Podcast Episodes

Gabfest Reads: When a Sex Robot Catches Feelings

David Plotz talks with author Sierra Greer about her new book, Annie Bot. They discuss how much discomfort Annie (a “Cuddle Bunny” type of robot) can…

1 year, 8 months ago

Gabfest Reads: When a Sex Robot Catches Feelings

David Plotz talks with author Sierra Greer about her new book, Annie Bot. They discuss how much discomfort Annie (a “Cuddle Bunny” type of robot) can…

1 year, 8 months ago

Biden’s Risky Asylum Policy

This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss President Biden’s new asylum policy; the recent European Parliament elections with …

1 year, 8 months ago

Will Trump’s Conviction Help Biden?

This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the fallout from Donald Trump’s felony conviction; the spin-up for Hunter Biden’s t…

1 year, 8 months ago

John Dickerson’s Navel Gazing: The Meaning Behind All This Navel Gazing

In this week’s essay, John discusses instinct versus obligation, his daughter’s wit, how he has changed since episode one, and more.

Notebook Entries…

1 year, 8 months ago

Donald Trump is Convicted! Plus, Who is Winning The Senate?

This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the U.S. Senate seats that might turn from blue to red in 2024; The Fall of Roe wit…

1 year, 9 months ago

John Dickerson’s Navel Gazing: Time Travel Via an Assortment of Journal Entries

In this week’s essay, John discusses Mothers’s Day, playing tennis with the Attorney General, medical scares, and more

Notebook Entries:

Notebook 19, …

1 year, 9 months ago

Justice Alito's Upside Down Flag

This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s right-wing flag-flying; David Leonhardt’s take…

1 year, 9 months ago

John Dickerson’s Navel Gazing: Moving in New York Twenty Years After September 11th.

In this week’s essay, John discusses the differences between moving around New York in 1991 and 2021; remembering 9/11 twenty years later; and more. …

1 year, 9 months ago

Gabfest Reads: Why Americans Care About Animals

Emily Bazelon talks with authors Bill Wasik and Monica Murphy, about their new book, Our Kindred Creatures: How Americans Came to Feel the Way They D…

1 year, 9 months ago