Maybe It Is Infrastructure Week

Political Gabfest

Slate Podcasts

News, Politics, Government

4.4 • 8.5K Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2020

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Emily, John and David discuss the security of U.S. elections, are joined by guest economics professor Jason Furman to help estimate by when we can anticipate a financial recovery, and the hosts talk with novelist Geraldine Brooks to learn more about living through a plague. 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 their best social distancing hacks. 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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0:30.0	Hello and welcome to the Slate Political Gap Fest for April 2nd, 2020.
0:41.3	The maybe it is infrastructure week edition.
0:44.7	I am David Plots, I'm in today.
0:47.6	I'm in my basement, joining me from somewhere in their houses,
0:52.9	Emily Bazlon of the New York Times Magazine and Yale University Law School.
0:57.2	Hello, Emily, how are you?
0:58.9	I'm fine.
0:59.9	I'm a little worried about the streak on your basement ceiling.
1:02.6	Let's discuss that later.
1:04.0	Yes, you know what it is?
1:05.0	It's the dishwasher leaking and causing some water damage there.
1:09.6	I'm 99% sure.
1:11.0	Excellent.
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