
Political Gabfest
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Slate: The Putin Ex Machina Gabfest
ESlate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon. This week: Changing course on Syria, choosing a mayor of New York, and losing faith in reality.Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate: The "Now, I Asked You So Nicely to Go to War" Gabfest
ESlate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon. This week: Congress debates Syria, states defy the Feds on guns and pot, and a new report castigates campaign reporting.Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate: The Terrifying, Looming, Touching-the-Void Awfulness Gabfest
ESlate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon. This week: Why Syria, why now? Also, a dreary autumn in U.S. politics and lessons learned over summer vacation.Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate: The "Washington Is Really Not So Bad" Gabfest
ESlate's Political Gabfest, featuring Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz. This week: What's good about Washington? Then, how to talk to kids about difficult subjects. And the topical novel of the year, Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate: The Bazelon Family Gabfest
ESlate's Political Gabfest, featuring Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and special guest (and Emily's husband) Paul Sabin. This week: Obama's Egypt conundrum, Eric Holder's sentencing reform gesture, and Paul's new environmental book The Bet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate: The "Actually We Don't Work for Jeff Bezos" Gabfest
ESlate's Political Gabfest, featuring Emily Bazelon, David Plotz, and special guest Jack Hitt. This week: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos buys the Washington Post, Mitch McConnell has right flank trouble, and cops seizing suspects' stuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate: The Friend of My Enemy Is Not Aiding My Enemy Gabfest
ESlate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, Emily Bazelon and special guest Todd Purdum. This week: Whistleblowers Snowden and Manning make news, a Texas-sized voter rights fight, and premature Clinton fatigue.Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate: The "Hey Sucker, You'll Never Ever Make Partner" Gabfest
ESlate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon. This week: More Weiner sexting, yet another budget showdown, and further debate about the future of the law firm.Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate: The "Do You Live in This Town?" Gabfest
ESlate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon. This week: Reporter Mark Leibovich talks about his book This Town, a look at the witches' brew that is Washington. Plus, the filibuster and the George Zimmerman trial. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate: The "Come Back Eliot, All Is Forgiven" Gabfest
ESlate's Political Gabfest live from Chicago, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson, Emily Bazelon, and Peter Sagal of Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me! This week: Can democracy survive in Egypt? Can Spitzer and Weiner find redemption? Can adults go to camp?Find show notes at slate.com/gabfest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate: The "Is Hillary Too Old?" Gabfest
ESlate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and Atlantic senior editor Garance Franke-Ruta. This week: Will the House move on immigration? Is HRC too old to be president? Is Gettysburg the most important battle in U.S. history? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate: The Argle-Bargle Gabfest
ESlate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon. This week: SCOTUS on same-sex marriage and the Voting Rights Act. Also, an epic filibuster in Texas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate: The "Can Anyone Stop This Darn Immigration Bill?" Gabfest
ESlate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon. This week: The Senate debates immigration, the NSA doubles down on surveillance, and Obama takes a hit in the polls. Show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate: The If This Be Treason Make the Most of It Gabfest
ESlate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon. This week: Did the NSA overreach? Is whistleblower Edward Snowden a traitor? Is Beastie Boy Mike D too house proud?Show page at Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate: The Let Me Just Swab Your Cheek Gabfest
ESlate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon. This week: The government tracks millions of Verizon phone calls, Chris Christie sets a date for the New Jersey senate election, and the Supreme Court rules on routine DNA collection. Find show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate: The Boardwalk Bromance Gabfest
ESlate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon. This week: Obama and Christie go to the beach, the showdown over judicial appointments and the Affordable Care Act under siege. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate: The An Apple a Day Keeps the Taxes Away Gabfest
ESlate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon. This week: Apple has a big Irish bank account, Obama has a new drone policy and education reform has a new critic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate: The Barack Obama is Richard Nixon Gabfest
ESlate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon. This week: Obama's second-term scandal trifecta, including the DOJ's snooping on reporters. Plus, the murder conviction of abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate: The "Is Anyone Too Fat to Be President?" Gabfest
ESlate's Political Gabfest, live from Cambridge, MA, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon. This week: Obama's "red line," the modern surveillance state, and Christie's weight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate: The "Whoops, Did I Really Just Hand the 2000 Election to Bush?" Gabfest
ESlate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon. This week: Gitmo gets a hunger strike, the FAA gets a furlough fix and Justice O'Connor gets regretful. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate: The That Dime Bag Will Be $14.50 with Tax Gabfest
ESlate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon. This week: Debating Miranda, assessing Obama and taxing Mary Jane. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate: The What a Horrible, Horrible Week Gabfest
ESlate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon. This week: The Boston Marathon bombing and the media, plus the defeat of the background check gun bill. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate: A Guy Named Plotz Makes Jokes About a Guy Named Weiner Gabfest
ESlate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon. This week: A gun bill gains momentum, the Obama budget courts controversy and Anthony Weiner wants redemption. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate: The Give Us Your Tired, Your Poor ... But Not on the Basketball Court Gabfest
ESlate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, Emily Bazelon and Will Saletan. This week: Immigration reform, abortion restrictions and crossing the line in coaching sports. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate: The Everybody's Back Hurts Gabfest
