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.
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George Costanza vs. ISIS
Winning the public relations war against ISIS won…
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Learning Styles Over Substance
After elementary school, who will cater to your l…
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Bull in a Vagina Shop
When it comes to international monetary shockers,…
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Where Are America’s Terrorist Cells?
From a statistical standpoint, should we all be s…
28 min
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Should You Buy the Fitbit?
On The Gist, Slate’s Reihan Salam shares the Repu…
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Is “Don’t Be Evil” More Than a Slogan?
Today on The Gist, Michael Levi from the Council …
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A Better Name for 11
How real is the possibility of a terrorist strike…
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If LBJ Faced Today's Congress
Did Lyndon B. Johnson really move Washington with…
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Shh! ASMR Isn’t Real
Why do the American public and political leadersh…
25 min
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A Poet Goes to MerCon
Can terrorism ever be defeated? As a tactic? As a…
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The Right to Remain Uncivil
From campus codes to moderated online forums, fai…
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Mario Cuomo’s Missed Career in Stand-Up
What did Mario Cuomo accomplish and set in motion…
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Redial-a-Song
As a Long Island teenager in the 1980s, Mike Pesc…
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Give Me Liberty or Give Me … Liberté
A week ago, Obama told CNN he’s doing everything …
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Al Michaels Has the Call
Michael Daly of the Daily Beast on the challenges…
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Abraham Grinchstein
Thanksgiving cocktails are about a nice drink wit…
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Are You Sure He Had a Red Nose?
How open are Cubans to the idea of democracy? Tod…
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Grin and Bear It
Are we experiencing a fundamental reshaping of th…
26 min
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Bad Movies, Good Podcast
All this week on The Gist, we’re down with O.P.P.…
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Too Beautiful to Stop
All this week on The Gist, we’re down with O.P.P.…
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For Dana Gould, Editing Is No Laughing Matter
All this week on The Gist, we’re down with O.P.P.…
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Ten Years To 'StartUp'
All this week on the The Gist, we’re down with O.…
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Marc Maron on the Best Podcast Episode Ever
All this week on the The Gist, we’re down with O.…
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Cut Off From a Sex Life Too Soon
When your husband dies, must your sex life die to…
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Shakesbeer
Should America be the world police? Today on The …
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