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The Gist

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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.

#2910

Not Even Mad: Michael A. Cohen & Charles Fain Lehman

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#2909

Brad Meltzer on Plot Twists, Product Placement, and Violating Rules on Purpose

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47:06

Yesterday

#2908

Andy Mills: "Acceleration Is Salvation" — and Why AI Might Be the Last Invention.

Andy Mills, creator of The Last Invention podcast, explores I.J. Good's 1965 concept of an... more

06 Jan 2026

44 MINS

44:18

06 Jan 2026

#2907

Quico Toro: Venezuela was never a one-man show

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05 Jan 2026

36 MINS

36:57

05 Jan 2026

#2906

Dan Soder & Moshe Kasher: A Lighthouse for the Mentally Ill

Mike Pesca digs into the vault for two 2017 interviews exploring the "ground game" of the ... more

03 Jan 2026

34 MINS

34:03

03 Jan 2026

#2905

Rosebud Baker: We're Raising Her Autistic

Rosebud Baker explains why motherhood is the most political act of her life and how she ha... more

02 Jan 2026

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:56

02 Jan 2026

#2904

Robby Hoffman: Zero Personality Disorder

Comedian Robby Hoffman explains why she treats complaining as "enjoying"—and why her Depre... more

01 Jan 2026

1 HR 08 MINS

1:08:01

01 Jan 2026

#2903

Chris Turner: Possession is 9/10 of the Word

Oxford-educated archaeology student turned freestyle sensation Chris Turner joins Mike Pes... more

31 Dec 2025

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:11

31 Dec 2025

#2902

Michelle Buteau: An Achievable Beyonce

Michelle Buteau explains why she is the "achievable Beyonce" for government workers and ho... more

30 Dec 2025

48 MINS

48:56

30 Dec 2025

#2901

T.J. Miller: You'll Do Better in Toledo

Actor and comedian T.J. Miller explains why a traumatic brain injury is his improvisationa... more

29 Dec 2025

49 MINS

49:28

29 Dec 2025

#2900

Sarah Silverman & Kyle Kinane: Comedy, Cancel Culture, and Conspiracies

Mike unlocks two interviews from the vault featuring comics who navigate the cultural mine... more

27 Dec 2025

36 MINS

36:16

27 Dec 2025

#2899

Alex Edelman: "The Hardest Thing to Talk About in a Joke is Israel."

In this special holiday week episode, Mike sits down with comedian Alex Edelman, fresh off... more

26 Dec 2025

57 MINS

57:48

26 Dec 2025

#2898

Roy Wood Jr.: "People Just Want to Feel Good."

In this special Christmas Day edition, Mike gives the gift of Roy Wood Jr., a comedian who... more

25 Dec 2025

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:19

25 Dec 2025

#2897

Django Gold: The Comedian Who Wants to Dim Your Shine

In a special Christmas Eve edition, Mike brings you a "gift" from the comedy vault: an int... more

24 Dec 2025

58 MINS

58:21

24 Dec 2025

#2896

Thomas Chatterton Williams: Why the Summer of 2020 Wasn't Inevitable

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23 Dec 2025

39 MINS

39:31

23 Dec 2025

#2895

Quico Toro: "Charlatans Burrow Into Your Life and Don't Leave."

Quico Toro joins to discuss Charlatans: How Grifters, Swindlers, and Hucksters Bamboozle t... more

22 Dec 2025

36 MINS

36:32

22 Dec 2025

#2894

Rob Reiner: "I Just Viewed My Child in Pain"

In light of the recent tragedy, Mike unlocks a 2016 interview with the late Rob Reiner. It... more

20 Dec 2025

35 MINS

35:02

20 Dec 2025

#2893

Jay Jurden: High Profundities Per Minute

Comedian Jay Jurden explains why nine years of theater training is his "superpower" on the... more

19 Dec 2025

51 MINS

51:47

19 Dec 2025

#2892

Nicholas Wright: When Ancient Brains Meet Modern War

Neuroscientist Nicholas Wright explains why big powers "lose" wars they dominate on the ki... more

18 Dec 2025

41 MINS

41:30

18 Dec 2025

#2891

James Clyburn: "The World Would Much Rather See a Sermon Than Hear One."

Clyburn discusses The First Eight: A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen ... more

18 Dec 2025

42 MINS

42:29

18 Dec 2025

#2890

Mikhail Zygar: From Glasnost Whiplash to Social-Media Smog

Russian journalist in exile Mikhail Zygar traces an information system so sealed even Gorb... more

16 Dec 2025

41 MINS

41:26

16 Dec 2025

#2889

Chris Dalla Riva: "Billboard's become a Christmas chart."

