Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchJames Kimmel Jr. : "Revenge Is Dopamine With a Law Degree"
James Kimmel Jr. joins to argue that revenge is less a moral impulse than a brain chemistry trap. He tells a rural Pennsylvania origin story that sta…
7 months, 4 weeks ago
Not Even Mad: Austin Berg & Andrew Egger
Austin Berg (Chicago Policy Center) and Andrew Egger (The Bulwark) join Mike to dissect Trump's marathon State of the Union: was it a missed opportun…
8 months ago
C. Thi Nguyen: "Beliefs Are Tools, Not Truths"
Today on The Gist, President Trump's marathon two-hour State of the Union address with a quick quiz: Can you spot the actual presidential claim among…
8 months ago
Kenji Yoshino & David Glasgow: "Go Where the Pain Is"
DEI is facing unprecedented legal and cultural pushback. Kenji Yoshino and David Glasgow, founders of NYU Law's Meltzer Center, argue it's time for a…
8 months ago
Kenji Yoshino & David Glasgow: Saving DEI
Kenji Yoshino and David Glasgow of NYU Law discuss their book How Equality Wins: A New Vision for an Inclusive America and argue that the path forwar…
8 months ago
Is Anyone Not A Fan Of Eileen Gu?
On today's Saturday show, we are bringing you Mike's recent guest appearance on Ethan Strauss's podcast, House of Strauss. Mike and Ethan discuss the…
8 months ago
Alex Roarty: "The Status Quo Sucks Right Now"
NOTUS political reporter Alex Roarty joins Mike to survey the 2026 midterm landscape. They discuss the evolving definition of a "quality candidate" f…
8 months ago
Kat and Mike's Museum of Bad Ideas
Mike tracks the interstate absurdities created by the EPA's repeal of emissions standards. Buy a car in Iowa, and by the time you hit Illinois, you'r…
8 months, 1 week ago
Congress, the Potency Problem, and How To!
Trump sought $163 billion in cuts, including slashing the EPA by 54 percent, HUD by 44 percent, and the CDC by 41 percent, but even his most loyal Ho…
8 months, 1 week ago
Charles Duhigg: "You can mobilize till you're blue in the face."
Charles Duhigg joins to explain his MADD versus D.A.R.E. taxonomy, why organizing beats mobilizing, and how MAGA built a durable local infrastructure…
8 months, 1 week ago