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This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss Kamala Harris’ win against Donald Trump in the presidential debate; the Harris endorsements by Taylor Swift and Dick and Liz Cheney; and election integrity with Professor Nathaniel Persily of Stanford Law School.
Here are this week’s chatters:
Emily: Willa Paskin and Cheyna Roth for Decoder Ring: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie… Will He Want a Welfare Check? and Wangjie Hu et al. in Science: Genomic inference of a severe human bottleneck during the Early to Middle Pleistocene transition
John: Sasha Weiss for The New York Times Magazine: The Prince We Never Knew; Mike Wall for Space.com: New record! 19 people are orbiting Earth right now; and Black Fire by Sonni Cooper
David: Hemispheres
Listener chatter from Curt Fonger in Daphne, Alabama: Caity Weaver for The New York Times Magazine: America Must Free Itself from the Tyranny of the Penny
For this week’s Slate Plus bonus episode, David, Emily, and John continue their conversation with Nate Persily on election integrity.
In the latest Gabfest Reads, Emily talks with Joshua Leifer about his book, Tablets Shattered.
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Podcast production by Cheyna Roth
Research by Julie Huygen
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This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the state of the presidential race; the possibility of a hostages-for-Gaza-ceasefire deal with Ruth Margalit of The New Yorker; and foreign interference in U.S. politics. In the latest Gabfest Reads, Emily talks with Joshua Leifer about his book, Tablets Shattered. Email your chatters, questions, and comments to [email protected]. (Messages may be referenced by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Podcast production by Cheyna RothResearch by Julie HuygenPublic.com+Public Investing: All investing involves risk. Brokerage services for US listed securities, options and bonds in a self-directed brokerage account are offered by Public Investing, member FINRA & SIPC. Not investment advice. Public Investing offers a High-Yield Cash Account where funds from this account are automatically deposited into partner banks where they earn interest and are eligible for FDIC insurance; Public Investing is not a bank.Cryptocurrency trading services are offered by Bakkt Crypto Solutions, LLC (NMLS ID 1828849), which is licensed to engage in virtual currency business activity by the NYSDFS. Cryptocurrency is highly speculative, involves a high degree of risk, and has the potential for loss of the entire amount of an investment. Cryptocurrency holdings are not protected by the FDIC or SIPC. . See public.com/#disclosures-main for more information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the Kamala Harris-Donald Trump debate and other campaign goings-on; the January 6th and classified documents cases brought by Special Counsel Jack Smith; and the national housing shortage with Conor Dougherty of The New York Times.
Here are this week’s chatters:
Emily: Wayne Homes: The Great Debate: Front Porch vs. Back Porch; Mariah Timms for The Wall Street Journal: Lawsuits Fly Over Election Rules and Who Gets to Vote; Fin Gómez and Nidia Cavazos for CBS News: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton raids Latino Democrats’ homes, including those of LULAC members; and Frederka Schouten and Tierney Sneed for CNN: Democrats sue to block new GOP-backed Georgia election certification rules
John: Glenn Thrush for The New York Times: Would-Be Trump Assassin’s Interest in Violence Went Back to 2019
David: Jonathan Shaw for Harvard Magazine: Mapping the Human Brain
Listener chatter from Adam Webb in Chicago: Paul Collins in The Believer: Why Can’t My Son Vote?
For this week’s Slate Plus bonus episode, David, Emily, and John will talk about the Kamala Harris-Tim Walz interview. Bonus content this week will be available on Friday.
In the latest Gabfest Reads, Emily talks with Joshua Leifer about his book, Tablets Shattered.
Email your chatters, questions, and comments to [email protected]. (Messages may be referenced by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)
Podcast production by Cheyna Roth
Research by Julie HuygenPublic.com+Public Investing Disclosure: Public Investing offers a High-Yield Cash Account where funds from this account are automatically deposited into partner banks where they earn interest and are eligible for FDIC insurance; Public Investing is not a bank. See public.com/#disclosures-main for more information.
