This week, David Plotz, John Dickerson, and Washington Post’s Ruth Marcus discuss Donald Trump’s arraignment; the elections of Janet Protasiewicz to the Wisconsin Supreme Court and Brandon Johnson for Chicago mayor; and the possibility of No Labels playing spoiler in 2024 presidential politics.
Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:
Manhattan District Attorney’s Office: “District Attorney Bragg Announces 34-Count Felony Indictment of Former President Donald J. Trump”
Ruth Marcus for The Washington Post: “The Trump indictment is a dangerous leap on the highest of wires”
Jim Robbins for The New York Times: “Mass Yellowstone Hunt Kills 1,150 Bison”
Here are this week’s chatters:
Ruth: Dublin Murder Squad 6-book series by Tana French ; Dún Aonghasa
John: Carrie Hagen for Smithsonian Magazine: “The Media Learned Nothing After Misreporting the Reagan Assassination Attempt: As the shooter John Hinckley returns to life outside of imprisonment, it’s worth looking back at every thing the media got wrong that day”
David: Adam Taylor, Júlia Ledur, Francesca Ebel, and Mary Ilyushina for The Washington Post: “A web of trenches shows Russia fears losing Crimea“; the Putrid Sea
Listener chatter from Zach Marks @zmarks215: The arrest of President Ulysses S. Grant
For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, David, John, and Ruth discuss the sanctioned killing of Yellowstone bison that leave the boundaries of the national park.
Email your questions and chatters to gabfest@slate.com or Tweet us @SlateGabfest. (Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)
Podcast production by Cheyna Roth
Research by Julie Huygen
Make an impact this Earth Month by helping Macy’s on their mission to bring more parks to more people across the country. Go to macys.com/purpose to learn more.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Gabfest Reads: Searching for a Happy Ending
What if Ukraine Wins?
Semi-Fascist
Diligent Search
Could the Democrats Actually Win?
Gabfest Reads: Life on Europa Looks Too Much Like America
The Martyrdom of Liz Cheney
What’s in Trump’s Safe?
Nothing’s The Matter With Kansas
Did You Apologize to Manchin Yet?
Gabfest Reads: Revolution Through Teenage Eyes
Hot, Hotter, Hottest
Lowest Approval Rating
The “Is The Major Questions Doctrine Bogus?” Edition
Gabfest Live! Grab the Steering Wheel Edition
Gabfest Reads: Corrections in Ink
SCOTUS Guts The Establishment Clause
Drunk as Rudy Guiliani
Is San Francisco a Hellscape?
Forgive Me, Joe
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
The Morning Edition
No Stupid Questions
The Daily
Tiny Desk Concerts - Video
60 Minutes