Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Spiel Saturday Show
Today on The Gist we air two spiels from earlier in the week. One about the CDC shooting in Atlanta and then one about Matt Taibbi's murder stat take…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
The Cheesecake Factory Model of Freedom
In The Age of Choice: A History of Freedom in Modern Life, Sophia Rosenfeld traces how choice evolved from secret ballots and dance cards to consumer…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
When the Train to Hell Runs on Time
Aziz Huq, author of The Collapse of Constitutional Remedies, explains how liability insurers shape policing in small towns, why “rights versus rights…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Rights You Can’t Use
Aziz Huq, University of Chicago law professor and author of The Collapse of Constitutional Remedies, lays out how federal courts have gutted the mech…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
The Case for Good Anger
Samuel Parker, author of Good Anger: How Rethinking Rage Can Change Our Lives, argues that suppressing anger fuels anxiety and that society’s overcor…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Rebecca Lemov and the Instability of Truth
Harvard historian of science Rebecca Lemov joins to talk about her book The Instability of Truth, which dives deep into the history of mind control, …
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Sarah Ruhl on Lessons from the Teachers Who Shaped Her
Playwright Sarah Ruhl has collected wisdom from her mentors, from Pulitzer winners to driving instructors, in her new book Lessons from My Teachers. …
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Peter Moskos on NYC’s Historic Crime Drop and the Lessons for Today
Homicides are down 14% from pre-pandemic levels and other major crimes have followed suit. But what can today’s drop teach us about the last great de…
7 months ago
Steven Hahn Unmasks the Myth of Liberal America
Diplomacy via tweet rarely ends well, but US ambassadors are now flailing into their way through international tensions with sarcasm, memes, and zero…
7 months ago
Not Her Type: E. Jean Carroll vs. The President
E. Jean Carroll joins to talk about the lawsuit she won, the president she sued, and the dressing room encounter that changed everything. The author …
7 months ago