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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.

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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#2259

The Tempest In Elon Musk's Brain

Elon Musk's intemperate but tempestuous remarks show us a man whose not hard to understand but difficult nonetheless. Plus, we're visited by Kliph Nesteroff, author of [Outrageous: A History of Showbiz and the Culture Wars] (https://www.amazon.com/Outrageous-History-Showbiz-Culture-Wars/dp/141976098X) . And Malawi get into the Israel act. [See Mike Live on December 6th] (https://mailchi.mp/mikepesca.com/israel-a-post-oct7-debrief?e=a23ab2692b) Produced by Joel Patterson and Corey Wara Email us at thegist@mikepesca.com To advertise on the show, visit: https://advertisecast.com/TheGist Subscribe to The Gist Subscribe: https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/ Follow Mikes Substack at: Pesca Profundities | Mike Pesca | Substack Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

10 hrs Ago

36 MINS

36:24

10 hrs Ago

#2258

Flying Cars Grounded By Red Tape And The Russian Mob

In Bradley Tusk's new novel Obvious In Hindsight, a flying car company attempts to get government approval, even though the politics are dicey, the lobbyists are dirty, and the cars just might not ... uh, what's the word? Fly. Plus, after seventeen days, workers freed thanks to rat tunnels. And the very leftist Youtube channels going beyond even Hamas' obfuscations to flat out allege that Israel targeted their own citizens. [Catch The Gist Live on December 6th] (https://www.comedycellar.com/reservations-newyork/?showid=1701903600) Produced by Joel Patterson and Corey Wara Email us at thegist@mikepesca.com To advertise on the show, visit: https://advertisecast.com/TheGist Subscribe to The Gist Subscribe: https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/ Follow Mikes Substack at: Pesca Profundities | Mike Pesca | Substack Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

Yesterday

32 MINS

32:56

Yesterday

#2257

"From The River To The Sea" Rebranded As A Call For Peace

When a slogan of war suddenly becomes a call to peace. Also on the show, we pick back up where we left off with the New York Times' David Leonhardt. His new book is [Ours Was The Shining Future: The Story of the American Dream] (https://www.amazon.com/Ours-Was-Shining-Future-American-ebook/dp/B0BT15DT45) . Plus, the refused-to-be-addressed crisis at the border. Produced by Joel Patterson and Corey Wara Email us at [thegist@mikepesca.com] (mailto:thegist@mikepesca.com) To advertise on the show, visit: [https://advertisecast.com/TheGist] (https://advertisecast.com/TheGist) Subscribe to The Gist Subscribe: [https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/] (https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/) Follow Mikes Substack at: [Pesca Profundities | Mike Pesca | Substack] (https://mikepesca.substack.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

28 Nov 2023

43 MINS

43:09

28 Nov 2023

#2256

The Future Looked Brighter In The Past

Pulitzer Prize winning NY Times writer David Leonhardt is here to discuss [Ours Was The Shining Future: The Story of the American Dream] (https://www.amazon.com/Ours-Was-Shining-Future-American-ebook/dp/B0BT15DT45) . The hostage exchange between Israel and Hamas is working and showing us that countries are right to care about their own citizens. Plus, a few furry friends become entrees, and a Fertile Turtle is at the center of the ordeal. Produced by Joel Patterson and Corey Wara Email us at [thegist@mikepesca.com] (mailto:thegist@mikepesca.com) To advertise on the show, visit: [https://advertisecast.com/TheGist] (https://advertisecast.com/TheGist) Subscribe to The Gist Subscribe: [https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/] (https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/) Follow Mikes Substack at: [Pesca Profundities | Mike Pesca | Substack] (https://mikepesca.substack.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

27 Nov 2023

34 MINS

34:43

27 Nov 2023

#2255

BEST OF THE GIST: Cease-Fire Edition

In this installment of Best Of The Gist, as Israel and Hamas agree to a cease fire, we listen back to Mike’s 2014 interview with Mitchell Reiss, author of Negotiating with Evil, who suggests that the question is not whether to negotiate with terrorists, but how to get the best deal. Then we listen back to Mike’s Tuesday Spiel in which he envisions where the war in Gaza goes from here.    Produced by Joel Patterson and Corey Wara  Email us at [thegist@mikepesca.com] (http://thegist@mikepesca.com)   To advertise on the show: [https://advertisecast.com/TheGist] (https://advertisecast.com/TheGist)   Subscribe to our ad-free and/or PescaPlus versions of The Gist: [https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/ ] (https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/) Follow Mike’s Substack: [Pesca Profundities | Mike Pesca | Substack] (https://mikepesca.substack.com/)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

