Slate Political Gabfest
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Slate Political Gabfest is a long-running weekly political podcast featuring in-depth, conversational analysis of U.S. and global politics by Slate journalists.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Slate Political Gabfest canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6796984 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Slate Political Gabfest Context triple: [Slate, notablePodcast, Slate Political Gabfest]
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A.
The Rachel Maddow Show
The Rachel Maddow Show is a primetime American news and opinion television program hosted by political commentator Rachel Maddow, known for its in-depth analysis of U.S. politics and current events.
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B.
Politico
Politico is an American political journalism organization known for its in-depth coverage of U.S. politics, policy, and government.
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C.
The Place for Politics
The Place for Politics is a promotional tagline used by the American cable news channel MSNBC to emphasize its focus on political news and analysis.
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D.
A Current Affair
A Current Affair is a long-running Australian television current affairs program known for its tabloid-style coverage of news, human-interest stories, and consumer issues.
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E.
The Ed Show
The Ed Show was an American political talk show on MSNBC hosted by commentator Ed Schultz, focusing on progressive viewpoints and U.S. current affairs.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Slate Political Gabfest Target entity description: Slate Political Gabfest is a long-running weekly political podcast featuring in-depth, conversational analysis of U.S. and global politics by Slate journalists.
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A.
The Rachel Maddow Show
The Rachel Maddow Show is a primetime American news and opinion television program hosted by political commentator Rachel Maddow, known for its in-depth analysis of U.S. politics and current events.
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B.
Politico
Politico is an American political journalism organization known for its in-depth coverage of U.S. politics, policy, and government.
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C.
The Place for Politics
The Place for Politics is a promotional tagline used by the American cable news channel MSNBC to emphasize its focus on political news and analysis.
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D.
A Current Affair
A Current Affair is a long-running Australian television current affairs program known for its tabloid-style coverage of news, human-interest stories, and consumer issues.
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E.
The Ed Show
The Ed Show was an American political talk show on MSNBC hosted by commentator Ed Schultz, focusing on progressive viewpoints and U.S. current affairs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
audio program
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podcast ⓘ |
| audioFormat | digital audio ⓘ |
| basedOn | current events ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| distributionPlatform |
Apple Podcasts
ⓘ
linked to:
Apple Podcasts (macOS app)
Slate website ⓘ Spotify ⓘ podcast apps ⓘ |
| editorialFocus |
conversational commentary
ⓘ
in-depth analysis ⓘ |
| format | roundtable discussion ⓘ |
| formerHost |
David Plotz
ⓘ
John Dickerson ⓘ |
| genre |
news and politics
ⓘ
politics podcast ⓘ |
| hasGenreElement |
panel discussion
ⓘ
talk show ⓘ |
| hasPart |
cocktail chatter segment
ⓘ
listener mail segments ⓘ live shows ⓘ |
| host |
David Plotz
ⓘ
Emily Bazelon ⓘ John Dickerson ⓘ |
| inception | 2005 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | podcast ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Slate-branded political coverage
ⓘ
long-running weekly political discussion ⓘ |
| producer | Slate ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Slate Podcasts
ⓘ
linked to:
Slate podcasts
|
| publisher | Slate ⓘ |
| subject |
American government
ⓘ
U.S. politics ⓘ elections ⓘ global politics ⓘ public policy ⓘ |
| targetAudience | politically engaged listeners ⓘ |
| topic |
Congress of the United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Congress
U.S. Supreme Court ⓘ
linked to:
Supreme Court of the United States
U.S. presidential elections ⓘ domestic policy ⓘ foreign policy ⓘ |
| updateFrequency | weekly ⓘ |
| website | https://slate.com/podcasts/political-gabfest ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Slate Political Gabfest Description of subject: Slate Political Gabfest is a long-running weekly political podcast featuring in-depth, conversational analysis of U.S. and global politics by Slate journalists.
Referenced by (3)
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