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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The Pursuit of Happiness Studies
Can gathering happiness data help countries evalu…
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The Vin Scully of Horseracing Retires
Today on The Gist, Tamara Cofman Wittes of the Br…
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Crazy Funny
When Amy Solomon was growing up in Chicago, she w…
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Elizabeth Gilbert’s Secret to Never Being Boring
Today on The Gist, we speak with Elizabeth Gilber…
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Come Together
Today on The Gist, how the alchemy of two helps c…
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Chris Gethard Shows Off His Guns
Comedian Chris Gethard shows The Gist his guns. W…
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What Made Hitler Hitler?
Today on The Gist, we observe the 100th anniversa…
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Sioux Falls Has a New Flag, and It’s Quite Fetc...
The Committee to Establish a Suitable Flying Bann…
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What Poker Has to Teach Us About Missile Defens...
When is it best to know when our privacy has been…
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Urban Biking: A Love Story
With only two days left before August recess, wha…
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We’re Terrible at Reading Online
Today on The Gist, Canadian human rights worker D…
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Why Does Tomato Juice Taste Better on an Airplane?
The world used to be full of empires. Is it time …
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Would You Let Your Husband Road Trip With an Ex?
Today on The Gist, where do you draw the line wit…
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Who’s Better Off: A Roman Emperor, or You?
How good did the Roman emperors have it? The Gist…
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Should Clothing Ever Be Optional?
Today on The Gist, writer Dave Hill tells us abou…
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When Does A Civilian Become A Combatant?
Are all civilians are automatically innocent? Tod…
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NYPD Cold Case from 100 Years Ago, and the Vict...
Today on The Gist, reporter Challen Stephens expl…
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Does Putin Know When to Fold ’Em?
Today on The Gist, Slate’s Anne Applebaum shares …
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Comic, Sans Its Hero
Today on The Gist, Ben Lillie from Story Collider…
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Your Brain on Bandwidth Poverty
Today on The Gist, as rockets rain from Gaza, Isr…
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Why Is Mike Pesca So Happy?
Today on The Gist, political analyst Jonah Blank …
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David Plotz Is Out, Panda Blogs Are In
Today at Slate, we announced a changing of the gu…
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Her Husband’s Stupid Record Collection
Is not visiting the U.S.-Mexico border President …
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This Guy Killed Hitler. All He Wants Is a Thank...
Today on the show, writer Mike Sacks explains how…
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Inside the Principal’s Office
For what was Mike’s most enjoyable visit to the p…
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