Political Gabfest
Slate Podcasts
Voted “Favorite Political Podcast” by Apple Podcasts listeners. Stephen Colbert says "Everybody should listen to the Slate Political Gabfest." The Gabfest, featuring Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz, is the kind of informal and irreverent discussion Washington journalists have after hours over drinks.Want more Political Gabfest? Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Political Gabfest show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/gabfestplus to get access wherever you listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Jul 23, 2009 • 42min
Slate: The Game-Changer Gabfest
Emily Bazelon, Jacob Weisberg and James Ledbetter talk politics. This week: President Obama and health care, racism and the Cambridge Massachusetts Police Department, and the stimulus package Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 17, 2009 • 38min
Slate: The Abolish August Gabfest
John Dickerson, Emily Bazelon, and Chris Beam talk politics. This week: Judge Sotomayor makes it through a week of hearings, Health Care moves toward front and center, and Dick Cheney is in the news again Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 10, 2009 • 38min
Slate: The New Media Gal Gabfest
John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon talk politics. This week: Sarah Palin bows out, an Obama round-up, and so-long Salon at the Washington Post Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 3, 2009 • 33min
Slate: The Saucy Sarah Gabfest
John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon talk politics. This week: That's Senator Franken if you please, Sarah Palin is back, and the Supreme Court rules on New Haven Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 26, 2009 • 40min
Slate: The Totally Unstable, Lost and Confused Gabfest
John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon talk politics. This week: President Obama and Iran, South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, and several decisions from the Supreme Court Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 19, 2009 • 41min
Slate: The Kitchen Bitch Gabfest
John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon talk politics. This week: Unrest in Iran, President Obama's reaction to events in Iran, and an interesting discussion of divorce Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 12, 2009 • 33min
Slate: The Dreamboat Gabfest
John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon talk politics. This week: A Health Care Reform update, National Republican party woes, and a coup in New York state politics Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 5, 2009 • 40min
Slate: The Ravaged and Burned Gabfest
John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon talk politics. This week: President Obama speaks to the Muslim world, the murder of an abortion doctor, and getting ready for Supreme Court nomination hearings Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 29, 2009 • 39min
Slate: The Hermit Kingdom Goes Nuclear Gabfest
John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon talk politics. This week: Obama's Supreme Court nomination, Proposition 8 is upheld by California's high court, and the Hermit Kingdom goes nuclear again Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 22, 2009 • 39min
Slate: The Nonplussed Gabfest
David Plotz, Christopher Beam and Emily Bazelon talk politics. This week: President Obama and Dick Cheney square off over torture, more on Michael Steele, and the California budget meltdown Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
