

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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Oct 8, 2010 • 43min
Slate: The Marinating in Anger Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week: The Democrats move up in the polls, the Palin spat, and defense spending Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 1, 2010 • 51min
Slate: The Don't Gang Up on David Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week: The Obama administration and the fall election, the fall docket for the Supreme Court, and the sad death of Tyler Clementi Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 24, 2010 • 35min
Slate: The Fur Coat of Irony Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week: the GOP Pledge for America, John's swing through Ohio, Colbert and Stewart march on Washington, and Obama's wars Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 17, 2010 • 37min
Slate: The Dangerous Prognostication Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week: the latest primary results, the Tea Party candidate surge, and Republican leader John Boehner Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 3, 2010 • 44min
Slate: The No Story Too Crazy Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon, along with special guest Steven Greene. This week: The beginning of the end in Iraq, a Palin profile, and the DC mayoral election Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 27, 2010 • 45min
Slate: The Golden Touch Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week: A primary update, a Republican comes out, and Glenn Beck prepares to rally in Washington Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 20, 2010 • 40min
Slate: The Free-Fall Political Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, Michael Newman and Dave Weigel. This week: The New York City Mosque, our Muslim president, and they provide a political primary update Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 13, 2010 • 34min
Slate: The Groping Duck Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, William Saletan and special Guest Eliot Spitzer. This week: Mid-term primary elections, the state of the economy, and workplace rage Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 6, 2010 • 44min
Slate: The 8th Century Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, Dahlia Lithwick and Cord Jefferson. This week: A federal judge over-rules Proposition 8, New York’s Islamic Center controversy, and the Democratic Congress’ ethics problems Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 30, 2010 • 40min
Slate: The Big Babies and Liars Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon, with special guest Farhad Manjoo. This week: The Wiki war leaks, Arizona's immigration law in court, updating the Bush-era tax cuts, and Charlie Rangel on trial Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