ESlate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon. This week: Marriage equality, gun control and the disability epidemic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate: The "Is That Stephen Colbert?" Edition
ESlate's Political Gabfest live from New York City, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson, Emily Bazelon and special guest Stephen Colbert. This week: Republican rebranding, the Steubenville rape case and leaning in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate: The Gigantic, Delicious, Sugary Drink Gabfest
ESlate's Political Gabfest, featuring Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson and David Plotz. This week: Obama goes up the Hill, Michael Bloomberg's soda law is overturned, and the selection of a new pope raises the question: Can religion and modernity coexist? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate: The Screw You, Let's Have Lunch Gabfest
ESlate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and special guest Dave Weigel. This week: The Obama schmooze, the Paul filibuster and the Menendez prostitution scandal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate: The I'm Working from Home Gabfest
ESlate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon. This week: The sequester gets real, SCOTUS weighs the Voting Rights Act and Slate employees work from home. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate: The Sequestering Obama's Golf Game Gabfest
ESlate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon. This week: Austerity approaches, SCOTUS considers campaign contributions and the president putts in private. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate: The Send Them to the Glue Factory Gabfest
ESlate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon. This week: Obama's SOTU, knowing when to retire (à la Pope Benedict XVI) and universal pre-k. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate: The Drone On Gabfest
ESlate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, Emily Bazelon and special guest David Leonhardt, Washington bureau chief of The New York Times. This week: Obama's drone policy and his upcoming SOTU, plus Leonhardt's new eBook, Here's the Deal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate: The Huddled Masses and David Plotz's Birthday Gabfest
ESlate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson, Emily Bazelon and special guest William Dobson. This week: Immigration reform and the recent unrest in Egypt. Plus, Emily's NYT Magazine piece on compensating the victims of child pornography. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate: The Live in Washington, D.C. Gabfest
ESlate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon. This week: Obama's second inaugural, filibuster reform and social media policy in the workplace. Plus, a special audience Q&A. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate: The Elitist and Hypocrite Gabfest
ESlate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon. This week: The likelihood of gun control, the suicide of Aaron Swartz and an inauguration preview. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate: The One Trillion Dollars Gabfest
ESlate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon. This week: An embattled Chuck Hagel, a debt ceiling coin and Obama's white men problem. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate: The After the Fiscal Cliff, the Debt Ceiling Chasm Gabfest
ESlate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, Emily Bazelon and special guest David Weigel. This week: The fiscal cliff is averted, Congress is broken and gun owners get mapped. Plus, an interview with Slate's War Stories columnist Fred Kaplan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate: The Conundrums Gabfest
ESlate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon. This week: The Gabfesters tackle life's most vexing dilemmas, as submitted by listeners, in a special year-end episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate: The Last Shot Gabfest
ESlate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon. This week: Confronting gun violence, teetering on the edge of the fiscal cliff and remembering Robert Bork. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate: The Union Made Gabfest
ESlate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon. This week: Michigan's right-to-work law, marriage equality at the High Court and Zero Dark Thirty's depiction of torture. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate: The Doomsday Scenario Gabfest
ESlate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon. This week: Inching toward the fiscal cliff, Republican soul-searching and a debate over a horrifying photo. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate: The Going Nuclear Gabfest
ESlate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon. This week: The fiscal cliff, filibuster reform and outing bullies online. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate: The Will You Sign My Pledge Gabfest
ESlate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon. This week: The Norquist Pledge, Israel and Gaza and Spielberg's Lincoln. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate: The All In Gabfest
ESlate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, Emily Bazelon and special guest Ta-Nahisi Coates. This week: The Petraeus Affair, the fiscal cliff and a challenge to the Voting Rights Act. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate: The 72 Percent White Gabfest
ESlate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon. This week: An election post mortem, marriage equality and an ounce of the kine bud in Colorado. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate: The Chris Christie Is My Co-Pilot Gabfest
ESlate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon. This week: Sandy and the race, the race after Sandy and the Nate Silver backlash. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate: The God Intended This Gabfest to Happen Gabfest
ESlate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Ployz, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson and special guest William Saletan. This week: The Campaign 2012 homestretch, the Republicans' continuing "rape" problem and the Castle Doctrine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate: The Binders and Binders and Binders Gabfest
ESlate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon. This week: The Town Hall Brawl: Did Obama successfully neutralize lingering questions about Libya and did Romney lose points among the many binders full of women? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate: The Barcalounger Gabfest
ESlate's Political Gabfest, featuring Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson and special guest Jacob Weisberg. This week: Biden/Ryan debate, Romney bounces back and SCOTUS revisits affirmative action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate: The Live From Seattle Gabfest
EA special live show of Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson, Emily Bazelon and guest Dan Savage. This week: The debate, the election aftermath and the maternity leave that wasn't. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.