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