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Political Gabfest

Slate Podcasts

News, Politics, Government

4.4 • 8.5K Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2020

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Emily, John and David discuss where efforts to curb virus transmission go from here with epidemiologist Amesh Adalja, Trump’s purge of investigators general, and what Sanders’ exit should mean for the Democratic party’s agenda. For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment David, Emily, and John improvise a story together. 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. 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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0:58.2	Hello and welcome to the Slate.com.gapFest for April 9, 2020.
1:02.1	It's easy to talk about light-sol addition.
1:04.5	I'm David Plotz.
1:06.5	I'm in Washington, DC.
1:08.5	John Dickerson of CBS's 60 minutes is in his home in New York City.
1:14.6	Hello, John Dickerson.
1:15.6	Hello, David.
1:16.6	And Emily Baslan of the New York Times magazine and of Yale University Law School, Shutter
1:24.3	at Yale University Law School is in her home in New Haven, Connecticut.
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