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This week, John Dickerson returns and joins Emily Bazelon and David Plotz to discuss the Democratic National Convention; presidential polls; and overtourism. Here are this weekâs chatters:John: @jdickerson on Threads: Background Sounds on iPhoneEmily: Tablets Shattered by Joshua Leifer; Gabfest Reads: Where Does the American Jewish Experience Go from Here?; and Ginia Bellafante for The New York Times: A Bookshop Cancels an Event Over a Rabbiâs Zionism, Prompting OutrageDavid: David Wade for WBZ News: How do you stop political texts on your phone?; Presumed Innocent by Apple TV+ and Presumed Innocent by Warner Bros.; and Road House by Prime Video and Road House by United Artists Listener chatter from Scott Rada in La Crosse, Wisconsin: ChatGPTâs Slate pitches for 3,000 B.C. For this weekâs Slate Plus bonus segment, available Friday, August 23, David, Emily, and John talk about Kamala Harrisâs nomination acceptance speech.In the latest Gabfest Reads, Emily talks with Joshua Leifer about his book, Tablets Shattered. Email your chatters, questions, and comments to [email protected]. (Messages may be referenced by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)Podcast production by Ethan ObermanResearch by Julie HuygenHostsEmily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David PlotzFollowSlate Political Gabfest on Facebook / https://www.facebook.com/Gabfest/ @slatepoliticalgabfest on Threads / https://www.threads.net/@slatepoliticalgabfest@SlateGabfest on X / https://twitter.com/SlateGabfestSlate Political Gabfest on YouTube / https://www.youtube.com/@slate/podcastsWant more Political Gabfest? Subscribe to Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, youâll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts by clicking âTry Freeâ at the top of our show page. Or, visit slate.com/gabfestplus to get access wherever you listen.Public.com+Public Investing: All investing involves risk. Brokerage services for US listed securities, options and bonds in a self-directed brokerage account are offered by Public Investing, member FINRA & SIPC. Not investment advice. Public Investing offers a High-Yield Cash Account where funds from this account are automatically deposited into partner banks where they earn interest and are eligible for FDIC insurance; Public Investing is not a bank.Cryptocurrency trading services are offered by Bakkt Crypto Solutions, LLC (NMLS ID 1828849), which is licensed to engage in virtual currency business activity by the NYSDFS. Cryptocurrency is highly speculative, involves a high degree of risk, and has the potential for loss of the entire amount of an investment. Cryptocurrency holdings are not protected by the FDIC or SIPC. . See public.com/#disclosures-main for more information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Political Gabfest host Emily Bazalon talks with author Joshua Leifer about his new book, Tablets Shattered: The End of An American Jewish Century and the Future of Jewish Life. They discuss Leifer’s experience growing up Jewish in America, the conflict in Gaza, how what it means to be Jewish has evolved, and more.
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This week, Emily Bazelon and David Plotz are joined by Marin Cogan of Vox to discuss how the media is reporting on election disinformation and misinformation and Donald Trump’s lies; Vice President Kamala Harris defining Candidate Kamala Harris; and more guns, less violent crime.
Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:
Marin Cogan for Vox: What happens when everyone decides they need a gun? and Nicole Narea: Violent crime is plummeting. Why?
Here are this week’s chatters:
Emily: Xochitl Gonzalez for The Atlantic: To Save The World, My Mother Abandoned Me and Phil Klay for The New York Times Magazine: Artists and Activists Both Have a Role. But Not the Same One.
Marin: Switzerland Events; Geneva Events Calendar; and Berner Zibelemärit (Onion Market)
David: Will Sullivan for Smithsonian Magazine: The World’s Largest Iceberg Is Stuck in a Spinning Ocean Vortex and NASA: Iceberg A23a in the Southern Ocean, Antarctica
Listener chatter from Simon Jones in Paris, France: Evan Ratliff’s Shell Game podcast
For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, David, Emily, and Marin talk about pets and babies. See Anonymous in The Cut: Why Did I Stop Loving My Cat When I Had a Baby?.
In the latest Gabfest Reads, John talks with Roland Allen about his book, The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper.
