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