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On this week’s Slate Political Gabfest, David Plotz, Emily Bazelon, and John Dickerson discuss the Republicans’ unconventional convention in Cleveland and the departure of Fox News head Roger Ailes amid a sexual harassment suit filed by former host Gretchen Carlson.
Here are some of the links and references from this week’s show:
- Trump’s wide-ranging New York Times interview, in which he set conditions for defending NATO allies from attack
- Melania Trump’s RNC speech plagiarized from Michelle Obama
- Ted Cruz drew boos for not endorsing Trump in his RNC speech
- The chants of “Lock Her Up” at the RNC
- Gretchen Carlson’s suit against Roger Ailes is an uphill battle against the secrecy and arbitration provisions in her Fox News employment contract
Emily chatters about voter ID decisions, in particular the federal appeals court ruling against a Texas law.
John chatters about Elektro the Motoman, a 7-foot-tall robot built by Westinghouse for the 1939 World’s Fair that could move under its own power and smoke. He had a cameo in “Sex Kittens Go to College”—a 1960 exploitation film that Trailers From Hell breaks down.
David chatters about Atlas Obscura’s new podcast “Escape Plan” that he’s hosting with Reyhan Harmanci and John’s live shows in New York, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C., for his new book Whistlestop.
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Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank. Links compiled by Kevin Townsend.