Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchPay to Play: The NCAA’s Big Payout Era Begins
The NCAA’s $2.8 billion settlement doesn’t just change the rules—it rewrites the entire playbook. Mike talks with Gabe Feldman, director of Tulane’s …
7 months ago
Puzzling The Puzzle Master on The Puzzler
Today on The Gist we air Mikes appearence on The Puzzler with A.J. Jacobs.
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7 months ago
The NIH vs. The New Grievance Politics
Former NIH director Elias Zerhouni reflects on the agency’s triumphs and shortcomings in light of his new memoir, Disease Knows No Politics. He defen…
7 months ago
Airborne Assumptions and Subventilated Science
Carl Zimmer joins to discuss Airborne: The Hidden History of the Life We Breathe, a book that excavates the forgotten science of airborne disease tra…
7 months ago
How to Make Crime Feel Weird
Criminologist Nick Cowen joins to explore how drunk driving transformed from a tolerated norm to a societal taboo, and how deterrence works best when…
7 months ago
The Algorithm Is Hollywood’s New God
Filmmaker Justine Bateman argues that Hollywood’s creative spark has been smothered by fear, corporate consolidation, and algorithmic decision-making…
7 months ago
When Hulk Turned Heel
Marc Raimondi discusses Say Hello to the Bad Guys: How Professional Wrestling’s New World Order Changed America, his new book on Hulk Hogan’s heel tu…
7 months ago
Mike Pesca talks NPR Funding on The 21st Show
Today on The Gist. We play back Mikes appearance on the 21st Show where they discuss NPR and its funding. It originally aired on Monday July 28th.
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7 months, 1 week ago
Phil Gramm Hearts Capitalism, From Dickens To The New Deal
Former Senator Phil Gramm joins to defend capitalism’s record, arguing that the Industrial Revolution improved lives, the New Deal prolonged the Depr…
7 months, 1 week ago
Not Even Mad - Zee Cohen-Sanchez and Jesse Adams
Unf**k America Tour founder Z Cohen-Sanchez and Washington Examiner contributor Jesse Adams join for a tour through Trump’s waning immigration suppor…
7 months, 1 week ago