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.
1076
The Defund Debate Cycle
Defunding looks a lot like reforming.
33 min
1077
Defund the Police?
That might not be the most effective tactic.
37 min
1078
How Ferguson Prepared the Protesters
Looking at parallels from 2014, and the ways organizers are now using what they learned then.
28 min
1079
Trump Doesn’t Speak for Catholics
How the Catholic church and people of faith are supporting BLM.
34 min
1080
Night and Day
We’re living in two different versions of our country.
35 min
1081
Trump Can’t Heal America
His rhetoric makes it clear he doesn’t want to.
34 min
1082
The Leaders We Need
Who can we look to once the smoke clears?
25 min
1083
Looking Past the Looting
Sometimes riots are the only way people feel heard.
35 min
1084
It’s Tough to Like the Post Office
Sometimes you just have to through the Hobbesian nightmare.
34 min
1085
Putting Courageous Idiocy to Use
Caution is smart, but so is a willingness to be wrong.
30 min
1086
Coaching Through Life
Michael Lewis on the coach’s role in training the mind.
33 min
1087
No Regrets
Trump wouldn’t have done anything differently.
31 min
1088
Too Many Pills
A lot of our supplements just lead to expensive urine.
29 min
1089
Lights Out on Covid-19
How UV light might be an option in virus control.
21 min
1090
Solving for the Future
How looking upstream can help us prevent impending problems.
27 min
1091
The Most Powerful Woman in America
Nancy Pelosi is a muted master of politics.
32 min
1092
Shining a Light on the Mask Market
How one business pivoted to masks as the crisis began.
26 min
1093
Crying Wolf on Kushner
This is the one time he isn’t wearing sheep’s clothing.
32 min
1094
Divide Creep Is Ruining America
Consider how less polarized democracies are handling the crisis.
33 min
1095
America’s Testing Circus
How Trump’s sleight of hand tries to trick us yet again.
26 min
1096
Are Any Covid-19 Podcasts Worth It?
We listened to them so you don’t have to.
31 min
1097
Sweden’s Global Failure
32 min
1098
Forecasting Federal Inaction
How could scientists predict the government wouldn’t trust them?
29 min
1099
Tara Reade and the Difficulty of Belief
35 min
1100
Do Morals Matter?
Good intentions could lead to bad consequences.
30 min