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Political Gabfest

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Political Gabfest

Slate Podcasts

News, Politics, Government

4.4 • 8.5K Ratings

🗓️ 4 March 2021

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Emily, John and David discuss the stimulus bill, sexual harassment allegations against Andrew Cuomo, and escalating voter suppression efforts. Here are some notes and references from this week’s show: Dahlia Lithwick for Slate: “Maybe It’s a Good Thing Andrew Cuomo Is Still Governor” Charlotte Klein for Vanity Fair: “Pence Can’t Quit The Big Election Lie That Nearly Got Him Killed” The Brennan Center’s State Voting Bills Tracker 2021 Here’s this week’s chatter: Emily: Elizabeth Nolan Brown for Reason: “Science-Based Policy Means Decriminalizing Sex Work, Say Hundreds of Researchers”; Heads of the Colored People by Nafissa Thompson-Spires  John: The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Civics Test David: David chattered in Seussian rhyme about the controversy over Dr. Seuss Enterprises’s decision to take six books with racist imagery out of print. Listener chatter from Lily Shield: Amy Littlefield for the Nation: “As the Pandemic Raged, Abortion Access Nearly Flickered Out” Slate Plus members get great bonus content from Slate, a special 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, Emily, David, and John discuss when they first realized the coronavirus would be life-changing.  Tweet us your questions and chatters @SlateGabfest, or email us at gabfest@slate.com. (Messages 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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On Times Radio.

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Welcome, everybody.

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We are going to talk about the most Googled stories of the year.

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What would your last Google search be?

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Actually, I was just a dangerous question.

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No, it was incredibly anodyne.

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You do the romance, I'll do meaty.

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That sums us up.

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This is what you signed up to when you decided to listen to us.

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Jane Garvey and Fee Glover live on Times Radio.

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Listen on DAB Radio online on your SmartSpeaker and the Times Radio app.

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And tune into their podcast or fare anytime.

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Hello, Gap Fest listeners.

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Help us make Slate even better by filling out our short survey.

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You can find it at Slate.com slash survey.

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Thank you.

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Now, on with the show.

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Hello, and welcome to the Slate political Gap Fest from March 4, 2021.

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I'm sorry if I'm in Washington, DC, joining me from New Haven, Connecticut is Emily Bazzlon

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with the New York Times magazine and Yale University Law School.

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