Political Gabfest

Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, David Plotz

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Booking Overview

Political Gabfest is a long-running, irreverent roundtable on U.S. politics with prominent Washington journalists, plus recurring “Gabfest Reads” book interviews. It’s a strong booking target for authors and public figures with policy stakes who can translate ideas into a lively, wide-audience political conversation.

Metrics

Episodes: 1110

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.4/5.0

Estimated listeners: >100k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

YouTube: 272.0k subscribers

Instagram: 125.0k followers

Contact Information

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Host

Emily Bazelon - Co-host of Political Gabfest and featured in “Gabfest Reads” segments where she interviews guests about their books.

John Dickerson - Co-host of Political Gabfest and participates in the show’s weekly political analysis roundtable.

David Plotz - Co-host of Political Gabfest and participates in the show’s weekly political analysis roundtable.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
High-visibility political leaders or widely published political thinkers/journalists—often authors with a timely book and a clear thesis about U.S. politics, governance, law, or democratic culture.
Required Achievements:  
Authored a new politics/governance book, Public leadership role (e.g., elected office), Major outlet byline (e.g., national/global news organization column)

Recent Guest Discussions

Senator Chris Murphy - America’s Political And Societal Crisis Framed As Loneliness And Disconnection; National Service; Breaking Up Corporate Power; Rebuilding Communities; Expanding Political Coalition

Adrian Wooldridge - Liberalism As A Durable Framework For Pluralistic, Self-correcting Democracies Amid Authoritarian Populism And Progressive Dogmatism

Recent Topics

American Politics, Law, Foreign Policy, Democratic Party, Republican Party

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Political Gabfest
:

New York is Red

June 25, 2026

This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss Tuesday's NY congressional primaries won by three Mamdani-backed democratic socialists and what they could mean for the Democratic Party, two new Supreme Court immigration rulings siding with the Trump administration, and the ongoing Reflecting Pool debacle as the symbol of a presidency of obsessive ego and shiny objects.For this week’s Slate Plus bonus episode, Emily, John, and David discuss a rare bipartisan win, the 21st Cen...

Gabfest Reads | Why America Is Spiritually Broken and How to Fix It

June 20, 2026

Emily Bazelon interviews Senator Chris Murphy about his new book Crisis of the Common Good: The Fight for Meaning and Connection in a Broken America. Murphy argues that Trump is not the root cause of America's political crisis—he's a symptom. The real diagnosis: a country ravaged by loneliness, disconnection, and the collapse of community. From gun violence to Jan. 6, Murphy traces our troubles back to a spiritual unspooling, a loss of meaning and purpose. But his book offers solutions. Murph...

Another Treaty of Versailles

June 18, 2026

This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss what the U.S. is getting and what it is giving up with the deal to end Trump's Iran war, how Trump's UFC fight at the White House intentionally used the symbols of the presidency to divide rather than unite Americans, and the intensifying conflict between the government and powerful AI companies.For this week’s Slate Plus bonus episode, Emily, John, and David discuss today's narrow Supreme Court ruling in the case of United Sta...

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