This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss what the next two years will look like for Trump, his new chief of staff Stephen Miller, and Congress, the ripple effects of Jensen Huang's resignation from Nvidia on the U.S.-China AI race with guest Matt Sheehan, and how Defense Secretary Hegseth survived an impeachment vote.
Listeners: We want your questions! We're doing an AMA episode this month. Email your burning questions to gabfest@slate.com
Here are this week’s chatters:
Emily: Adam Liptak for The New York Times: Judge Richard A. Posner Has Died. His Influence in Law Was Beyond Compare.; Larissa MacFarquhar for The New Yorker: The Bench Burner
John: Henry Larson for NPR: World's fastest ocean liner is sunk to break another record: largest artificial reef; CNN: A photo tour of the SS United States
David: David Plotz on LinkedIn: David is Leaving City Cast
Listener chatter from Suley Hussain in Denver, Colorado: Blue Ridge Parkway Association: Experience the Blue Ridge Parkway: “America’s Favorite Drive”; National Park Service: Blue Ridge Parkway; Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation: History & Timeline
For this week’s Slate Plus bonus episode, Emily, John, and David discuss the story of a new charter school in the Bronx that aims to support both students and working parents with expansive operating hours, the potential impacts of this open-weekends model, and what the need for such solutions says about our society.
In the latest Gabfest Reads, John Dickerson interviews Angela Duckworth about her new book, Situated: Find the People and Places That Bring Out Your Best. This new book argues that the most successful people don’t just grind harder; they reshape their circumstances to make success feel automatic.
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Research by Emily Ditto
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