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 Right to Bare Arms Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, with John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Hanna Rosin. This week: Is President Obama taking on too much? A renewed fight over stem cells, and Michelle Obama's arms
35 min
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Slate: The Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot Gab...
Slate's Political Gabfest, with John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week: Obama approval ratings remain high, Rush Limbaugh as Republican leader, and newly-released Justice Department memos
37 min
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Slate: The Dorcas Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, with John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week: The Obama budget, the First Family settles on a dog breed, and a Supreme Court ruling on free speech
38 min
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Slate: The Friendly Taliban Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, with John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week: The rollout of the Obama home foreclosure plan, Eric Holder and racism, and the Uighurs get their day in court
38 min
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Slate: The Frankenstein's Monster Stimulus Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, with John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week: Pay dirt for the stimulus package, Obama holds his first news conference, and the State Secrets Act lives on
32 min
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Slate: The Lack of Stimulus Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, with John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week: The state of the Obama administration after its worst day ever, Tom Daschle’s hasty retreat, and William Kristol is out at the New York Times
35 min
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Slate: The Absurd and a Little Testy Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, with John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week: The stimulus package passes the House of Representatives, Presidential drinking and legislative civility, and the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act
43 min
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Slate: The First Act Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, with John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week: It’s surviving the inaugural crush, Obama’s first week actions, and sacrifice begins at home
35 min
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Slate: The Inaugural Gabfest Live
Slate's Political Gabfest, with John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon, live for the first time in Washington, DC. This week: the inaugural festivities, expectations for the first year of the Obama administration, and the Obama Blackberry
40 min
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Slate: Gabfest Live Questions
Part 2 of the Political Gabfest live inauguration special. John Dickerson, Emily Bazelon, and David Plotz answer questions from the audience.
38 min
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Slate: The Final Days Gabfest
Slate's Political Gabfest, with John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Emily Bazelon. This week: It’s the final week for Barak Obama as president-elect, there’s trouble for the Treasury nominee, and the last days of the Bush presidency
41 min
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Slate: The Get the Inauguration Over Gabfest
32 min
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Slate: The Blagojevich Blowout Gabfest
31 min
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Slate: The No Discipline, Year-end Gabfest
29 min
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Slate: The Invocation Gabfest
29 min
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Slate: The Free Ticket Gabfest
29 min
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Slate: The Team Obama Gabfest
29 min
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Slate: The Free Hybrid Parking Gabfest
28 min
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Slate: The Quaker Meeting Gabfest
28 min
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Slate: The Huge Agenda Gabfest
29 min
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Slate: The Sharp Elbows Gabfest
29 min
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Slate: The Almost-Over Gabfest
28 min
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Slate: The Emperor's New Clothes Gabfest
33 min
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Slate: The Joe the Plumber Gabfest
29 min
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Slate: The Couples Therapy Gabfest
28 min