White House aide Rob Porter’s domestic abuse.

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    The “Hope Hicks’ Loose Lips Sinks Ships” Edition Feb 01, 2018

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss criticism of the FBI by the White House and its allies, the State of the Union, and Hillary Clinton’s protection of an adviser accused of sexual assault.

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    The “50,000 Texts” Edition Jan 25, 2018

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the integrity of the FBI, the usefulness of government shutdowns and the value of survivor testimony during sentencing.

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    The “A House is Not a Hole” Edition Jan 18, 2018

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss if Republicans and Democrats should keep the government open, Trump's opinions on immigration and what positive outcomes can result from public dissection of Grace's Aziz Ansari story.

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    The "Very Stable Genius" Edition Jan 11, 2018

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the future of the Dreamers, Trump’s fitness for office, and voting-related cases before SCOTUS.

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    The “Lost His Mind” Edition Jan 04, 2018

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the buzz around Trump's relationship with Steve Bannon, partisanship within the Russia investigation, and a new (real) study about fake news.

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    The "2017 Conundrums featuring They Might Be Giants" Edition Dec 28, 2017

    David Plotz, Emily Bazelon and John Dickerson dig in, dissect and debate listener-generated conundrums with special performances from They Might Be Giants.

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    The “Paul Ryan Has Died and Gone to Heaven” Edition Dec 21, 2017

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the final tax bill, government agency leadership, and are joined by Linda Greenhouse to talk about her new book about covering the Supreme Court.

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    The “Devil and Mister Jones” Edition Dec 14, 2017

    David Plotz, Emily Bazelon and John Dickerson discuss Democrat Doug Jones’s win in Alabama, the current state of the tax bill and the transgressions of men in the headlines.

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    The "Wedding Cake" Edition Dec 07, 2017

    David Plotz, Emily Bazelon and John Dickerson discuss why Roy Moore appears to be surviving while Al Franken and many other harassers are being pushed out of office, the wedding cake case currently before the Supreme Court, and what impact President Trump could have on peace in the Middle East.

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    The “Pass Through” Edition Nov 30, 2017

    David Plotz, Emily Bazelon and John Dickerson discuss the momentum of the Republican tax plans, Project Veritas's attempted take-down of the Washington Post, and the Supreme Court's consideration of the privacy of cell phone data.

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    Slow Burn: A Podcast About Watergate | Martha Nov 28, 2017

    The Gabfest presents a preview of Slow Burn, an eight-episode miniseries about Watergate.

    People called her crazy, and to be fair she must have seemed crazy. But she was onto something. How Martha Mitchell, the celebrity wife of one of Nixon’s closest henchmen, tried to blow the whistle on Watergate—and ended up ruining her life.

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    The “Al Franken and Charlie Rose and Bill Clinton and Roy Moore and John Conyers Should All Resign” Edition Nov 23, 2017

    David Plotz, Zoe Chace of This American Life, and Chairman of The Slate Group, Jacob Weisberg discuss the state of the GOP tax bills, the case for resignation by perpetrators of sexual harassment and the health of the magazine industry.

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    The “She Was Just 17, You Know What I Mean” Edition Nov 16, 2017

    David Plotz, Emily Bazelon and John Dickerson discuss the downward spiral for Roy Moore, the tax plans of the House and Senate, and the latest with the Russia investigation and Wikileaks.

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    The "One Year and One Day" Edition Nov 09, 2017

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss Tuesday’s victories for Democrats, Trump’s first year, and the role of technology companies in Russian meddling.

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    The "Cut, Cut, Cut" Edition Nov 02, 2017

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the initial indictments from the Mueller investigation and the House’s tax cut bill. Civil War historian David Blightjoins in to dig in to John Kelly’s comments on the Civil War and Robert E. Lee.

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    The "Live from Chicago" Edition Oct 26, 2017

    David Plotz, Emily Bazelon and John Dickerson review Senators Flake and Corker’s fiery rebukes of President Trump. Special guest State's Attorney Kim Foxx joins in to discuss criminal justice reform in Chicago, and the hosts also explore if we have now arrived at a time of empowerment for survivors of sexual harassment and assault.

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    The "President Pence" Edition Oct 19, 2017

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss presidential calls to grieving families, Vice President Pence’s core politics, and the opioid crisis.

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    The “Adult Day Care” Edition Oct 12, 2017

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss Trump Administration infighting, Harvey Weinstein’s history of alleged gross misconduct, and the repeal of the Clean Power Plan

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    The “Thoughts and Prayers” Edition Oct 06, 2017

    David Plotz, Emily Bazelon and John Dickerson discuss the Las Vegas shooting, the response to Puerto Rico’s suffering and Supreme Court's examination of gerrymandering.

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    The “Everyone Listens to Women When They Speak Around Here” Edition Sep 28, 2017

    Emily Bazelon, Ruth Marcus (Deputy Editorial Page Editor for the Washington Post) and Ross Douthat (New York Times Columnist) discuss Trump’s tax plan, shifting Republican power and pro athletes using their influence to inspire social change

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    The “Equinox, the Rocket Man” Edition Sep 21, 2017

    David Plotz, Emily Bazelon and John Dickerson dig into the remix of the Obamacare repeal, Bob Mueller's shock and awe investigative tactics and Trump's visit to the U.N.

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    The "What Happened” Edition Sep 14, 2017

    David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon discuss President Trump's potential to destroy the two-party system, criticism of Hillary Clinton's new book and Franklin Foer joins in to talk about the power and influence of large technology companies.

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    The “DACA Attack-A” Edition Sep 07, 2017

    John Dickerson, Emily Bazelon and David Plotz discuss DACA, the September legislative pileup and the future of relations between the U.S. and North Korea

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    The “Après Moi, Le Déluge” Edition Sep 01, 2017

    Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and David Leonhardt of the New York Times discuss Hurricane Harvey, Antifa, and insubordinate Trump officials.

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    The “Get Me Another General” Edition Aug 24, 2017

    Emily Bazelon, David Plotz and Kirsten Powers of CNN discuss Afghanistan strategy, Mitch McConnell’s presidential silent treatment and bail reform.

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    The “Very Fine People” Edition Aug 17, 2017

    Emily Bazelon and John Dickerson are joined by Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, to discuss President Trump's response to Charlottesville, the impact of Charlottesville on the nation, and the upcoming Alabama Senate Race.

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    The “Like the World Has Never Seen” Edition Aug 10, 2017

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson and Jamelle Bouie discuss Trump's improvisational words for North Korea, the unintended consequences of the federal government's stance on immigration and the value of public debate about the Google memo.

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    The “Kelly and the Mooch” Edition Aug 03, 2017

    Emily Bazelon, David Plotz and Ruth Marcus of the Washington Post discuss White House chaos, affirmative action, and prosecutors withholding evidence.

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    The “If Only This Were A Movie And Not Our Lives” Edition Jul 27, 2017

    David Plotz, Emily Bazelon and John Dickerson discuss the Senate's skinny health care ideas, President Trump's bullying of Jeff Sessions and what the future will hold for transgender people in the U.S. military.

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    The “Eventually We Will Get Something Done” Edition Jul 20, 2017

    John Dickerson, David Plotz and Emily Bazelon discuss what will follow the Senate health care collapse, the influence of Steve Bannon and the future approach to prosecution of sexual assaults on college campuses.

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    The “I Love It” Edition Jul 13, 2017

    Emily Bazelon, David Plotz and John Dickerson discuss what can be done to protect American democracy, the state of the GOP healthcare bill, and Mark Leibovich joins in to assess Trump's draining of the swamp.

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    The “ICBM” Edition Jul 06, 2017

    David Plotz, Emily Bazelon and John Dickerson discuss the agenda of the Commission on Election Integrity, the Trump Euro tour, and the threat from a nuclear North Korea.

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    The “Mitch McConnell Really Does Have a Secret Plan” Edition Jun 29, 2017

    Emily Bazelon and David Plotz are joined by Jacob Weisberg to talk about Mitch McConnell's next move on health care, the rulings of the Supreme Court and CNN's recent resignations.

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    The "Lump of Coal" Edition Jun 22, 2017

    Emily Bazelon and John Dickerson are joined by Julia Ioffe, staff writer with the Atlantic, to discuss health care, special elections and the summer season of the Supreme Court.

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    The "Mean" Edition Jun 15, 2017

    David Plotz, John Dickerson and Slate's Jamelle Bouie discuss the Virginia shooting, Senate health bill, Russia investigation, and Virginia gubernatorial primaries.

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    The "I Expect Loyalty" Edition Live From Denver Jun 08, 2017

    Live from Denver Emily Bazelon, David Plotz and the Washington Post's Ruth Marcus discuss the Comey testimony, the legal debate about cell phone data privacy and welcome Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper to the mic to weigh in about the state of the Democratic Party.

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    The “Jared Went to Him” Edition Jun 01, 2017

    David Plotz, Emily Bazelon and John Dickerson discuss the Jared Kushner scandal, Trump's approach to climate and the President's recent European tour.

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    The “Glowing Orb” Edition May 25, 2017

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the presidential budget, Trump’s trip abroad, and a Supreme Court ruling on gerrymandering.

