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Political Gabfest: These [Republicans] Are Weird

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News, News Commentary, Politics

4.66K Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2024

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the new Democratic line against JD Vance and Donald Trump; the Kamala Harris Veepstakes; and President Biden’s attempt to reform the Supreme Court.Here are this week’s chatters: John: The World Jigsaw Puzzle Championship Emily: Social Security and Trends in Wealth Inequality and The Sea Change David: Who Goes Nazi? By Dorothy Thompson Listener chatter from former Slatester Torie Bosche on the Edith Roller Journals For this week’s Slate Plus bonus episode, David, John, and Emily about the wildfires raging out west and David’s own escape from Jasper National Park. In the latest Gabfest Reads, David talks with Sierra Greer about her new book, Annie Bot: A Novel. And Gabfest Reads now has its own site! Email your chatters, questions, and comments to [email protected]. (Messages may be referenced by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Podcast production by Cheyna Roth Research by Kat Hong Public.com+Public Investing Disclosure: 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. 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 Slate Political Gapfest. August 1st, 2024, these guys are weird addition. I'm David Platts of Citycast. I am in DC back from an

0:25.9

adventurous but curtailed vacation that I will discuss on our slight plus segment.

0:29.9

From the CBS Daily Report in New York City, John Dickerson. Hello, John, good to see you.

0:36.0

Hello David, it's wonderful to see you both.

0:38.0

I just, maybe a quick amendment to the title in 20 minutes, they're going to announce that I'll be one of the

0:44.8

anchors of the evening news. No fucking way! Oh my God that's so exciting!

0:50.0

Oh my God! They did bury the lead, John Dickerson.

0:54.0

What the fuck, man?

0:56.0

Thank you.

0:57.0

Mazzle top.

0:58.0

That's amazing, John.

0:59.0

Wow.

1:00.0

That means in the beginning of the new year I will join Maurice Du Bois and in New York

1:07.8

where they're moving the evening news back to they're moving it back to New York and

1:11.4

then Margaret Brandon will cover Washington for the show as an

1:16.4

an anchor. Nora O'Donnell is moved on after her five amazing years at the evening

1:22.0

news and then I'll also have a streaming show from

1:25.6

seven to seven thirty so I'll do the evening news and then have my own show from

1:31.8

seven to seven thirty that's amazing John and everything have my own show from 7 to 730.

1:32.8

That's amazing, John.

1:34.4

And everything else will stay the same.

1:36.3

All the other work I do for

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