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.
1026
Moving to the Middle
Last Night’s DNC focused on reaching across the aisle and a return to normalcy.
31 min
1027
The Law’s Favorite Outlaw
The NYPD Union unapologetically supports Trump.
33 min
1028
Conspiracist for Congress
A system that lets a conspiracy theorist win a primary on six percent of the electorate is broken.
30 min
1029
The Folly of Predicting the Presidency
Odds are only odds, not reality.
32 min
1030
A Spectrum of Love
Creator Cian O’Clery on his Netflix series Love on the Spectrum
29 min
1031
Kamala Joins the Ticket
Biden chooses his running mate.
30 min
1032
Wise to the Lies?
Trump hopes voters haven’t figured him out yet.
33 min
1033
One Third of Americans Are Always Wrong
Unfortunately, it’s a different third every time.
30 min
1034
The Evils of Election Incompetence
They might be bungled by nothing more insidious than idiocy.
25 min
1035
Trump’s Foundation Is Crumbling
Voters are starting to flee the GOP because of his epidemic ineptitude.
27 min
1036
Teachers Are Not Essential
Remote education isn’t a matter of life and death, but in-person instruction could be.
35 min
1037
America Has Failed
We can’t tough this out, and we’re too dumb to admit that.
27 min
1038
Stuck in the Suburbs
Trump doesn’t understand that even the people who live there don’t like them.
26 min
1039
The Legacy of John Lewis
Obama eulogizes one of the men who made him possible.
30 min
1040
Unmasked and Unhinged
The consequences from Louis Gohmert’s refusal to protect his body and mind.
27 min
1041
Bill Barr’s Tactical Boredom
Attorney General Barr finds the House Democrats’ questioning tiresome.
28 min
1042
Ignoring the Need Economy
The Republicans are hurting Americans by debating who deserves financial help.
28 min
1043
Lone Star Lunacy
How Gov. Abbott’s response to the pandemic has caused even more chaos in the state.
39 min
1044
The Mask Monologues
Who wins the prize for most unhinged anti-mask rant?
31 min
1045
Congress Can’t Contain Its Crazy
Rep. Yoho’s rage overrode any attempt to play politics.
32 min
1046
Portland Is in Peril
Protests can only do so much for a system so broken.
30 min
1047
One-Trick POTUS
His lone tactic of lying doesn’t work in a one-on-one.
31 min
1048
Losing the Liberty of Public Debate
Figuring out how to regulate platforms in liberal society.
47 min
1049
White Fragility Kills the Argument
Third wave anti-racism zealotry is almost religious.
36 min
1050
Softball Stupidity
The only useful Trump interview is one with tough questions.
28 min