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    The "Witch Hunt" Edition May 18, 2017

    David Plotz and Emily Bazelon are joined by Jacob Weisberg to discuss the maelstrom around Trump’s presidency, Roger Ailes impact on the conservative movement and Attorney General Sessions’s war on drugs.

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    The “Tuesday Night Massacre” Edition May 11, 2017

    Hosts David Plotz, Emily Bazelon and John Dickerson are joined by former CIA officer and former independent Presidential candidate Evan McMullin for this episode, recorded-live from Washington DC. The group talks about the firing of FBI Director James Comey, the state of conservatism in America and what DC and Utah can learn from each other.

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    Gabfest EXTRA: The “AHCA Returns” Edition May 05, 2017

    Hosts David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon discuss the health care vote and what the results might mean for millions of Americans seeking coverage.

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    The "Deface the Nation" Edition May 04, 2017

    Hosts David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon discuss John's interview with President Trump, the public return of Hillary Clinton, and Bret Stephens now writing for the New York Times.

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    The “One-Page Tax Plan” Edition Apr 27, 2017

    Host's David Plotz, Emily Bazelon and John Dickerson discuss the health and tax plans on the table as the 100 day mark approaches, Obama's Wall Street speech, and a judge's block to an executive order on sanctuary cities.

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    The “Bill Comes Due” Edition Apr 20, 2017

    John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon are joined by New Yorker staff writer Adam Davidson to discuss tension with North Korea, President Trump's executive order and talk of tax reform and Bill O'Reilly's departure from Fox.

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    The "Red, Red Line" Edition Apr 13, 2017

    Emily Bazelon, David Plotz and John Dickerson discuss U.S. foreign relations, Democratic hopes for 2018 and the United Airlines seat ejection.

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    The “Crossing Many Lines” Edition Apr 06, 2017

    Culture Gabfest host Dana Stevens swaps in for David Plotz, joined by Emily Bazelon and John Dickerson to discuss the end of the filibuster, White House conflicts of interest and President Trump's approach to human rights.

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    The “Darkness at Nunes” Edition Mar 30, 2017

    Gabfest hosts discuss Devin Nunes and the investigation into Russian interference in the Presidential election, what follows failure of the new health care bill and how to define President Trump's plan for energy independence.

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    Gabfest EXTRA 2- the Vanishing Health Care Bill Mar 24, 2017

    Emily Bazelon and John Dickerson give the latest on the vanishing House health care bill.

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    Gabfest "EXTRA- the Health Care" Edition Mar 24, 2017

    David Plotz, Emily Bazelon and John Dickerson discuss the health care vote (or non vote) suspense.

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    The “Playing Sofball with Neil” Edition Mar 23, 2017

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson and David Plotz discuss the FBI's investigation into Russian interference in the U.S. Presidential campaign, Neil Gorsuch's smooth talking and the moves of an accused cop-killer, state prosecutor and governor of Florida.

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    The “When I'm 64” Edition Mar 16, 2017

    David Plotz and John Dickerson are joined by Ruth Marcus of the Washington Post to discuss Trumpcare, the President's proposed budget, and the new Muslim ban.

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    The “Is This the Worst Bill in History” Edition Mar 09, 2017

    Hosts Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson and David Plotz discuss the potential repeal and replacement of Obamacare, President Trump's accusation of wiretapping and the future for Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers.

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    The “Live from the Free and Independent Republic of California” Edition Mar 02, 2017

    David Plotz, Emily Bazelon and John Dickerson, live from LA, discuss President Trump’s address to Congress, Jeff Sessions and California’s potential to secede.

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    The “Deploy, Detain, Deport” Edition Feb 23, 2017

    Emily Bazelon, David Plotz and John Dickerson discuss President Trump's immigration enforcement plans, the move to revoke bathroom rights for transgendered students and the downfall of Milo Yiannopoulos.

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    The "Freaks and Leaks" Edition Feb 19, 2017

    Emily Bazelon, David Plotz and John Dickerson are joined by Julia Ioffe of The Atlantic to discuss the Russia scandal and ouster of Michael Flynn. They also examine the populist revolt to save Obamacare, and American-Israeli relations.

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    The “Nevertheless She Persisted” Edition Feb 09, 2017

    David Plotz, Emily Bazelon and John Dickerson discuss the legal fight over the President Trump's immigration executive order, the confirmation battles of DeVos and Sessions and Elizabeth Warren's grandstanding, and debate if comedy can shape public opinion and policy.

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    The “Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Huddled Masses … Ah, Screw It” Edition Feb 02, 2017

    John Dickerson, Emily Bazelon and David Plotz discuss President Trump's immigration order, his nominee to the Supreme Court and the approaches of Washington's bureaucrats- should they change course?

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    The “Has it Really Only Been a Week?” Edition Jan 26, 2017

    David Plotz, Emily Bazelon and John Dickerson discuss the actions President Trump has taken already in his first week, what projects may become priorities for the nation's infrastructure and lying- what significance do lies have to the new administration and its future?

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    The “I Think We're Going to be Okay” Edition Jan 19, 2017

    David Plotz, Emily Bazelon and John Dickerson discuss the future of the Affordable Care Act, the challenges of covering glitter, Twitter and news from the Trump administration and the commuting of Chelsea Manning's sentence.

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    The “Cloudy with 100 Percent Chance of Showers” Edition Jan 12, 2017

    Hosts David Plotz and Emily Bazelon are joined by Slate's chief political correspondent Jamelle Bouie to discuss Donald Trump's press conference, the confirmation hearings and the legacy President Obama leaves behind.

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    The “It Still Seems Pretty Swampy To Me” Edition Jan 05, 2017

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    The "2016 Conundrum" Edition Dec 29, 2016

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    The “How Bad Could 2017 Be Anyway?” Edition Dec 22, 2016

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    The “Red Dawn” Edition Dec 15, 2016

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    The “Welcome to the Kleptocracy” Edition Dec 01, 2016

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    The “Safe and Special Place” Edition Nov 23, 2016

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    The "Even Longer National Nightmare" Edition Nov 09, 2016

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    Year of Great Books | What Should We Read Next? Nov 04, 2016

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    The “Is it Tuesday Yet” Edition Nov 03, 2016

    David Plotz, Emily Bazelon and John Dickerson discuss how close the presidential race may be, the impact of FBI director James Comey's comments, and they attempt to brainstorm survival tactics for the remaining days leading up to the election.

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    The "Live From Boston" Edition Oct 27, 2016

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    The "I Will Keep You in Suspense" Edition Oct 20, 2016

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    The "Trying to Find Someone Who Was Not Assaulted By Donald Trump" Edition Oct 13, 2016

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    Gabfest Extra: The "Grabfest Post Debate Special" Edition Oct 10, 2016

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    The “That Mexican Thing” Edition Oct 06, 2016

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    The “Fail to Prepare, Prepare to Fail” Edition Sep 29, 2016

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    Gabfest Extra: The “I'm So Relieved” Edition Sep 27, 2016

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    The “Time to Panic” Edition Sep 22, 2016

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    The "Hack, Sputter, Cough" Edition Sep 15, 2016

    David Plotz and John Dickerson are joined by Ruth Marcus of the Washington

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    The “Bart Simpson Versus Lisa Simpson” Edition Sep 08, 2016

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    The “Make Mexico Great Again” Edition Sep 01, 2016

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    The "Meet the New Trump" Edition Aug 25, 2016

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    The “Should You Believe Juanita Broaddrick” Edition Aug 18, 2016

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    The "Many People Are Saying" Edition Aug 11, 2016

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    The “You Can Get the Baby Out of Here” Edition Aug 04, 2016

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    The “Bunch of Malarkey” Edition Jul 28, 2016

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    The “Your Word is Your Bond” Edition Jul 21, 2016

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    The "Last Week Was Awful and This Week I Have to Go to Cleveland" Edition Jul 14, 2016

    Live from Washington D.C., David Plotz, Emily Bazelon and John Dickerson

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    The "Seven Salty Almonds, Six-Pointed Stars, Five Secret Emails" Edition Jul 07, 2016

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    The "Live from the Aspen Ideas Festival" Edition Jul 01, 2016

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    The "Show Me The Money" Edition Jun 23, 2016

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    The "Brexit Pursued by a Bear" Edition Jun 16, 2016

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    The "Textbook Definition of Racism" Edition Jun 09, 2016

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    The “Is Trump the Gorilla and America the Kid?” Edition Jun 02, 2016

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    The "Weiner" Edition May 26, 2016

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    The “I Threw a Chair in Reno Just to Watch it Fly” Edition May 19, 2016

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    The "Goofy Elizabeth Warren" Edition May 12, 2016

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    The "Suspending My Campaign" Edition May 05, 2016

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    The "Count Me Out" Edition Apr 14, 2016

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    The “Does Bernie Sanders Know Anything About Anything?” Edition Apr 07, 2016

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    The "Corey's Gory Story" Edition Mar 31, 2016

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    The “Patrolling and Securing” Edition Mar 24, 2016

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    The "Rough Them Up" Edition Mar 17, 2016

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    Trumpcast: Is Trump a Racist? Mar 15, 2016

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    The “Maybe its Hillary Who Should Drop Out” Edition Mar 10, 2016

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    The "Hate and Castrate" Edition Mar 04, 2016

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    Gabfest Extra: The “That Really Was a Super Tuesday” Edition Mar 02, 2016

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    The "Is Trump's Nomination Inevitable?" Edition Feb 26, 2016

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    The “I Have a Gun and Her Name Is America” Edition Feb 19, 2016

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    Gabfest Extra: Antonin Scalia's Death Feb 15, 2016

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    The "Happy Valentine's Day Rubio Robot" Edition Feb 12, 2016

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    Gabfest Extra: The "New Hampshire Primary" Edition Feb 10, 2016

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    The "Coin Toss" Edition Feb 05, 2016

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    Gabfest Extra: The “Is It Groundhog Day or Is It the Day After Iowa Caucuses” Edition Feb 02, 2016

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    The "Dark, Dark, Dark Money" Edition Jan 29, 2016

    David Plotz, Emily Bazelon and John Dickerson discuss the latest from the campaign trail just days ahead of the Iowa caucus, the liklihood of Michael Bloomberg entering the race as an independent candidate and Jane Mayer's new book, “Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right.”

