{"podcast":{"title":"Political Gabfest","slug":"political-gabfest-500617","podcast_index_feed_id":500617,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/696568de9ab39048a63ed7f7","website_url":"https://slate.com/podcasts/political-gabfest","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/696568de9ab39048a63ed7f7/show-cover.jpg","author":"Slate Podcasts","episode_count":1114,"summary":"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 for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T06:21:00.389937+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/political-gabfest-500617"},"episode":{"title":"The State of the Union is Endless","slug":"the-state-of-the-union-is-endless","published_at":"2026-02-26T22:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/political-gabfest-500617/the-state-of-the-union-is-endless","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/political-gabfest-500617","url":"https://shows.acast.com/political-gabfest/episodes/the-state-of-the-union-is-endless","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/696568de9ab39048a63ed7f7/e/69a09f6ce4e1627e8cbc0564/media.mp3","summary":"This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss whether Trump’s State of the Union address effectively convinced voters to ignore the pain in their wallets because he says he’s “winning” the economy, how the Supreme Court finally stood up to the president on something he really cares about, and the Pentagon’s ominous ultimatum against AI company Anthropic. For this week’s Slate Plus bonus episode, Emily, John, and David discuss James Talarico, Jasmine Crockett, and what might happen in next week’s consequential Texas Senate primary races.   In the latest Gabfest Reads , John Dickerson talks with Father James Martin about his new book, Work in Progress: Confessions of a Busboy, Dishwasher, Caddy, Usher, Factory Worker, Bank Teller, Corporate Tool, and Priest . They discuss the spiritual lessons learned through eight different jobs, Martin’s controversial LGBTQ ministry that made him a target of criticism within the Catholic Church, and what the Gospels demand about welcoming strangers and caring for the marginalized.   Email your chatters, questions, and comments to gabfest@slate.com. (Messages may be referenced by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)   Podcast production by Nina Porzucki   Research by Emily Ditto You can find the full Political Gabfest show pages here .   Want more Political Gabfest? Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Political Gabfest show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify . Or visit slate.com/gabfestplus to get access wherever you listen.   Find out more about David Plotz's monthly tours of Ft. DeRussy, the secret Civil War fort hidden in Rock Creek Park.  …","meta_description":"This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss whether Trump’s State of the Union address effectively convinced voters to ignore the pa…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3842,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/political-gabfest-500617/episodes/the-state-of-the-union-is-endless/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/political-gabfest-500617/the-state-of-the-union-is-endless.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}