Political Gabfest: Rural Arkansas Explored in an Extra Gabfest Reads
b'This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz are on vacation, but Emily taped an extra episode of Gabfest Reads for everyone. She sits down with author Monica Potts to talk about her new memoir\\xa0The Forgotten Girls. They discuss growing up in rural Arkansas, Monica\\u2019s childhood best friend Darci, and more.\\n\\nFor this week\\u2019s Slate Plus bonus segment, David, Emily, and John\\xa0chatter about what\\u2019s making them happy this summer, an article about how bad things\\xa0really\\xa0are, and more.\\n\\nIn the\\xa0June edition of Gabfest Reads, Emily talks with\\xa0Peter Singer\\xa0@PeterSinger\\xa0about his book,\\xa0Animal Liberation Now: The Definitive Classic Renewed.\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nEmail your chatters, questions, and comments to\\xa0gabfest@slate.com\\xa0or Tweet us\\xa0@SlateGabfest. (Messages may be quoted by name unless the writer stipulates otherwise.)\\n\\xa0\\nPodcast production by Cheyna Roth\\nResearch by Julie Huygen\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'