Gabfest Extra government shutdown Day 1: John Dickerson and David Weigel discuss.

Gabfest Extra: The Government Shutdown, Day 1

Gabfest Extra: The Government Shutdown, Day 1

Slate's weekly political roundtable.
Oct. 1 2013 6:32 PM

Gabfest Extra: The Government Shutdown, Day 1

A quick, nightly podcast update on the mess in Washington.

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Welcome to Gabfest Extra, a short, nightly podcast tracking the ups and downs of the budget standoff between President Obama and the GOP.

You can write us at gabfest@slate.com. (Email may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)

Podcast production by Mike Vuolo.

John Dickerson is a co-anchor of CBS This Morning, co-host of the Slate Political Gabfest, host of the Whistlestop podcast, and author of Whistlestop and On Her Trail.

David Weigel is a reporter for the Washington Post.