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Podcast production by Ethan Oberman
Research by Julie Huygen
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This week, Emily Bazelon and David Plotz are joined by Juliette Kayyem of Harvard Universityâs John F. Kennedy School of Government to discuss the Democratic vice presidential nominee, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz; Googleâs search monopoly and antitrust trial loss; and the guilty-plea deals in three 9/11 cases undone by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.Here are this weekâs chatters:Juliette: NBC: Paris 2024 and International Olympic Committee: Olympic ChannelEmily: International Olympic Committee: Table tennis rules, scoring system and all you need to know; Jake Rossen for Mental Floss: Why Do Some Olympic Athletes Wear Paper Numbers?; International Olympic Committee: Sports Swap; and Maia Hjelmar for GQ Australia: 16 Olympic athletes who succeeded in more than one sport David: Maximilien Van Aertryck and Axel Danielson in The New York Times: Ten Meter TowerListener chatter from Fraser Ronald in Ottawa, Canada: Ari Berkowitz for Scientific American: Is Your Nervous System a Democracy or a Dictatorship?For this weekâs Slate Plus bonus segment, David, Emily, and Juliette talk about RFK Jr. and The Bear. See Clare Malone for The New Yorker: What Does Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Actually Want?In the latest Gabfest Reads, John talks with Roland Allen about his book, The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper. Email your chatters, questions, and comments to [email protected]. (Messages may be referenced by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)Podcast production by Ethan ObermanResearch by Julie HuygenHostsJuliette Kayyem, Emily Bazelon, and David PlotzFollowSlate Political Gabfest on Facebook / https://www.facebook.com/Gabfest/ @SlateGabfest on X / https://twitter.com/SlateGabfestWant more Political Gabfest? Subscribe to Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, youâll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts by clicking âTry Freeâ at the top of our show page. Or, visit slate.com/gabfestplus to get access wherever you listen.Public.com+Public Investing: All investing involves risk. Brokerage services for US listed securities, options and bonds in a self-directed brokerage account are offered by Public Investing, member FINRA & SIPC. Not investment advice. Public Investing offers a High-Yield Cash Account where funds from this account are automatically deposited into partner banks where they earn interest and are eligible for FDIC insurance; Public Investing is not a bank.Cryptocurrency trading services are offered by Bakkt Crypto Solutions, LLC (NMLS ID 1828849), which is licensed to engage in virtual currency business activity by the NYSDFS. Cryptocurrency is highly speculative, involves a high degree of risk, and has the potential for loss of the entire amount of an investment. Cryptocurrency holdings are not protected by the FDIC or SIPC. . See public.com/#disclosures-main for more information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the new Democratic line against JD Vance and Donald Trump; the Kamala Harris Veepstakes; and President Biden’s attempt to reform the Supreme Court.Here are this week’s chatters:
John: The World Jigsaw Puzzle Championship
Emily: Social Security and Trends in Wealth Inequality and The Sea Change
David: Who Goes Nazi? By Dorothy Thompson
Listener chatter from former Slatester Torie Bosche on the Edith Roller Journals
For this week’s Slate Plus bonus episode, David, John, and Emily about the wildfires raging out west and David’s own escape from Jasper National Park.
In the latest Gabfest Reads, David talks with Sierra Greer about her new book, Annie Bot: A Novel. And Gabfest Reads now has its own site!
Email your chatters, questions, and comments to [email protected]. (Messages may be referenced by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)
Podcast production by Cheyna Roth
Research by Kat Hong
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This week, hosts Emily Bazelon and John Dickerson are joined by Washington Post associate editor and columnist Ruth Marcus. They President Joe Bidenâs big step down, how the race is evolving with Kamala Harris stepping in as the presumptive nominee, and the fallout of the Secret Service. Email your chatters, questions, and comments to [email protected]. (Messages may be referenced by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)Podcast production by Ethan Oberman and Cheyna RothResearch by Ethan Oberman Public.com+Public Investing: All investing involves risk. Brokerage services for US listed securities, options and bonds in a self-directed brokerage account are offered by Public Investing, member FINRA & SIPC. Not investment advice. Public Investing offers a High-Yield Cash Account where funds from this account are automatically deposited into partner banks where they earn interest and are eligible for FDIC insurance; Public Investing is not a bank.Cryptocurrency trading services are offered by Bakkt Crypto Solutions, LLC (NMLS ID 1828849), which is licensed to engage in virtual currency business activity by the NYSDFS. Cryptocurrency is highly speculative, involves a high degree of risk, and has the potential for loss of the entire amount of an investment. Cryptocurrency holdings are not protected by the FDIC or SIPC. . See public.com/#disclosures-main for more information.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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John Dickerson talks with author Roland Allen about his new book, The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper. They discuss the historical origins of notebooks, how to keep a notebook and their own personal journeys documenting their lives.
