Political Gabfest

The Gabfest Gets a Snow Job

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John Dickerson, trapped in a snowstorm in New Hampshire, called into the warm and cozy D.C. studio, where he spoke with David and Chadwick Matlin. On the agenda: the presidential contest, U.S. energy policy, and Time magazine’s “Person of the Year.” Posted by June Thomas at 12:11 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 14, 2007

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John called in from Iowa, where it’s cold and wet, while David and Emily gathered in the warm and dry D.C. “studio.” Emily hosted a discussion of the presidential campaign, the Mitchell report, and the CIA videotapes.

Our e-mail address is podcasts@slate.com . (E-mail may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Posted by June Thomas at 1:40 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 7, 2007

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John Dickerson was on the road this week, so “Trailhead” wrangler Christopher Beam joined Emily and David. On today’s agenda: New intelligence on Iran is released, Mitt Romney finally makes his Mormon speech, and the Supreme Court hears more on Guantanamo.

Some of the articles mentioned in the discussion:

John Dickerson on the Romney speech
Dahlia Lithwick on the Guantanamo case
Dahlia and Emily’s video discussion of the case
Emily’s column on The Golden Compass/V.C. Andrews

Our e-mail address is podcasts@slate.com. (E-mail may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Posted by June Thomas at 5:51 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 30, 2007

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On today’s agenda: Huckabee wins the YouTube debates; Bush restarts the peace process in Annapolis; a schoolteacher in Sudan is targeted by Islamic extremists; and a study links acne to poor diet.

Some of the articles mentioned in this week’s Gabfest:

John on the second CNN/YouTube Debate
David Shulman’s Dark Hope: Working for Peace in Israel and Palestine

Our e-mail address is podcasts@slate.com. (E-mail may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Posted by Brad Flora at 6:30 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 23, 2007

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On today’s agenda: Barack Obama surges in Iowa, a stem-cell breakthrough, and D.C.’s handgun law goes to court.

Our e-mail address is podcasts@slate.com. (E-mail may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Posted by June Thomas at 3:15 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 16, 2007

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On this week’s agenda: bad news for Hillary; parsing the good news from Iraq; and the debate over whether to issue driver’s licenses to undocumented aliens.

Some of the articles mentioned in the discussion:

Emily’s “XX Factor” post on John McCain’s “gaffe”
John on Hillary Clinton’s planted question
Time’s Michael Duffy on Rudy Giuliani’s Kerik problem

Our e-mail address is podcasts@slate.com. (E-mail may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Posted by June Thomas at 3:30 p.m.