About this episode
This week, David Plotz, Emily Bazelon, and John Dickerson discuss the discovery of classified documents at Biden’s home; the justices of the Supreme Court exhibiting open animosity toward one another; and fears of a “polycrisis” at Davos. Here are some notes and references from this week’s show: Matt Viser, Tyler Pager, Carol Leonnig and Yasmeen Abutaleb for The Washington Post: “ Inside The White House Document Strategy And Its Pitfalls ” Steven Mazie for The Atlantic: “ The Supreme Court Justices Do Not Seem to Be Getting Along ” Jess Bravin and Sadie Gurman for The Wall Street Journal: “ Supreme Court Investigators Have Narrowed Leak Inquiry to Small Number of Suspects ” Andrew Van Dam for The Washington Post: “ The Happiest, Least Stressful, Most Meaningful Jobs In America ” Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do , by Studs Terkel Here is the poem (by an unknown author) that listener Christina Roosen sent to David after his cat died: Eyes bright, claws sharp, tail held high. Go keenly into the mist, old warrior. Valhalla waits for you A compilation of poems about pet loss: Rome Thorstenson for In Valhalla: “ Pet Loss Poems ” Here are this week’s chatters: John: Joseph Berger for The New York Times: “ Adolfo Kaminsky Dies at 97; His Forgeries Saved Thousands of Jews ” Emily: Joshua Vaughn for Penn Live: “ Dauphin County Made Millions On Jail Phone Calls And Spent It On Staff Perks, Contractors ” David: His Dark Materials on BBC One; The Golden Compass , The Subtle Knife , and The Amber Spyglass , by Philip Pullman Listener chatter from Muirinn O'Neill: Josh Baker’s I'm Not a Monster podcast For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment Emily, David, and John discuss the jobs people find most meaningful . Tweet us your questions and chatters @SlateGabfest or email us at gabfest@slate.com. (Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.) Podcast production by Cheyna Roth. Research by Bridgette Dunlap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices