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.
2201
O Captain Fantastic!
Early films by director Matt Ross explored carnivorous armchairs. His latest movie—about a headstrong father and his children—is a bit more grounded.
29 min
2202
And We Never Looked at Music the Same Way Again
The year of MTV’s launch brought us aerobic-chic, urban cowboys, and the one song you hear at every wedding.
22 min
2203
The Ungeheuerlich Mr. Johnson
Boris Johnson, the United Kingdom’s new top diplomat, in all his un-bleeped glory.
24 min
2204
Type A Anonymous
Maria Konnikova sizes up the old saw: “I’m a little Type A.”
24 min
2205
Art That Makes You Angry
This is your brain on political ads.
24 min
2206
A Kamikaze Mission to Jupiter
Scientist Summer Ash explains the interstellar choreography of the Juno spacecraft mission and what we hope to learn from it.
26 min
2207
The Life and Death of Aaron Swartz
Author Justin Peters on the impatient child prodigy of the free-culture movement.
26 min
2208
It Was the Best of Timesheets, It Was the Worst...
For novelist J. Bradford Hipps, the modern office space is rich territory when it comes to human drama.
27 min
2209
Mister Postman, Lower Your Price Points for Me
Your trusty postal service used to traffic in children and politicians’ dirty laundry.
25 min
2210
Reduce, Reuse, and Re-Evaluate
Recycling: It’s the dominant moralism of our time. Is it bull?
24 min
2211
Fantastic Negrito Returns
Xavier Dphrepaulezz has had a good year.
29 min
2212
Wyatt Cenac Wants Kermit the Frog’s Job
The comedian’s stand-up showcase aspires to be the next Muppet Show. Without the puppets.
23 min
2213
Poll Analysis From a Spiritual 60-Year-Old
Harry Enten explains the new 2016 election prediction from FiveThirtyEight.
25 min
2214
Do the Dead-Cat Bounce
Looking for a silver lining in the Brexit vote.
26 min
2215
Brittle England
The Brexit vote let supporters of the “Leave” campaign stick it to the elites. What’s the value of their collective primal scream?
25 min
2216
Billboard Hits From 1964
On a day of British retreat, we ponder the British Invasion.
28 min
2217
The Character Actor’s Studio
Coping with Star Trek makeup and other tips from René Auberjonois.
30 min
2218
If You Build It, Alonzo and Alie Will Come
Alonzo Bodden and Alie Ward explain "How to Build … Everything."
26 min
2219
Can Boris Fool Britannia?
Tracing the parallels between Boris Johnson’s calls for the Brexit and Donald Trump’s rise.
27 min
2220
Brexit Stage Right
Is this the best you got, Team Leave?
26 min
2221
Charmed and Disgusted With Dave Hill
You might say he saw the whole Trump phenomenon coming.
25 min
2222
We Are Never Ever Joining Quail Forever
Probing the limits of Quail Unlimited.
30 min
2223
Against All Owls
Maria Konnikova delves into the research on chronotypes.
23 min
2224
You’re Not the Real Trump
Impersonating the most imitated man in America.
25 min
2225
Shut Your Lie Hole
Interrogation expert Lena Sisco is on to you.
27 min