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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.

#3044

Not Even Mad: Anthony Weiner & Matt Welch

Today on The Gist, we explore the aftermath of the Kansas City Super Bowl parade shooting,... more

22 hrs Ago

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#3043

Sadie Dingfelder: "You Cannot Be Burned by Wind Alone"

Today on The Gist, we look at the complex racial and political dynamics surrounding a newl... more

Yesterday

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Yesterday

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Michael Schur: "It Is Funny to Watch Fans Turn Themselves Inside Out to Try to Hold on to Something ...

Today on The Gist, a look into the local New York controversy surrounding Mayor Zoran Mamd... more

16 Jun 2026

29 MINS

29:58

16 Jun 2026

#3041

Joe Posnanski: "Life Is Lonely, and Sports Provides a Community"

Today on The Gist, sorting through the deluge of "freedom" branding in modern politics. Th... more

15 Jun 2026

40 MINS

40:37

15 Jun 2026

#3040

Chris Cillizza: "Most of the People I Know in Media Can Barely Pay Their Bills"

Mike joined Chris Cillizza on Substack Live where they analyzed why California takes so lo... more

13 Jun 2026

46 MINS

46:54

13 Jun 2026

#3039

Gary Slutkin: "Violence Meets Every Scientific Definition of a Contagious Disease"

Today on The Gist, a look at the Alaska's U.S. Senate race, where a retired teacher named ... more

12 Jun 2026

30 MINS

30:41

12 Jun 2026

#3038

Not Even Mad: Bradley Tusk & Charles Fain Lehman

Today on The Gist, Its Not Even Mad. Mike Pesca is joined by venture capitalist Bradley Tu... more

11 Jun 2026

55 MINS

55:17

11 Jun 2026

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Sadie Dingfelder: "Raccoons Have Never Been a Rabies Vector in America"

Today on The Gist, examining the upcoming criminal verdict for the Golden Gate Bridge clim... more

10 Jun 2026

34 MINS

34:41

10 Jun 2026

#3036

Benoit Denizet-Lewis: The Case Against “I’ve Changed”

Today on The Gist, Mike considers the difference between an election and election night. O... more

08 Jun 2026

46 MINS

46:33

08 Jun 2026

#3035

Tom Steyer’s Very Expensive Optimism

In this Saturday archive edition of The Gist, Mike asks the question on everyone’s mind, o... more

06 Jun 2026

27 MINS

27:15

06 Jun 2026

#3034

Christian Miller: Why We Say We Love Honesty, Then Reward Liars

Today on The Gist, Mike asks whether everyone is a hypocrite, or whether hypocrisy has bec... more

05 Jun 2026

35 MINS

35:17

05 Jun 2026

#3033

Claude Steele Has a Better Way to Talk About Race

Today on The Gist, Mike revisits the suddenly shifting Spencer Pratt/Nithya Raman race in ... more

04 Jun 2026

41 MINS

41:05

04 Jun 2026

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Ian Coss: How One Man Controlled A Quarter Of New England’s Groundfish

Today on The Gist, Mike looks at the LA mayoral race, where Karen Bass is advancing and Sp... more

03 Jun 2026

39 MINS

39:20

03 Jun 2026

#3031

Simone Stolzoff: We’re Getting Worse At Not Knowing

Today on The Gist, President Trump says he “couldn’t care less” whether Iran negotiations ... more

02 Jun 2026

33 MINS

33:41

02 Jun 2026

#3030

Aaron Tang: "Re-instill This Idea That We Can Sit Around and Talk to Each Other"

Today on The Gist, we analyze the Maine U.S. Senate race as Democrat Graham Plattner navig... more

01 Jun 2026

41 MINS

41:50

01 Jun 2026

#3029

Mike Pesca on The Reason Roundtable

Today on The Gist, guest host Milo Pesca introduces Mikes recent appearance on the Reason ... more

30 May 2026

25 MINS

25:20

30 May 2026

#3028

Janet McNamara: Smart People Think I'm Smart, Stupid People Think I'm Dumb

Today on The Gist, its Funny You Should Mention with comedian Janet McNamara discusses her... more

29 May 2026

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1:03:49

29 May 2026

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Astead Herndon: Polling Has Blind Spots That Regular People Explaining the "Why" Can Fill

Today on The Gist, an evaluation of America's legacy on its 250th anniversary, arguing tha... more

28 May 2026

47 MINS

47:13

28 May 2026

#3026

Holly Buck: A Pause on New Data Centers Isn't Really Going to Slow the Progress of AI

Today on The Gist, examining how localized rescue stories capture public attention while m... more

27 May 2026

32 MINS

32:13

27 May 2026

#3025

Beyond the Politics of Contempt

Today on The Gist, the race to stop a catastrophic chemical explosion next to Disneyland t... more

26 May 2026

34 MINS

34:20

26 May 2026

#3024

David Oppenheimer: "The LSAT Is a Wonderful Predictive Tool for Determining An Applicant's Family We...

This Saturday edition features an unaired segment from the interview with UC Berkeley law ... more

23 May 2026

19 MINS

19:46

23 May 2026

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Alvin Roth: "A Repugnant Transaction Is a Morally Contested Transaction"

Today on The Gist, the upcoming Enhanced Games are analyzed not as an ethical crisis, but ... more

22 May 2026

32 MINS

32:38

22 May 2026

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Not Even Mad: Isaac Saul & Jamie Kirchick

Today is Not Even Mad. Tangle founder Isaac Saul and journalist Jamie Kirchick discuss the... more

21 May 2026