25 Nov 2023

28 MINS

28:54

25 Nov 2023

#2254

60 Hours In Israel

Mike spent the majority of last week reporting from Israel. On his trip, he met and interviewed many people living through the current crisis, and this special Thanksgiving weekend episode is a collection of said reportage, in which he tells the stories of those people who’s lives were forever changed by the events of October 7, 2023. Produced by Joel Patterson and Corey Wara Email us at [thegist@mikepesca.com] (mailto:thegist@mikepesca.com) To advertise on the show, visit: [https://advertisecast.com/TheGist] (https://advertisecast.com/TheGist) Subscribe to The Gist Subscribe: [https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/] (https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/) Follow Mikes Substack at: [Pesca Profundities | Mike Pesca | Substack] (https://mikepesca.substack.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

24 Nov 2023

34 MINS

34:00

24 Nov 2023

#2253

Architecture’s Weird Definition of “Natural”

Des Fitzgerald, Professor of Medical Humanities and Social Sciences at University College Cork in Ireland, is out with a new book [The Living City: Why Cities Don’t Need to Be Green to Be Great] (https://www.amazon.com/Living-City-Cities-Green-Great/dp/1541674502) . The European title gets at things more straightforwardly: The City of Today is a Dying Thing: In Search of the Cities of Tomorrow. We’ll discuss the need for two titles. Plus, on the day Israel and Hamas agree to a hostage release and temporary cease-fire, attempting to watch the 47-minute film of Hamas atrocities with an emphasis on humanity over dehumanization. Produced by Joel Patterson and Corey Wara Email us at [thegist@mikepesca.com] (mailto:thegist@mikepesca.com) To advertise on the show, visit: [https://advertisecast.com/TheGist] (https://advertisecast.com/TheGist) Subscribe to The Gist Subscribe: [https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/] (https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/) Follow Mikes Substack at: [Pesca Profundities | Mike Pesca | Substack] (https://mikepesca.substack.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

22 Nov 2023

39 MINS

39:24

22 Nov 2023

#2252

Alaskan Booze Cruise

NBA veteran Carlos Boozer is here to talk about his upbringing, his career, and his new book, [Every Shot Counts: A Memoir of Resilience] (https://www.amazon.com/Every-Shot-Counts-Memoir-Resilience/dp/1335454993/ref=asc_df_1335454993/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=652393327098&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=4603659804816270125&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9012304&hvtargid=pla-2187729654946&psc=1) . Plus, what if the city issued all citizens a False Testimony Tax? And Mike lays out where he sees the war in Gaza going from here. Produced by Joel Patterson and Corey Wara Email us at [thegist@mikepesca.com] (mailto:thegist@mikepesca.com) To advertise on the show, visit: [https://advertisecast.com/TheGist] (https://advertisecast.com/TheGist) Subscribe to The Gist Subscribe: [https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/] (https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/) Follow Mikes Substack at: [Pesca Profundities | Mike Pesca | Substack] (https://mikepesca.substack.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

21 Nov 2023

41 MINS

41:55

21 Nov 2023

#2251

The Proper Corralling and Taming of Disinformation

Lee McIntyre author of “On Disinformation" discusses and debates with Mike, how to conceptualize disinformation, and how not combat it consistently no matter who is getting dissed. Plus, new evidence about Hamas operations under hospitals. And…PANDAS! Produced by Joel Patterson and Corey Wara Email us at [thegist@mikepesca.com] (mailto:thegist@mikepesca.com) To advertise on the show, visit: [https://advertisecast.com/TheGist] (https://advertisecast.com/TheGist) Subscribe to The Gist Subscribe: [https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/] (https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/) Follow Mikes Substack at: [Pesca Profundities | Mike Pesca | Substack] (https://mikepesca.substack.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

20 Nov 2023

38 MINS

38:33

20 Nov 2023

#2250

BEST OF THE GIST: Israel Story Edition

In this installment of Best Of The Gist, something a little different. If you’ve been listening to The Gist this past week, you’ve heard Mike reporting from Israel. He’s home safe now, but he spent several days traveling around and recording the stories of Israelis as they come to terms with a recent tragedy and face an unknown future. So today we wanted to share an episode of an Israeli podcast called [Israel Story] (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/israel-story/id1048515651) , which has also focused on human stories in the wake of October 7th. Their show is sad and funny and attempts to capture the complexity of their society, so it’s no surprise that it’s often referred to as the This American Life of Israel … even by them … on their website. We would love to hear what you think of it.    Produced by Joel Patterson and Corey Wara  Email us at [thegist@mikepesca.com] (http://thegist@mikepesca.com)   To advertise on the show: [https://advertisecast.com/TheGist] (https://advertisecast.com/TheGist)   Subscribe to our ad-free and/or PescaPlus versions of The Gist: [https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/ ] (https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/) Follow Mike’s Substack: [Pesca Profundities | Mike Pesca | Substack] (https://mikepesca.substack.com/)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

