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The Gist podcast

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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.

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.

 

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#2822

Andrew J. Taylor: “Blue-Collar Voters Don’t Want Blue-Collar Politicians”

We talk with North Carolina State political scientist Andrew J. Taylor about his new book,... more

13 hrs Ago

31 MINS

31:58

13 hrs Ago

#2821

Justin Driver: “The Fall of Affirmative Action”

Yale Law’s Justin Driver argues that SFFA v. Harvard/UNC broke with precedent and embraced... more

Yesterday

41 MINS

41:38

Yesterday

#2820

Laura Spinney on the Language That Conquered the World

Laura Spinney joins to discuss her new book Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global, t... more

24 Sep 2025

31 MINS

31:36

24 Sep 2025

#2819

Sadie Dingfelder on Mosquito Magnets and Who Tastes Best to Bugs

President Trump mangles acetaminophen and issues a sweeping “don’t take Tylenol” decree. A... more

23 Sep 2025

26 MINS

26:22

23 Sep 2025

#2818

Andrew Fox on “Slam Frank”: Make Something Dangerous

The writer-composer behind the viral Slam Frank (an Anne Frank musical staged as if by the... more

22 Sep 2025

51 MINS

51:11

22 Sep 2025

#2817

JD Vance, Jimmy Kimmel, and America’s Radical Underground

It’s the Saturday show. One from the week, one from the vault. First, a look at JD Vance o... more

20 Sep 2025

14 MINS

14:13

20 Sep 2025

#2816

Brendan Nyhan: Measuring Political Violence Without Panic

Dartmouth's Brendan Nyhan explains why headline-grabbing polls inflate support for "partis... more

19 Sep 2025

29 MINS

29:38

19 Sep 2025

#2815

Not Even Mad: Michael A. Cohen and Jamie Kirchick

Michael A. Cohen and Jamie Kirchick discuss the Charlie Kirk assassination and the immedia... more

18 Sep 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:21

18 Sep 2025

#2814

Christian Duguay Brings the Valley Heat

Christian Duguay, creator of Valley Heat, breaks down how Doug Duguay, his in-show alter e... more

17 Sep 2025

29 MINS

29:33

17 Sep 2025

#2813

Garrett Graff: “Russia Sought Division More Than Victory”

Garrett Graff, host of the Long Shadow podcast,  argues that Russia’s 2016 interference wa... more

16 Sep 2025

30 MINS

30:34

16 Sep 2025

#2812

Garrett M. Graff on “Long Shadow” and the Internet’s Descent Into Outrage

Writer and historian Garrett Graff discusses the fourth season of his podcast Long Shadow,... more

15 Sep 2025

37 MINS

37:56

15 Sep 2025

#2811

Mike Pesca on The Good Fight Club

Today on The Gist, we air some of Mikes appearance on The Good Fight Club Podcast. Please ... more

13 Sep 2025

43 MINS

43:40

13 Sep 2025

#2810

Bill McKibben: “Energy From Heaven, Not From Hell”

Bill McKibben discusses his new book Here Comes the Sun: A Last Chance for the Climate and... more

12 Sep 2025

39 MINS

39:04

12 Sep 2025

#2809

Aaron Sibarium on Charlie Kirk, Retribution, and the Cycle of Violence

Aaron Sibarium of the Washington Free Beacon reflects on his recent full-hour interview wi... more

11 Sep 2025

38 MINS

38:46

11 Sep 2025

#2808

Ryan Evans on Drones, Ground War, and Ukraine’s Fight for Survival

Ryan Evans, founder of War on the Rocks, breaks down the grinding land war in eastern Ukra... more

10 Sep 2025

27 MINS

27:59

10 Sep 2025

#2807

Nim Shapira: Torn Between Empathy and Erasure

Filmmaker Nim Shapira discusses Torn, his documentary on the hostage posters put up—and to... more

09 Sep 2025

31 MINS

31:29

09 Sep 2025

#2806

Christine Wenc: The Onion’s Straight Face Made It Funnier

Christine Wenc joins to discuss Funny Because It’s True: How The Onion Created Modern Amer... more

08 Sep 2025

28 MINS

28:48

08 Sep 2025

#2805

Immigration, Nuance, and a Leonhardt Vault Cut

It’s the Saturday Show: one from the week, one from the vault. Mike revisits his take on i... more

06 Sep 2025

31 MINS

31:46

06 Sep 2025

#2804

Mike Hayes on Purpose, Grit, and Mission

Today on The Gist. Trump’s push to rebrand the Pentagon as the “Department of War”. Then  ... more

05 Sep 2025

38 MINS

38:45

05 Sep 2025

#2803

Not Even Mad: Galen Druke and Josh Barro

Today on The Gist: It’s Not Even Mad. Mike Pesca welcomes Galen Druke and Josh Barro for a... more

04 Sep 2025

49 MINS

49:47

04 Sep 2025

#2802

Miles Taylor on Resistance Cascades, Rubio’s Turn, and Testing the Judiciary

Former DHS official Miles Taylor, author of the “Anonymous” op-ed, returns to discuss Trum... more

03 Sep 2025

35 MINS

35:15

03 Sep 2025

#2801

Ex-DHS Chief Miles Taylor: Trump, Treason, and Executive Power

Trump health rumors, media scrutiny, and what counts as news kick off the show before a wi... more

02 Sep 2025

36 MINS

36:41

02 Sep 2025