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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Tips for Prosecuting Ray Rice
How appropriate were the measures taken against R…
28 min
2602
Reductio Ad Hitlerum
Today on the first archive edition of The Gist, a…
26 min
2603
Dan Carlin on the Art of the Retreat
Taking a note from Mike’s hairline (zing!), Slate…
25 min
2604
Stop Calling Teaching a Calling. It's a Profess...
Former NFL player Nate Jackson’s league health in…
29 min
2605
A Brilliant Cellist Embraces the Devil’s Music
Today on The Gist, cellist Maya Beiser tells us h…
30 min
2606
The Almost Mystical Yet Totally Routine Process...
What does Anna Karenina look like when you read T…
27 min
2607
Can Naps Make You Feel Worse?
While the best chess players in the world face of…
28 min
2608
The Thing I Need To Do Before “I Do”
On The Gist, Adam Davidson from Planet Money expl…
28 min
2609
Gilbert Gottfried Speaks for the Birds
Today on The Gist, a voice you couldn’t mistake f…
25 min
2610
Happy People in Love … Boring
Republicans, like all marketers, want to reach La…
27 min
2611
Puppies Don’t Win Pulitzers
Today on The Gist, we say hello to Yo founder Or …
24 min
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The Bomb Makers’ Bomb Maker
On The Gist, Mike plays the mad dog and our guest…
29 min
2613
The Proud Mom of 23 Could-Be Kids
“In general, are you satisfied or dissatisfied wi…
28 min
2614
Is Infidelity Still a Third Rail for TV?
We bet you an Andrew Jackson that you’ll like our…
23 min
2615
Dude, on the Set of the Big Lebowski
In preparation for Lebowski Fest, writer Alex Bel…
28 min
2616
Hillary’s Early Primary Polling
Today on the Gist, Rolfe Winkler from the Wall St…
23 min
2617
Baby Panda vs. George Washington
On The Gist, Slate editors and special guest Broo…
29 min
2618
Is That Ferguson or Selma?
The visuals coming out of Ferguson, Missouri, evo…
27 min
2619
In Ukraine, Even the Flags Are Clashing
President Obama and former Secretary of State Hil…
24 min
2620
Would You Report a Creepy Correspondence?
When a bored copy-shop employee spotted a chillin…
24 min
2621
The Pursuit of Happiness Studies
Can gathering happiness data help countries evalu…
26 min
2622
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
2624
Elizabeth Gilbert’s Secret to Never Being Boring
Today on The Gist, we speak with Elizabeth Gilber…
24 min
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Come Together
Today on The Gist, how the alchemy of two helps c…
24 min