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The Gist

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Peach Fish Productions

For thirty minutes each day, Pesca challenges himself and his audience, in a responsibly provocative style, and gets beyond the rigidity and dogma. The Gist is surprising, reasonable, and willing to critique the left, the right, either party, or any idea.

#2865

Nicole Gelinas on Crime, Bail, and Mamdani's Vibesy Criminology

The Manhattan Institute's Nicole Gelinas breaks down New York's post-pandemic crime surge ... more

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35:16

3 hrs Ago

#2864

David Ignatius on Space Wars, Skepticism, and His Father's Legacy

Mike Pesca revisits his conversation with Washington Post columnist and novelist David Ign... more

15 Nov 2025

30 MINS

30:31

15 Nov 2025

#2863

Katie Herzog Is the Kind of Person Who Googles Recidivism Rates in an AA Meeting

Katie Herzog breaks down Drink Your Way Sober: The Science-Based Method to Break Free from... more

14 Nov 2025

32 MINS

32:44

14 Nov 2025

#2862

Not Even Mad: Charles Lehman & Brad Carson

The Epstein files and the Michael Wolff ethics mess. Then Brad Carson (Americans for Respo... more

13 Nov 2025

58 MINS

58:40

13 Nov 2025

#2861

John J. Lennon — "I'm Owning My Sh*t on the Page"

John J. Lennon, currently incarcerated at Sing Sing Correctional Facility, discusses The T... more

12 Nov 2025

45 MINS

45:16

12 Nov 2025

#2860

Jon Levy: "We Don't Really Want Authenticity"

Behavioral scientist Jon Levy, author of Team Intelligence: How Brilliant Leaders Unlock C... more

11 Nov 2025

39 MINS

39:35

11 Nov 2025

#2859

Sarah Goodyear and Doug Gordon on Life After Cars

Mike reflects on the post-election landscape, including Mamdani's win and the hype around ... more

10 Nov 2025

40 MINS

40:42

10 Nov 2025

#2858

The Good Fight Club, or Good Fight Club?

Mike joins Yascha Mounk's Good Fight Club to debate the mid-midterm results: Democrats' su... more

08 Nov 2025

34 MINS

34:28

08 Nov 2025

#2857

Funny You Should Mention: Dusty Slay

Dusty Slay drops by with "Wet Heat" fresh on Netflix to talk Opelika lore (a.k.a. Snopalik... more

07 Nov 2025

1 HR 08 MINS

1:08:57

07 Nov 2025

#2856

Sadie Dingfelder on "Hair, Feathers, and the Theater of Disgust."

We test whether a hair in your hummus is truly hazardous, compare bacterial counts on hair... more

06 Nov 2025

27 MINS

27:08

06 Nov 2025

#2855

Colin Woodard: The Federation Is the Fault Line

Woodard maps America's clashing "nations," from American Nations to Nations Apart, arguing... more

05 Nov 2025

42 MINS

42:47

05 Nov 2025

#2854

The Wars Trump Says He Ended, and the One Cheney Began

The veteran media strategist reflects on Chuck Schumer's once-golden Sunday pressers and h... more

04 Nov 2025

30 MINS

30:24

04 Nov 2025

#2853

Matthew Hiltzik on the Craft of Crisis Communications

Hiltzik, founder of Hiltzik Strategies, explains how his background in law, politics, and ... more

03 Nov 2025

33 MINS

33:01

03 Nov 2025

#2852

Mike Pesca on "Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em"

Mike joins Nancy Rommelmann and Sarah Hepola for a rowdy, caffeine-fueled dive into the NB... more

01 Nov 2025

48 MINS

48:31

01 Nov 2025

#2851

Art Cullen on Iowa's Corn Gospel, Cancer, and Capture

Iowa's rivers run brown, its cancer rates climb, and its politics tilt redder. Pulitzer Pr... more

31 Oct 2025

32 MINS

32:09

31 Oct 2025

#2850

Beth Macy: "When the Local Paper Dies, the Community Follows"

Journalist Beth Macy, author of Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company That Addi... more