18 Nov 2023

20 MINS

20:30

18 Nov 2023

#2249

Israel's War Clock Is Ticking

As Israeli Defense Forces explore and document what was found in and under Al-Shifa hospital, verification is hard, and doubt is free and easy to sew. Plus, Robert Pape wonders, "What makes a terrorist ... international vs. domestic?" Pape is a professor and the Director of the Chicago Project on Security and Threats. Also on the show, American decadence versus Israeli seriousness. Produced by Joel Patterson and Corey Wara Email us at [thegist@mikepesca.com] (mailto:thegist@mikepesca.com) To advertise on the show, visit: [https://advertisecast.com/TheGist] (https://advertisecast.com/TheGist) Subscribe to The Gist Subscribe: [https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/] (https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/) Follow Mikes Substack at: [Pesca Profundities | Mike Pesca | Substack] (https://mikepesca.substack.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

17 Nov 2023

36 MINS

36:30

17 Nov 2023

#2248

Gist In Israel: The Deadliest Single Site Of October 7th

Mike visits Kibbutz Be’eri, which saw carnage on October 7th, and he’s told the story of what happened there. Also on the show, Roma Agrawal is a structural engineer who spent six years working on the tallest building in Western Europe—The Shard in London. She is out with a new book, [Nuts and Bolts: Seven Small Inventions That Changed the World in a Big Way] (https://www.amazon.com/Nuts-Bolts-Seven-Inventions-Changed/dp/1324021527) , in which she talks about how the simple inventions like the wheel, the nail, and even string are a part of the building blocks of our modern world. Produced by Joel Patterson and Corey Wara Email us at [thegist@mikepesca.com] (mailto:thegist@mikepesca.com) To advertise on the show, visit: [https://advertisecast.com/TheGist] (https://advertisecast.com/TheGist) Subscribe to The Gist Subscribe: [https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/] (https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/) Follow Mikes Substack at: [Pesca Profundities | Mike Pesca | Substack] (https://mikepesca.substack.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

16 Nov 2023

37 MINS

37:10

16 Nov 2023

#2247

Live From Israel: A Nation Held Hostage

On Mike’s second day in Israel, he attends the meeting of people trying to bring their family members kidnapped by Hamas home from captivity. Also on the show, Patrick T. Brown, a Ph.D. climate scientist and Co-Director of the Climate and Energy Team at The Breakthrough Institute, joins us to talk about his recent piece in The Free Press titled “ [I Left Out the Full Truth to Get My Climate Change Paper Published] (https://www.thefp.com/p/i-overhyped-climate-change-to-get-published) .” Produced by Joel Patterson and Corey Wara Email us at [thegist@mikepesca.com] (mailto:thegist@mikepesca.com) To advertise on the show, visit: [https://advertisecast.com/TheGist] (https://advertisecast.com/TheGist) Subscribe to The Gist Subscribe: [https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/] (https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/) Follow Mikes Substack at: [Pesca Profundities | Mike Pesca | Substack] (https://mikepesca.substack.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

15 Nov 2023

33 MINS

33:03

15 Nov 2023

#2246

De-Polarized By An Existential Threat

Gigi Levy-Weiss is a former Apache helicopter pilot in the Israeli Air Force, a tech entrepreneur, and a member of Brothers In Arms, reservists who refused to support Netanyahu's government as it tried to reshape the country’s highest court. Mike sat down with Levy-Weiss to discuss his role in a new organization called [Brothers and Sisters of Israel] (https://www.brothersandsistersforisrael.org/) , which is tasked with supporting soldiers, civilians, and, in a twist, the government he protested just months earlier. Also on the show, when a nation looks past its ideologies to band together despite its leader. Produced by Joel Patterson and Corey Wara Email us at [thegist@mikepesca.com] (mailto:thegist@mikepesca.com) To advertise on the show, visit: [https://advertisecast.com/TheGist] (https://advertisecast.com/TheGist) Subscribe to The Gist Subscribe: [https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/] (https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/) Follow Mikes Substack at: [Pesca Profundities | Mike Pesca | Substack] (https://mikepesca.substack.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

14 Nov 2023

35 MINS

35:17

14 Nov 2023

#2245

Fast, Efficacious, And Safe: A Tall Order

Gus Perna was a four-star general a month out from retirement from the Army, when the Trump Administration tapped him to help lead the logistics of Operation Warp Speed, the public-private partnership to get Americans a COVID vaccine that was effective and safe, and to do so quickly. Perna joins us to discuss the challenges of vaccinating America and getting the country back to business as usual. Also on the show, no matter how bombastic or scary his rhetoric may be, it's probably worth remembering that Trump follows through about as well as he eats green vegetables. Produced by Joel Patterson and Corey Wara Email us at [thegist@mikepesca.com] (mailto:thegist@mikepesca.com) To advertise on the show, visit: [https://advertisecast.com/TheGist] (https://advertisecast.com/TheGist) Subscribe to The Gist Subscribe: [https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/] (https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/) Follow Mikes Substack at: [Pesca Profundities | Mike Pesca | Substack] (https://mikepesca.substack.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

