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.
1301
Electing the Muppet in Chief
There doesn’t seem to be much space for anything but caricature.
31 min
1302
The New York Times is Ready to Rumble
Why do they have such a beef with West Side Story?
24 min
1303
Battling Against Bernie
The other candidates aren’t going after the frontrunner in the ways they should.
28 min
1304
Leave George Washington’s Thighs Alone
There’s more to the founding father than just his body
28 min
1305
Bloomberg’s Defenseless Debate
Some suggestions for what he could have said.
28 min
1306
Ye Olde Bloomberg Soundbite Shoppe
He’s got a clip for everything.
29 min
1307
Pardon the Crime
Just wait until you hear about the sex cult and the dirt transferring station.
29 min
1308
Why Iran-Contra Hardly Rings a Bell
It’s just not as memorable as other presidential scandals.
27 min
1309
Unpacking the Buttigieg CIA Conspiracy
Where’s all this coming from?
36 min
1310
Bloomberg’s Bad Racial Math
The ways he interpreted stop-and-frisk results were inaccurate
31 min
1311
What Hurt Warren
After New Hampshire, her campaign could be an uphill battle.
27 min
1312
Are Essential Oils Essentially Bunk?
Maria Konnikova explains.
32 min
1313
Moshe Kasher Surfs the Crowd
His hilarious new album focuses in on crowd work.
31 min
1314
Iowa Was Lost in Translation
The whole system is outdated and broken.
26 min
1315
The Unsurprising Acquittal of Donald Trump
Republicans want people to just forget about it.
28 min
1316
The Lesson of Iowa’s Chaos
Caucuses led to a muddled result that was bad for all involved.
26 min
1317
Oregon, Lab for Democracy
Other states should consider innovations like registering 16-year-olds to vote.
26 min
1318
Jon Favreau’s The Wilderness
What voters should the Democrats be targeting in 2020?
30 min
1319
The Deep Doo-Doo of Dershowitz
His argument was a complete tactical misfire.
24 min
1320
Could Bernie Take Iowa?
The last-minute momentum might surprise us.
32 min
1321
The Nuclear Power of the Presidency
The threat of the bomb is still real, even if now we think it’s just an idea.
26 min
1322
Kobe Bryant, Transcendent Athlete
His talent on the court went deeper than just the game.
28 min
1323
The Hits of 1983
A great year for Toto, Michael Jackson, and the Police.
32 min
1324
The Monstrous Monotony of Mitch McConnell
His dullness is intentional and insidious.
29 min
1325
A Bunch of Dopes and Babies
We shouldn’t get swept up with new quotes from old meetings.
30 min