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.
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A Brilliant Cellist Embraces the Devil’s Music
Today on The Gist, cellist Maya Beiser tells us h…
30 min
2502
The Almost Mystical Yet Totally Routine Process...
What does Anna Karenina look like when you read T…
27 min
2503
Can Naps Make You Feel Worse?
While the best chess players in the world face of…
28 min
2504
The Thing I Need To Do Before “I Do”
On The Gist, Adam Davidson from Planet Money expl…
28 min
2505
Gilbert Gottfried Speaks for the Birds
Today on The Gist, a voice you couldn’t mistake f…
25 min
2506
Happy People in Love … Boring
Republicans, like all marketers, want to reach La…
27 min
2507
Puppies Don’t Win Pulitzers
Today on The Gist, we say hello to Yo founder Or …
24 min
2508
The Bomb Makers’ Bomb Maker
On The Gist, Mike plays the mad dog and our guest…
29 min
2509
The Proud Mom of 23 Could-Be Kids
“In general, are you satisfied or dissatisfied wi…
28 min
2510
Is Infidelity Still a Third Rail for TV?
We bet you an Andrew Jackson that you’ll like our…
23 min
2511
Dude, on the Set of the Big Lebowski
In preparation for Lebowski Fest, writer Alex Bel…
28 min
2512
Hillary’s Early Primary Polling
Today on the Gist, Rolfe Winkler from the Wall St…
23 min
2513
Baby Panda vs. George Washington
On The Gist, Slate editors and special guest Broo…
29 min
2514
Is That Ferguson or Selma?
The visuals coming out of Ferguson, Missouri, evo…
27 min
2515
In Ukraine, Even the Flags Are Clashing
President Obama and former Secretary of State Hil…
24 min
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Would You Report a Creepy Correspondence?
When a bored copy-shop employee spotted a chillin…
24 min
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The Pursuit of Happiness Studies
Can gathering happiness data help countries evalu…
26 min
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The Vin Scully of Horseracing Retires
Today on The Gist, Tamara Cofman Wittes of the Br…
26 min
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Crazy Funny
When Amy Solomon was growing up in Chicago, she w…
23 min
2520
Elizabeth Gilbert’s Secret to Never Being Boring
Today on The Gist, we speak with Elizabeth Gilber…
24 min
2521
Come Together
Today on The Gist, how the alchemy of two helps c…
24 min
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Chris Gethard Shows Off His Guns
Comedian Chris Gethard shows The Gist his guns. W…
26 min
2523
What Made Hitler Hitler?
Today on The Gist, we observe the 100th anniversa…
24 min
2524
Sioux Falls Has a New Flag, and It’s Quite Fetc...
The Committee to Establish a Suitable Flying Bann…
28 min
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What Poker Has to Teach Us About Missile Defens...
When is it best to know when our privacy has been…
22 min