Political Gabfest - Well, Obviously It’s Jan. 6
Slate News6 Jan 2022

Political Gabfest - Well, Obviously It’s Jan. 6

Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson and David Plotz discuss Jan. 6, with guest Jamelle Bouie and what to make of omicron's impact on schools, and the Theranos case.


Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:


Matt Levine for Bloomberg: “Slaying the Blood Unicorn


Wall Street Journal: Theranos and Elizabeth Holmes: History of the WSJ Investigation


Emily Bazelon for the New York Times Magazine: “I Write About the Law. But Could I Really Help Free a Prisoner?


Ruddy Roye Photography


Walker Evans


Anastasia Taylor-Lind


Sally Mann


Larry Fink Photography


Edward Hopper: Night Shadows, 1921


Alexander Calder: Finny Fish


Wolfgang Laib: Wax Room


Caravaggio: The Conversion of Saint Paul


Here’s this week’s chatter:


Emily: Crossroads, by Jonathan Franzen; Parul Sehgal for the New Yorker: “The Case Against the Trauma Plot


John: Window-Swap.com


David: Fight Club; Free Guy; City Cast


Listener chatter from Cynthia Weiner: Corryn Wetzel for Smithsonian Magazine: “Ten Hilarious Winners of the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards


For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment Emily, John, David, and Jamelle discuss the famous works of art they would most like to possess.


Tweet us your questions and chatters @SlateGabfest or email us at gabfest@slate.com. (Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)


Podcast production by Jocelyn Frank.


Research and show notes by Bridgette Dunlap.

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