Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchBEST OF THE GIST: Vuvuzela Edition
In this installment of Best Of The Gist, we are replaying Mike’s Thursday Spiel—a deep dive on the sappy sentiment, and familiar melodies, of John Le…
3 years, 2 months ago
Greatest Christmas Songs Ever
Chris Molanphy is here to document the top 100 Billboard Christmas songs of all time. Jingle bell time, it’s a swell time to count the songs that top…
3 years, 2 months ago
So This Is Christmas, And What Have You Done?
Mike’s done a deep dive on the sappy sentiment, and familiar melodies of a John Lennon’s Christmas “classic.” And we’re joined by Daniel Sloss, the S…
3 years, 2 months ago
AI Selfies: Fun or Flirting With The Apocalypse?
Mike objects to the reflexive negativism that ignores amazing scientific advances, treats progress as depressing, and convinces itself that a fun div…
3 years, 2 months ago
Nina And Ruth
Nina Totenberg has covered the Supreme Court for nearly 50 years for NPR. It’s a career that has given us a deeper understanding of the most mysterio…
3 years, 2 months ago
Making Alex Jones Pay
Wednesday is the tenth anniversary of the Sandy Hook shootings. Alex Jones has filed for bankruptcy in an attempt to shield himself from the approxim…
3 years, 2 months ago
BEST OF THE GIST: Merchant Of Death Edition
In this installment of Best Of The Gist, we are replaying Mike’s 2022 interview with Douglas Farah, author of Merchant of Death: Money, Guns, Planes,…
3 years, 2 months ago
Legends Of Independent Sinema
The Senator from Arizona will no longer be a Democrat. What it means to be an “Independent”? Plus, Philosopher Nick Riggle explores “The Big Question…
3 years, 2 months ago
Licking Our Zoom Wounds
Mike is joined by David Sax, author of The Future Is Analog: How To Create A More Human World. Also, the Brittney Griner Prisoner exchange has costs,…
3 years, 2 months ago
From Disco Beaver To White Lotus
HBO grew from a small cable channel into the best-in-class leader of the golden age of television. Bloomberg’s Felix Gillette and John Koblin of the …
3 years, 2 months ago