Political Gabfest
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.
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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
39 min
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Slate: The Spasmodic Drama Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, Daniel Gross, and Emily Bazelon. This week: The economy and the fall election, the Shirley Sherrod debacle, and the complications of the Phoebe Prince internet bullying death
40 min
928
Slate: The Bracing for a Backlash Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, Will Saletan, and Emily Bazelon. This week: Regaining control of the House, abortion providers, and the NAACP takes on the Tea Party
44 min
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Slate: The Groping for Answers Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, Dahlia Lithwick, and Emily Bazelon. This week: Elena Kagan's confirmation hearings, gun rights in Chicago, and Al Gore's masseuse problem
40 min
930
Slate: The Studly Young Hero Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, Will Saletan, and Emily Bazelon. This week: General McChrystal is removed as the country's top officer in Afghanistan, a Supreme Court roundup with more on Elena Kagan, and the World Cup
36 min
931
Slate: The Curious Candidate Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week: President Obama and the BP spill, California's Proposition Eight, and the unlikely Democratic candidate from South Carolina
37 min
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Slate: The Palin Effect Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week: An election roundup, more on the gulf oil spill and BP, and Helen Thomas retires
44 min
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Slate: The Not My Spittle Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week: The BP oil spill continues, the Gaza flotilla, and the White House meddles again
38 min
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Slate: The Brotherly Love Live Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon, live from Philadelphia. This week: The BP oil spill, a political grab-bag, and Red and Blue America
53 min
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Slate: The Tea Party Tea Leaves Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson and David Plotz. This week: Arlen Specter loses in PA, Rand Paul wins in KY, and Richard Blumenthal puts CT in the toss-up column.
38 min
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Slate: The Incumbents Aren't Alright Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, Emily Bazelon and Bill Smee. This week: Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, primary season heating up, and the Gulf oil spill on Capitol Hill.
39 min
937
Slate: The Really Squirrely Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz and Emily Bazelon. This week: The New York City bombing attempt, the Gulf oil spill, and a media echo chamber
36 min
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Slate: The Dangerous and Violent Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz and Emily Bazelon, with special guest Jacob Weisberg in England. This week: The British election debate, the Florida Senate race, immigration in Arizona, and several Supreme Court cases
43 min
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Slate: The Too Powerful and Too Big Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz and Emily Bazelon. This week: Banking reform, the Supreme Court succession guessing is underway, and Politico takes over Washington
37 min
940
Slate: The Actual Listener Participation Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz and Emily Bazelon, with cocktail chatter from listener Beth Feldman. This week: Who belongs to the Tea Party, an opening on the Supreme Court, and where now the space program
34 min
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Slate: The Tapestry of Magic Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz and Emily Bazelon. This week: Leaked Iraqi War video, Virginia's Governor and Confederate History Month, and net neutrality
34 min
942
Slate: The Land of Formica Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, Christopher Beam and Emily Bazelon. This week: Health care reform, drill baby drill, and bullying
32 min
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Slate: A Matter of Faith Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz and Will Saletan. This week: Health care reform passes Congress, health care and abortion, and a scandal in the Catholic Church
43 min
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Slate: The We're All Headed for Tyranny Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz and Emily Bazelon. This week: The fight over health care reform reaches a crescendo, harsh words for Israel, and the Tea Party and Clarence Thomas' wife
38 min
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Slate: The Live From New York Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz and Emily Bazelon. This week: Health care reform, New York State politics, and the Supreme Court takes on the second amendment
56 min
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Slate: The Crazy as a Loon Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz and Emily Bazelon. This week: Obama's health care meeting, a verdict on Bush Administration lawyers and torture, and the trials of Toyota
38 min
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Slate: The Sins Both Large and Small Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz and Emily Bazelon. This week: Evan Bayh's election decision, should Rahm Emmanuel leave the White House, and the Tea Party Manifesto
37 min
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Slate: The Ice-Bound Edition Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz and Emily Bazelon. This week: President Obama and party politics, where to hold terrorist trials, and why we care about the Olympics
36 min
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Slate: The Turkeys Come Home to Roost Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring John Dickerson, David Plotz and Emily Bazelon. This week: The budget debate starts in earnest, Don't ask, don't tell, don't care, and abortion at the Superbowl
36 min
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Slate: The Something We're Good At Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, Christopher Beam, and Emily Bazelon. This week: Reaction to the State of the Union, more help for the Democrats, and dissecting the IPad
38 min