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<p>This week, David Plotz and guest hosts <a href="substack.com/@saletan">Will Saletan</a> and <a href="washingtonpost.com/people/catherine-rampell/&q… Rampell</a> discuss what the Senate’s regressive budget bill will do to the health of America, whether there is space left for non-Trump conservatives in American politics, and how Paramount’s settlement of Trump’s meritless lawsuit signifies the fall of another guardrail against an authoritarian president.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Here are this week’s chatters:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Will: Amy MacKinnon and John Sakellariadis for Politico: <a href="politico.com/news/2025/07/02/cia-review-of-201… review of 2016 Russia election probe finds no major flaws</a>; Jonathan Landay for Reuters: <a href="reuters.com/world/us/cia-review-finds-flaws-do… review finds flaws but does not dispute finding Putin sought to sway 2016 vote to Trump</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Catherine: Elizabeth Crisp for The Hill: <a href="thehill.com/homenews/administration/5378452-tr… unveils $249 ‘Trump Fragrances’</a>; Alisha Haridasani Gupta for The New York Times: <a href="nytimes.com/2025/07/01/style/trump-fragrances-… Does President Trump’s New Perfume Smell Like?</a>; Nick Turse for The Intercept: <a href="theintercept.com/2025/07/01/trump-fragrance-cr… Whiff of Corruption: Trump’s New Perfume Has Strong Notes of Graft</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>David: <a href="itchyfeettoursandsafaris.com/">Itchy Feet Tours & Safaris</a> in South Africa; Geoff Beattie for The Conversation: <a href="theconversation.com/psychology-of-trophy-hunti… of trophy hunting: why some people kill animals for sport</a>; Hugh Webster for Conservation Frontlines: <a href="conservationfrontlines.org/2020/10/trophy-hunt… Hunting – A Complex Picture</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Listener chatter from Teri Weaver in Syracuse, New York: Michelle Breidenbach for Syracuse.com: <a href="syracuse.com/news/2025/06/cheap-milk-and-immig… milk and immigration: A blunt farmer’s uncomfortable truth about NY’s dairy industry</a></p><p><br></p><p>For this week’s Slate Plus bonus episode, David and guest hosts <a href="substack.com/@saletan">Will Saletan</a> and <a href="washingtonpost.com/people/catherine-rampell/&q… Rampell</a> discuss recent data showing declines in American pride largely along partisan and generational lines, and what it means to be a proud American.</p><p><br></p><p>In the latest <a href="slate.com/podcasts/gabfestreads">Gabfest Reads</a>, David talks with <a href="dykestowatchoutfor.com/about/">author Alison Bechdel</a> about her new book, <a href="amazon.com/Spent-Comic-Novel-Alison-Bechdel/dp… your chatters, questions, and comments to <a href="mailto:gabfest@slate.com">gabfest@slate.com</a>. (Messages may be referenced by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)</p><p><br></p><p>Podcast production by Kevin Bendis</p><p><br></p><p>Research by Emily Ditto</p><p><br></p><p>Want more Political Gabfest? Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Political Gabfest show page on <a href="podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/political-gabfes… Podcasts </a>and <a href="open.spotify.com/show/2oXS9kkKiXdkkCYB3YfqYZ&q…;. Or visit <a href="slate.com/gabfestplus">slate.com/gabfe…; to get access wherever you listen.</p><p> </p><p>Need to set up your Slate Plus feed? If you subscribed through Slate.com, check out our <a href="slate.com/podcastfaqs#plusbenefits"; rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FAQ</a> at slate.com/podcastfaqs for easy instructions. Members subscribed via Apple Podcasts get automatic access—no setup required.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy<…; for more information.</p>
