Political Gabfest Reads: Everything You Need to Know About Choosing a President
b'John Dickerson talks with author Gautam Mukunda about his new book\\xa0Picking Presidents: How to Make the Most Consequential Decision in the World. They talk about how Mukunda\\u2019s first book,\\xa0Indispensable: When Leaders Really Matter\\xa0laid the groundwork for\\xa0Picking Presidents. Later, Dickerson and Mukunda dig into why \\u2018intellectual brilliance\\u2019 \\u2013 which goes beyond IQ - is a strong predictor of presidential performance and how the human portion of the job of president is changing.\\xa0\\n\\nTweet us your questions\\xa0@SlateGabfest\\xa0or email us at\\xa0gabfest@slate.com. (Messages could be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)\\n\\nPodcast production by Cheyna Roth.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'