Data journalist Chris Dalla Riva brings charts, facts, and plenty of fight to Uncharted Te... more

15 Dec 2025

39 MINS

39:42

15 Dec 2025

#2888

Finding the Next Terry Gross with Daniel Oppenheimer

In this special Saturday edition, Mike sits down with Daniel Oppenheimer of Eminent Americ... more

13 Dec 2025

40 MINS

40:22

13 Dec 2025

#2887

Shadi Hamid: The Left Should Learn to Love American Power

Shadi Hamid joins to discuss his new book, The Case for American Power, arguing that progr... more

12 Dec 2025

42 MINS

42:52

12 Dec 2025

#2886

Not Even Mad: Anthony Weiner & John Ketcham

Anthony Weiner and John Ketcham break down a Congress being flayed by its own fringes, whe... more

11 Dec 2025

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:30

11 Dec 2025

#2885

Holiday Suicides: Is That BS? with Sadie Dingfelder

Holiday dread is real enough—fraught family gatherings, forced merriment, and the persiste... more

10 Dec 2025

27 MINS

27:42

10 Dec 2025

#2884

Mark Rowlands on Memory and the Stories We Tell Ourselves

The philosopher discusses The Book of Memory: How We Become Who We Are, exploring how reco... more

09 Dec 2025

26 MINS

26:16

09 Dec 2025

#2883

Daniel Zoughbie: The Mightiest Turns an Enemy into a Friend

Daniel Zoughbie discusses Kicking the Hornet's Nest: U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle Eas... more

08 Dec 2025

34 MINS

34:27

08 Dec 2025

#2882

Mike Pesca on the Vig, the Fix, and the John Goodman Thumb

On this Saturday edition, Mike Pesca joins the cast of Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone ... more

06 Dec 2025

33 MINS

33:43

06 Dec 2025

#2881

Funny You Should Mention: Mohanad Elshieky

Mohanad Elshieky joins Funny You Should Mention with stories that make Benghazi feel less ... more

05 Dec 2025

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:08

05 Dec 2025

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#2910

Not Even Mad: Michael A. Cohen & Charles Fain Lehman

#2909

Brad Meltzer on Plot Twists, Product Placement, and Violating Rules on Purpose

#2908

Andy Mills: "Acceleration Is Salvation" — and Why AI Might Be the Last Invention.

#2907

Quico Toro: Venezuela was never a one-man show

#2906

Dan Soder & Moshe Kasher: A Lighthouse for the Mentally Ill

#2905

Rosebud Baker: We're Raising Her Autistic

#2904

Robby Hoffman: Zero Personality Disorder

#2903

Chris Turner: Possession is 9/10 of the Word

#2902

Michelle Buteau: An Achievable Beyonce

#2901

T.J. Miller: You'll Do Better in Toledo

#2900

Sarah Silverman & Kyle Kinane: Comedy, Cancel Culture, and Conspiracies

#2899

Alex Edelman: "The Hardest Thing to Talk About in a Joke is Israel."

#2898

Roy Wood Jr.: "People Just Want to Feel Good."

#2897

Django Gold: The Comedian Who Wants to Dim Your Shine

#2896

Thomas Chatterton Williams: Why the Summer of 2020 Wasn't Inevitable

#2895

Quico Toro: "Charlatans Burrow Into Your Life and Don't Leave."

#2894

Rob Reiner: "I Just Viewed My Child in Pain"

#2893

Jay Jurden: High Profundities Per Minute

#2892

Nicholas Wright: When Ancient Brains Meet Modern War

#2891

James Clyburn: "The World Would Much Rather See a Sermon Than Hear One."

#2890

Mikhail Zygar: From Glasnost Whiplash to Social-Media Smog

#2889

Chris Dalla Riva: "Billboard's become a Christmas chart."

#2888

Finding the Next Terry Gross with Daniel Oppenheimer

#2887

Shadi Hamid: The Left Should Learn to Love American Power

#2886

Not Even Mad: Anthony Weiner & John Ketcham

#2885

Holiday Suicides: Is That BS? with Sadie Dingfelder

#2884

Mark Rowlands on Memory and the Stories We Tell Ourselves

#2883

Daniel Zoughbie: The Mightiest Turns an Enemy into a Friend

#2882

Mike Pesca on the Vig, the Fix, and the John Goodman Thumb

#2881

Funny You Should Mention: Mohanad Elshieky