Don't Worry I'll Pardon You

Political Gabfest

Slate Podcasts

News, Politics, Government

4.4 • 8.5K Ratings

🗓️ 29 August 2019

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson and David Plotz discuss Trump’s offer to pardon lawbreakers who help build a border wall, whether the U.S. is a republic or a democracy, and how journalists can choose to punch up or punch down internet harassment. For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, Emily, David, and John talk about nuking hurricanes. You can tweet suggestions, links, and questions to @SlateGabfest. Tweet us your cocktail chatter using #cocktailchatter or post it to our Facebook page. (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	The following podcast contains explicit language.
0:03.3	[♪ OUTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪
0:10.6	Hello and welcome to Slate Political Gap Fest for August 29th, 2019.
0:14.7	But don't worry, I'll pardon you, Edition.
0:16.9	I am David Plotz about Sibskyra.
0:18.8	I am in Washington, D.C. and an extremely humid and hot studio.
0:23.8	So if you hear me sweating later during the show,
0:26.5	that's what you're hearing.
0:27.9	Joining me from Slate's Brooklyn maybe, I don't know,
0:32.3	where are you, Emily Baszlan of Yale in the New York Times?
0:35.1	Yes, that's where I am.
0:37.0	Yes, yes, yes.
0:38.3	Slate Brooklyn.
0:39.2	And then from somewhere else in New York,
0:42.4	but not in Slate Brooklyn, is John Dickerson of CBS60 Minutes.
0:44.8	Hello, John.
0:46.0	Hey, I was just googling where, how far Emily and I are from each other.
0:50.6	Why are you guys in the same studio?
0:52.4	Well, because our paragrenations took us to different places.
0:55.6	Okay.
0:56.6	On today's Gav Fest, President Trump is offering pardons.
1:01.4	Maybe is he offering pardons to White House officials
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