13 Nov 2023

45 MINS

45:57

13 Nov 2023

#2244

BEST OF THE GIST: Competing Narratives Edition

In this installment of Best Of The Gist, first we rewind to the summer of 2014, when Israel and Palestine were again locked in armed conflict. To understand the Palestinian perspective, Mike interviewed Canadian human rights worker Diana Buttu who was then in Nazareth. Then we listen back to the Spiel from the Tuesday, November 7, 2023 show about the meaning imparted in the misreported presence of beheaded babies in Israel.    Produced by Joel Patterson and Corey Wara  Email us at [thegist@mikepesca.com] (http://thegist@mikepesca.com)   To advertise on the show: [https://advertisecast.com/TheGist] (https://advertisecast.com/TheGist)   Subscribe to our ad-free and/or PescaPlus versions of The Gist: [https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/ ] (https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/) Follow Mike’s Substack: [Pesca Profundities | Mike Pesca | Substack] (https://mikepesca.substack.com/)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

11 Nov 2023

26 MINS

26:10

11 Nov 2023

#2243

The Science Of History

History is the product of remembering our past, so it involves the mind, though we have underused neuroscience in understanding how we know what we think we know. Abby Smith Rumsey chairs the board of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University, and she is out with a new book [Memory, Edited: Taking Liberties with History] (https://www.amazon.com/Memory-Edited-Taking-Liberties-History/dp/0262048477) , in which she looks to science to help her understand the past. And a false narrative about children dying in Gaza is amplified by the media echo chamber. Produced by Joel Patterson and Corey Wara Email us at [thegist@mikepesca.com] (mailto:thegist@mikepesca.com) To advertise on the show, visit: [https://advertisecast.com/TheGist] (https://advertisecast.com/TheGist) Subscribe to The Gist Subscribe: [https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/] (https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/) Follow Mikes Substack at: [Pesca Profundities | Mike Pesca | Substack] (https://mikepesca.substack.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

10 Nov 2023

42 MINS

42:01

10 Nov 2023

#2242

We Have FedEx'd Our Pandas Back To China

China recalls its pandas, and Americans bid them a tearful adieu. If only we could form such a tight bond with the Uyghurs. We are also joined by Dr. Jonathan Howard, author of [We Want Them Infected: How the failed quest for herd immunity led doctors to embrace the anti-vaccine movement and blinded Americans to the threat of COVID] (https://www.amazon.com/Want-Them-Infected-anti-vaccine-Americans/dp/1959346032) , to discuss the concept of herd immunity. Then we turn to yesterday's GOP debate, where shooting people was proposed as a U.S. policy for immigration. Produced by Joel Patterson and Corey Wara Email us at [thegist@mikepesca.com] (mailto:thegist@mikepesca.com) To advertise on the show, visit: [https://advertisecast.com/TheGist] (https://advertisecast.com/TheGist) Subscribe to The Gist Subscribe: [https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/] (https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/) Follow Mikes Substack at: [Pesca Profundities | Mike Pesca | Substack] (https://mikepesca.substack.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

09 Nov 2023

31 MINS

31:18

09 Nov 2023

#2241

Beaten To Protect Democracy

Aquilino Gonell was a Capitol Hill Police Officer who, on January 6th, was beset upon by an angry mob then all but abandoned by officialdom in the aftermath. He's out with his story in a new book, [American Shield: The Immigrant Sergeant Who Defended Democracy] (https://www.amazon.com/American-Shield-Immigrant-Sergeant-Democracy-ebook/dp/B0BXS34B1B) . Plus, election day shows the U.S. wants their rights, but not a revolution. And Donald Trump actually is doing much better than predicted with black Voters. Could it be the mug shot? Produced by Joel Patterson and Corey Wara Email us at [thegist@mikepesca.com] (mailto:thegist@mikepesca.com) To advertise on the show, visit: [https://advertisecast.com/TheGist] (https://advertisecast.com/TheGist) Subscribe to The Gist Subscribe: [https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/] (https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/) Follow Mikes Substack at: [Pesca Profundities | Mike Pesca | Substack] (https://mikepesca.substack.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [podcastchoices.com/adchoices] (https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices) ... Read more

08 Nov 2023

35 MINS

35:21

08 Nov 2023