If you enjoyed this conversation, you’ll love an exploration into John Dickerson’s notebooks with his podcast Navel Gazing. Season one is out now.
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This week, John Dickerson is joined by What Next host Mary Harris to discuss Donald Trump’s pick for vice president, the excitement at the Republican National Convention (and why they’re talking about a victory), and the aftermath of the Trump assassination attempt.
Here are this week’s chatters:
John: The television series, Shetland on BritBox
Mary: The New York Times: “100 Best Books of the 21st Century”
Listener chatter: Matt from Holland, MI on a visual representation of wealth inequality in America.
For this week’s Slate Plus bonus episode, John and Mary talk about what to expect at the Democratic National Convention.
In the latest Gabfest Reads, David talks with Sierra Greer about her new book, Annie Bot: A Novel. And Gabfest Reads now has its own site!
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This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz continue to debate if Joe Biden should stay in the presidential race and who might replace him if he goes; discuss Project 2025; and ponder if Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett deserves a strange, new respect.
Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:
George Clooney in The New York Times: I Love Joe Biden. But We Need a New Nominee.
Franklin Foer for The Atlantic: Biden Has Fallen Into a Psychological Trap
Leigh Ann Caldwell, Marianna Sotomayor, Jacqueline Alemany, and Paul Kane for The Washington Post: Pelosi opens the door, subtly, to replacing Biden
Merriam-Webster Dictionary: coronate and ideate
Tim Alberta for The Atlantic: Trump Is Planning For A Landslide Win
Ryan Teague Beckwith for MSNBC: What is Project 2025? The plans for Trump’s second term, explained
Judd Legum for Popular Information: What Trump doesn’t want you to know about Project 2025 and The alarming new power Trump will claim in a second term
James Taranto for The Wall Street Journal: Strange New Respect
Ann E. Marimow for The Washington Post: Justice Amy Coney Barrett is charting her own path on the bench
Stephen I. Vladeck in The New York Times: The Most Interesting Justice on the Supreme Court Is Also the Loneliest
James LaRock and Jacob Hammond for Balls and Strikes: The Hollow Originalism of Amy Coney Barrett
Oyez: Amy Coney Barrett
Here are this week’s chatters:
John: Joshua Hammer for Smithsonian Magazine: Pablo Escobar’s Abandoned Hippos Are Wreaking Havoc in the Columbia Jungle
Emily: Andrea Robin Skinner for the Toronto Star: My stepfather sexually abused me when I was a child. My mother, Alice Munro, chose to stay with him
David: Natasha Singer for The New York Times: Students Target Teachers in Group TikTok Attack, Shaking Their School and City Cast DC Live Podcast Taping on Saturday, July 13
Listener chatter from Researcher Julie: Alexandra Alter for The New York Times: Romance Bookstores Are Booming, Dishing ‘All the Hot Stuff You Can Imagine’ and Elisabeth Egan: Emily Henry on Writing Best-Sellers Without Tours and TikTok; Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg, Ellen Gamerman, and Isabella Simonetti for The Wall Street Journal: How Dragons, Magic and Steamy Sex Took Over the Book World; and Bridgerton on Netflix
For this week’s Slate Plus bonus episode, David, John, and Emily talk with Professor Emily Wilson about her translation of Homer’s Iliad. See The Iliad by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson. See also The Odyssey by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson.
In the latest Gabfest Reads, David talks with Sierra Greer about her new book, Annie Bot: A Novel. And Gabfest Reads now has its own site!
Email your chatters, questions, and comments to [email protected]. (Messages may be referenced by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)
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This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the Supreme Court decisions on presidential immunity in Trump v. United States and the administrative state in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo as well as the future of Joe Biden’s nomination to be re-elected president.
Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:
Supreme Court of the United States: Opinions of the Court – 2023, including Trump v. United States, Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, Corner Post, Inc. v. Board of Governors, and SEC v. Jarkesy
Matt Gluck, Hyemin Han, and Katherine Pompilio for Lawfare: The Supreme Court’s Presidential Immunity Decision
Perry Stein for The Washington Post: Justice Sotomayor dissent: ‘The President is now a king above the law’
Gary J. Schmitt and Joseph M. Bessette for the American Enterprise Institute: The Hamilton-Madison Split over Executive Power
Dan Pfeiffer for The Message Box: Why the Dem Panic over the Debate is Getting Worse
‘Will Rogers Today’: Will Rogers on Politics
Tim Miller for The Bulwark: Dear Dems: The Gaslighting Isn’t Helping Matters
Amy Howe for SCOTUSblog: Supreme Court strikes down Chevron, curtailing power of federal agencies and Mark Walsh: Consider the wild gray squirrel, Kagan rebukes her colleagues as court overrules Chevron
Mark Sherman for AP: The Supreme Court rules for a North Dakota truck stop in a new blow to federal regulators
How to Save a Country from The New Republic: The Administrative State Is Under Attack
Congressional Research Service: The Major Questions Doctrine
Eric Berger for Dorf on Law: Is Loper Bright a Big Deal? and Michael C. Dorf: Could Congress Reinstate Chevron?
Tierney Sneed, Jeanne Sahadi, Tami Luhby, Brian Fung, Ella Nilsen, Jen Christensen, and Katie Lobosco for CNN: How the Supreme Court’s blockbuster ‘Chevron’ ruling puts countless regulations in jeopardy
Here are this week’s chatters:
Emily: Paul Sabin of Yale University and City of New Haven: East Rock park
John: Dave McMenamin for ESPN: Lakers pick Bronny James in NBA draft; LeBron ‘emotional’
David: City Cast DC and Ross Andersen for The Atlantic: The Search for America’s Atlantis
Listener chatter from Jen in Denver, Colorado: Brandy Zadrozny and Jon Schuppe for NBC News: Who tried to steal Graceland?
For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, David, John, and Emily talk about the joys of summer. See Merry Maids: 15 Fun Things to Make the Most of Summer 2024; NBC: Olympics Paris 2024; and epicurious: Summer. See also Produce bluebook: Nectarine Market Summary and Lemonada Media: Julia Gets Wise with Patti Smith.
In the latest Gabfest Reads, David talks with Sierra Greer about her new book, Annie Bot: A Novel. And Gabfest Reads now has its own site!
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The morning after, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the first presidential debate of 2024 and President Joe Biden’s disastrous performance.
Here are some notes and references from the show:
CNN Presidential Debate: President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump
Will Weissert for AP: Here’s why it would be tough for Democrats to replace Joe Biden on the presidential ticket
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This week, Emily Bazelon and David Plotz discuss the recent Supreme Court rulings on emergency abortions and guns with Yale Law Schoolâs Linda Greenhouse and Congressman Jamaal Bowmanâs loss in a New York Democratic primary.Here are some notes and references from this weekâs show:Supreme Court of the United States: Moyle v. United States; United States v. Rahimi; and Murthy v. MissouriGreg Stohr, Kimberly Robinson, and Lydia Wheeler for Bloomberg: Supreme Court Poised to Allow Emergency Abortions in IdahoAmy Howe for SCOTUSblog: Supreme Court appears to allow emergency abortions in Idaho and Supreme Court upholds bar on guns under domestic-violence restraining ordersJazmin Orozco Rodriguez for The Idaho Capital Sun: Idahoâs OB-GYN exodus throws women in rural towns into a care voidEleanor Klibanoff for The Texas Tribune: Emergency rooms not required to perform life-saving abortions, federal appeals court rulesAriane de Vogue, Tierney Sneed, and Devan Cole for CNN: Supreme Court issues report on Dobbs leak but says it hasnât identified the leakerMark Joseph Stern for Slate: Supreme Court Inadvertently Reveals Confounding Late Change in Trump Ballot Ruling and Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern: John Roberts Tried to Clean Up Clarence Thomasâ Mess. He May Have Invited More Chaos.Linda Greenhouse in The New York Times: The Supreme Court Steps Back From the Edge and How John Roberts Lost His CourtMichael C. Dorf for Dorf on Law: Justice Kavanaughâs Concurrence in Rahimi Contains a Whopper of an Error (or Worse) and The Hidden Merits Ruling in Murthy v. MissouriGregory Krieg for CNN: George Latimer defeats House âsquadâ member Jamaal Bowman in historic