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