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    The “Squirmishes” Edition Jan 22, 2016

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    The "There Once Was a Union Maid But Not Anymore" Edition Jan 15, 2016

    On this week’s Slate Political Gabfest, Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and John Dickerson discuss the tightening race between Hillary and Bernie for Iowa, the Supreme Court’s upcoming blow to unions, and Sean Penn’s controversial interview with Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo.’

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    The “I'm From the Government and I'm Here to Help” Edition Jan 08, 2016

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    The "Conundrum" Edition Jan 01, 2016

    John Dickerson, Emily Bazelon and David Plotz debate a selection of

    listener-generated conundrums that range from the political to the

    fantastical.

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    The “Year's Best Gabfest” Edition Dec 25, 2015

    David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon review some of the best Political Gabfest segments from 2015 including a conversation with Ta Nehisi Coates, a discussion of gender dynamics on Capitol Hill, a journey back in time to the night of President Lincoln's assassination, cocktail chatter and life hacks.

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    The "Chaos Candidate" Edition Dec 18, 2015

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the fourth Republican debate in Las Vegas (did America win it?), the court-martial of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, and what can and should be learned from the big news events of 2015. The Slate Political Gabfest is brought to you by Stamps.com. Buy and print official U.S. postage using your own computer and printer, and save up to 80% compared to a postage meter. Sign up for Stamps.com and get a 4-week trial and a $110 bonus offer when you use the promo code GABFEST. And by Harry's, the shaving company that offers German-engineered blades, well-designed handles, and shipping right to your door. Visit Harrys.com for $5 off your first purchase with the promo code GABFEST. And by ZipRecruiter. With ZipRecruiter, you can post your job to over 100 job sites with a single click and an interface that's easy to use. And right now, you can try it for free! Go to ZipRecruiter.com/gabfest. That’s ZipRecruiter.com/gabfest. Slate Plus members: Get your ad-free podcast feed. Become a fan of the Political Gabfest on Facebook. We post to the Facebook page throughout the week, so keep the conversation going by joining us there. Or follow us@SlateGabfest (#heygabfest)! The email address for the Political Gabfest isgabfest@slate.com.

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    The “Is He Hitler or Mussolini?” Edition Dec 11, 2015

    John Dickerson, Emily Bazelon, and David Plotz discuss Donald Trump's anti-Muslim rhetoric, the Supreme Court's deliberations around considerations of race in college admissions and the one-person, one-vote case before the Supreme Court. The Slate Political Gabfest is brought to you by Stamps.com. Buy and print official U.S. postage using your own computer and printer, and save up to 80% compared to a postage meter. Sign up for Stamps.com and get a 4-week trial and a $110 bonus offer when you use the promo code GABFEST. And by Credit Karma. Don’t pay for your credit score! With Credit Karma, you can see your credit score, right now, absolutely free. Just text GABFEST to 89800 to download the free Credit Karma app and get started. And by Blue Apron. Blue Apron sends gourmet recipes, and all the fresh ingredients you need to make them, right to your door. Farm-fresh ingredients are perfectly portioned and come with an easy to follow recipe card—so you can create a delicious meal in 35 minutes or less. Visit BlueApron.com/gabfest to get your first two meals free. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today atwww.slate.com/gabfestplus. Become a fan of the Political Gabfest on Facebook. We post to the Facebook page throughout the week, so keep the conversation going by joining us there. Or follow us@SlateGabfest (#heygabfest). The email address for the Political Gabfest isgabfest@slate.com.

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    The "Everything is Absolutely Terrible" Edition Dec 04, 2015

    The “Everything is Absolutely Terrible” Edition Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the mass shootings in California and Colorado, the Climate Summit in France and Rahm Emanuel's future as mayor of Chicago. The Slate Political Gabfest is brought to you by Stamps.com. Buy and print official U.S. postage using your own computer and printer, and save up to 80% compared to a postage meter. Sign up for Stamps.com and get a 4-week trial and a $110 bonus offer when you use the promo code GABFEST. And by Harry's, the shaving company that offers German-engineered blades, well-designed handles, and shipping right to your door. Visit Harrys.com for $5 off your first purchase with the promo code GABFEST. And by The Message, an original science fiction podcast from Panoply and GE Podcast Theater. All of Season 1 is available now, so listen and find out why a 70-year-old alien recording seems to be killing people. Search for The Message on iTunes. Slate Plus members: Get your ad-free podcast feed.Become a fan of the Political Gabfest on Facebook. We post to the Facebook page throughout the week, so keep the conversation going by joining us there. Or follow us@SlateGabfest (#heygabfest)! The email address for the Political Gabfest isgabfest@slate.com. (Email may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)

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    The "Thousands Were Cheering" Edition Nov 26, 2015

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss Donald Trump's lie-telling, take the temperature on anti-immigrant sentiment and they debate the importance of maintaining or removing Woodrow Wilson's prominence from the Princeton University campus.The Slate Political Gabfest is brought to you by Harry's, the shaving company that offers German-engineered blades, well-designed handles, and shipping right to your door. Visit Harrys.com for $5 off your first purchase with the promo code GABFEST. And by Blue Apron. Blue Apron sends gourmet recipes, and all the fresh ingredients you need to make them, right to your door. Farm-fresh ingredients are perfectly portioned—and come with an easy to follow recipe card—so you can create a delicious meal in 35 minutes or less. Visit BlueApron.com/gabfest to get your first two meals free. And by Bonobos. Bonobos takes the pain and hassle out of finding stylish clothes that fit. For a limited time, all new customers can get 20 percent off their first order at Bonobos.com/gabfest. Discover the difference that an expertly crafted, better-fitting wardrobe can make. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/gabfestplus.Twitter: @SlateGabfestFacebook: facebook.com/GabfestEmail: gabfest@slate.comShow notes at slate.com/gabfest

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    The “I’m Not Throwing Away My Shot” Edition Nov 20, 2015

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the growing threat of ISIS (live from the Superfest on Broadway show), the Supreme Court case over Texas abortion restrictions, and the hit musical Hamilton. The Slate Political Gabfest is brought to you by Stamps.com. Buy and print official U.S. postage using your own computer and printer, and save up to 80% compared to a postage meter. Sign up for Stamps.com and get a 4-week trial and a $110 bonus offer when you use the promo code GABFEST. And by MSNBC. For the past forty years, Chris Matthews has lived and breathed American politics. Chris explores today’s issues with passion, compassion, and persistence non-stop. Watch him on Hardball with Chris Matthews, weeknights at 7 Eastern only on MSNBC. And by Credit Karma. Don’t pay for your credit score! With Credit Karma, you can see your credit score, right now, absolutely free. Just text GABFEST to 89800 to download the free Credit Karma app and get started! Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/gabfestplus. Twitter: @SlateGabfest Facebook: facebook.com/Gabfest Email: gabfest@slate.com Show notes at slate.com/gabfest

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    The "I Don't Like Philosophy or Welding" Edition Nov 13, 2015

    Emily Bazelon, Jamelle Bouie, and David Plotz discuss the fourth Republican debate, student protests at University of Missouri and Yale University and President Obama appealing executive action on immigration to the Supreme Court. The Slate Political Gabfest is brought to you by Harry's, the shaving company that offers German-engineered blades, well-designed handles, and shipping right to your door. Visit Harrys.com for $5 off your first purchase with the promo code GABFEST. And by Stamps.com. Buy and print official U.S. postage using your own computer and printer, and save up to 80% compared to a postage meter. Sign up for Stamps.com and get a 4-week trial and a $110 bonus offer when you use the promo code GABFEST. And by SAP HANA. SAP HANA helps the world’s best companies get the answers they need to become more agile, develop new streams of revenue, and predict the future. Run SAP. And Run Simple. Visit sap.com/reimagine to learn more. Slate Plus members: Get your ad-free podcast feed. Become a fan of the Political Gabfest on Facebook. We post to the Facebook page throughout the week, so keep the conversation going by joining us there. Or follow us@SlateGabfest (#heygabfest)! The email address for the Political Gabfest isgabfest@slate.com. (Email may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)

