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Political Gabfest

The “Hope Hicks’ Loose Lips Sinks Ships” Edition

Political Gabfest

Slate Podcasts

News, Politics, Government

4.48.5K Ratings

🗓️ 1 February 2018

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss criticism of the FBI by the White House and its allies, the State of the Union, and Hillary Clinton’s protection of an adviser accused of sexual assault. 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

Transcript

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0:00.0

The following podcast contains explicit language.

0:03.2

[♪ OUTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪

0:10.6

Hello and welcome to the Slate Political Gabb Vest for February 1, 2018.

0:13.7

The Hopehicks, Luke's, Loose Lips, Sync Ships.

0:16.0

Addition.

0:17.6

I am David Ploss of Atlas Obscrier.

0:19.8

Try saying that three times quickly.

0:21.9

Try saying it once.

0:22.8

Ploths.

0:23.5

I don't know.

0:24.6

I'm in Washington, D.C.

0:25.5

Can you give that part to me, actually?

0:26.6

I know.

0:27.0

I just stumbled over it because my tongue

0:29.9

is lazy.

0:30.9

I see.

0:32.4

That is Emily Bazelon of New York Times Magazine in New Haven, maybe?

0:36.5

Are you in New Haven?

0:37.7

And also, I suspect down the line across the copper wires

0:43.5

is John Dickerson of CBS's This Morning in New York.

0:46.1

Hello, John.

0:47.2

Hello.

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