Political Gabfest - The "Welcome Back, Vladimir" Edition
Slate News
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4.5 • 6K Ratings
🗓️ 20 March 2015
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
John Dickerson, David Plotz, and special guest Julia Ioffe discuss the reelection in Israel of Bibi Netanyahu, the reappearance in Russia of Vladimir Putin, and the resignation from Congress of Rep. Aaron Schock.This week's episode is sponsored by Stamps.com. If you go to stamps.com, click on the microphone at the top of the home page and enter GABFEST for a $110 bonus offer, including up to $55 in free postage and a no-risk trial. This episode is also sponsored by Harrys.com, which offers a better shaving experience. Go to harrys.com and enter the coupon code GABFEST for $5 off the starter set, and start shaving smarter today.Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/gabfestplus.
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| 0:00.0 | Slate's political gab fest is sponsored by Stamps.com. |
| 0:03.7 | Buy in print official U.S. postage right from your desk using your own computer and printer. |
| 0:08.2 | Right now, get a no-risk trial and a $110 bonus offer by going to Stamps.com and using the promo code, GabFest. |
| 0:16.0 | And buy Harries, the shaving company that offers German engineered blades, well-designed handles, and shipping right to your door. |
| 0:23.2 | Visit Harries.com for $5 off your first purchase with the promo code Political. |
| 0:32.8 | Hello and welcome to the Slate Political Gab Fest for March 20th, 2015. |
| 0:38.4 | The welcome back, Vladimir edition. |
| 0:40.1 | I'm David Plotz of Atlas Obscura in Washington, D.C., packed house again this week. |
| 0:45.2 | John Dickerson of Slate and CBS News is here. |
| 0:49.1 | Hello, John. |
| 0:49.8 | Hi. |
| 0:51.2 | Wow. |
| 0:53.4 | I don't know where that came from. |
| 0:55.0 | That was John Dickerson at 11. |
| 0:58.0 | Before you went through the change. |
| 1:00.3 | I don't talk much. You know, during the day. |
| 1:03.8 | So this is my first chance to talk. |
| 1:05.4 | Your first words. |
| 1:06.1 | I was reading all day. |
| 1:08.0 | And Emily Bazelon is still on vacation. What a vacation. Can't wait for the stories when she gets back. So we have making her first start for the Gab Fest, frequent guest. You've had, you've come in, injury time substitute, occasionally made brilliant appearances, scored a couple of goals for us. Julia Yafi of the New York Times Magazine. Is that |
| 1:29.3 | where you are now? Yes. Yes. You may remember Julia from, I'm not sure what you remember her. |
| 1:34.9 | What were you from her, her stints doing her Russian accent, which she will definitely bring out to it. |
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