Political Gabfest - More Fetterman!
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4.5 • 6K Ratings
🗓️ 19 May 2022
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:
Thomas B. Edsall for The New York Times: “Status Anxiety Is Blowing Wind Into Trump’s Sails”
Karn Yourish and Nicholas Confessore for The New York Times: “A Fringe Conspiracy Theory, Fostered Online, Is Refashioned by the G.O.P.”
Jamelle Bouie for The New York Times: “The Slaughter in Buffalo Hasn’t Quieted the Great Replacement Caucus”
Nathaniel Rakich for FiveThirtyEight: “What Went Down During the May 17 Primary Elections”
David A. Graham for The Atlantic: “John Fetterman Wins on Vibes”
Greg Sargent for The Washington Post: “Say it Clearly: Republicans Just Nominated a Pro-Trump Insurrectionist”
Lauren Debter for Forbes: “A Startup Wanted To Make A Better Baby Formula. It Took Five Long Years.”
Mary McNamara for Los Angeles Times: “Worried About The Declining Birthrate? How About Giving Mothers a Break”
Ruth Marcus for The Washington Post: “For Justice Thomas, The Roberts Court is More Feud Than Family”
Here are this week’s chatters:
John: Steven Goff and Molly Hensley-Clancy for The Washington Post: “U.S. Women’s And Men’s National Soccer Teams Close Pay Gap With ‘Game-Changing’ Deal”
Emily: Patricia Campos Mello for Poynter: “An Unholy Coalition Torpedoes Social Media Reform Legislation in Brazil”
David: “The Final Dance in Dirty Dancing, But They’re Dancing To The Muppet Show Theme Tune” by @Pandamoanimum
Listener chatter from Dylan Bindman: Christophe Haubursin for Vox: “Who Made These Circles in The Sahara?”
For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment David, Emily, and John discuss Justice Clarence Thomas’ recent comments and the legitimacy of the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the Slate Political Gab Fest. |
| 0:11.1 | For May 19th, 2022, it's the Moore-Fetterman edition. |
| 0:24.5 | I'm David Plotz of Citycast. I'm in Washington, D.C. I'm joined delightfully as ever by John Dickerson of CBS Sunday morning. Hello, John. Hello, and good |
| 0:31.5 | morning, David, on the rainy morning in New York. And from New Haven, Connecticut, Emily Bazelon of the New York Times Magazine |
| 0:37.3 | and Yale University Law School. Hello, Emily Bazelan of the New York Times Magazine and Yale University |
| 0:38.0 | Law School, hello, Emily. |
| 0:40.1 | Hello, David and John. |
| 0:41.7 | So glad to be here. |
| 0:43.3 | This week on the Gab Fest, what is the great replacement theory and how dangerous is it? |
| 0:49.6 | Then John Federman wins. |
| 0:51.3 | Madison Cawthorne loses. |
| 0:52.7 | What did we learn from Tuesday's primaries? Then who |
| 0:56.7 | or what is really to blame for the infant formula shortage. Plus, of course, we'll have |
| 1:01.2 | cocktail chatter. And we have an incredibly exciting announcement, an exciting, exciting announcement. |
| 1:07.0 | It's so exciting, which is that we're doing a live show. We're back with live shows on June 29th. |
| 1:13.6 | Join us in Washington, D.C. at 6th and I for the first live Gab Fest in person since the pandemic. |
| 1:21.2 | There will also be a special cocktail hour for a limited number of guests. |
| 1:25.2 | Go to slate.com slash gabfest live right now to get your tickets |
| 1:28.7 | for the show, for the cocktail hour. Slate Plus members, you get an exclusive discount too, |
| 1:34.5 | but great prices for everyone. We cannot wait to see you at 6th and I on June 29th. And if you can't |
| 1:40.2 | make it to D.C., you can also watch it live virtually. So get that experience as well. |
| 1:46.8 | Are you guys as excited about this as I am? Oh my God. Yes. I couldn't be more excited. |
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