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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Sep 14, 2012 • 42min
Slate: The Teeny Little Bounce Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon. This week: An embassy breach, a modest bounce and a union battle. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 7, 2012 • 40min
Slate: The Cool on the Outside, Burning for America on the Inside Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon. This week: The Democratic Convention, the speeches, and what it all means for the campaign Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 31, 2012 • 35min
Slate: The Conventional Wisdom Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon. This week: Romney/Ryan makes its case, fact-checkers are rebuffed and Charlotte looms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 24, 2012 • 36min
Slate: The Legitimate/Forcible Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and special guest Hanna Rosin. This week: Romney's reboot, Akin's aftermath and the Ferguson-Krugman contretemps. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 17, 2012 • 57min
Slate: The David Plotz Dream Come True Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, Emily Bazelon and special guest Dave Weigel. This week: Republican VP pick Paul Ryan, Fareed Zakaria's sins of omission and progressive rock Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 10, 2012 • 49min
Slate: The Ode to Nixon Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring Emily Bazelon and her special guests from Yale, Beverly Gage and Anthony Leiserowitz. This week: Mitt Romney’s tax plan, climate change in the U.S., and a New Yorker profile of Paul Ryan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 3, 2012 • 42min
Slate: The Chick-fil-A Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, Emily Bazelon and special guest Will Dobson, Slate’s Political Editor. This week: Mitt Romney’s European adventure, Ted Cruz from Texas and the Chick-fil-A controversy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 27, 2012 • 50min
Slate: The Greatest Ad You’ll Ever See Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week: The Aurora Colorado shooting aftermath, Republicans and Jews, and the Olympics Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 20, 2012 • 48min
Slate: The Another Boring White Guy Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week: The latest from the Presidential race, the Republican Vice Presidential Sweepstakes, and Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 13, 2012 • 60min
Slate: The All the People Who Are Happier Than You Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week: The latest from the Presidential race, Voter ID laws, and political happiness Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
