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On this week’s Slate Political Gabfest, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss why government shutdown negotiations look particularly grim this time around. They also discuss the handshake that never was between President Obama and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, and what that means for Middle East politics. Finally, they contemplate whether it should be illegal to post naked photos of your ex online.

Here are some of the links and references mentioned during this week's show:

• The latest list of Republican demands for a debt-ceiling increase is a grab bag.
• Matthew Yglesias writes that compromising on the debt ceiling in 2011 was Obama's worst mistake as president.
• CNN's translation of Rouhani's remarks about the Holocaust includes the word reprehensible; Iranian news agency Fars' translation does not.
• Emily argues that California's revenge porn bill doesn't go far enough.

Emily chatters about the 2011 Iranian drama A Separation.

John chatters about outsourcing memories to Google. 

David chatters about Bert Haanstra's short film Zoo.

Topic ideas for next week? You can tweet suggestions, links, and questions to @SlateGabfest. 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 Mike Vuolo. Links compiled by Rebecca Cohen.