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    The "Predator in the Bathroom" Edition Nov 06, 2015

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the 2015 election results, GOP candidates' debate demands, and the rising mortality of middle-aged white Americans. The Slate Political Gabfest is brought to you by Stamps.com. Buy and print official U.S. postage using your own computer and printer, and save up to 80% compared to a postage meter. Sign up for Stamps.com and get a 4-week trial and a $110 bonus offer when you use the promo code GABFEST. And by Goldman Sachs. Get information about developments currently shaping markets, industries, and the global economy on the firm’s podcast, ‘Exchanges at Goldman Sachs,’ available on iTunes. And by Blue Apron. Blue Apron sends gourmet recipes, and all the fresh ingredients you need to make them, right to your door. Farm-fresh ingredients are perfectly portioned—and come with an easy to follow recipe card—so you can create a delicious meal in 35 minutes or less. Visit BlueApron.com/gabfest to get your first two meals free. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/gabfestplus. Twitter: @SlateGabfest Facebook: facebook.com/Gabfest Email: gabfest@slate.com Show notes at slate.com/gabfest

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    The "Jeb-With-A-Sad-Droopy-Exclamation-Point!" Edition Oct 30, 2015

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the third Republican primary debate, the Obama-Boehner budget deal, and the violent arrest of a South Carolina high school student.The Slate Political Gabfest is brought to you by The Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC. Watch Rachel as she breaks down the big headlines for the local threads that tie them all together. It’s the Rachel Maddow Show … covering America one story at time. Weeknights at 9 Eastern only on MSNBC.And by Bonobos. Bonobos takes the pain and hassle out of finding stylish clothes that fit. For a limited time, all new customers can get 20 percent off their first order at Bonobos.com/gabfest. Discover the difference that an expertly crafted, better-fitting wardrobe can make.And by SAP HANA. SAP HANA helps the world’s best companies get the answers they need to become more agile, develop new streams of revenue, and predict the future. Run SAP. And Run Simple. Visit sap.com/reimagine to learn more.Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/gabfestplus.Twitter: @SlateGabfestFacebook: facebook.com/GabfestEmail: gabfest@slate.comShow notes at slate.com/gabfest

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    The “11 Hours and She Didn’t Flinch” Edition Oct 23, 2015

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss Hillary Clinton's best week ever, the failing campaign strategies of Jeb Bush, and Matthew Yglesias's essay in Vox about the "deep trouble" that Democrats are in. The Slate Political Gabfest is brought to you by Stamps.com. Buy and print official U.S. postage using your own computer and printer, and save up to 80% compared to a postage meter. Sign up for a no-risk trial and a $110 bonus offer when you visit Stamps.com and use the promo code GABFEST. And by Goldman Sachs. Get information about developments currently shaping markets, industries, and the global economy on the firm’s podcast, ‘Exchanges at Goldman Sachs,’ available on iTunes. And by Bonobos. Bonobos takes the pain and hassle out of finding stylish clothes that fit. For a limited time, all new customers can get 20 percent off their first order at Bonobos.com/gabfest. Discover the difference that an expertly crafted, better-fitting wardrobe can make. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/gabfestplus. Twitter: @SlateGabfest Facebook: facebook.com/Gabfest Email: gabfest@slate.com Show notes at slate.com/gabfest

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    The "Sick and Tired of Your Damn Emails" Edition Oct 16, 2015

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz recap the first Democratic debate and discuss Paul Ryan for Speaker of the House and the Wisconsin gun trial. The Slate Political Gabfest is brought to you by Stamps.com. Buy and print official U.S. postage using your own computer and printer, and save up to 80% compared to a postage meter. Sign up for a no-risk trial and a $110 bonus offer when you visit Stamps.com and use the promo code GABFEST. And by The Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC. Watch Rachel as she breaks down the big headlines for the local threads that tie them all together. It’s the Rachel Maddow Show covering America one story at time. Weeknights at 9 Eastern only on MSNBC. And by Bonobos. Bonobos takes the pain and hassle out of finding stylish clothes that fit. For a limited time, all new customers can get 20 percent off their first order at Bonobos.com/gabfest. Discover the difference that an expertly crafted, better-fitting wardrobe can make. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/gabfestplus. Twitter: @SlateGabfestFacebook: facebook.com/GabfestEmail: gabfest@slate.comShow notes at slate.com/gabfest

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    The "Would You Like to Be Speaker of the House?" Edition Oct 09, 2015

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the tumultuous race for Speaker of the House. They also preview the Democratic debate with special guest David Axelrod and talk about the tepid presidential campaign of Jeb Bush. The Slate Political Gabfest is brought to you by Casper, an online retailer of premium mattresses for a fraction of the price. Casper mattresses come with free delivery and returns within a 100-day period. And get 50 dollars toward any mattress purchase by visiting Casper.com/political and using the promo codePOLITICAL. And by Stamps.com. Buy and print official U.S. postage using your own computer and printer, and save up to 80% compared to a postage meter. Sign up for a no-risk trial and a $110 bonus offer when you visit Stamps.com and use the promo code GABFEST. And by Bonobos. Bonobos takes the pain and hassle out of finding stylish clothes that fit. For a limited time, all new customers can get 20 percent off their first order at Bonobos.com/gabfest. Discover the difference that an expertly crafted, better-fitting wardrobe can make. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/gabfestplus.

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    The Living Will Envy the Dead Edition Oct 02, 2015

    Emily Bazelon, Jamelle Bouie, David Plotz, and guest Julia Ioffe discuss the aftermath of John Boehner’s departure, the showdown between Vladamir Putin and Barack Obama over Syria, and a case involving prosecutorial fiddling with DNA evidence. The Slate Political Gabfest is brought to you by OPEN ACCOUNT, a podcast series created by SuChin Pak and Umpqua Bank. OPEN ACCOUNT explores, through honest and sometimes comical interviews, our uncomfortable silence around money. OPEN ACCOUNT is available now on iTunes. And by Goldman Sachs. Get information about developments currently shaping markets, industries, and the global economy on the firm’s podcast, ‘Exchanges at Goldman Sachs,’ available on iTunes. And by Bonobos. Bonobos takes the pain and hassle out of finding stylish clothes that fit. For a limited time, all new customers can get 20 percent off their first order at Bonobos.com/Gabfest. Discover the difference that an expertly crafted, better-fitting wardrobe can make. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/gabfestplus. Twitter: @SlateGabfest Facebook: facebook.com/gabfest Email: gabfest@slate.com Show notes at slate.com/gabfest

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    Gabfest Extra: House Speaker John Boehner Will Resign Sep 25, 2015

    Emily Bazelon, Jamelle Bouie, and David Plotz discuss the surprise resignation announcement of House Speaker John Boehner. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/gabfestplus. Twitter: @SlateGabfest Facebook: facebook.com/Gabfest Email: gabfest@slate.com Show notes at slate.com/gabfest

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    The "Carly, Scotty, Franny" Edition Sep 25, 2015

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the rapid fall of Gov. Scott Walker, the quick rise of Carly Fiorina, and the crossover appeal of Pope Francis.The Slate Political Gabfest is brought to you by Blue Apron. Blue Apron sends gourmet recipes, and all the fresh ingredients you need to make them, right to your door. Farm-fresh ingredients are perfectly portioned—and come with an easy to follow recipe card—so you can create a delicious meal in 35 minutes or less. Visit BlueApron.com/gabfest to get your first two meals free.And by Stamps.com. Buy and print official U.S. postage using your own computer and printer, and save up to 80 percent compared to a postage meter. Sign up for a no-risk trial and a $110 bonus offer when you visit Stamps.com and use the promo code GABFEST.Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/gabfestplus.Twitter: @SlateGabfestFacebook: facebook.com/gabfestEmail: gabfest@slate.comShow notes at slate.com/gabfest

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    The Live from San Francisco Edition Sep 18, 2015

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz analyze the second Republican presidential debate and discuss the possible government shutdown over Planned Parenthood. They also talk to author and podcaster Merlin Mann about time, attention, and productivity. The Political Gabfest is brought to you by Goldman Sachs. Get information about developments currently shaping markets, industries, and the global economy on the firm’s podcast—Exchanges at Goldman Sachs—available on iTunes. And by Harry's, the shaving company that offers German-engineered blades, well-designed handles, and shipping right to your door. Visit Harrys.com for $5 off your first purchase with the promo code GABFEST. And by Bonobos. Bonobos takes the pain and hassle out of finding stylish clothes that fit. For a limited time, all new customers can get 20 percent off their first order at Bonobos.com/gabfest. Discover the difference that an expertly crafted, better-fitting wardrobe can make. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/gabfestplus. Twitter: @SlateGabfest Facebook: facebook.com/Gabfest Email: gabfest@slate.com Show notes at slate.com/gabfest

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    The Completely Authentic, Totally Spontaneous, Fun-Loving Campaign Reboot Edition Sep 11, 2015

