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 11, 2011 • 44min
Slate: The What Was He Thinking Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week: The continuing political unrest in Egypt, the abrupt resignation of Republican Congressman Chris Lee, and the unlikely marriage of the Huffington Post and AOL Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 4, 2011 • 50min
Slate: The Democracy is Messy Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week: Political unrest in Egypt, the latest court ruling on healthcare, and 2012 presidential politics Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 28, 2011 • 42min
Slate: David’s Big Birthday Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week: The president’s State of the Union Address, Rahm Emanuel’s Chicago mayoral bid, and the civil unrest in Egypt Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 21, 2011 • 47min
Slate: The Clearly the World Leader Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week: The visit to Washington by China’s President, politics and health care reform, and Senator Joseph Lieberman’s retirement announcement Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 13, 2011 • 53min
Slate: The Clear and Present Danger Live Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week: The shooting in Arizona of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and others, the political discussion following the shooting, and the book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 13, 2011 • 19min
Slate: The Clear and Present Danger Gabfest Questions
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This podcast contains the question and answer period from this week's live gabfest taping Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 7, 2011 • 45min
Slate: The House of the People Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week: The new Congress, the U.S. Constitution, and iPads in the classroom Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 29, 2010 • 43min
Slate: The Conundrum Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week: For our year-end show, the panelists ponder a number of conundrums. Or is it conundra? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 23, 2010 • 42min
Slate: The Dulcet and Ebullient Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week: The New START treaty, the not-so-lame duck session of Congress, and what the 2010 census data means for politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 17, 2010 • 47min
Slate: The Washington Snow Rage Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week: The tax cut extensions, a challenge to Obama’s Health Care plan, and Mark Zuckerberg as Person of the Year Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
