The “Wahoo” Edition

Political Gabfest

Slate Podcasts

News, Politics, Government

4.4 • 8.5K Ratings

🗓️ 13 April 2019

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, David Plotz, and Jamelle Bouie discuss the arrest of Julian Assange; Trump’s purge of the Department of Homeland Security; and the 2020 contenders for President. 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 and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap. 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	[♪ OUTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪
0:10.6	Hello and welcome to the Slate Political Gap Fest for April 12, 2019, the Wahoo Edition.
0:15.8	[♪ OUTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪
0:18.6	The Gap Fest is live at the Paramount Theatre in downtown Charlottesville, Virginia.
0:24.5	We're here as part of the Tom Tom Festival.
0:27.0	We are a few blocks from the campus.
0:29.5	Of the NCAA men's basketball champion, Virginia Cattle Lear.
0:33.6	[♪ OUTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪
0:37.0	I...
0:38.0	We want, we want.
0:39.6	We want.
0:40.6	Excuse me, Mr. Chairman, point of personal privilege.
0:44.4	It's the grounds.
0:45.6	[♪ OUTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪
0:50.8	Spoken like the pedantic alumnus that you are.
0:54.2	[♪ OUTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪
0:55.3	He's going to make me pay for that later.
0:57.6	[♪ OUTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪
0:59.2	So I wore my UVA colors just in honor of the evening.
1:05.1	And we are of course in our own small ways, champions of the hardwood.
1:08.7	I'm of course David Plots of Atlas Obscura, but let me introduce the true superstars of the Gap Fest team.
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