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Political Gabfest

Good Trouble

Political Gabfest

Slate Podcasts

News, Politics, Government

4.48.5K Ratings

🗓️ 2 January 2020

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Emily Bazelon, David Plotz and Josie Duffy Rice discuss impeachment fatigue, the twin canaries of anti-Semitism and philo-Semitism, and the incredible John Lewis. For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment Emily, David, and Josie revisit a conundrum about how to extricate oneself from (or apologize for) a difficult situation. 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

Transcript

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0:00.0

One thing we can all agree on, no one wants another energy crisis.

0:07.1

But just talking about it won't make it go away.

0:09.7

Here's what we're actually doing at British Gas.

0:11.9

We're increasing the UK's gas storage so that we can help make energy prices more predictable

0:16.9

for everyone.

0:18.3

And so the 8 million homes and businesses who rely on us for their energy today can rely

0:23.1

on us tomorrow too.

0:25.4

That's enough talking.

0:26.4

Let's get on with the doing.

0:28.2

British Gas.

0:30.4

This episode of The Gap Fest contains explicit language.

0:41.4

Hello and welcome to the Slate Political Gap Fest for January 2nd 2020.

0:46.3

Actually wrote January 2nd 2019 in my notes.

0:48.6

It's 2020, happy new decade.

0:50.6

Yeah.

0:51.1

Gap Fest listeners, the good trouble edition.

0:55.4

I am David Plott's about.

0:56.5

Let's obscure.

0:57.5

I'm so happy to be back in another decade with my dear Emily Baslon of Yale University

1:05.0

Law School in the New York Times Magazine.

1:06.4

Hello, Emily.

1:07.4

Happy New Year.

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