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“Very good program. John Dickerson never disappoints. 🌼”
pwestes via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/21/24
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Norwich42 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/21/24
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“I’ve been listening from the beginning and this would be 5 stars if it wasn’t for the extra stuff in the feed - gabfest reads, and now navel gazing. If I want to subscribe to those shows, I’ll subscribe to those shows. Don’t put that stuff in the main feed (except for maybe the first episode-...”Read full review »
doogald via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/20/24
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“Political Gabfest is my favorite political podcast because it's pretty much the only one I've regularly consumed that doesn't either whip me into a rage or sink me into existential despair. No, I don't always agree with the hosts, and they can be tone-deaf when it comes to class...”Read full review »
Queenie Von Sugarpants via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/12/24
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“Interesting and fun”
B the Guy via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/09/24
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“Congratulations on listening to a Palestinian voice only six months after the genocide began.”
kla212 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/05/24
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“Your assertion that the “date doesn’t show” that teachers were at elevated risk quickly ignores the fact that teachers are older than students, and many have medical conditions that would have placed them at higher risk. Many live with adults with health conditions that would be at risk if...”Read full review »
historyty7 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/22/24
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“So disappointed and sad to hear that the Gabfest kept the intro “ you are hearing a lot of screaming voices about genocide” as your plug for Unraveling Israeli History. Why diminish resistance to US military aid like that? Perhaps we are trying to yell loudly because US media centers Israel and...”Read full review »
Rober66 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/21/24
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“I tell everyone I know to listen to this pod. I love the chemistry between David, Emily and John. I learn so much every week…from each of them but particularly from Emily because I know nothing about the justice system. Thursdays are the highlight of my week. HIGHLY recommend.”
BACNE SPEARS via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/20/24
“The hosts have comprehensive knowledge about politics in the U.S. are good explainers.”
MyraCara via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/16/24
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“Wait for it to drop every Thursday”
VSLNew via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/16/24
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“Rupert Murdoch had to become an American citizen to brainwash the American people. Then the American press rallied to Fox News’ side when President Obama raised concerns about their ‘journalism’ & propaganda. Today, Obama has been vindicated, hasn’t he?
Now journalists are doing the same...”Read full review »
Aunty RoRo via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
03/15/24
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“I have to comment on your latest discussion on engagements. I was appalled at how conventional, and dare I say sexist, Emily B was. As a 68 yr old female physician married for 40 years, I can’t imagine my husband “proposing.” We are equals. It was a discussion. And we’ve had a lifetime of special...”Read full review »
DrDK2 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/15/24
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“The Devil is smart, and David is smart too — yet … your occasional challenges to Emily’s and John’s arguments somehow ring hallow (hello!). The Plotz thicken (use of the plural is a gesture of generosity).”
Dame ichie via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
03/15/24
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“Offers not much insights beyond commentaries on whatever has been circulated in the mass media. Even the occasional quibbles fall within the narrow framework of the consensus.”
Crystalash via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/14/24
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“I have been listening every week for years”
ChristinaLBW via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/13/24
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“I’ve listened to this podcast for around 7 years. I used to find the analysis interesting and relied on it heavily as the pandemic unfolded. Now I see that these three (Emily by far the least, but still) are all much closer to the center than I realized. They’re elitist and out of touch. Their...”Read full review »
MeggoAH via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/06/24
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“OMG Hard to imagine how the other two hosts refrain from repeatedly running headlong into a brick wall after a brief time with Plotz and his baseless fantasies.”
Norwich42 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/29/24
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“I’m done with mainstream pundits who seem to have almost no knowledge of what’s really going on with the right wing. I hear almost nothing on this show about most of the conspiracies, the religious extremism and the powerful think tanks who are not the fringe but are rather directing the GOP and...”Read full review »
Montana lib via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/28/24
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“Longtime listener, I have always enjoyed the podcast. No issues with John or Emily but David Plots has become elitist, spoiled and kind of whiney. Democracy is at stake and he’s not bringing anything necessary, interesting or of value to the show. Sorry.”
Jman11215 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/26/24
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“Started listening in the summer of 2016 and haven’t missed an episode! Three brilliant minds. I am constantly in awe of listening to David describe the things he takes interest in—makes me interested too!”
hm122221 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/18/24
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“Two years ago I, too, used to enjoy listening to the conversation here by the 3 hosts. But in the last year, I have found better podcasts by more authoritative voices when it comes to constitutional law and even politics. David Plotz seems out of his depth here. Emily Bazalon does not have...”Read full review »
Co elk do via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/09/24
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“When David Leonheart said that Americans care about who attends elite universities, I almost dropped my phone. Eat the rich, right? Every conversation on this show about the university system somehow starts with the premise that the continuation or protection of the Ivy system is paramount to the...”Read full review »
TLaball via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/20/24
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“I’ve loved this for years but recently have been disappointed and bored by the episodes. They are repetitive (polls are unreliable!) and they seem so worried about offending campus Progressive types that they never really explore topics. I hope that they become more courageous and varied in their...”Read full review »
JukinJen via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/17/24
“It’s been a few years since I stumbled on to the PG; but now I feel like one of the listener family. (Note that for quite a while—till I finally researched beyond the audio feed—John Dickerson was the only voice I could put a face to; but now—like family members chatting round the kitchen...”Read full review »
FWalkerH via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/12/24
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“Idk i find it listenable most of the time but sometimes it’s hard for the host to hide the fact their not liberal and just institutionalists and sometimes it comes off as just ignorant white voices.”
