Podcast Episodes

Could You Be A Trump Juror?

This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss Donald Trump’s first criminal trial and the Supreme Court argument on a criminal ch…

1 year, 10 months ago

John Dickerson’s Navel Gazing: Sending our Son to College

In this week’s essay, John remembers dropping his son off at college, and trying to hold onto moments and feelings while you can. 

Notebook Entries:

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1 year, 10 months ago

Arizona Territory’s 1864 Abortion Law

This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the revival of Arizona’s 1864 abortion ban; the end of No Labels; and the past and …

1 year, 10 months ago

John Dickerson’s Navel Gazing: An Exploration of Inklings

In this week’s essay, John Dickerson looks back on a Sunday morning in 2021, and ruminates on the empty spaces left behind by the people that once fi…

1 year, 10 months ago

Florida Bans Abortion Again

Here are this week’s chatters:

Emily: Scott Bauer for AP: Wisconsin voters approve ban on private money support for elections and Unfair Share: The Ge…

1 year, 10 months ago

John Dickerson Introduces: Navel Gazing

Political Gabfest host John Dickerson has been a journalist for more than three decades, reporting about presidential campaigns, political scandals, …

1 year, 10 months ago

Gabfest Live In Washington, D.C.!

This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz are live in Washington, D.C. to discuss the Supreme Court (again) and abortion (again); Don…

1 year, 11 months ago

When Is Government Speech Coercion?

This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the Supreme Court’s busy week on government speech and immigration authority; Donal…

1 year, 11 months ago

Gabfest Reads: How Tana French Uses Genre Tropes to Tell Great Human Stories

Emily Bazelon talks with author Tana French about her new book, The Hunter. They discuss the different perspectives French uses throughout her books,…

1 year, 11 months ago

Did Hur Exonerate Biden?

This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address and Special Counsel Robert Hur’s c…

1 year, 11 months ago