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Million Dollar Jab
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Length:
67 minutes
Released:
May 13, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Emily, John and David discuss the post-pandemic economy; vaccine hoarding; and they're joined by Alex Stamos to talk about infrastructure, cybersecurity and the Colonial Pipeline hack.
Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:
David Leonhardt for the New York Times: “A Misleading C.D.C. Number”
Dana Goldstein for the New York Times: “President of Key Teachers’ Union Shares Plea: ‘Schools Must Be Open’ in Fall”
Brian Krebs for Krebs on Security: “A Closer Look at the DarkSide Ransomware Gang”
Here’s this week’s chatter:
John: Craig Welch for National Geographic: “Groundbreaking Effort Launched to Decode Whale Language”
Emily: A Good Mother by Lara Bazelon; America on Fire: The Untold History of Police Violence and Black Rebellion Since the 1960s by Elizabeth Hinton
David: B-Side Books: Essays on Forgotten Favorites by John Plotz “
Listener chatter from Adam Schear: Walker Caplan for LitHub: “The Key to Dodging Cyber Censorship Rules Might Be . . . A Minecraft Library?”
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For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, Emily, John, and David each recount a decision that changed the trajectory of their lives (not marriage related).
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.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:
David Leonhardt for the New York Times: “A Misleading C.D.C. Number”
Dana Goldstein for the New York Times: “President of Key Teachers’ Union Shares Plea: ‘Schools Must Be Open’ in Fall”
Brian Krebs for Krebs on Security: “A Closer Look at the DarkSide Ransomware Gang”
Here’s this week’s chatter:
John: Craig Welch for National Geographic: “Groundbreaking Effort Launched to Decode Whale Language”
Emily: A Good Mother by Lara Bazelon; America on Fire: The Untold History of Police Violence and Black Rebellion Since the 1960s by Elizabeth Hinton
David: B-Side Books: Essays on Forgotten Favorites by John Plotz “
Listener chatter from Adam Schear: Walker Caplan for LitHub: “The Key to Dodging Cyber Censorship Rules Might Be . . . A Minecraft Library?”
If you enjoy the show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence—and you’ll be supporting the Political Gabfest. Sign up now at slate.com/gabfestplus to help support our work.
For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, Emily, John, and David each recount a decision that changed the trajectory of their lives (not marriage related).
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.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
May 13, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
The Political Gabfest: The "Do I Look Stoned?" Edition: Slate's Political Gabfest live from Washington D.C., featuring David Plotz, John Dickerson, Emily Bazelon, and New Republic editor Julia Ioffe. This week: The crisis in Ukraine, the decriminalization of marijuana, and the revamping of the SAT. by Political Gabfest