Podcast Episodes
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This week, David Plotz, Emily Bazelon, and John Dickerson discuss the inexplicable success of Trump’s special master gambit in the Espionage Act inve…
3 years, 5 months ago
Diligent Search
This week, David Plotz, Emily Bazelon, and John Dickerson discuss Trump’s strange legal maneuvering in the obstruction investigation; what Trump’s se…
3 years, 6 months ago
Could the Democrats Actually Win?
This week, David Plotz, Emily Bazelon, and John Dickerson discuss what the special election results suggest for the midterms, an unprecedented $1.6B …
3 years, 6 months ago
Gabfest Reads: Life on Europa Looks Too Much Like America
David Plotz talks with author Mat Johnson about his new novel Invisible Things. Johnson’s novel tells the story of a group of astronauts that land in…
3 years, 6 months ago
The Martyrdom of Liz Cheney
This week, David Plotz, Emily Bazelon, and Benjamin Wittes discuss the Trump investigations; Liz Cheney’s defeat; and Dana Goldstein’s reporting on c…
3 years, 6 months ago
What’s in Trump’s Safe?
This week, David Plotz, Emily Bazelon, and Juliette Kayyem discuss the Mar-a-Lago search; the Inflation Reduction Act; and Caitlin Dickerson’s articl…
3 years, 6 months ago
Nothing’s The Matter With Kansas
This week, David Plotz, Emily Bazelon, and Heather McGhee discuss the primaries and Kansan voters’ defense of abortion; Alex Jones on trial; and Anni…
3 years, 6 months ago
Did You Apologize to Manchin Yet?
This week, David Plotz, John Dickerson, and Emily Bazelon discuss the surprise deal for climate legislation, new January 6th revelations, and the dea…
3 years, 7 months ago
Gabfest Reads: Revolution Through Teenage Eyes
Emily Bazelon talks with author Vanessa Hua about her new historical fiction book, Forbidden City. The novel tells the story of sixteen-year-old revo…
3 years, 7 months ago
Hot, Hotter, Hottest
This week, David Plotz, John Dickerson, and Josie Duffy Rice discuss Europe’s deadly heat wave, Joe Manchin’s balk at climate legislation, and the in…
3 years, 7 months ago