New York Democratic primaryMichelle Goldberg for The New York Times: The War in Gaza Is Splintering the Democratic PartyBen Davis for The Guardian: The Aipac-funded candidate defeated Jamaal Bowman. But at what cost?Peter Beinart for The Beinart Notebook: Jamaal Bowmanâs CourageJon Murray, Seth Klamann, and Nick Coltrain for The Denver Post: Five takeaways from Coloradoâs primaries as voters give Lauren Boebert new life, pick a Denver DA and moreAnthony Adragna and Nicholas Wu for Politico: AIPAC offshoot spending heavily to beat Cori Bush in her primaryColby Itkowitz, Emily Guskin, and Scott Clement for The Washington Post: Trump trusted more than Biden on democracy among key swing-state votersHere are this weekâs chatters:Emily: Dismantling Mass Incarceration: A Handbook for Change by Premal Dharia, James Forman, Jr., and Maria Hawilo and Karin Brulliard for The Washington Post: For millionaire and four hunters, a wild Western lawsuit over public landLinda: Thelma from Magnolia Pictures & Magnet Releasing and Aisha Harris, Bob Mondello, Bedatri D. Choudhury, Liz Metzger, Mike Katzif, and Jessica Reedy for NPRâs Pop Culture Happy Hour: June Squibbâs âThelmaâ is the wrong grandma to mess withDavid: Hark and David Plotz for Harkâs The Conversation: Campaign Trail 2024Listener chatter from William Wagner in Green Bay, Wisconsin: Sam Anderson with illustrations by Gaia Alari for The New York Times: Walnut and Me and Sam Anderson: Animal podcast For this weekâs Slate Plus bonus segment, David and Emily talk with Linda Greenhouse about Murthy v. Missouri. In the next Gabfest Reads, David talks with Sierra Greer about her new book, Annie Bot: A Novel.Email your chatters, questions, and comments to [email protected]. (Messages may be referenced by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Podcast production by Cheyna RothResearch by Julie HuygenLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the 2024 presidential debates; a possible warning on social media and another ban of smartphones in schools; and the future and failures of one-party rule.
Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:
Ashley Lopez for NPR: Biden vs. Trump remains close, so next week’s debate offers them an opportunity
James Oliphant for Reuters: The Biden-Trump presidential debate: what to watch for
Shane Goldmacher and Reid J. Epstein for The New York Times: Trump, Biden and CNN Prepare for a Hostile Debate (With Muted Mics)
Josh Barro for Very Serious: Of Course Biden Should Attack Trump for Being a Convicted Felon
Dr. Vivek H. Murthy in The New York Times: Surgeon General: Why I’m Calling for a Warning Label on Social Media Platforms and Sherry Turkle: Stop Googling. Let’s Talk.
Consider This on NPR: ‘An unfair fight’: The U.S. surgeon general declares war on social media
Howard Blume and Defne Karabatur for The Los Angeles Times: LAUSD approves cellphone ban as Newsom calls for statewide action
Tatum Hunter for The Washington Post: What research actually says about social media and kids’ health
Candice L. Odgers in Nature: The great rewiring: is social media really behind an epidemic of teenage mental illness?
Mitch Daniels in The Washington Post: Indiana is revealing the real consequences of one-party rule
Ballotpedia: State government trifectas
Scott S. Greenberger in NC Newsline: Shared power used to be the norm in state government. Now it’s nearly extinct.
Nicholas Kristof for The New York Times: What Have We Liberals Done to the West Coast?
Here are this week’s chatters:
John: Liquor.com: Vesper; The New York Times: John Hurt in ‘Krapp’s Last Tape’; and John Hurt in The Guardian: Krapp’s Last Tape: John Hurt on Samuel Beckett’s loner hero
Emily: The Innocence Project: Texas Seeks Execution Date for Robert Roberson, An Innocent Man Wrongly Convicted Under Debunked Shaken Baby Hypothesis
David: Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life, Georgetown University: The Vocation of Journalists in a Time of Testing; Washington City Paper: Paper, Cut; and Bruce Weber and Ashley Southall for The New York Times: David Carr, Times Critic and Champion of Media, Dies at 58
Listener chatter from Tristan Hinderliter in Long Island City, New York: Samantha Pearson for The Wall Street Journal: Even Hardened Convicts Are No Match for These Guard Geese
For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, David, Emily, and John talk about the Brat Pack: then and now. See Hulu: Brats and David Blum for New York Magazine: Hollywood’s Brat Pack. See also RHINO: John Parr – St. Elmo’s Fire (Man In Motion) (Official Music Video) and Comedy Bites Vintage: Don’t You Forget About Me (Final Scene) The Breakfast Club.
