The Gist

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.

Daily News
Politics
Arts
101
Defeating Putin: Tactics, Weapons, and Will
32 min
102
BEST OF THE GIST: Three Years After January 6th...
15 min
103
The Houthis Suck
32 min
104
The NY Times Objective In Objecting to Objectivity
34 min
105
The History Of Scandal At The New York Times
31 min
106
David Duchovny: A Reservoir Of Talent
35 min
107
Mike’s Birthday Present To Himself
31 min
108
The Best Podcasts Of 2023
50 min
109
They Found Navalny, And We Found Bernoulli
36 min
110
A Boxing Day Grab Bag
20 min
111
BEST OF THE GIST: Christmas Eve Eve Edition
17 min
112
Coal Deaths In Your Stocking
37 min
113
Hamas, Holy Warriors
38 min
114
The State Of A Two-State Solution
40 min
115
Northern Cities, Southern Problems
33 min
116
AOC: A Revolutionary Who Wants To Be Loved
33 min
117
BEST OF THE GIST: Sludge Train Edition
13 min
118
Victor Orban And Other Smelly Pigs
36 min
119
Perspectives On War Time Proportionality
36 min
120
Hunter In The Crosshairs, Horses In The Back
27 min
121
Not Graduating College Shortens Your Life
32 min
122
The Trial(s) Of Those Who Killed Elijah McClain
36 min
123
BEST OF THE GIST: Hate Speech On Campus Edition
31 min
124
Untangling The News
39 min
125
Does Donald Trump Still Know How To Talk: An In...
34 min