684 Episodes

  1. Elon Musk’s DOGE Rampage

    Published: 2/6/2025
  2. Elon Musk’s Fork in the Road

    Published: 1/30/2025
  3. This Time Trump Knows What He’s Doing

    Published: 1/23/2025
  4. Gabfest Reads | Finding Connection in the Aftermath of History’s Horrors

    Published: 1/18/2025
  5. Every Single Trump Pick Will Be Confirmed

    Published: 1/16/2025
  6. One Measly Report

    Published: 1/9/2025
  7. The “Thank You, Jimmy Carter” Edition

    Published: 1/2/2025
  8. The “2024 Conundrums” Edition

    Published: 12/26/2024
  9. Gabfest Reads: The Life and Legacy of John Lewis

    Published: 12/21/2024
  10. The Shutdown and the Great Capitulation

    Published: 12/19/2024
  11. Syria’s Collapse, Israel’s Delight

    Published: 12/12/2024
  12. Is The Democratic Party Doomed?

    Published: 12/5/2024
  13. Are These Trump Tariffs for Real?

    Published: 11/28/2024
  14. Trump’s Cabinet Keeps Getting Weirder

    Published: 11/21/2024
  15. Gabfest Reads: How Two Rivals Shaped Birth Control in America

    Published: 11/16/2024
  16. Attorney General Matt Gaetz?

    Published: 11/14/2024
  17. This IS Who We Are

    Published: 11/7/2024
  18. Floating Island of Garbage

    Published: 10/31/2024
  19. The Disinhibited Fascist

    Published: 10/24/2024
  20. Gabfest Reads: Finding Happiness During This Election Year

    Published: 10/19/2024

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