The Slate Political Gabfest Live

David Plotz, John Dickerson, and Emily Bazelon are coming to Cambridge for a live show!

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT

This event includes a book signing

Date

May
9
Thursday
May 9, 2013
7:00 PM ET

Location

First Parish Church
1446 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138

Tickets

SOLD OUT.
There will not be a standby line for this event.

Harvard Book Store and Slate are pleased to bring the Slate Political Gabfest—with David Plotz, John Dickerson, and Emily Bazelon—to Cambridge for a live show! Tickets are on sale online only through Slate at slate.com/bostongabfest.

Acclaimed as "the best political podcast" in America, and one of the best podcasts of any sort, the Slate Political Gabfest is an irreverent, witty, no-holds-barred discussion of the week's political and current events. Hosted by Slate's Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz, the show reaches an audience of almost a quarter million people every month.

On May 9 they bring their weekly podcast recording to the Boston area for the first time!

Regular ticket holders, doors open at 6:30 pm. Show starts at 7pm.

Emily Bazelon's Sticks and Stones

After the Gabfest, Emily Bazelon will sign copies of her new book Sticks and Stones: Defeating the Culture of Bullying and Rediscovering the Power of Character and Empathy. Harvard Book Store will be selling copies of Sticks and Stones at the event and will be accepting orders for signed copies from those who can't attend. Order the book online here and specify "signed copy" in the comments field at checkout. Thanks for supporting this independent bookstore!

Harvard Book Store and Slate present the Slate Political Gabfest

Slate’s Political Gabfest
Slate’s Political Gabfest

Slate’s Political Gabfest

The Slate Political Gabfest, hosted by Slate's Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz, aims to recreate the kind of informal and irreverent discussions Washington journalists have after hours over drinks. Listen to the audio archive here.

Emily Bazelon is a Slate senior editor and writes about law, family, and kids. Her bestselling book on bullying is titled Sticks and Stones: Defeating the Culture of Bullying and Rediscovering the Power of Empathy and Character.

John Dickerson is Slate's chief political correspondent and author of On Her Trail. Read his series on the presidency and his series on risk.

David Plotz is the Editor of Slate. He's the author of The Genius Factory: The Curious History of the Nobel Prize Sperm Bank and Good Book.

 

Tickets are on sale online only through Slate and are now sold out: slate.com/bostongabfest.

First Parish Church
1446 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138

Walking from the Harvard Square T station: 2 minutes

As you exit the station, cross Mass. Ave. and look for the newsstand called Crimson Corner. Turn right and proceed north along Mass. Ave. going toward the Cambridge Common. You will pass the Harvard Coop, Bank of America, and CVS. The First Parish Church is located at the corner of Mass. Ave. and Church St. Please enter through the front door of the church.

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