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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.

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Starving Jake Gyllenhaal
Today on The Gist, it’s hard to look away from a …
25 min
2277
If Washington Hips to Indie Rock
Today on The Gist: Divided government is supposed…
30 min
2278
Why Political Consultants Prescribe Bumpkin
Every so often there’s a politician who breaks th…
26 min
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Don’t Get Ebola in Missouri
Today on The Gist, Stephen E. Flynn, political sc…
20 min
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High Times Rolls On
Today on The Gist, political writer Harry Enten f…
29 min
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Tastes Like James Joyce
Today on The Gist, Paul Slovic from Decision Rese…
31 min
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We Work Hard For Less Money
Today on The Gist, a question about opera that ha…
30 min
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Soup Was Once Hilarious
Today on The Gist, David Montgomery from the Siou…
31 min
2284
The Serial Podcast Ending Is TBD
Today on The Gist, an interview from the new podc…
28 min
2285
Norman Lear, Thanks for TV
Like TV? Then you owe a debt to our guest on The …
32 min
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Thanks Bro, Now Get the Hell Out of Feminism
This election season has been full of court fight…
30 min
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The Eight-Glasses-of-Water-a-Day Myth
Today on The Gist, a new message of mercy emerges…
29 min
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Working On Our Night Moves
Are Apple and Google “beyond the law”? Today on T…
28 min
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George Carlin Gets His Way
Today on The Gist, why has Turkey seemed strangel…
29 min
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My Friend Became a Staunch Anti-Vaxxer. Now What?
Should we be more concerned about black juror exc…
37 min
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Rogue Taxidermy, Art for Awful Dreams
Today on The Gist, we explore the uncanny valley …
27 min
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Bedbugs: Disgusting Nuisance, Great Musical
Today on The Gist, is it too soon for Ebola jokes…
27 min
2293
Math vs. Ebola
Today on The Gist, something we’re good at when i…
30 min
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Qatar: Friend or Frenemy?
Today on The Gist, the home of the largest U.S. m…
30 min
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Stop Freaking Out About Your Kids
Today on The Gist, Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick previe…
29 min
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The Cosby Showdown
Today on The Gist, we prepare for a verdict in th…
28 min
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Can Peeps Be Sticky Year-Round?
Is the attorney general the lightening rod of the…
31 min
2298
True Tales of Andy Warhol’s Sex Couch
Today on The Gist, we talk about Andy Warhol’s er…
26 min
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Louisiana Isn’t Boot-Shaped Anymore
Today on The Gist, we discuss the legacy of Attor…
27 min
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His Friends Know He Cheated. Does She?
Today on The Gist, the science journalist’s versi…
31 min