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.
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Jan 3, 2014 • 50min
The Political Gabfest: The Three Jews, Two-and-a-Half Opinions Edition
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, Will Saletan, and Emily Bazelon. This week: Progressives fight for a higher minimum wage, violence looms over the coming Olympics, and Jews debate the limits of discourse.Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 27, 2013 • 58min
The Political Gabfest: The 2013 Conundrums Edition
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon. This week: A special edition, live from Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco, in which life's great dilemmas are tackled. For example, would you rather be smarter or funnier?Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 20, 2013 • 1h 7min
The Political Gabfest: The You’ll Drag Me Out of this Supreme Court in a Pine Box Edition
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon. This week: A judge rules against NSA spying, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's refusal to resign strategically, and a look at the original "welfare queen." Show page at www.slate.com/gabfest Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 13, 2013 • 1h 31min
The Political Gabfest: Why Don't the Homeless Just Use Uber Edition
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon. This week: The bipartisan budget deal, can Obama resurrect his second term, and the effect of the super rich on cities. Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 6, 2013 • 54min
The Political Gabfest: The Motor City Massacre Edition
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon. This week: Oklahoma challenges Obamacare, workers decry the minimum wage, and Detroit further deteriorates.Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 29, 2013 • 59min
The Political Gabfest: The Hobby Lobby Liberal Sobby Edition
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon. This week: The Iran nuclear deal, the Obamacare contraception court case, and the filibuster nuclear option.Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 22, 2013 • 1h 20min
The Political Gabfest: Live from Brooklyn, the Ich Bin Ein Gabfester Edition
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon. This week: Why does the Kennedy clan still have a hold on the American psyche? Also, what if JFK had lived?Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 21, 2013 • 11min
Gabfest Extra: The Nuclear Option
Slate's David Plotz and Emily Bazelon discuss the Senate's vote to end the use of the filibuster on Federal judicial nominees and other appointments below the level of Supreme Court. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 15, 2013 • 57min
The Political Gabfest: The Don't You Dare Call It a Catfight Edition
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon. This week: Can Obamacare be saved? Will Warren run in 2016? Should cyclists share the road?Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 8, 2013 • 56min
The Political Gabfest: The It's Not Plagiarism If You Say It in a Loud Voice Edition
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon. This week: Christie's decisive victory, Paul's apparent plagiarism, and Bazelon's Nazi anatomists.Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
