The "Coin Toss" Edition

Political Gabfest

Slate Podcasts

News, Politics, Government

4.4 • 8.5K Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2016

⏱️ 46 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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John Dickerson, David Plotz and Emily Bazelon discuss the impact of the Iowa Caucus on the Republican and Democratic Parties and David Plotz speaks with Adam McKay about America's financial system and his Oscar-nominated film, The Big Short. The Slate Political Gabfest is brought to you by Stamps.com. Buy and print official U.S. postage using your own computer and printer, and save up to 50% compared to a postage meter. Sign up for Stamps.com and get a 4-week trial and a $110 bonus offer when you use the promo code GABFEST. And by Casper, an online retailer of premium mattresses for a fraction of the price. Casper mattresses come with free delivery and returns within a 100-day period. And get 50 dollars toward any mattress purchase by visiting Casper.com/POLITICALand using the promo code POLITICAL. And by Harry's, the shaving company that offers German-engineered blades, well-designed handles, and shipping right to your door. Visit Harrys.com for $5 off your first purchase with the promo code GABFEST. 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. 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 slight political gapfest is brought to you by Stamps.com, buy and print official US
0:04.5	postage using your own computer and printer and save up to 50% compared to a postage meter.
0:10.2	Sign up for Stamps.com and get a four week trial and a $110 bonus offer when you use
0:15.3	the promo code Gapfest.
0:17.5	And by Casper, an online retailer of premium mattresses for a fraction of the price.
0:23.0	Casper mattresses come with free delivery and returns within a 100 day period and get
0:28.4	$50 toward any mattress purchase by visiting Casper.com slash political and using the promo
0:35.6	code political.
0:37.9	And by Harries, the shaving company that offers German engineered blades, well designed
0:42.6	handles and shipping right to your door.
0:45.2	Visit harries.com for $5 off your first purchase with the promo code Gapfest.
0:50.8	The following podcast contains explicit language.
0:57.8	Hello and welcome to the slate political gapfest for February 5th, 2016.
1:05.7	The coin toss edition on David Plott's of Atlas Obscura.
1:09.8	I am in Washington, DC with John Dickerson.
1:12.4	Hello John Dickerson in the face of the nation.
1:14.4	Hello David, I'm so happy to physically be here with you.
1:17.1	I know it's been a long time since we've physically been together.
1:20.0	I want to hold hands.
1:21.0	That's not.
1:22.0	That's so sweet.
1:23.0	Emily Bazelon, there she is.
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