Who Should Get the Vaccine?

Political Gabfest

Slate Podcasts

Politics, News, Government

4.6 • 242 Ratings

🗓️ 3 September 2020

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Emily, David and John discuss the politics of violence in the U.S. and are joined by bioethicist Ezekiel Emanuel to talk about COVID vaccine distribution, and by Edward Ball to talk about his new book, Life of a Klansman: A Family History in White Supremacy. Here are some notes and references from this week’s show: Jamelle Bouie for The New York Times: “Trump Needs His Own Sister Souljah Moment” Science Magazine: “An Ethical Framework for Global Vaccine Allocation” The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: “National Academies Release Draft Framework for Equitable Allocation of a COVID-19 Vaccine, Seek Public Comment” Life of a Klansman: A Family History in White Supremacy by Edward Ball Slaves in the Family by Edward Ball Julian Kozlowski, Laura Veldkamp, and Venky Venkateswaran for the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: “Scarring Body and Mind: The Long-Term Belief-Scarring Effects of COVID-19, Working Paper 2020-009A” Here are this week’s cocktail chatters: Emily: Marc Levy for the Associated Press: “Pennsylvania High Court Takes Up Another Election Lawsuit” John: Elizabeth Bernstein for the Wall Street Journal: “The One Thing You Can Control Right Now: Yourself” David: Beowulf: A New Translation by Maria Dahvana Headley Listener @GreenNeck: Bridget Alex for Discover: “Which Ancient City Is Considered the Oldest in the World?” Slate Plus members get a bonus segment on the Gabfest each week, and access to special bonus episodes throughout the year. Sign up now to listen and support our show. For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment Emily, David, and John discuss whether we’ll consider this the most important election of our lifetimes thirty years from now. You can tweet suggestions, links, and questions to @SlateGabfest. Tweet us your cocktail chatter using #cocktailchatter. (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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode of The Gap Fest contains explicit language.
0:03.7	[♪ OUTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪
0:10.8	Hello and welcome to the Slate Political Gap Fest for September 3rd, 2020.
0:15.4	Who should get the vaccine addition?
0:18.2	I am David Plott's no longer a business insider.
0:22.0	I'm about to start something new, but not quite ready to say what that is.
0:26.2	But I'm free agent at the moment.
0:28.0	Is there only a few business insiders do you know David's business?
0:32.4	Uh, in any case, I'm merely David Plott's, that second voice you heard was John Degersen
0:37.9	of CBS's 60 Minutes Hello John Degersen.
0:40.9	Hello, hello.
0:41.9	Good to be with you David Plott's no longer a business insider.
0:45.6	And that first voice you heard was Emily Bazzlon of the New York Times magazine and Yale
0:49.8	University Law School Hello Emily.
0:51.8	Hello, hello.
0:52.8	I'm glad to be here with you.
0:54.8	It feels like a normal day.
0:56.6	Emily's in New Haven, but she's wearing a Philly t-shirt.
0:59.4	Yes, which my youngest sister Dana gave me, which I really like wearing.
1:05.4	On today's Gap Fest, the unrest in Kenosha and Portland and elsewhere, death in the streets,
1:11.8	murder in the streets, President Trump fanning, promoting violence, what is going on, what
1:18.3	is to be done about this.
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