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Political Gabfest

Two Stents

Political Gabfest

Slate Podcasts

News, Politics, Government

4.48.5K Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2020

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Emily, John and David discuss the fiery Democratic debate, Trump’s white-collar pardoning spree, and A Very Stable Genius with authors Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig. For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, Emily, David, and John discuss how they would design a new source of news. Join slate plus today! 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.)   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. Follow @SlateGabfest on Twitter / https://twitter.com/SlateGabfest Slate Gabfest on Facebook / https://www.facebook.com/Gabfest/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

This episode of The Gabfest contains explicit language.

0:03.6

Hello and welcome to the Slate Political Gabfest for February 20, 2020.

0:15.3

The two Stents edition I am David Plotsvattles.

0:18.4

I have zero stents at the moment, I'm sure I'll get to some.

0:21.8

I'm in Washington, DC, joining me from New Haven, from the campus of Yale University,

0:27.7

because Emily Bazelon of the New York Times magazine, hello Emily, not going to ask you

0:30.9

how many stents you have.

0:32.9

I could use some stents, how about that?

0:36.0

No.

0:37.2

I hope not.

0:38.2

No, no stents for Emily.

0:40.2

I feel like I sort of have no support.

0:42.0

I know of course.

0:43.0

This week I'm just having a hard week at work, but guess no.

0:45.5

I don't need any stents.

0:46.5

It's true.

0:47.5

Thank you for your concern, though.

0:49.0

Not stents, just caffeine and good wishes.

0:53.2

People will send good wishes at you.

0:55.5

That no of course was from John Dickerson of CBS 60 minutes from New York.

1:00.1

Hello John.

1:01.1

Hi.

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