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Political Gabfest

Barr-Barr-Barr, Barr-Barr is Gone

Political Gabfest

Slate Podcasts

News, Politics, Government

4.4 • 8.5K Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2020

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Emily, John and David discuss the massive Russian hack-- with guest Alex Stamos, Bill Barr’s resignation, and Joe Biden’s cabinet. Here are some notes and references from this week’s show: Alex Stamos for The Washington Post: “Enough Is Enough. Here’s What We Should Do to Defend Against the Next Russian Cyberattacks.” John Dickerson for 60 Minutes: “Excited Delirium: The Controversial Syndrome That Can Be Used to Protect Police From Misconduct Charges” Here are this week’s cocktail chatters:  John: Thomas B. Edsall for The New York Times: “America, We Have a Problem”; The New Yorker Documentary, Episode 30: “The Man Who Invented More Than Eight Hundred Iconic Toys” Emily: Daniel Nichanian for The Appeal: “Newly Elected Prosecutors Are Challenging The Death Penalty”; Rob Hayes for KABC: “LA County Da George Gascon's Plan To Reduce Sentences Sparks Concern From His Own Prosecutors”; Daniel Nichanian’s Twitter feed, @taniel  David: Azam Ahmed for The New York Times: “She Stalked Her Daughter’s Killers Across Mexico, One by One” Listener chatter from @greenneck: Eric Simons for Bay News: “With Fewer than 2,000 Butterflies Counted So Far, Western Monarch Takes an Astonishing Step Closer to Extinction” Slate Plus members get a bonus segment on the Gabfest each week, and access to special bonus episodes throughout the year. Sign up now to listen and support our show. For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment David, Emily, and John discuss John’s reporting on “excited delirium,” the dubious medical justification for an increasing number of deaths of young Black men in police custody. You can tweet suggestions, links, and questions to @SlateGabfest. Tweet us your cocktail chatter using #cocktailchatter. (Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) The email address for the Political Gabfest is gabfest@slate.com. (Email may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank. Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:37.9

Hello and welcome to the Slate Political Gab Fest for December 17th, 2020, the Bar Bar Bar

0:43.0

Bar Bar is gone, edition.

0:45.2

I am David Plotts of CityCast in Washington, DC.

0:49.0

I'm joined, of course.

0:51.2

Hi, Emily Vaslon of the New York Times Magazine and Yale University Law School from her

0:55.3

home in New Haven, Connecticut, Howdy, Emily, good morning.

0:58.7

Hey, David.

1:00.3

And from his home in Gotham City, New York City, Manhattan, John Dickerson of CBS 60 Minutes,

1:08.5

hello, John.

1:09.5

Hello, David, hello, Emily.

1:12.5

On today's Gab Fest, the shocking Russian hack we will talk to security expert Alex

1:17.4

Stamos about what happened, how bad it is, and whether it can be fixed or remedied, then

1:23.8

Attorney General Bill bars out, why is he gone?

1:27.6

What terrible things can happen in the 34, 33 or so days left without him as Attorney General,

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