Slate: The Let Me Just Swab Your Cheek Gabfest

Political Gabfest

Slate Podcasts

Politics, Government, News

4.5 • 8.3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 June 2013

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Slate's Political Gabfest, featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon. This week: The government tracks millions of Verizon phone calls, Chris Christie sets a date for the New Jersey senate election, and the Supreme Court rules on routine DNA collection. Find show notes at www.slate.com/gabfest Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:36.9	Hello and welcome to the Slate Political GabFest June 7th, 2013, the Let Me Just Swab Your Cheek Edition.
0:43.5	I'm David Plotsey under Slate.
0:45.2	My telephone number, in case the government missed it, in its latest sweep, is 202-986-1168.
0:51.2	What?
0:51.8	You are not really reading out on there.
0:59.2	Most sure I am. This is a part of a David's whole let it all hang out.
1:09.3	The number I dial most is 202-26113. 70. Joining me in the Slate DC studio today is Chief Political Correspondent John Dickerson. Hello, John. What is your phone number?
1:13.1	Hello, David. What is my phone number is 8, David. What is my phone? My phone number is 867309.
1:19.4	Awesome. From New Haven. That was great. I can't believe you remembered that. From New Haven,
1:29.1	government overlords area code for New Haven is 203. Is Slate Senior Editor Emily Bazelon. Hello, Emily. Emily, do you have a... Are you joining us via burner phone?
1:36.2	I should be because I actually care about my personal data remaining private, unlike you.
1:47.0	So on this week's show, we will, of course, talk about the news that the NSA, the national security... Wait, what does the NSA stand for? Security agency.
1:48.3	It is security or surveillance?
1:50.1	Security.
1:50.9	National security agency.
1:52.0	It's not actually called.
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