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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2025 Conundrums!
76 min
2
Gabfest Reads | The Seven Rules of Trust
29 min
3
Susie Wiles is a Sane Enabler
51 min
4
Civilizational Erasure
56 min
5
Kill Them All
69 min
6
Is This the End of the Trump Era?
62 min
7
DOJ is DOA
59 min
8
Gabfest Reads | Inside the Greatest Crash in W...
63 min
9
Who Really Won the Shutdown?
Democrats cave to end government shutdown as public pain starts swamping healthcare message; affordability politics take center stage; and the Epstein scandal flares back to life with a vengeance despite the best efforts of the White House.
58 min
10
Spectacular Night for Democrats
Democrats sweep races up and down the ballot across the country; the Supreme Court hears arguments on the legality of Trump’s tariffs; and the Trump administration plays chicken with SNAP benefits.
55 min
11
Live from Chicago!
75 min
12
Trump Literally Knocks Down the White House
54 min
13
Gabfest Reads | The Radical Fund That Rewired A...
28 min
14
Trump Ends the Gaza War
55 min
15
Portland is Not Actually Burning
60 min
16
Fat Generals
Hegseth and Trump strut in a theatrical flex over an audience of distinguished military leaders; the government shuts down as both sides dig in; and Russia wages unsettling hybrid warfare with drones over Europe.
62 min
17
Tough It Out, Pregnant Ladies!
67 min
18
Gabfest Reads | The Recent Past of Prison Punis...
21 min
19
The Domestic Terrorist
62 min
20
Assassination of Charlie Kirk
59 min
21
CDC DOA
Major courtroom losses pile up for the Trump administration; RFK Jr. dismantles US public health in real-time; and Democrats face government shutdown political calculus again as Congress returns.
57 min
22
Dial M for Mortgage Fraud
Fed governor Lisa Cook resists Trump’s attempt to fire her and smash Fed independence; an executive order expands the National Guard’s law enforcement role; and the Trump administration assaults wind energy.
63 min
23
Is This Martial Law?
63 min
24
Gabfest Reads | The Four Years That Changed New...
37 min
25
Humvees on the National Mall
54 min