Political Gabfest
Hosted by David Plotz and John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon · Slate Podcasts
4.4from 9,173 ratings
- 1,134
- Episodes
- 193
- Transcribed
- 9,173
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2006
- First episode
About Political Gabfest
Voted “Favorite Political Podcast” by Apple Podcasts listeners. Stephen Colbert says "Everybody should listen to the Slate Political Gabfest." The Gabfest, featuring Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz, is the kind of informal and irreverent discussion Washington journalists have after hours over drinks. Get more Political Gabfest with Slate Plus. Join to unlock weekly bonus episodes—plus ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe directly from the Political Gabfest show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or visit slate.com/gabfestplus to get access wherever you listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
- Publisher
- Slate Podcasts
- Category
- government · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 3 Mar 2006
- Latest episode
- 5 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
193 of 1,134 episodes have a transcript.
5 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Am I Blue?
29 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Finally, We Vote
22 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Polls Are So Bad for Trump
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Am I Blue?
Published 5 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And maybe this creates a sense of false hope. All of those things are still out there and still possible. All the worries you raise are still possible. That doesn't negate the fact that the Republican Party faces a series of severe challenges, which which they're going to have to work through. […]
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Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Angela Duckworth
- Ruth Margalit
- Rachel Donadio
- Annie Lowrey
- David Leonhardt
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.4 / 5
- 8,267 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.4 / 5
- 906 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 63 / 100
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- Quality
- 88
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 93
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Questions about Political Gabfest
Who hosts Political Gabfest?
David Plotz and John Dickerson and Emily Bazelon host the show. Published by Slate Podcasts.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Political Gabfest take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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