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? Subscribe to Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episode... more
Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 662 | Founded | 18 years ago |
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This week, Jamelle Bouie of The New York Times joins John Dickerson and David Plotz to discuss the vice-presidential debate between Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. JD Vance; the deadly conflict between Israel and Iran with Nathan Guttman of Israeli public tel... more
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss what’s happening with the Kamala Harris v. Donald Trump race, what to expect with the Tim Walz v. JD Vance debate, how crazy Mark Robinson’s gubernatorial campaign in North Carolina ha... more
On this month’s edition of Gabfest Reads, Political Gabfest host David Plotz talks with author Elizabeth Strout about her new book, Tell Me Everything. They discuss how Strout conceives of interconnected stories and characters across her work, includ... more
This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss political violence and its consequences; the state of the presidential race; and The Rise of Fox News with Slow Burn’s Josh Levin. more
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If the title is NC extremism, could’ve at least mentioned Bishop (Bathroom Bill, Life at Conception, *AG candidate*), Morrow (*Public School Superintendent* horrific extremist), + others that may actually win bc all attn is going to Robinson, who will not win.
Loved the book!
Emily Bazelon’s false equivalence between Republicans and Democrats inflaming political violence is absurd. Trump has multiple examples of calling for violence and excusing violence. Neither Biden nor Harris have done this. MAGA menace people at drop boxes, at drag story hours, in Springfield OH with militia weapons. Don’t tell me that we can’t speak the truth about Trump and Project 2025. They do want to dismantle American democracy. They are suppressing votes. They are planning to disenfranchi... more
Disappointing to hear American journalists ‘both sides’ this. If Trump acts like & quotes Hitler, it is logical that he can be portrayed as his idol.
I used to love the gabfest and it’s sad to see what it’s become. more
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