The "2016 Conundrum" Edition

Political Gabfest

Slate Podcasts

News, Politics, Government

4.4 • 8.5K Ratings

🗓️ 29 December 2016

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Hosts John Dickerson, David Plotz and Emily Bazelon tackle listener-generated conundrums - an annual Gabfest tradition, recorded live at the Brooklyn Bell House. Join Slate Plus. Members get bonus segments (like a special Gabfest featuring Stephen Colbert!), exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at www.slate.com/gabfestplus. Twitter: @SlateGabfest Facebook: facebook.com/Gabfest Email: gabfest@slate.com Show notes at slate.com/gabfest Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The following podcast contains explicit language.
0:03.2	Hello and welcome to the Slate Political Gap Fest for December 29, 2016, the Conundrum Gap Fest.
0:15.6	We're live at the Bell House in New York before a sold-out crowd.
0:20.8	Before a sold-out crowd,
0:26.7	a morally confounded Brooklynites who are all wondering if it is ethical to get their
0:32.7	I'm with her tattoos laser removed before the Trump capos spot them.
0:38.7	I'm David Plots of Atlas Obscura.
0:40.7	I am joined on stage to my immediate left by Emily Bazzlon of the New York Times magazine.
0:45.7	Hello, Emily.
0:50.7	And to Emily's left, John Dickerson of Face the Nation.
0:57.7	On this week's Gap Fest, if you could make one legal thing illegal, what would it be?
1:03.7	Is it worse to cut down a tree or kill a dog?
1:06.7	Should you make America better by marrying someone with reprehensible political beliefs?
1:11.7	What's the best way to lie to avoid a social situation you don't want to be in?
1:15.7	And more conundrums from you and from our live audience.
1:19.7	And in Slate Plus, we'll do even more conundrums.
1:22.7	If you are not yet a Slate Plus member, go to Slate.com slash Gap Fest Plus.
1:26.7	One of our most popular conundrums ever was, would you rather be a Fisher tree?
1:31.7	Different one today.
1:32.7	Different one today.
1:33.7	Is it worse to cut down a tree or to kill a fish or a dog?
1:37.7	What do you think?
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