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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Feb 1, 2013 • 46min
Slate: The Huddled Masses and David Plotz's Birthday Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson, Emily Bazelon and special guest William Dobson. This week: Immigration reform and the recent unrest in Egypt. Plus, Emily's NYT Magazine piece on compensating the victims of child pornography. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 25, 2013 • 1h 12min
Slate: The Live in Washington, D.C. Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon. This week: Obama's second inaugural, filibuster reform and social media policy in the workplace. Plus, a special audience Q&A. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 18, 2013 • 52min
Slate: The Elitist and Hypocrite Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon. This week: The likelihood of gun control, the suicide of Aaron Swartz and an inauguration preview. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 11, 2013 • 53min
Slate: The One Trillion Dollars Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon. This week: An embattled Chuck Hagel, a debt ceiling coin and Obama's white men problem. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 4, 2013 • 60min
Slate: The After the Fiscal Cliff, the Debt Ceiling Chasm Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, Emily Bazelon and special guest David Weigel. This week: The fiscal cliff is averted, Congress is broken and gun owners get mapped. Plus, an interview with Slate's War Stories columnist Fred Kaplan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 28, 2012 • 36min
Slate: The Conundrums Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon. This week: The Gabfesters tackle life's most vexing dilemmas, as submitted by listeners, in a special year-end episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 21, 2012 • 46min
Slate: The Last Shot Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon. This week: Confronting gun violence, teetering on the edge of the fiscal cliff and remembering Robert Bork. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 14, 2012 • 43min
Slate: The Union Made Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon. This week: Michigan's right-to-work law, marriage equality at the High Court and Zero Dark Thirty's depiction of torture. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 7, 2012 • 45min
Slate: The Doomsday Scenario Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon. This week: Inching toward the fiscal cliff, Republican soul-searching and a debate over a horrifying photo. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 30, 2012 • 47min
Slate: The Going Nuclear Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon. This week: The fiscal cliff, filibuster reform and outing bullies online. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