30 Oct 2025

42 MINS

42:21

30 Oct 2025

#2849

Karine Jean-Pierre: "Independent," Evasion, and the Party She Says Left Her

Former Biden Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre joins to promote her memoir Independent: A... more

29 Oct 2025

43 MINS

43:08

29 Oct 2025

#2848

Steve Hayes & Damon Linker: The Hole Truth

Steve Hayes and Damon Linker debate whether Trump's demolition of the White House East Win... more

28 Oct 2025

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:42

28 Oct 2025

#2847

Barista Michelle Eisen on Face Tattoos, Short Staffs, and Union Shots Fired

Michelle Eisen, barista-turned-organizer from Buffalo's first unionized Starbucks, breaks ... more

27 Oct 2025

34 MINS

34:24

27 Oct 2025

#2846

Jeremy Workman — "Walking Every Block, Hiding in a Mall"

Two conversations with documentarian Jeremy Workman: first on The World Before Your Feet (... more

25 Oct 2025

38 MINS

38:11

25 Oct 2025

#2845

Funny You Should Mention: Ariel Elias

Kentucky-raised, New York-forged, and newly "A Jewish Star," Ariel Elias breaks down how o... more

24 Oct 2025

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:33

24 Oct 2025

#2844

No Capes, Real Peace: U Thant's UN and What We Lost

Historian and grandson of third secretary-general of the United Nations U Thant, Thant Myi... more

23 Oct 2025

42 MINS

42:15

23 Oct 2025

#2843

Alicia Wanless — "The Ecology of Information"

Carnegie Endowment's Alicia Wanless argues that disinformation isn't new—it's just our lat... more

22 Oct 2025

33 MINS

33:15

22 Oct 2025

#2842

Michael Kirk — "RFK Jr.'s Latest Addiction: Attention"

Frontline's Michael Kirk discusses The Rise of RFK Jr., charting Kennedy's path from sex a... more

21 Oct 2025

43 MINS

43:46

21 Oct 2025

#2841

Michael Townsend & Jeremy Workman: "Secret Mall Apartment"

Michael Townsend and director Jeremy Workman tell the wild true story of an eight-artist c... more

20 Oct 2025

33 MINS

33:26

20 Oct 2025

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#2865

Nicole Gelinas on Crime, Bail, and Mamdani's Vibesy Criminology

#2864

David Ignatius on Space Wars, Skepticism, and His Father's Legacy

#2863

Katie Herzog Is the Kind of Person Who Googles Recidivism Rates in an AA Meeting

#2862

Not Even Mad: Charles Lehman & Brad Carson

#2861

John J. Lennon — "I'm Owning My Sh*t on the Page"

#2860

Jon Levy: "We Don't Really Want Authenticity"

#2859

Sarah Goodyear and Doug Gordon on Life After Cars

#2858

The Good Fight Club, or Good Fight Club?

#2857

Funny You Should Mention: Dusty Slay

#2856

Sadie Dingfelder on "Hair, Feathers, and the Theater of Disgust."

#2855

Colin Woodard: The Federation Is the Fault Line

#2854

The Wars Trump Says He Ended, and the One Cheney Began

#2853

Matthew Hiltzik on the Craft of Crisis Communications

#2852

Mike Pesca on "Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em"

#2851

Art Cullen on Iowa's Corn Gospel, Cancer, and Capture

#2850

Beth Macy: "When the Local Paper Dies, the Community Follows"

#2849

Karine Jean-Pierre: "Independent," Evasion, and the Party She Says Left Her

#2848

Steve Hayes & Damon Linker: The Hole Truth

#2847

Barista Michelle Eisen on Face Tattoos, Short Staffs, and Union Shots Fired

#2846

Jeremy Workman — "Walking Every Block, Hiding in a Mall"

#2845

Funny You Should Mention: Ariel Elias

#2844

No Capes, Real Peace: U Thant's UN and What We Lost

#2843

Alicia Wanless — "The Ecology of Information"

#2842

Michael Kirk — "RFK Jr.'s Latest Addiction: Attention"

#2841

Michael Townsend & Jeremy Workman: "Secret Mall Apartment"