Political Gabfest - The “Is Trump the Gorilla and America the Kid?” Edition
Political Gabfest
Slate Podcasts
4.4 • 8.5K Ratings
🗓️ 2 June 2016
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
David Plotz and Emily Bazelon along
with Adam Davidson talk about why some Democrats don't appreciate
Hillary, and about the President's new overtime rule. The three also
debate who to blame for the untimely death of a gorilla at a Cincinnati
zoo.
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