Mr. Larke via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/11/24
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“This used to be a great podcast but has really become an outlet like so many others that turns a blind eye to the hard issues, minority views and drowns in the privilege that the commentators occupy.”
Green tea jelly via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
01/02/24
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“I’ve listened weekly since 2007. I agree with some of the recent comments about David’s descent into madness but as a legacy listener I plod on with Plotz. But one thing I’ve never enjoyed is the Conundrum Show. Please kill it.”
Rich in GA via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/01/24
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“I found the guest pretty unlistenable. Just not my taste. Very disappointed for this year’s show but looking forward to 2024!”
rng.reviews via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/31/23
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“the hosts have no moral backbone. i’ve been incredibly disappointed with their representation of the palestinian genoicide. i’ve been a nearly decade long listened of the podcast but can’t listen in good conscious anymore.”
WishIhadACar via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/16/23
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“I love this podcast. But I’m amazed and so disappointed by how you talk about the war in Gaza (and also how little you mentioned it in the last two months since we’re funding this killing of children) Maybe invite a Palestinian to make the conversation less bias?”
Den dalar via Apple Podcasts ·
Sweden ·
12/08/23
“The hosts have excellent chemistry and I truly look forward to seeing this in my feed :) they are just great, funny and also informative. I appreciate the lawyerly political perspective coupled with a more moderate devil’s advocate view from David.”
elysianlight via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/07/23
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“I am a long time listener, and have been listening since 2010. However, the two episodes involving the genocide on Gaza by the Israeli government was lacking analysis and context. David and Emily failed to acknowledge the Israeli government’s absolutely atrocious actions over 75 years towards...”Read full review »
Undiversified Opinions via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/20/23
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“Please state all of Biden’s successes rather than his age! The economy, technology jobs, climate jobs, environmental changes, supports union…there, I helped you out.”
Sucyvtddt via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/19/23
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“I’ve listened to Gabfest for six years. I have recommended it to many people, and enjoyed many episodes. However, I am exceptionally disappointed in the initial complete lack of discussion about Israel – Palestine. And now I am extremely disappointed in how they have finally addressed it. It is...”Read full review »
Sara___— via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/18/23
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“It’s really gross how open David is in his admiration of corrupt politicians. He has mentioned this in various ways for years. I suspect it’s because, like inflation, he is wholly unaffected by it. It’s merely something juicy to talk about.”
Boilingrug via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/17/23
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“Look forward to listening to David, Emily and John every week.”
Sonneveldt via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/13/23
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“their dynamic. Always a great listen.”
unicorn h0rns via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/11/23
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“I live in Australia and am listening to this podcast in November 2023. And I’m hearing the host of the show, David Plotz, personally advertising the sale of ketamine. This is very weird.”
Not a political journalist via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
11/10/23
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“I’ve been listening to the Gabfest for as long as I remember. I’m so sad to let it go, but I can’t listen anymore. Every show is just pablum. No one says anything insightful - it’s so, so predictable and boring.
Their latest episode on Israel was downright unlistenable. There was almost no...”Read full review »
Ajlr87 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/12/23
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“Because I can’t listen to another sneering journalist lecture listeners about how crime was worse in the 90s and therefore there ought to be zero concerns about crime now. It is so so clueless”
AnnoyedLiberal via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/06/23
“There’s an incredible moment in the October 5th, 2023 episode of this show where David Plotz reveals over the course of ten minutes that:
1. He is very concerned about crime (said explicitly)
2. He lives in a rich neighborhood of dc where there is almost no crime (said explicitly)
3. His...”Read full review »
Amadeo Bordiga via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/05/23
“I'm a long time listener and I love this show but I frequently have to turn it off because David plotz can't breathe, lower his voice, and stop talking over his colleagues. It's painful to listen to.”Read full review »
Esmo2000chess via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/05/23
“Girl, bye.”
Everard61 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/21/23
“It’s an entertainment first show, rather than a journalism first show”
vktr043 via Apple Podcasts ·
Sweden ·
09/03/23
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“Otherwise very good.”
Leigh Karen via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/26/23
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“The last episode was 6 minutes of ads, zero minutes of content”
Eskier via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/25/23
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