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Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson and David Plotz field listener questions on the Political Gabfest

Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson and David Plotz answered a range of listener-submitted queries in the latest Political Gabfest episode, with a bonus segment for Slate Plus subscribers.

The latest installment of the Political Gabfest saw Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson and David Plotz respond to a diverse set of listener questions, spanning political issues, personal matters and miscellaneous topics. They expressed gratitude to question contributors including Daniel, Karen, Kelly, Jason, Phoebe, Phil, Alex, Adrian and Dale. A bonus Slate Plus episode provided extra answers during a brief pause in the regular program.

In the accompanying Gabfest Reads segment, David Plotz conversed with author John Lanchester about his thriller Look What You Made Me Do, which examines themes of infidelity, class and technology-facilitated revenge. The podcast invites further listener input via [email protected], noting that messages may be quoted by name unless otherwise requested. Production was handled by Nina Porzucki and research by Emily Ditto, and full show pages are available online.

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It highlights how the Political Gabfest engages its audience by addressing real listener concerns and promoting literary discussion.

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