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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Mar 9, 2012 • 51min
Slate: The “I’m Not Assassinating You, I’m Targeted-Killing You” Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week: The post-Super Tuesday presidential race, Rush Limbaugh, and whether the government can assassinate Americans overseas Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 2, 2012 • 1h
Slate: The Please Don’t Baptize Me When I Die Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week: The Republican presidential race, the Blunt Ammendment’s defeat, the departure of Olympia Snowe and Andrew Breitbart’s death Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 24, 2012 • 53min
Slate: The Never Alone Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, Will Saletan and Emily Bazelon. This week: The continuing Republican presidential race, Mitt Romney’s record on abortion, and the Supreme Court takes on Affirmative action in colleges Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 17, 2012 • 1h 28min
Slate: The Embers of Desire Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, live from New York, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week: The Republican presidential race, the possibility of a third party candidate entering the race, and the California Bar appeal of Stephen Glass Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 10, 2012 • 53min
Slate: The Killer Dolphin Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week: The Republican presidential race, President Obama and his administration's contraception battle, and a gay marriage ruling in California Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 3, 2012 • 56min
Slate: The Rip Off Your Pink Ribbon Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week: The Republican presidential race after Florida, problems for the Susan G. Komen Foundation, and the Tyler Clementi suicide Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 27, 2012 • 1h 4min
Slate: The Mormons Are So Good Looking Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week: The Republican presidential primary in Florida, Sheldon Adelson’s support of Newt Gingrich, and CIA officer John Kiriakou Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 20, 2012 • 52min
Slate: The Nuttiest Day of the Primary Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week: The Republican presidential primary in South Carolina, President Obama’s Keystone Pipeline decision, and the fight over internet piracy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 13, 2012 • 56min
Slate: The Head Made of Green Cheese Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon. This week: John and Emily talk with author Jodi Kantor about her book, The Obamas. They also discuss the New Hampshire Republican presidential primary, and a Supreme Court ruling on church employment rights Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 6, 2012 • 56min
Slate: The 120 Miles in 90 Minutes Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week: The Iowa Caucus results and the upcoming New Hampshire primary vote, a Washington stand-off over presidential recess appointments and the declining income mobility in the U.S. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