In the next Gabfest Reads, David talks with Sierra Greer about her new book, Annie Bot: A Novel.
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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 feel, how the story of a robot is really about the right to control a body, and more.
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This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss President Bidenâs new asylum policy; the recent European Parliament elections with The Atlanticâs Anne Applebaum; and the jammed congestion pricing in New York City. Here are some notes and references from this weekâs show:Corvid Research: Help, Iâve found a baby crow!Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Hamed Aleaziz for The New York Times: In Shift, Biden Issues Order Allowing Temporary Border Closure to Migrants and Miriam Jordan: Biden Opens a New Back Door on ImmigrationMatthew Yglesias for Slow Boring: Biden is doing the right thing on asylumMatt Collette for Vox: Our identity crisis on immigrationAlex Nowrasteh for the Cato Institute: The Most Common Arguments Against Immigration and Why Theyâre WrongStatista: U.S. immigration/migration â statistics & factsAndres Triay, Robert Legare, Nicole Sganga, Pat Milton, and Camilo Montoya-Galvez for CBS News: ICE arrests 8 with suspected ISIS tiesBBC: What is the UKâs plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda? and Nick Beake and Kostas Kallergis: Greece boat disaster: BBC investigation casts doubt on coastguardâs claimsAnthony Faiola, Imogen Piper, Joyce Sohyun Lee, Klaas van Dijken, Maud Jullien, and May Bulman for The Washington Post: With Europeâs support, North African nations push migrants to the desertAnne Applebaum for The Atlantic: Trump Is Not Americaâs Le PenSam Jones for The Guardian: EU elections 2024: how did key countries vote and what does it mean?CBS News: NYC Comptroller Brad Lander announces legal challenge to congestion pricing pauseMichelle Kaske, Laura Nahmias, and Zach Williams for Bloomberg: New York Governor Shocks Manhattan With Halt to Congestion PricingLauren Sforza for The Hill: Murphy says âthe biggest policy mistake of the past 50 years in New Jerseyâ was Christieâs decision to cancel Gateway tunnel projectThe Affluent Society by John Kenneth GalbraithHere are this weekâs chatters:Emily: Curt Anderson for WJHG: Florida jury finds Chiquita Brands liable for Colombia deaths, must pay $38.3M to family members John: Well, This Is Me: A Cartoon Collection from the New Yorkerâs Asher Perlman by Asher Perlman and Taylor Orth for YouGov: In-flight drama: Where Americans sit on airline etiquetteDavid: City Cast Nashville and Hey Nashville; City Cast Austin and Hey Austin; Open: An Autobiography by Andre Agassi; Dartmouth: 2024 Commencement Address by Roger Federer at Dartmouth; Maxi 4 NBA: Michael Jordan Iâve missed more than 9000 shots in my career.; and Winning Ugly: Mental Warfare in TennisâLessons from a Master by Brad Gilbert and Steve Jamison Listener chatter from Jason Anderson in Chicago, Illinois: Neil Steinberg for the Chicago Sun-Times: Sorry, Ken Griffin â Chicagoans will call the Museum of Science and Industry what they please For this weekâs Slate Plus bonus segment, Emily, John, and David talk about Hunter Bidenâs conviction. See Jonathan Lemire for Politico: Bidenâs team was waiting for a Hunter verdict. That didnât make it easier when it arrived. and Abby Phillip for CNN: Hear how conservatives reacted to Hunter Bidenâs conviction. See also Perry Stein for The Washington Post: Gun counts Hunter Biden faces are rarely stand-alone charges and John Miller for CNN: Meanwhile, Trump said during pre-sentencing interview he had a gun in Florida, weeks after his conviction. In the next Gabfest Reads, David talks with Sierra Greer about her new book, Annie Bot: A Novel. Email your chatters, questions, and comments to [email protected]. (Messages may be referenced by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Podcast production by Cheyna RothResearch by Julie HuygenLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss the fallout from Donald Trumpâs felony conviction; the spin-up for Hunter Bidenâs trial; and the upshot for college speech from campus