    John Dickerson, David Plotz, and special guest Julia Ioffe of the New York Times Magazine discuss Hillary Clinton's campaign reboot, the catastrophic war in Syria, and the Iran nuclear deal. The Slate Political Gabfest is sponsored by OPEN ACCOUNT, a podcast series created by SuChin Pak [pronounced Soo-Jin Palk] and Umpqua Bank. OPEN ACCOUNT explores, through honest and sometimes comical interviews, our uncomfortable silence around money. OPEN ACCOUNT is coming soon on iTunes. And by Stamps.com. Buy and print official U.S. postage using your own computer and printer, and save up to 80% compared to a postage meter. Sign up for a no-risk trial and a $110 bonus offer when you visit Stamps.com and use the promo code GABFEST. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/gabfestplus. Twitter: @SlateGabfest Facebook: facebook.com/Gabfest Email: gabfest@slate.com Show notes at slate.com/gabfest

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    The "Let's Get All Smug About That Kentucky Clerk" Edition Sep 04, 2015

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the continuing controversy over Hillary Clinton's emails, the European refugee crisis, and a Kentucky clerk's defiant stand against marriage equality. Slate's Political Gabfest is sponsored by CVS Health, working to save thousands of lives, one pill at a time, with industry leading programs that help people stay on their medication as prescribed. Visit CVSHEALTH.com to learn more. CVS Health, where Health is Everything. And by SAP. SAP HANA helps the world’s best companies get the answers they need to become more agile. Develop new streams of revenue. Predict the future. And reimagine the way they do business. Run SAP. And Run Simple. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/gabfestplus. Twitter: @SlateGabfest Facebook: facebook.com/Gabfest Email: gabfest@slate.com Show notes at slate.com/gabfest

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    The "Aw, What a Beautiful Little Anchor Baby!" Edition Aug 28, 2015

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss Jeb Bush's evolving stance on immigration, talk to David Leonhardt of the New York Times about the recently erratic global markets, and take up the controversy over topless women in Times Square. Slate's Political Gabfest is sponsored by ZipRecruiter. With ZipRecruiter, you can post your job to more than100 job sites with a single click and an interface that's easy to use. Right now, you can try ZipRecruiter for free! Go to ZipRecruiter.com/gabfest. And by Stamps.com. Buy and print official U.S. postage using your own computer and printer, and save up to 80% compared to a postage meter. Sign up for a no-risk trial and a $110 bonus offer when you visit Stamps.com and use the promo code GABFEST. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/gabfestplus. Twitter: @SlateGabfest Facebook: facebook.com/Gabfest Email: gabfest@slate.com Show notes at slate.com/gabfest

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    The Amabots and Amholes Edition Aug 21, 2015

    Emily Bazelon, Jamelle Bouie, and author Jack Hitt discuss Donald Trump's immigration policy, the impact of Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders, and the New York Times piece about working conditions at Amazon. The Slate Political Gabfest is sponsored by Blue Apron. Blue Apron sends gourmet recipes, and all the fresh ingredients you need to make them, right to your door. Visit BlueApron.com/gabfest to get your first two meals free. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/gabfestplus. Twitter: @SlateGabfest Facebook: facebook.com/Gabfest Email: gabfest@slate.com Show notes at slate.com/gabfest

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    The Blood Coming Out of Her Wherever Edition Aug 14, 2015

    Emily Bazelon, Jamelle Bouie, and Amanda Hess discuss the dustup between Donald Trump and newswoman Megyn Kelly and the single-issue presidential aspirations of Harvard law professor Lawrence Lessig. They also talk to Slate's Will Oremus about the restructuring of Google. Slate's Political Gabfest is sponsored by Volvo Experience the Wonder of Summer. Have a month’s payment on Volvo and spend your summer doing the things that matter to you. Plus get up to five years full coverage, including wear and tear. Go to volvocars.com/us. And by ZipRecruiter. With ZipRecruiter, you can post your job to over 100 job sites with a single click and an interface that's easy to use. Right now, you can try ZipRecruiter for free! Go to ZipRecruiter.com/gabfest. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/gabfestplus. Twitter: @SlateGabfest Facebook: facebook.com/Gabfest Email: gabfest@slate.com Show notes at slate.com/gabfest

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    The "Nine German Shepherds and One Raccoon" Edition Aug 07, 2015

    Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and John Dickerson discuss the first Republican debate, a potential presidential run by Joe Biden, and the state of the #BlackLivesMatter movement a year after Michael Brown’s death. The Slate Political Gabfest is sponsored by Casper, an online retailer of premium mattresses for a fraction of the price. Casper mattresses come with free delivery and returns within a 100-day period. And get 50 dollars toward any mattress purchase by visiting casper.com/gabfest and using the promo code POLITICAL. Also by Trunk Club. Answer a few simple questions about your look, style, and size, and receive a trunk full of great looking clothes that fit perfectly and make you look amazing. Only pay for the clothes you keep, and shipping is free. Go to TrunkClub.com/gabfest. And by Stamps.com. Buy and print official U.S. postage using your own computer and printer, and save up to 80% compared to a postage meter. Sign up for a no-risk trial and a $110 bonus offer when you visit Stamps.com and use the promo code GABFEST. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today atwww.slate.com/gabfestplus. Twitter: @SlateGabfest Facebook: facebook.com/Gabfest Email: gabfest@slate.com Show notes at slate.com/gabfest

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    The How to Debate a Drunk Person Edition Jul 31, 2015

    Live from Sixth & I Historic Synagogue in Washington, D.C., Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the upcoming Republican primary debate on Fox News, the New York magazine cover story about the many rape and assault allegations against entertainer Bill Cosby, and the indomitable rise of Uber. Slate's Political Gabfest is sponsored by ZipRecruiter. With ZipRecruiter, you can post your job to over 100 job sites with a single click and an interface that's easy to use. Right now, you can try ZipRecruiter for free! Go to ZipRecruiter.com/gabfest. And by Blue Apron, the new service that delivers all the ingredients you need to make incredible meals at home. Discover a better way to cook. Visit BlueApron.com/gabfest to get your first two meals free. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/gabfestplus. Twitter: @SlateGabfest Facebook: facebook.com/Gabfest Email: gabfest@slate.com Show notes at slate.com/gabfest

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    The "Who Will Donald Trump Insult Next?" Edition Jul 24, 2015

    Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and John Dickerson discuss peak Trump versus percolating Kasich, the arrest and subsequent suicide of Sandra Bland, and the fate of the Guantanamo Bay detention center. The Slate Political Gabfest is sponsored by Stamps.com. Buy and print official U.S. postage using your own computer and printer, and save up to 80% compared to a postage meter. Sign up for a no-risk trial and a $110 bonus offer when you visit Stamps.com and use the promo code GABFEST. And by SundanceNow Doc Club! The new streaming service for everyone who loves documentaries. Discover unforgettable films like The Queen of Versailles, The Staircase, and The Weather Underground. To get a free 30-day trial go to docclub.com/gabfest. And by Trunk Club. Answer a few simple questions about your look, style, and size, and receive a trunk full of great looking clothes that fit perfectly and make you look amazing. Only pay for the clothes you keep, and shipping is free. Go to TrunkClub.com/gabfest. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/gabfestplus. Twitter: @SlateGabfest Facebook: facebook.com/Gabfest Email: gabfest@slate.com Show notes at slate.com/gabfest

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    The John Kerry is Polishing His Nobel Peace Prize Edition Jul 17, 2015

    Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and John Dickerson discuss Obama's Iran nuclear deal, Scott Walker's presidential candidacy, and a pro-life group's undercover Planned Parenthood video. Slate's Political Gabfest is sponsored by Volvo. Experience the Wonder of Summer. Have a month’s payment on Volvo and spend your summer doing the things that matter to you. Plus get up to five years full coverage, including wear and tear. Go to volvocars.com/us. And by Harry's, the shaving company that offers German-engineered blades, well-designed handles, and shipping right to your door. Visit Harrys.com for $5 off your first purchase with the promo code GABFEST. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/gabfestplus. Twitter: @SlateGabfest Facebook: facebook.com/Gabfest Email: gabfest@slate.com Show notes at slate.com/gabfest

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    The "How Many Push-Ups Should the President Be Able to Do?" Edition Jul 10, 2015

    Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and John Dickerson discuss the sudden import of political polling, the First Amendment stakes of the Hulk Hogan sex-tape trial, and what questions we should be asking our presidential candidates. The Slate Political Gabfest is sponsored by Stamps.com. Buy and print official U.S. postage using your own computer and printer, and save up to 80% compared to a postage meter. Sign up for a no-risk trial and a $110 bonus offer when you visit Stamps.com and use the promo code GABFEST. This episode is also sponsored by Harrys.com, which offers a better shaving experience. Go to harrys.com and enter the coupon code GABFEST for $5 off the starter set, and start shaving smarter today. The Slate Political Gabfest is sponsored by SundanceNow Doc Club! The new streaming service for everyone who loves documentaries. Discover unforgettable films like The Queen of Versailles, The Staircase, and The Weather Underground. To get a free 30-day trial go to docclub.com/gabfest. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/gabfestplus. Twitter: @SlateGabfest Facebook: facebook.com/Gabfest Email: gabfest@slate.com Show notes at slate.com/gabfest

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    The Killers and Rapists Edition Jul 03, 2015

    Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and special guest Matt Yglesias recap the recently ended Supreme Court term, discuss the dire economic situation in Greece, and debate the worthiness of Donald Trump's candidacy. The Slate Political Gabfest is sponsored by SundanceNow Doc Club! The new streaming service for everyone who loves documentaries. Discover unforgettable films like The Queen of Versailles, The Staircase, and The Weather Underground. To get a free 30-day trial go to docclub.com/gabfest. And by Ziprecruiter. With Ziprecruiter, you can post your job to over 100 job sites with a single click and an interface that's easy to use. Right now, you can try ZipRecruiter for free! Go to ZipRecruiter.com/gabfest. And by Trunk Club. Answer a few simple questions about your look, style, and size, and receive a trunk full of great looking clothes that fit perfectly and make you look amazing. Only pay for the clothes you keep, and shipping is free. Go to TrunkClub.com/gabfest. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/gabfestplus. Twitter: @SlateGabfest Facebook: facebook.com/Gabfest Email: gabfest@slate.com Show notes at slate.com/gabfest

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    Extra: The "Wait! There's Marriage Equality!" Edition Jun 26, 2015

    On this special mini-episode, everyone drops what they were doing to talk about a historic day at the Supreme Court. Emily Bazelon (calling from the side of a highway somewhere in New England), John Dickerson (hidden away in the CBS compound), and David Plotz react to the 5-4 decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, determining that same-sex marriage bans are unconstitutional. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/gabfestplus. Twitter: @SlateGabfest Facebook: facebook.com/Gabfest Email: gabfest@slate.com Show notes at slate.com/gabfest

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    The Jiggery-Pokery Edition Jun 26, 2015

    Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and John Dickerson discuss the Supreme Court's ruling on the Affordable Care Act, the meaning and symbolism of Confederate iconography, and Pope Francis's encyclical on climate change. The Slate Political Gabfest is sponsored by Stamps.com. Buy and print official U.S. postage using your own computer and printer, and save up to 80% compared to a postage meter. Sign up for a no-risk trial and a $110 bonus offer when you visit Stamps.com and use the promo code GABFEST. And by Casper, an online retailer of premium mattresses for a fraction of the price. Casper mattresses come with free delivery and returns within a 100-day period. And get 50 dollars toward any mattress purchase by visiting casper.com/gabfest and using the promo code POLITICAL. And by Blue Apron, the new service that delivers all the ingredients you need to make incredible meals at home. Discover a better way to cook. Visit BlueApron.com/gabfest to get your first two meals free. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/gabfestplus. Twitter: @SlateGabfest Facebook: facebook.com/Gabfest Email: gabfest@slate.com Show notes at slate.com/gabfest

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    The "I Would Build a Great Wall" Edition Jun 19, 2015

    David Plotz, John Dickerson, and special guest Jamelle Bouie discuss the massacre at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, the now-official presidential aspirations of both Jeb Bush and Donald Trump, and the increasingly effective campaign of Bernie Sanders. Slate's Political Gabfest is sponsored by Squarespace. Start building your website today at Squarespace.com. Enter offer code GABFEST at checkout to get 10% off. Squarespace—Build it Beautiful. And by SundanceNow Doc Club! The new streaming service for everyone who loves documentaries. Discover unforgettable films like The Queen of Versailles, The Staircase, and The Weather Underground. To get a free 30-day trial go to docclub.com/gabfest. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/gabfestplus. Twitter: @SlateGabfest Facebook: facebook.com/Gabfest Email: gabfest@slate.com Show notes at slate.com/gabfest

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    The "I'm Defaulting on My Student Loans" Edition Jun 12, 2015

    Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and John Dickerson discuss the Supreme Court's "Jerusalem passport" ruling, Hillary Clinton's electoral strategy, and the crushing burden of student debt. The Slate Political Gabfest is sponsored by Stamps.com. Buy and print official U.S. postage using your own computer and printer, and save up to 80% compared to a postage meter. Sign up for a no-risk trial and a $110 bonus offer when you visit Stamps.com and use the promo code GABFEST. And by the University of California, committed to advancing our world through discovery. Learn more at universityofcalifornia.edu. The University of California—the power of public. And by Blue Apron, the new service that delivers all the ingredients you need to make incredible meals at home. Farm-fresh ingredients are perfectly portioned and come with an easy to follow recipe card, so you can create a delicious meal in 35 minutes or less. Discover a better way to cook. Visit BlueApron.com/gabfest to get your first two meals free. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/gabfestplus. Twitter: @SlateGabfest Facebook: facebook.com/Gabfest Email: gabfest@slate.com Show notes at slate.com/gabfest

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    This Gabfest Is On Background Edition Jun 05, 2015

    Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and John Dickerson discuss upcoming First Amendment cases at the Supreme Court, Hillary Clinton's relationship with reporters, and Caitlyn Jenner's debut on the cover of Vanity Fair. Our sponsors: Volvo. Have a month’s payment on Volvo and spend your summer doing the things that matter to you. Plus get full coverage for up to five years, including wear and tear. Visit volvocars.com/us. And: SundanceNow Doc Club, the new streaming service for everyone who loves documentaries. Discover unforgettable films handpicked by programmers like Susan Sarandon, Ira Glass and, yes, David Plotz. To get a free 30-day trial go to docclub.com/political. Also: Harry's, the shaving company that offers German-engineered blades, well-designed handles -- and the perfect gift for Father's Day. Visit Harrys.com for $5 off your first purchase with the promo code POLITICAL. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at slate.com/gabfestplus. Twitter: @SlateGabfest Facebook: facebook.com/Gabfest Email: gabfest@slate.com Show notes at slate.com/gabfest

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    The Bags and Bags and More Bags of Cash Edition May 29, 2015

    Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and John Dickerson discuss the U.S. government's case against international soccer's most powerful and corrupt organization, the assault against the USA PATRIOT Act, and a curious Supreme Court case that could be a boon to Republicans. The Slate Political Gabfest is sponsored by Stamps.com. Buy and print official U.S. postage using your own computer and printer, and save up to 80% compared to a postage meter. Sign up for a no-risk trial and a $110 bonus offer when you visit Stamps.com and use the promo code GABFEST. And by the University of California, committed to advancing our world through discovery. Learn more at universityofcalifornia.edu. The University of California—the power of public. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/gabfestplus. Twitter: @SlateGabfest Facebook: facebook.com/Gabfest Email: gabfest@slate.com Show notes at slate.com/gabfest

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    The "Osama bin Laden Sure Read Boring Books" Edition May 22, 2015

    Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and John Dickerson discuss Osama bin Laden's reading list, Emma Sulkowicz's Mattress Performance, and the refusal by some male lawmakers to meet alone with female staffers. The Slate Political Gabfest is sponsored by Stamps.com. Buy and print official U.S. postage using your own computer and printer, and save up to 80% compared to a postage meter. Sign up for a no-risk trial and a $110 bonus offer when you visit Stamps.com and use the promo code GABFEST. And by Squarespace, the easiest way to create a beautiful website, blog, or online store. Squarespace features an easy to use interface, beautiful templates, and 24/7 customer support. Right now, go to Squarespace.com, and enter the offer code GABFEST at checkout to get 10% off. Squarespace. Build it Beautiful. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/gabfestplus. Twitter: @SlateGabfest Facebook: facebook.com/Gabfest Email: gabfest@slate.com Show notes at slate.com/gabfest

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    The "I Don't Mean to Yell at You, But I Feel Good Doing It" Edition May 15, 2015

    Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and John Dickerson discuss Seymour Hersh's conspiratorial counter-narrative of the killing of Osama bin Laden, the status of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement, and Jeb Bush's retrospective view of the Iraq War. The Slate Political Gabfest is sponsored by Stamps.com. Buy and print official U.S. postage using your own computer and printer, and save up to 80% compared to a postage meter. Sign up for a no-risk trial and a $110 bonus offer when you visit Stamps.com and use the promo code GABFEST. Harry's, the shaving company that offers German-engineered blades, well-designed handles, and shipping right to your door. Visit Harrys.com for $5 off your first purchase with the promo code “POLITICAL". And by the University of California, committed to advancing our world through discovery. Learn more at universityofcalifornia.edu. "The University of California—The power of public." Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/gabfestplus. Twitter: @SlateGabfest Facebook: facebook.com/Gabfest Email: gabfest@slate.com Show notes at slate.com/gabfest

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    The "Je Suis Pam Geller" Edition May 08, 2015

    Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and John Dickerson discuss whether Pamela Geller's "Draw Muhammad" event should be cheered or jeered, debate why the GOP presidential field is so diverse, and fret over the multistate military drill known at Operation Jade Helm. The Slate Political Gabfest is sponsored by CVS Health, where Health is Everything. CVS is working to save thousands of lives, one pill at a time, with industry leading programs that help people stay on their medication as prescribed. Visit CVSHEALTH.COM to learn more. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/gabfestplus. Twitter: @SlateGabfest Facebook: facebook.com/Gabfest Email: gabfest@slate.com Show notes at slate.com/gabfest

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    The "Can I Get Some of That Clinton Cash?" Edition May 01, 2015

    Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and John Dickerson are joined by Ta-Nahisi Coates to discuss the situation in Baltimore following the death of a black man while in police custody. They also talk about recent Supreme Court arguments over marriage equality and the death penalty and debate the week in Democratic campaign politics. The Slate Political Gabfest is sponsored by Stamps.com. Buy and print official U.S. postage using your own computer and printer, and save up to 80% compared to a postage meter. Sign up for a no-risk trial and a $110 bonus offer when you visit Stamps.com and use the promo code GABFEST. And by the University of California, committed to advancing our world through discovery. Learn more at universityofcalifornia.edu. The University of California—the power of public. And by Casper, an online retailer of premium mattresses for a fraction of the price. Casper mattresses come with free delivery and returns within a 100-day period. And get 50 dollars toward any mattress purchase by visiting casper.com/gabfest and using the promo code POLITICAL. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/gabfestplus. Twitter: @SlateGabfest Facebook: facebook.com/Gabfest Email: gabfest@slate.com Show notes at slate.com/gabfest

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    The "Would You Attend a Gay Wedding?" Edition Apr 24, 2015

    Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and John Dickerson discuss the burgeoning refugee crisis in Europe and the Middle East, the uneasy courtship between the Koch Brothers and Gov. Scott Walker, and the upcoming Supreme Court arguments over same-sex marriage. Twitter: @SlateGabfest Facebook: facebook.com/Gabfest Email: gabfest@slate.com Show notes at slate.com/gabfest Slate's Political Gabfest is brought to you by Squarespace, the easiest way to create a beautiful website, blog, or online store for you and your ideas. Squarespace features an elegant interface, beautiful templates, and 24/7 customer support. Right now, go to Squarespace.com, and enter the offer code GABFEST at checkout to get 10% off. Squarespace. Build it Beautiful. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/gabfestplus.

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    The Chicken in Every Burrito Bowl Edition Apr 17, 2015

    Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and John Dickerson discuss the newly launched presidential campaigns of Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican contender Marco Rubio. They also talk about the recent action by Congress over the Obama administration's nuclear deal with Iran. Twitter: @SlateGabfest Facebook: facebook.com/Gabfest Email: gabfest@slate.com Show notes at slate.com/gabfest This week's episode is sponsored by Stamps.com. If you go to stamps.com, click on the microphone at the top of the home page and enter GABFEST for a $110 bonus offer, including up to $55 in free postage and a no-risk trial. This week's episode is also sponsored by the University of California, committed to creating solutions to today’s environmental challenges. To uncover groundbreaking research from the University of California, visit slate.com/breakthroughs. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/gabfestplus.

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    The Live at the Bell House Edition Apr 10, 2015

    Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and John Dickerson discuss the shooting death of Walter Scott by North Charleston, SC police officer Michael Slager, the possibility of a President Rand Paul, and the sesquicentennial anniversary of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Twitter: @SlateGabfest Facebook: facebook.com/Gabfest Email: gabfest@slate.com Show notes at slate.com/gabfest This week's episode is sponsored by Stamps.com. If you go to stamps.com, click on the microphone at the top of the home page and enter GABFEST for a $110 bonus offer, including up to $55 in free postage and a no-risk trial. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/gabfestplus.

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    The "So, Who Can You Discriminate Against?" Edition Apr 03, 2015

    Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and John Dickerson discuss the Obama Administration's nuclear deal with Iran, the controversial "religious liberty" law in Indiana, and the retirement of Sen. Harry Reid. Twitter: @SlateGabfest Facebook: facebook.com/Gabfest Email: gabfest@slate.com Show notes at slate.com/gabfest This week's episode is sponsored by the University of California, committed to creating solutions to today’s environmental challenges. To uncover groundbreaking research from the University of California, visit slate.com/breakthroughs. This episode is also sponsored by PBS, presenting “Wolf Hall," based on the best-selling book series about political intrigue in the Tudor court. “Wolf Hall” airs on Masterpiece on PBS, Sunday, April 5 at 10/9 central. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/gabfestplus.

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    The "Say It with Me: President Ted Cruz" Edition Mar 27, 2015

    Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and special guest Jamelle Bouie discuss the presidential ambitions of Sen. Ted Cruz, the Supreme Court case involving license plates and the Confederate flag, and the deliberate downing of a German airliner. Twitter: @SlateGabfest Facebook: facebook.com/Gabfest Email: gabfest@slate.com Show notes at slate.com/gabfest This week's episode is sponsored by Stamps.com. If you go to stamps.com, click on the microphone at the top of the home page and enter GABFEST for a $110 bonus offer, including up to $55 in free postage and a no-risk trial. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/gabfestplus.

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    The "Welcome Back, Vladimir" Edition Mar 20, 2015

    John Dickerson, David Plotz, and special guest Julia Ioffe discuss the reelection in Israel of Bibi Netanyahu, the reappearance in Russia of Vladimir Putin, and the resignation from Congress of Rep. Aaron Schock. This week's episode is sponsored by Stamps.com. If you go to stamps.com, click on the microphone at the top of the home page and enter GABFEST for a $110 bonus offer, including up to $55 in free postage and a no-risk trial. This episode is also sponsored by Harrys.com, which offers a better shaving experience. Go to harrys.com and enter the coupon code GABFEST for $5 off the starter set, and start shaving smarter today. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/gabfestplus.

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    The "Is It Dear Ali or Dear Ayatollah or Dear Mullah?" Edition Mar 13, 2015

    John Dickerson, David Plotz, and special guest Betsy Woodruff discuss the Republican letter to Iran's leaders, the Clinton nonexplanation of her private email account, and a University of Oklahoma fraternity's racist chant. This week's episode is sponsored by “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst,” the new documentary series airing Sundays at 8, only on HBO. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/gabfestplus.

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    Whistlestop: The Art of Political Umbrage-Taking Mar 11, 2015

    In this episode of Slate's bite-sized podcast about presidential campaign history, chief political correspondent John Dickerson recounts the election of 1840, during which a candidate took to the trail for the very first time. Recommended for fans of Slate's Political Gabfest and American political history. This week's show is sponsored by The Great Courses and its series "Turning Points in American History." Order it at 80% off the original price by visiting thegreatcourses.com/whistlestop. Love Slate podcasts? Listen longer with Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, ad-free versions, exclusive podcasts, and more. Start your 2-week free trial at slate.com/podcastplus.

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    The hdr22@clintonemail.com Edition Mar 06, 2015

    Emily Bazelon and David Plotz discuss the fallout from Netanyahu's speech before Congress, Hillary Clinton's use of private email to conduct public business, and the oral arguments in the Supreme Court's latest ObamaCare case. Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest.

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    The "Bibi, Vidi, Vici" Edition Feb 27, 2015

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the Supreme Court's ObamaCare case, Benjamin Netanyahu's upcoming speech to Congress, and whether Chris Christie's presidential campaign has already fizzled. Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest.

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    The "Does President Obama Love America?" Edition Feb 20, 2015

    Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the legality of Obama's immigration policy, the strategy of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's university cuts, and recent rhetorical assaults on the president. Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest.

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

    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

    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

    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/survey Show 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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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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    The "I'm Pregnant, Don't Fire Me!" Edition Dec 05, 2014

    David Plotz, Emily Bazelon, and John Dickerson discuss a grand jury's refusal to indict an NYPD officer in the death of Eric Garner and a Supreme Court case about protections for pregnant workers. They also debate whether Obamacare has hurt the Dems. Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest.

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    Political Gabfest Extra: Windy City Wander Dec 05, 2014

    David Plotz and Emily Bazelon recently took a spin through downtown Chicago. Hear their conversation about Chicago's history, its national profile, and a sea change in the city's mighty river.

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    Political Gabfest Extra: San Francisco Treat Dec 02, 2014

    Dana Stevens leads David Plotz on a drive through San Francisco, the city she called home for 12 years. They chat about Dana's grad-school era, David's deep mistrust of the ocean, and one gigantic camera. This extra was recorded on the 2014 National Gabfest Tour made possible by Acura.

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    The "No True Bill" Edition Nov 28, 2014

    Jamelle Bouie joins Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz to discuss the decision not to indict officer Darren Wilson. Also, the Facebook threat case headed to the Supreme Court and the GOP’s strong 2016 presidential field. Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest.

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    The "Is Thanksgiving Red or Blue?" Edition Nov 21, 2014

    David Plotz, Emily Bazelon, and John Dickerson discuss President Obama's immigration overhaul, the politics of the Keystone Pipeline, and whether Thanksgiving is a liberal or a conservative holiday. Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest.

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    The President Whisperer Edition Nov 14, 2014

    David Plotz, Emily Bazelon, and John Dickerson discuss the Supreme Court's new Affordable Care Act case, Obama's net neutrality stance, and the whisper campaign against White House aide Valerie Jarrett. Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest.

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    The Multitudinous States Incarnadine Edition Nov 07, 2014

    David Plotz, Emily Bazelon, and John Dickerson discuss the results of the midterm elections, what's next for both parties, and the trend in ballot initiatives. Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest.

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    The "I'll Disown You If You Marry a Republican" Edition Oct 31, 2014

    David Plotz, Emily Bazelon, and John Dickerson discuss the looming midterm elections, debate the exisence of "partyism," and attempt to understand Gamergate with New York Times video game critic Chis Suellentrop. Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest.

