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Back to SearchEdward Wong: At the Edge of Empire, China, Family, and Power
New York Times correspondent Edward Wong has reported from Beijing to Baghdad, covering the rise of China and the reach of American power. In his new book At the Edge of Empire: A Family’s Reckoning …
Published on 21 hours ago
Nick Foster on How We Really Think About the Future
Mike Pesca examines the political spin after a Minnesota school shooting and the debate over trans identity and mass shootings. He then speaks with designer and futurist Nick Foster (Apple, Google, D…
Published on 1 day, 20 hours ago
Inside a Fat Camp named Shame
Donald Trump’s allies are weaponizing the machinery of government against opponents, eroding faith in American institutions. But does every abuse demand the “dictatorship” label? Mike weighs in on th…
Published on 2 days, 21 hours ago
Trump’s Mortgage Attacks and Kessler on Weight Loss
Trump has fired Fed governor Lisa Cook for lying on her mortgage, part of a broader pattern of using mortgage fraud as a political weapon while allies skate by. Former FDA head David Kessler joins ag…
Published on 3 days, 18 hours ago
David Kessler on Why Junk Food Is America’s Nicotine
Today on The Gist, the Trump administration’s lowering of FBI recruitment standards, where irony gives way to petty tyranny. Former FDA Commissioner David Kessler joins to discuss his new book Diet, …
Published on 4 days, 20 hours ago
Trump’s Long Game and Miles Taylor’s Warning
Mike revisits an old worry: Trump’s policies are built for payoffs far beyond his term—and that’s a problem for a man who won’t share credit. From tariffs to civil service purges, the risks linger. T…
Published on 1 week ago
The Working Class Party with the Post-Graduate Jargon
McKenzie Wilson of Blue Rose Research joins to dissect Democrats’ branding failures, from alienating language to ignoring cost-of-living pain. She explains why Gen Z may be drifting rightward, why “w…
Published on 1 week ago
Not Even Mad: Rikki Schlott and Isaac Saul
New York Post columnist Rikki Schlott and Tangle founder Isaac Saul join Mike to discuss policing Washington, D.C.—who's in charge, who gets blamed, and why federal takeover is more problem multiplie…
Published on 1 week, 1 day ago
CryptoDad’s Pirate Clause: Reviving Letters of Marque
Christopher Giancarlo—former CFTC chair and known as “CryptoDad”—joins to explain why the U.S. should build a crypto reserve, just like oil or gold. He recalls a White House summit that treated digit…
Published on 1 week, 2 days ago
Rent-Stabilized and City-Run: Mamdani Rises as Rivals Flail
Harry Siegel joins to break down the chaotic New York mayoral race, where Zohran Mamdani looks like the presumptive next mayor but hasn’t been fully tested. Siegel warns that old tweets, rent-stabili…
Published on 1 week, 3 days ago