protests with Charles Homans. Here are some notes and references from this weekâs show:Nathaniel Rakich for 538: Trumpâs conviction may be hurting him â but itâs earlySarah Longwell in The Atlantic: The Two-Time Trump Voters Who Have Had EnoughDafydd Townley for The Conversation: Trump guilty verdict: the fallout for US democracyPolitico Magazine: 22 Experts Predict What the Trump Conviction Will Mean for 2024 and BeyondCBS News: Watch: Biden speaks at D-Day commemoration ceremonyPerry Stein for The Washington Post: Gun counts Hunter Biden faces are rarely stand-alone charges and Perry Stein, Devlin Barrett, and Matt Viser: How a fight over immunity unraveled Hunter Bidenâs plea dealCris Barrish for WHYY: Lawyers spar in Wilmington court over whether Hunter Biden âknowinglyâ lied on federal gun purchase form about drug useEugene Daniels for Politico: Biden issues a rare statement on his sonâs criminal trialMini Racker for Time: How Hunter Bidenâs Scandals Compare to Those of Trumpâs Family MembersMatthew Yglesias for Vox: Nepotism and the 2020 election, explainedEmily Bazelon and Charles Homans for The New York Times: The Battle Over College Speech Will Outlive the EncampmentsHere & Now on WBUR: Pro-Palestinian protesters at Brown reach deal with universityEmma H. Haidar and Cam E. Kettles for The Harvard Crimson: Harvard Will Refrain From Controversial Statements About Public Policy IssuesPaul Alivisatos in The Wall Street Journal: Why I Ended the University of Chicago Protest EncampmentGreta Reich and Caroline Chen for The Stanford Daily: Pro-Palestine protesters detained following occupation of presidentâs office, face immediate suspensionHere are this weekâs chatters:Emily: Liz Goodwin for The Washington Post: Senate Republicans vote against making contraception a federal right and Ellen Wexler for Smithsonian Magazine: The 150-Year-Old Comstock Act Could Transform the Abortion DebateJohn: Marco Hernandez, Jeffrey Gettleman, Finbarr OâReilly, and Tim Wallace for The New York Times: What Ukraine Has Lost and Helena Skinner and Emma Ogao for ABC News: Satellite images show devastation in Sudan 1 year since conflict beganDavid: Alina Chan in The New York Times: Why the Pandemic Probably Started in a Lab, in 5 Key PointsListener chatter from Kevin Cassidy in Sawyer, Michigan: Dyartorin Crafts: How to make Leonardo Da Vinci Bridge using popsicle sticks and HeyDadHey: How To Make A Da Vinci Bridge For this weekâs Slate Plus bonus segment, Emily, John, and David talk about changes at the Washington Post and the state of journalism. See Oliver Darcy for CNN: Washington Post abruptly replaces executive editor Sally Buzbee in shakeup, David Folkenflik for NPR: New CEO of âThe Washington Postâ puts former colleagues in power, and David Bauder for AP: With its top editor abruptly gone, The Washington Post grapples with a hastily announced restructure. See also Edward Helmore for The Guardian: âThe final actâ: fears US journalism crisis could destabilize 2024 election and Jack Shafer for Slate: The New Vanity Press Moguls. In the next Gabfest Reads, David talks with Sierra Greer about her new book, Annie Bot: A Novel.Email your chatters, questions, and comments to [email protected]. (Messages may be referenced by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Podcast production by Cheyna RothResearch by Julie HuygenLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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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:
Notebook 58, page 10. September 16, 2021
“You don’t measure your life the way you measure your writing.” - Nan
Notebook 75, page 46-47. September 2021
When your dog dies and son goes to college and you are confronted with your life’s work it all boils down to one alarm: the clock is ticking. If a scream is better than a thesis, I was hearing some kind of scream, but what was the thesis?
References:
Everything Is Copy – HBODocs
The Power of Regret – Daniel Pink
The Mezzanine – Nicholson Baker
“The Creative Process” – James Baldwin
Slouching Towards Bethlehem – Joan Didion
“Three Paths Toward the Meaning of Life” - Arthur Brooks for The Atlantic
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