http://www.slate.com/articles/podcasts/gabfest/2015/08/august_is_the_worst_month_we_should_get_rid_of_it.html

Is August the worst month? Gabfester David Plotz thinks so. He’s called August the “Mississippi of the calendar” and the “vast sandy wasteland of American culture.” For this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment on the Political Gabfest, Emily Bazelon, Jamelle Bouie, and Jack Hitt talk about whether we’d be better off speeding through it to September. Listen to find out more.