Political Gabfest | Trump Ends the Gaza War

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🗓️ 16 October 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the Gaza ceasefire and prospects for long-term peace with Rob Malley, Middle East policy expert and co-author (with Hussein Agha) of the new book Tomorrow is Yesterday: Life, Death, and the Pursuit of Peace in Israel/Palestine, which side is likely to fold first in the ongoing government shutdown, and who benefits as the Supreme Court hears arguments about whether the 14th Amendment clashes with the Voting Rights Act. For this week’s Slate Plus bonus episode, Emily, John, and David discuss the new Paul Thomas Anderson movie “One Battle After Another” and its political and social themes. Is it a love letter to the revolutionary left and community connection, “apologia for radical left-wing terrorism,” or something else entirely? In the latest Gabfest Reads, Emily talks with author and Yale professor Judith Resnik about her new book, Impermissible Punishments: How Prison Became a Problem for Democracy. They discuss the history of the prison system’s use of punishments like whipping, how the practice came to an end, and more. Email your chatters, questions, and comments to [email protected]. (Messages may be referenced by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Podcast production by Nina Porzucki Research by Emily Ditto You can find the full Political Gabfest show pages here. Want more Political Gabfest? Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Political Gabfest show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or visit slate.com/gabfestplus to get access wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the Slate Political Gab Fest.
0:11.5	October 16th, 2025, the Trump ends the Gaza War edition.
0:20.8	I'm David Plotz of CityCast here in Washington, D.C.C. Here in Washington, D.C., where we've had loads of. 25, Trump ends the Gaza War edition.
0:25.4	I'm David Plotz of CityCast here in Washington, D.C., where we've had loads of technical difficulties this morning.
0:26.3	No, we haven't.
0:26.4	It's hoping smooth.
0:27.4	Running on rails.
0:28.2	It's fine.
0:28.8	After 20 years, we're doing just fine.
0:31.8	Okay.
0:32.9	John Dickerson co-anchored CEDV News in New York City, who's just, he's been in some kind of microphone hell this morning.
0:43.0	Where she is can only be heaven, Emily Bazelon in New Haven, which is not really heaven, but it's pretty nice of the New York Times Magazine and the University of loves.
0:51.8	Is it heaven or it's nice?
0:52.9	I guess it's just nice.
1:29.3	Hi, guys. Did they find who owned those dogs? I don't think so. I don't know. I lost track of that story. My chatter last week. Emily has to. Let's not go down this road. Okay. This week on the Gab Fest is the war in Gaza over. Does Trump deserve credit for resolving it? We're going to talk to longtime Middle East expert and negotiator Rob Malley about what comes next. Then Trump is using the shutdown to punish Democrats. Who's going to fold first Democrats or Republicans? Then the Supreme Court is getting ready to strike down basically the last standing pillar of the Voting Rights Act. Is it going to cost Democrats a dozen or more
1:34.7	House seats in the South? Plus, we're going to have cocktail chatter. And a reminder that we are
1:39.6	coming live to three cities for our 20th anniversary tour. We're going to be in Chicago on October 29th,
1:46.1	and there's still some tickets available at slate.com slash gavfest live Chicago. We're going to be
1:51.9	in New York in December and in D.C. early in 2026. We'll have those dates announced soon.
1:57.2	There are special VIP receptions at every event, a great sort of cocktail hour, really fun. And the shows are great. They are, well, I'm not allowed to say that, but they are pretty great. They're really enjoyable. And we love doing them. Wait, why are you not going to say it? Well, because it's like we're saying our own shows are great. They're great. We have an excellent time and we're really excited.
2:18.4	How about that?
2:19.7	Yes.
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