The Shutdown and the Great Capitulation

Political Gabfest

Slate Podcasts

Politics, Government, News

4.5 • 8.3K Ratings

🗓️ 19 December 2024

⏱️ 66 minutes

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This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the capitulation of American media and corporations to President-Elect Donald Trump; the government shutdown and surrender of House Republicans to Elon Musk; and the appeal of TikTok to the Supreme Court. For this week’s Slate Plus bonus episode, Emily, John, and David discuss the drones over New Jersey. In the latest Gabfest Reads, Emily talks with Stephanie Gorton about her new book, The Icon & the Idealist: Margaret Sanger, Mary Ware Dennett, and the Rivalry That Brought Birth Control to America. Email your chatters, questions, and comments to [email protected]. (Messages may be referenced by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Podcast production by Cheyna Roth Research by Julie Huygen Want more Political Gabfest? Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Political Gabfest show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or visit slate.com/gabfestplus to get access wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the Slate Political Gab Fest.
0:07.2	I mean, this is going to sound somewhat melodramatic, but I was worried about that it was having a corrosive effect on civilization.
0:16.9	December 19th, 2024, the Great Capitulation Edition.
0:21.9	I'm David Flotz of Citycast in Washington, D.C., from CBS News and New York City, John.
0:29.4	Do you have said? Hello, John.
0:30.6	Good morning. No, no. Good afternoon. Or hi, good evening.
0:34.7	Good afternoon. Good night.
0:36.3	And from New Haven, Connecticut, Yale University Law School, plus the New York Times Magazine, Emily Bazelon.
0:42.6	Hello, Emily.
0:43.5	Hey, nice to see you guys.
0:45.7	This week on the Gab Fest, God bless President Elect Trump.
0:48.8	We are going to join the chorus of media overlords and tech titans welcoming, welcoming with open arms and
0:55.7	bended knee, our new overlord, our wonderful new president. We are going to discuss
1:00.7	the great capitulation that is happening in Marilago and in Washington. Then the government
1:07.0	is likely headed for shutdown as Trump and President Musk torpedoed the emergency
1:12.5	bill that House Speaker Mike Johnson negotiated. What does this foretell about what's coming?
1:18.7	Foretell. Do tell foretell about what's coming in 2025. And then will TikTok actually die?
1:26.3	We are going to discuss a fascinating legal case with enormous
1:29.5	political ramifications. Plus, we'll have cocktail chatter. This episode of the Gavest is brought
1:35.3	you by NRDC. The Natural Resources Defense Council, NRDC, is fighting in and out of court
1:43.1	to protect public health, the environment, and climate progress from Trump's Project 2025 agenda.
1:48.8	They've done it before, filing over 150 lawsuits during his first term and winning almost 90% of resolved cases.
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