Moscow Mitch

Political Gabfest

Slate Podcasts

News, Politics, Government

4.4 • 8.5K Ratings

🗓️ 8 August 2019

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Emily Bazelon, David Plotz and Mike Pesca discuss white supremacist violence, Mitch McConnell’s new nicknames, and the impact of Joaquin Castro tweeting the names of Trump donors. Come see the Political Gabfest LIVE in the Twin Cities for an unforgettable yet timely show full of witty banter, in-depth analysis, and lively debate. Tickets available now! 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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0:00.0	[♪ OUTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪
0:07.4	Hello and welcome to the Slate Political Gavvets for August 8th, 2019, the Moscow Mitch edition.
0:12.5	I'm David Plots of Outlooks.
0:14.1	And, Skura, I am in Slate's lavish, lavish, baffled New York studio.
0:22.7	I'm here with a guest host, Mike Pasco, the gist, hello, Mike.
0:27.3	But I'm always in the studio as the thing.
0:29.0	You are, do you spend all of your time in the studio?
0:31.0	Yeah, and I wake up like a Harry Potter character who is actually connected to the room.
0:35.8	I was thinking on, as I was on my subway over here, that has anyone recorded more podcast episodes than you, Mike Pasco.
0:44.1	I think you must be in the top 10 of podcast episodes recorded by anybody in the world.
0:49.8	Not just Slate?
0:51.0	Not just Slate, no.
0:52.1	So, me and my friends at the baseball podcast, effectively wild, are in a neck and neck race for most episodes ever.
0:59.5	But my friend Luke Burbank is on episode like 20,000 or something.
1:03.1	What do you want of his show?
1:04.5	Two beautiful to live.
1:05.5	12, 15,000?
1:07.0	I don't know, what's up there?
1:08.0	15,000.
1:09.0	No, 15, sorry.
1:09.5	1500, I think.
1:10.5	Yeah, I think so.
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