This week, David Plotz, Emily Bazelon, and Heather McGhee discuss the primaries and Kansan voters’ defense of abortion; Alex Jones on trial; and Annie Lowrey’s story of surviving pregnancy in the United States. Here are some notes and references from this week’s show:Sam Adler-Bell for The New York Times: “<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/03/opinion/blake-masters-arizona-senate.html">The Violent Fantasies of Blake Masters</a>”Jason Beeferman for The Texas Tribune: “<a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2022/04/28/alex-jones-sandy-hook-january-6/">How Sandy Hook Lies and the Jan. 6 Inquiry Threaten to Undo Alex Jones</a>”Annie Lowrey for The Atlantic: “<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/08/pregnancy-birth-complication-abortion-life-of-mother/671006/">American Motherhood</a>”Annie Lowrey for The Atlantic: “<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/06/abortion-turnaway-study-roe-supreme-court/661246/">The Most Important Study in the Abortion Debate</a>”<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0525509569/?tag=slatmaga-20">The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together</a>, by Heather McGhee<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/19VMtc487rqmrb6GC8eRvd?utm_source=us-en_nonbrand_contextual_text&utm_medium=paidsearch&utm_campaign=alwayson_ucanz_us_premiumbusiness_sumofus-podcast_nonbrand+contextual+text+phrase+us-en+google&gclid=CjwKCAjw3K2XBhAzEiwAmmgrAjZZ2FVoN-nPhsvVaM5CX8NqERdoajlSSC6BD9H8TVNackTOkTCIIhoCyLgQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds">The Sum of Us</a> podcast<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NSRZR1V/?tag=slatmaga-20">Charged: The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration</a>, by Emily Bazelon<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0684856573/?tag=slatmaga-20">Black Reconstruction in America</a>, by W. E. B. Du Bois <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B09FYJ36TW/?tag=slatmaga-20">Forbidden City</a>, by Vanessa HuaHere are this week’s chatters:Emily: <a href="https://www.ljjp.org/">The Law & Justice Journalism Project</a>Heather: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1619635186/?tag=slatmaga-20">A Court of Thorns and Roses</a>, by Sarah J. MaasDavid: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0865TSTWM/?tag=slatmaga-20">Piranesi</a>, by Susanna Clarke; <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1582344167/?tag=slatmaga-20">Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell</a>, by Susanna Clarke; <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NBCOXO8/?tag=slatmaga-20">Testament of Youth</a>, by Vera BrittainListener chatter from Mohamed El-Sheik: Adriana E. Ramírez for The Atlantic: “<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/07/jeopardy-fan-contestant-losing/670950/">Everyone Loses on Jeopardy Eventually</a>” Tweet us your questions and chatters <a href="https://twitter.com/slategabfest?lang=en">@SlateGabfest</a> 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 <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

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