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What Next - Will Andrew Cuomo Say Sorry? Feb 22, 2021

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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has attracted national praise for his buck-stops-here leadership throughout the pandemic. But he's made some major missteps in his coronavirus response - the lack of transparency around COVID-related deaths in nursing homes is only the latest example. And his efforts to evade scrutiny have drawn fire from critics and constituents.

Guest: Jimmy Vielkind, reporter for the Wall Street Journal covering New York politics and government.

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Slate Money - Farewell, Anna! Feb 20, 2021

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It’s Anna Szymanski’s final (regular) episode as a host of Slate Money. So, in true Anna fashion, she, Felix Salmon and Emily Peck get wonky on the Texas power grid and Citibank’s $500 million error. Plus, Anna answers your questions for her!

Don’t worry, there is more Anna coming in our Slate Money Goes to the Movies miniseries! Next up: Michael Clayton.

In the Slate Plus segment: Anna argues her biggest contrarian take--liking Tom Brady.

Bloomberg Odd Lots

Bloomberg Surveillance

BBC Global News

Banking with Interest

Citibank legal docs.

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Podcast production by Jessamine Molli.

Twitter: @felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas, @EmilyRPeck

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What Next - TBD | Why Texas Went Dark Feb 19, 2021

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Over the last week, millions of Texans have been forced to live without power or heat. At least 16 have died since Monday. In a state that’s no stranger to extreme weather and high power demand, how did it all go so wrong?

Guest:

Josh Rhodes, research associate at the Webber Energy Group at the University of Texas at Austin

Host

Lizzie O’Leary

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What Next: TBD | Tech, power, and the future - Why Texas Went Dark Feb 19, 2021

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Guest:

Josh Rhodes, research associate at the Webber Energy Group at the University of Texas at Austin

Host

Lizzie O’Leary

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Political Gabfest - Let the Purge Begin Feb 18, 2021

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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.

You can tweet suggestions, links, and questions to @SlateGabfest. Tweet us your cocktail chatter using #cocktailchatter. (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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What Next - What Rush Limbaugh Left Behind Feb 18, 2021

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Rush Limbaugh’s radio show provided a roadmap that the Republican Party has been following, more or less faithfully, for decades.

Guest: Nicole Hemmer, author of Messengers of the Right and co-host of This Day in Esoteric Political History.

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What Next - A Year of Anti-Asian Violence Feb 17, 2021

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In the year since the pandemic began, the number of attacks against Asian Americans has skyrocketed. The most recent wave of assaults left a number of victims injured and one man dead. Many Asian American activists say the attacks reflect a pattern of violence “as old as America itself.”

Guest: Kim Tran, an anti-oppression consultant and the author of the forthcoming book, The End of Allyship: A New Era of Solidarity.

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What Next - When the Vaccine Skeptic Is Your Dad Feb 16, 2021

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Gustavo Arellano’s father is what he would call a ‘pandejo’ - someone who doesn't take COVID safety seriously. Since the beginning of the pandemic, Gustavo has been fighting the uphill battle to dissuade him of his skepticism. And two weeks ago, his father finally got vaccinated.

We all know a ‘pandejo.’ What can we learn from Gustavo’s relationship with his father?

Guest: Gustavo Arellano, columnist for the LA Times

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Slate Money - Slate Money: Movies: Indecent Proposal Feb 16, 2021

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Welcome to Slate Money Goes to the Movies, a miniseries in which Felix Salmon, Anna Szymanski, and a different guest each week discuss popular business-themed movies.

This week, Felix and Anna are joined by Taffy Brodesser-Akner to discuss the 1993 film Indecent Proposal starring Demi Moore, Woody Harrelson and Robert Redford. They get into topics like whether there can possibly be a feminist read of this film, the moral value of money and why Taffy quotes this movie all the time in her professional life.

Email: slatemoney@slate.com

Podcast production by Jessamine Molli.

Twitter: @felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas, @EmilyRPeck

Taffy Brodesser-Akner is an author and a journalist for New York Times Magazine.

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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts - Impeachment’s Message and Meaning Feb 13, 2021

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Dahlia Lithwick is joined by renowned communications researcher and campaign adviser Anat Shenker-Osorio to talk about the messaging of impeachment outside the lens of the law. Then, Bob Bauer, former White House counsel under President Barack Obama and senior adviser to the 2020 Biden campaign, joins Dahlia to discuss the significance of this impeachment as a legal matter, and the next steps needed when the trial ends (in acquittal).

In our Slate Plus segment, Mark Joseph Stern on the guessing-game that is the law of Covid and death-penalty protocols in late-night SCOTUS orders.

Podcast production by Sara Burningham.

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