The Really Squirrely Gabfest
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Posted Friday, May 7, 2010, at 11:56 AM ET
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On this week's Slate Political Gabfest, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the New York City bombing attempt, the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, and the media echo chamber.
Here are some of the links and references mentioned during this week's show:
The New York Times piece by David Brooks.
The Slate piece by Daniel Gross on social license.
David chatters about Animal Review, a blog that rates animals.
Emily chatters about the upcoming season of Friday Night Lights.
John chatters about tough primary races for Arlen Specter and Bob Bennett.
Tickets to the live Philly Gabfest and preshow cocktail party are available here.
Information about David Plotz and Hanna Rosin's May 18 event at the Sixth & I Historic Synagogue is available here.
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Posted on May 7 by Gail Sullivan at 11:55 a.m.
David Plotz is the Editor of Slate. He's the author of The Genius Factory: The Curious History of the Nobel Prize Sperm Bank and Good Book. He appears on Slate's Political Gabfest.
Emily Bazelon is a Slate senior editor and writes about law, family, and kids. She's working on a book about bullying.
John Dickerson is Slate's chief political correspondent and author of On Her Trail. He can be reached at slatepolitics@gmail.com. Read his series on Risk. Follow him on Twitter.