Political Gabfest: The Democrats ‘Do Something’ Convention

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🗓️ 22 August 2024

⏱️ 62 minutes

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This week, John Dickerson returns and joins Emily Bazelon and David Plotz to discuss the Democratic National Convention; presidential polls; and overtourism. Here are this week’s chatters: John: @jdickerson on Threads: Background Sounds on iPhone Emily: Tablets Shattered by Joshua Leifer; Gabfest Reads: Where Does the American Jewish Experience Go from Here?; and Ginia Bellafante for The New York Times: A Bookshop Cancels an Event Over a Rabbi’s Zionism, Prompting Outrage David: David Wade for WBZ News: How do you stop political texts on your phone?; Presumed Innocent by Apple TV+ and Presumed Innocent by Warner Bros.; and Road House by Prime Video and Road House by United Artists Listener chatter from Scott Rada in La Crosse, Wisconsin: ChatGPT’s Slate pitches for 3,000 B.C. For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, available Friday, August 23, David, Emily, and John talk about Kamala Harris’s nomination acceptance speech. In the latest Gabfest Reads, Emily talks with Joshua Leifer about his book, Tablets Shattered. Email your chatters, questions, and comments to [email protected]. (Messages may be referenced by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Podcast production by Ethan Oberman Research by Julie Huygen Hosts Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz Follow Slate Political Gabfest on Facebook / https://www.facebook.com/Gabfest/ @slatepoliticalgabfest on Threads / https://www.threads.net/@slatepoliticalgabfest @SlateGabfest on X / https://twitter.com/SlateGabfest Slate Political Gabfest on YouTube / https://www.youtube.com/@slate/podcasts Want more Political Gabfest? Subscribe to Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Or, visit slate.com/gabfestplus to get access wherever you listen. Public.com+Public Investing: All investing involves risk. Brokerage services for US listed securities, options and bonds in a self-directed brokerage account are offered by Public Investing, member FINRA & SIPC. Not investment advice. Public Investing offers a High-Yield Cash Account where funds from this account are automatically deposited into partner banks where they earn interest and are eligible for FDIC insurance; Public Investing is not a bank.Cryptocurrency trading services are offered by Bakkt Crypto Solutions, LLC (NMLS ID 1828849), which is licensed to engage in virtual currency business activity by the NYSDFS. Cryptocurrency is highly speculative, involves a high degree of risk, and has the potential for loss of the entire amount of an investment. Cryptocurrency holdings are not protected by the FDIC or SIPC. . See public.com/#disclosures-main for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the Democrats Do Something Convention.
0:21.2	I'm David Platz from Citycast. I'm still in Vermont, still in the town hall, still a select board member.
0:28.0	From CBS's Daily Report, is that still what we say you are? You're still from CBS's Daily Report?
0:34.4	John Dickerson?
0:35.4	I'm still from CBS's Daily Report. I won't be from the evening news until next year
0:42.2	and then whether my streaming show will be have a new
0:45.5	name or so be called the daily report in the new year is one of those unknown
0:50.8	parts of life.
0:53.0	As they say in the anchor chair, Time will tell.
0:56.0	John is from in Chicago where he's been at the convention.
0:58.2	We're going to hear lots about that and not at the convention,
1:01.3	but at home in New Haven, Connecticut from the New York Times magazine and Yale University law school.
1:06.0	It is of course Emily Bazelon. Hello Emily.
1:08.0	Hey guys.
1:10.0	John it's so nice to see you back here.
1:12.0	Oh, it's so good to be back with you guys. It's a lovely time off with Anne the family, but I'm glad to be back
1:20.0	This week on the Gapfest the Democratic Convention heads towards its climax.
1:24.7	Tonight, we will talk about the party's obolients, the Michelle Obama scorching speech,
1:31.1	Joe Biden's after hours,
1:32.8	of Laddictory, Oprah's Benedictine,
1:36.3	and Tim Walls's joyful introduction
1:38.6	to the American public.
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