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John Dickerson, Emily Bazelon and David Plotz dig deep into politics, policy and state and national issues with New York Times opinion columnist Jamelle Bouie.
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Bouie is a columnist for the New York Times and political analyst for CBS News. He covers campaigns, elections, national affairs and culture. Previously, Bouie served as the chief political correspondent for Slate magazine and as a staff writer for The Daily Beast.
Bazelon is a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine, where she covers politics and law, and is co-host of Slate’s “Political Gabfest,” a weekly current events podcast. She is also the Truman Capote Fellow for Creative Writing and Law at Yale Law School and author of the bestselling book “Sticks and Stones” on bullying. Bazelon previously worked as a writer and senior editor at Slate.
Dickerson has been a correspondent for CBS' "60 Minutes" since 2019. He is also a contributing editor to The Atlantic, co-host of Slate’s “Political Gabfest” podcast and host of the "Whistlestop" podcast. Previously, Dickerson was co-anchor of “CBS This Morning,” anchor of “Face The Nation" and CBS News’ chief Washington correspondent. He also moderated two presidential debates for CBS News.
Plotz is a host of Slate’s “Political Gabfest” podcast and serves as an editor-at-large at Business Insider. Previously, he served as CEO of the online travel and discovery magazine Atlas Obscura from 2014 to 2020. Plotz also served as editor-in-chief of Slate Magazine from 2008 to 2014 after serving as a writer and deputy editor.