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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.

#3086

Chuck D: "Art is your signature, it's your pulse."

Today on The Gist, guest host Jason Mojica introduces a conversation between Mike Pesca an... more

07 Sep 2026

35 MINS

35:39

07 Sep 2026

#3085

Nimesh Patel: "I am always pro joke before I am pro anything."

Today on The Gist, guest host Charlie introduces Mike Pesca's conversation with comedian a... more

04 Sep 2026

55 MINS

55:14

04 Sep 2026

#3084

Diane Foley and Elizabeth Tsurkov on Hostages, Wrongful Detentions, and State Terror

Today on The Gist, guest host Charlie introduces two conversations centered on hostage rec... more

02 Sep 2026

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:34

02 Sep 2026

#3083

Vic Michaelis: "Improv is not just existing live in front of an audience on stage."

Today on The Gist, guest host Charlie introduces Mike Pesca's conversation with comedian V... more

31 Aug 2026

25 MINS

25:56

31 Aug 2026

#3082

Virginia Sole-Smith: "Weight loss is not the solution."

Today on The Gist, guest host Scott introduces a debate between Mike Pesca and Virginia So... more

28 Aug 2026

39 MINS

39:12

28 Aug 2026

#3081

Adam Kinzinger on Cults, Country, and Trump

Today on The Gist, guest host Scott introduces a pair of interviews focused on the shiftin... more

26 Aug 2026

37 MINS

37:14

26 Aug 2026

#3080

Al Franken: " I had a career in identifying absurdity. And I know it when I see it."

Today on The Gist, guest host Scott introduces a 2022 conversation between Mike Pesca and ... more

24 Aug 2026

33 MINS

33:44

24 Aug 2026

#3079

TJ Miller: "When the air hits your brain, it's never the same."

Today on The Gist, guest host Adaam Levin introduces Mike Pesca's conversation with comedi... more

21 Aug 2026

49 MINS

49:03

21 Aug 2026

#3078

Chris Smalls: "Worker led means worker led."

Today on The Gist, guest host Adaam Levin introduces a conversation between Mike Pesca and... more

19 Aug 2026

44 MINS

44:57

19 Aug 2026

#3077

Bob Saget: "I just, I wanna entertain people."

Today on The Gist, guest host Adaam Levin introduces a classic spiel from the archives ana... more

17 Aug 2026

21 MINS

21:12

17 Aug 2026

#3076

Andrew Fox: Make something that surprises people because everyone's bored.

Today on The Gist, guest host Bryan Green shares Mike Pesca's interview with writer and co... more

14 Aug 2026

47 MINS

47:48

14 Aug 2026

#3075

Derrick Palmer: "The union was always the solution."

Today on The Gist, guest host Bryan Green shares an interview with Derrick Palmer, co-foun... more

12 Aug 2026

22 MINS

22:00

12 Aug 2026

#3074

Larry Wilmore: "I have pushed for the ability to suck in anything, rather than just racial content."

Today on The Gist, guest host Bryan Green shares a classic 2019 interview with comedian, w... more

10 Aug 2026

24 MINS

24:13

10 Aug 2026

#3073

Kelsey Snelling: "Anytime there is a scale, you can't do so ethically."

Today on The Gist, guest host Vanessa Quirk steps in to share Mike Pesca's 2024 interview ... more

07 Aug 2026

45 MINS

45:14

07 Aug 2026

#3072

Funny You Should Mention: Des Bishop

Today on The Gist, guest host Vanessa Quirk steps in to share a previously unaired intervi... more

05 Aug 2026

1 HR 08 MINS

1:08:27

05 Aug 2026

#3071

Nathan Alebach: "Don't listen to me, I'm just a frozen piece of meat."

Today on The Gist, guest host Vanessa Quirk steps in to share a classic 2022 interview wit... more

03 Aug 2026

23 MINS

23:22

03 Aug 2026

#3070

Lara Bazelon: "What are the repercussions when you speak outside your tribe?"

Today on The Gist, guest host Adaam James Levin-Areddy introduces a requested classic from... more

31 Jul 2026

29 MINS

29:56

31 Jul 2026

#3069

Justin Garson: "If you turn dopamine on and off, you can turn schizophrenia on and off."

Today on The Gist, guest host Adaam James Levin-Areddy steps in as host Mike Pesca remains... more

29 Jul 2026

34 MINS

34:38

29 Jul 2026

#3068

Maria Konnikova: "If you're looking for a healthy food, this ain't it."

Today on The Gist, we revisit Mike Pesca’s classic crusade against the indisputable abomin... more

27 Jul 2026

21 MINS

21:25

27 Jul 2026

#3067

Robby Hoffman: "For me, to complain is to enjoy."

Comedian, podcaster, and self-described cutie-in-her-own-way Robby Hoffman drops by to dis... more

24 Jul 2026

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:24

24 Jul 2026

#3066

Helen Lewis: "Vulnerable guys could use a friend, but they get a charlatan."

Today on The Gist, guest host Bryan Greene steps in as temporary custodian to share a fres... more

22 Jul 2026

36 MINS

36:57

22 Jul 2026

#3065

Ted Kaye: "You can love a flag and have it co-opted."

Today on The Gist, guest host Bryan Greene kicks off our rotating host lineup with a dive ... more

20 Jul 2026

28 MINS

28:48

20 Jul 2026

#3064

Vincent Schiraldi: Mass Supervision and Criminal Justice Reform

Today on The Gist, guest host Bob Garfield replays an interview with prison reformer Vince... more

17 Jul 2026

35 MINS

35:51

17 Jul 2026

#3063

Michael Murphy: "The Spaces Around Us Are Shaping Us and Changing Us"

Today on The Gist, An interview with architect Michael Murphy about his memoir-style book,... more

15 Jul 2026

42 MINS

42:07