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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The Kitsch of Death
If it bleed, it leads, but today on The Gist we d…
31 min
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Afghanistan: 13 Years and Counting
When our feelings about Hamid Karzai cooled, did …
30 min
2603
Don’t Call It a Comeback
Today on The Gist, Chicago’s Joshua Sebastian tel…
22 min
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Pumpkin Spice in July? That’s Too Soon
Today on The Gist, Philip Galewitz from Kaiser He…
24 min
2605
To Catch a Professor
Are the recent midterm voters reflective of the A…
25 min
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The Sweet Smell of Survival
Today on The Gist, RAND Corp. political scientist…
31 min
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Did Smarf Have to Die?
Are we entering an era in which failure will domi…
31 min
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Heroes Need Not Apply
Today on The Gist, Margaret Aguirre from the Inte…
27 min
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Why WKRP Was Called WKRP
Today on The Gist, Slate’s Jamelle Bouie explains…
31 min
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We Know Less Than We Think
Today on The Gist, our in-house vexilologist Ted …
26 min
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Friends With (Slate Plus) Benefits
Today on The Gist, a collection of some of our fa…
28 min
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Veteran SNL Writer Asks “Who Tooted?”
Today on The Gist, Slate’s Josh Voorhees joins us…
28 min
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JFK’s Brain Is Missing
Raise a toast: There are no more dry states left …
25 min
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Does When We Eat Matter?
Today on The Gist, political writer Harry Enten f…
26 min
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Two Families, One Mortgage
It looks likely that the Republicans will win the…
30 min
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Starving Jake Gyllenhaal
Today on The Gist, it’s hard to look away from a …
25 min
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If Washington Hips to Indie Rock
Today on The Gist: Divided government is supposed…
30 min
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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
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The Serial Podcast Ending Is TBD
Today on The Gist, an interview from the new podc…
28 min
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Norman Lear, Thanks for TV
Like TV? Then you owe a debt to our guest on The …
32 min