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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Jun 10, 2011 • 46min
Slate: The Pathetic Weiner Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week: The political future of Anthony Weiner, Republican presidential politics, and banning circumcision in California Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 3, 2011 • 46min
Slate: The Tweeting your Staff Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week: The national economy, Mitt Romney enters the presidential race, and Anthony Weiner's tweets Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 27, 2011 • 49min
Slate: The Crazy Ideological Jag Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week: Sarah Palin and the 2012 Republican presidential race, a victory for Democrats in New York, and the Supreme Court and California prisons Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 20, 2011 • 48min
Slate: The Breakfast at Tiffany's Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week: President Obama’s Middle East speech, the Republican presidential race heating up, and the sexual escapades of prominent men Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 13, 2011 • 42min
Slate: The Miserly Scrooge Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week: Fallout over the death of Osama bin Laden, the debt ceiling fight, and whether Newt Gingrich will enter the presidential race Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 6, 2011 • 53min
Slate: The Justice and Revenge Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week: The death of Osama bin Laden, whether the photo of a dead bin Laden should be released to the public, and how his death affects the debate over torture Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 29, 2011 • 47min
Slate: The Big Day Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week: The President’s birth certificate, the Administration’s security shake-up, and no defense for the Defense of Marriage Act Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 22, 2011 • 55min
Slate: The Something Really Angry Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, Michael Newman, and David Weigel. This week: The Donald Trump presidential bid, the debt ceiling fight, and the controversy over 3 Cups of Tea author Greg Mortenson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 15, 2011 • 48min
Slate: The Crazy Negotiating Posture Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week: The growing budget debate, long-term fiscal concerns, and bloggers take on the Huffington Post Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 15, 2011 • 9min
Dancing on the Debt Ceiling
How Republicans are framing the debate about the debt ceiling and Democrats are playing along. By David Weigel. Read by Andy Bowers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
