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This week on Slate Plus, the Culture Gabfest, Political Gabfest, and Hang Up and Listen battle for podcast glory in a game of Family Feud.
This week’s episode is a special superpodcast co-starring Hang Up and Listen, the Political Gabfest, and host Dan Kois. First up, the politics crew discusses the recent terrorist attack in Paris. What approach should the next U.S. president take in addressing the growth of ISIS? Next, our culture trio reviews Aziz Ansari’s new Netflix comedy, Master of None. Why does this realistic show about a decent guy feel so surprisingly fresh and interesting? Then, Hang Up and Listen discusses the state-sponsored Russian track-and-field doping conspiracy. Is this the biggest scandal in sports history? Finally, Dana Stevens and John Dickerson interview Daveed Diggs and Leslie Odom Jr., two of the breakout stars from Broadway’s Hamilton. We close out with a lively debate in which Dan Kois pits teams of podcasters against one another to debate various questions. Should your romantic partner be allowed to read your email? Are today’s college students overly sensitive? Is it going to be OK?
Links to some of the things we discussed this week follow:
- The CBS presidential debate moderated by John Dickerson
- Master of None on Netflix
- Parks and Recreation
- Seinfeld
- The Simpsons
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