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.
1726
Folks, We’re Talking About the C-Word
On Samantha Bee’s use of one of the English language’s very worst nouns.
25 min
1727
Our Trade Snore With China
The Trump administration's on-again, off-again tariffs.
24 min
1728
Chris Gethard Can't Fake It
The impresario of the Chris Gethard Show explains his philosophy of entertainment: Be a little more real.
29 min
1729
Ratatouille Got It Wrong
The nostalgia we feel around food is overrated. It’s not about the meal; it’s about what went with it.
27 min
1730
Deal With Fake News Yourself, Facebook
We put the social media giant’s 10 tips on avoiding bogus stories to the test.
28 min
1731
Thanks for Protesting … Now Stop
If the NFL has a good explanation for its intent to punish players who kneel during the anthem, it has yet to give it.
28 min
1732
Girls Rule, and Boys Think They Rule More
It’s science.
29 min
1733
Two-Party Problems
Republicans and Democrats dominate political life in the U.S., and that bipartisan division didn't evolve naturally. It was engineered.
26 min
1734
Breaking Up Comedy's Boys Club
Nell Scovell, the co-author of Lean In, has a simple solution for getting more women into writers' rooms, and it rhymes with "conclusion glider."
43 min
1735
Becky Hammon's Next Big Shot
A woman almost became president, but a woman hasn't yet become a head coach in the NBA.
27 min
1736
Disconnecting the Dots in Israel
The deaths in Gaza this week are linked, however indirectly, to the opening of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem. Try telling that to Fox News.
31 min
1737
Introducing Upon Further Review
Episode 1 of Mike Pesca's new podcast on the great sports what-ifs.
26 min
1738
Does Your Face Need a Workout?
I'm not raising my eyebrows maniacally, I'm *exercising.*
28 min
1739
Why Putin Matters
Whoever says history is bigger than any one person hasn't considered Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin.
31 min
1740
The Long, Long Road of Tiger Woods
Pro golf's biggest star is past his prime as an athlete. But as an individual, his best could be to come.
25 min
1741
Some Interrogation
Here are the questions Gina Haspel didn't answer at her confirmation hearing to lead the CIA.
28 min
1742
Donald and the Don
Watching the rise of Don Blankenship is like witnessing the 2016 Republican presidential primaries all over again.
33 min
1743
Jake Tapper's Very Particular Kind of Escapism
He talks about Trump six days a week on TV. To relax, he wrote a book about McCarthyism.
31 min
1744
The Dangerous Hits of 1991
Prepare the fainting couch. It was a big year for racy music videos.
30 min
1745
Call of Rudy 2
Rudy Giuliani got his message out perfectly. And he probably doomed his client.
25 min
1746
Gen. Michael Hayden
How did the U.S. intelligence community find itself outpaced by Russian bots? Gen. Michael Hayden explains.
30 min
1747
How We Screwed Over Puerto Rico
FEMA chaos + reckless tax policy + shady debt deals + no vote in Congress.
29 min
1748
A Wolf in Wolf's Clothing
Michelle Wolf scandalized the White House Correspondents' Dinner by doing her job.
26 min
1749
ISIS Isn't Done With
And once it is, terrorism itself won't be solved.
20 min
1750
Old Man Donald
… had a rant.
29 min