The Corporations Are Religious People Too Edition

Gabfest Radio | Nov 29, 2013

On this week's episode of Gabfest Radio, Political Gabfest panelists Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss how the Iranian nuclear deal could cause a realignment of Middle Eastern politics, and what religious rights secular, for-profit corporations have.

On the Culture Gabfest, panelists Stephen Metcalf, Dana Stevens, and Julia Turner discuss Alexander Payne’s new movie Nebraska, the crowd-sourced shopping website The Prowl, and the peculiar ritual of the Thanksgiving meal.

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