The “Please Send Soap and Toothpaste” Edition

Political Gabfest

Slate Podcasts

News, Politics, Government

4.4 • 8.5K Ratings

🗓️ 27 June 2019

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson and David French discuss President Trump’s backpedalling, the Supreme Court’s recent decisions on gerrymandering and the U.S. Census and “Frenchism.” Topic ideas for next week? You can tweet suggestions, links, and questions to @SlateGabfest. Tweet us your cocktail chatter using #cocktailchatter or post it to our Facebook page. (Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Become a fan of the Political Gabfest on Facebook and follow us on Twitter @SlateGabfest. The email address for the Political Gabfest is gabfest@slate.com. (Email may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank. Research by Claire Saint-Amour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the Slate Political Gapsest for Thursday, June 27th.
0:11.6	The please send soap and toothpaste edition.
0:14.9	I'm Emily Baslan.
0:16.2	I'm here in Aspen, Colorado in an amazingly beautiful recording studio.
0:21.1	I don't know how we wound up here, but it is very lovely.
0:24.8	And I'm here, of course, with John Dickerson of 60 minutes.
0:27.8	Hello, Emily.
0:28.8	It is really.
0:29.8	I worked surrounded by blonde wood and beauty and all these amazing instruments, which crave
0:35.3	someone with talent to play them.
0:37.1	Right.
0:38.1	It's a good thing you're here.
0:39.1	I wish I answered to that description.
0:42.4	And we're also happily joined by David French of the National Review.
0:46.2	I should have asked you if that was the proper way to introduce you.
0:48.5	Yeah, absolutely.
0:49.5	That's good.
0:50.5	Okay.
0:51.5	Yeah, that's wonderful.
0:52.5	Yeah, thank you.
0:53.5	Excellent.
0:54.5	We're really glad you're here.
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