Are These Trump Tariffs for Real?

Political Gabfest

Slate Podcasts

Politics, Government, News

4.5 • 8.3K Ratings

🗓️ 28 November 2024

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs and his pick for Treasury Secretary; the next Federal Communications Commission Chair and free speech; and the “bro-economy” with The Atlantic’s Annie Lowrey. For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, Emily, John, and David discuss the most fulfilling jobs in America. In the latest Gabfest Reads, Emily talks with Stephanie Gorton about her new book, The Icon & the Idealist: Margaret Sanger, Mary Ware Dennett, and the Rivalry That Brought Birth Control to America. Email your chatters, questions, and comments to [email protected]. (Messages may be referenced by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Podcast production by Cheyna Roth Research by Julie Huygen Want more Political Gabfest? Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Political Gabfest show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or visit slate.com/gabfestplus to get access wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the Slate Political Gab Fest.
0:06.4	November 28th, 24, the Are These Tariffs for Real Edition?
0:22.1	I'm David Plotz of Citicast.
0:23.5	It is Thanksgiving Day.
0:25.2	Actually, it's a day before Thanksgiving Day for us, but you are in a trip to Van Hayes, perhaps, as you listen to this.
0:31.9	Never in a trip to fan haze is Emily Bazelon of the New York Times Magazine, Yale University Law School.
0:38.2	Hello, Emily.
0:39.0	Hey, David.
0:39.7	Happy Thanksgiving.
0:40.8	Happy Thanksgiving.
0:41.9	And in a haze of his own making, his own brilliance has made a haze around him.
0:48.9	John Dickerson of CBS News.
0:50.9	Hello, John.
0:51.8	Hello, David.
0:52.6	Hello, Emily.
0:53.7	This week on the Gab Fest, Trump announced he will have day one tariffs on Mexico,
1:00.3	Canada, and China. Will he actually follow through on that? What would happen if he did?
1:05.0	Then, in today, in Trump cabinet today, we're going to talk about Trump's new FCC commissioner
1:10.0	nominee, Brendan Carr,
1:12.2	how he could reshape media and big tech. And also, maybe we'll talk more about the Department
1:16.6	of Government efficiency, what might it actually do. Then we'll be joined by the Atlantic's Annie Lowry
1:22.2	to talk about the bro economy, the three pillars of the bro economy, day trading, crypto, and sports betting,
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