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    The Fake ID Edition Oct 24, 2014

    David Plotz, Emily Bazelon, and special guest David Leonhardt of the New York Times discuss the influence of billionaire political donors, debate the value of voter ID laws, and talk about the legacy of the late Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee. Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest.

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    The "Is Amazon Evil?" Edition Oct 17, 2014

    David Plotz, John Dickerson, and special guest Annie Lowrey discuss the political response to Ebola, ponder the presumptive 2015 Congress, and debate whether Amazon is a monopoly. Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest.

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    The Live in San Francisco Superfest Edition Oct 10, 2014

    With MC Mike Pesca, the Political and Culture Gabfests team up to discuss California's recent "Yes Means Yes" legislation and the new wave of political TV shows. They also debate the merits of the Silicon Valley ethos and play a few rounds of Dictionary. Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest.

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    Political: The Jump the Fence Edition Oct 03, 2014

    Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and John Dickerson discuss the bungling, bullying Secret Service, the possibility that Mitt Romney may still harbor presidential ambitions, and the peculiar Senate race in Kansas. Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest.

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    The Dead, Dead, Dead at 75 Edition Sep 26, 2014

    Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and John Dickerson discuss the resignation of Attorney General Eric Holder, the bombing campaign against ISIS, and Ezekiel Emanuel's Atlantic piece, "Why I Hope to Die at 75." Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest.

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    The Spanking Edition Sep 19, 2014

    Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and John Dickerson discuss the apparent desire for a progressive presidential candidate. They also talk about the growing Ebola epidemic and the controversy over corporal punishment. Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest.

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    The They May Take Our Lives But They'll Never Take Our Freedom Edition Sep 12, 2014

    Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and John Dickerson discuss President Obama's plans to defeat the Islamic State. They also talk about the war for women voters in the upcoming midterm elections and Scotland's move toward independence from the United Kingdom. Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest.

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    The In the Cloud, No One Knows You're a Dog Edition Sep 05, 2014

    Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and John Dickerson discuss Putin's dastardly designs on Ukraine with Slate foreign editor Will Dobson. They also talk about the upcoming midterm elections and the fallout over stolen photos of actress Jennifer Lawrence. Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest.

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    The Gabfest to End All Gabfests Edition Aug 29, 2014

    Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, John Dickerson, and special guest Dan Carlin. This week: Executive action on immigration, the Ex-Im Bank and crony capitalism, and the centenary of WWI. Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest.

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    The "Why Isn't Everyone Rioting?" Edition Aug 22, 2014

    Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and Mike Pesca. This week: The aftermath of Ferguson, a grisly provocation by ISIS, and a proposed lottery to spur voter turnout. Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest.

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    The Political Gabfest: The All Criminal Justice Edition Aug 15, 2014

    Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring Emily Bazelon with Vesla Weaver and James Forman, both of Yale University. This week: The deaths, at the hands of police, of Mike Brown and Eric Garner. Also, a discussion of On the Run, by sociologist Alice Goffman. Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest.

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    The Political Gabfest: The Conservative Nanny State Edition Aug 08, 2014

    Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring Emily Bazelon, David Plotz and John Dickerson. This week: Is the GOP becoming a Party of ideas? Also, the move in Tennesse to toss out the Democratic judges on Tennessee State Supreme Court, and why people panic about Ebola even when they don't need to.

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    The Political Gabfest: The "What Does Congress Do All Day?" Edition Aug 01, 2014

    Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz with special guests Jamelle Bouie and Annie Lowrey. This week: Continued violence in the Middle East, a potential lawsuit against Obama, and a small victory for the pro-choice contingent in the South. Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest.

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    The Political Gabfest: The Joe Biden's White Teeth Edition Jul 25, 2014

    Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, John Dickerson, and special guest Julia Ioffe. This week: The chaotic war in Ukraine, the continued fight over Obamacare, and profiling Joe Biden. Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest.

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    The Political Gabfest: The "So Sue Me" Edition Jul 18, 2014

    Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and John Dickerson. This week: House Republicans plan to sue President Obama, Elizabeth Warren rallies the Democratic base, and a woman is arrested for leaving her nine-year-old at the park. Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest.

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    The Political Gabfest: The May I Introduce You to President Harding and His Friend Jerry Edition Jul 11, 2014

    Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and the Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg. This week: A new round of violence between Israel and Hamas, Millennials may lean right politically, and Warren G. Harding named his penis. Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest.

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    The Political Gabfest: The You're a Facebook Lab Rat Edition Jul 04, 2014

    Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and John Dickerson. This week: The High Court's Hobby Lobby decision, the impasse over immigration reform, and Facebook's ethically ambiguous research. Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest.

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    The Political Gabfest: The Get Your Hands Off My Cellphone, Officer Edition Jun 27, 2014

    David Plotz, John Dickerson, and Emily Bazelon discuss this week's Supreme Court ruling for police to have a warrant prior to searching the electronic device of a person arrested, Thad Cochran's win in Missippi, and Rand Paul's future in the GOP.

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    The Political Gabfest: The "I Don't Have a Title for This Show" Edition Jun 20, 2014

    Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring Emily Bazelon, Will Dobson, and John Dickerson. This week: Will Iraq break apart? Who is Abu Khattala? And are violent threats protected speech? Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest.

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    The Political Gabfest: The Eric Cantor Sure Wears Beautiful Shoes Edition Jun 13, 2014

    Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and John Dickerson. This week: The shocking primary loss of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, Hillary Clinton's Hard Choices, and a major blow against teacher tenure in California. Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest.

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    The Political Gabfest: The Go Ahead, Negotiate with Terrorists Edition Jun 06, 2014

    Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and John Dickerson. This week: The fallout following the deal that freed Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, Obama makes a push on carbon emissions, and the Mississippi Republican primary heads to a runoff. Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest.

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    The Political Gabfest: The College, Why Bother? Edition May 30, 2014

    Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and special guest Jake Tapper of CNN. This week: Elliot Rodger sparks a national conversation about misogyny, American higher education is in crisis, and hard choices abound in Detroit. Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest.

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    The Political Gabfest: The Secret Waiting List Edition May 23, 2014

    Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, Emily Bazelon, and David Plotz. This week: The Veterans Affairs scandal, the Republican primaries, and the question of reparations for African-Americans. Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest.

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    The Political Gabfest: The Google Will Never, Ever, Ever Forget You Edition May 16, 2014

    Slate's Political Gabfest featuring John Dickerson, Emily Bazelon, and David Plotz. This week: discussing climate change with the Bad Astronomer, Phil Pait; Jill Abramson fired from The Gray Lady; and more.

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    The Political Gabfest: The I Miss Monica Lewinsky Edition May 09, 2014

    Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, Emily Bazelon, and David Plotz. This week: Prayer at the Supreme Court, the Republican takeover of North Carolina, and Lewinsky redux. Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest.

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    The Political Gabfest: The "Go Ahead, Search My OkCupid Profile" Edition May 02, 2014

    Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, Emily Bazelon, and David Plotz. This week: Race and the NBA with guest Mike Pesca, a botched execution in Oklahoma, and the Supreme Court on searching cell phones. Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest.

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    The Political Gabfest: Texas Q&A Apr 26, 2014

    The Q&A session from our live Austin, Texas, show with Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz, joined by the Texas Tribune's Reeve Hamiltion, Emily Ramshaw, and Ross Ramsey.

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    The Political Gabfest: The "Can You Say President Rick Perry?" Edition Apr 25, 2014

    Live from Austin, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz are joined by the Texas Tribune's Reeve Hamiltion, Emily Ramshaw, and Ross Ramsey to discuss Common Core, the Texas gubernatorial race, and the presidential hopes of Rick Perry and Ted Cruz. Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest.

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    The Political Gabfest: The Ukraine, You Saw, You Conquered Edition Apr 18, 2014

    Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, Emily Bazelon, and Jamelle Bouie. This week: Will Dobson on Ukraine, race in America during the Obama presidency, and allegations of rape against Jameis Winston remain uninvestigated. Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest.

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    The Political Gabfest: The Emily, Would You Please Stop Being So Emotional Edition Apr 11, 2014

    Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson, and Emily Bazelon. This week: Is it shaping up to be Bush v. Clinton in 2016? Is it sexist to say that a woman is too emotional? Is it reckless to sail the high seas with young children? Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest.

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    The Political Gabfest: The Live Nude Dancing at the Kitty Kat Lounge Edition Apr 04, 2014

    Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson, and Emily Bazelon. This week: McCutcheon v. FEC clears the way for even more money in politics, Paul Ryan proposes a budget, and "Arguendo" dramatizes the Supreme Court. Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest.

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    The Political Gabfest: The "Is Hillary Clinton Too Old to Be President?" Edition Mar 28, 2014

    Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, Jacob Weisberg, and New York Times columnist Gail Collins. This week: Hobby Lobby challenges Obamacare, the Age Question haunts Hillary, and Dems attack Nate Silver's Big Data journalism. Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest.

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    The Political Gabfest: The We Are Invincible Edition Mar 21, 2014

    Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson, and Bloomberg View columnist Megan McArdle. This week: U.S. foreign policy, Obamacare by the numbers, and McArdle's new book, The Up Side of Down. Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest.

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