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Gabfest Reads: The Art of Writing Political Satire
Gabfest Reads: The Art of Writing Political Satire
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Length:
27 minutes
Released:
Apr 22, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
David Plotz talks with author Alexandra Petri about her new book, Alexandra Petri’s US History: Important American Documents. They discuss how to transform staid history documents into rollicking parodies, how Petri found her “voice” multiple times, and her grander ambitions for the book. Plus, Petri reads some choice selections.
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Podcast production by Cheyna Roth.
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Tweet us your questions @SlateGabfest or email us at gabfest@slate.com. (Messages could be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)
Podcast production by Cheyna Roth.
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Released:
Apr 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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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