Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchBenoit Denizet-Lewis: The Case Against “I’ve Changed”
Episode 3035
Today on The Gist, Mike considers the difference between an election and election night. One is a careful accounting of the public will. The other is…
1 week, 5 days ago
Tom Steyer’s Very Expensive Optimism
Episode 3034
In this Saturday archive edition of The Gist, Mike asks the question on everyone’s mind, or at least Tom Steyer’s: is Tom Steyer back? With Steyer ri…
2 weeks, 1 day ago
Christian Miller: Why We Say We Love Honesty, Then Reward Liars
Episode 3033
Today on The Gist, Mike asks whether everyone is a hypocrite, or whether hypocrisy has become so universal that the word barely functions. Graham Pla…
2 weeks, 1 day ago
Claude Steele Has a Better Way to Talk About Race
Episode 3032
Today on The Gist, Mike revisits the suddenly shifting Spencer Pratt/Nithya Raman race in Los Angeles, where prediction markets flipped as late-arriv…
2 weeks, 2 days ago
Ian Coss: How One Man Controlled A Quarter Of New England’s Groundfish
Episode 3031
Today on The Gist, Mike looks at the LA mayoral race, where Karen Bass is advancing and Spencer Pratt may be too, depending on the late-arriving ball…
2 weeks, 3 days ago
Simone Stolzoff: We’re Getting Worse At Not Knowing
Episode 3030
Today on The Gist, President Trump says he “couldn’t care less” whether Iran negotiations are over because, frankly, they’ve gotten “a little boring.…
2 weeks, 4 days ago
Aaron Tang: "Re-instill This Idea That We Can Sit Around and Talk to Each Other"
Episode 3029
Today on The Gist, we analyze the Maine U.S. Senate race as Democrat Graham Plattner navigates a growing scandal while facing incumbent Susan Collins…
2 weeks, 5 days ago
Mike Pesca on The Reason Roundtable
Episode 3028
Today on The Gist, guest host Milo Pesca introduces Mikes recent appearance on the Reason Roundtable podcast, analyzing the shifting parameters of th…
3 weeks, 1 day ago
Janet McNamara: Smart People Think I'm Smart, Stupid People Think I'm Dumb
Episode 3027
Today on The Gist, its Funny You Should Mention with comedian Janet McNamara discusses her YouTube special Not Smart Enough, opening up about her vir…
3 weeks, 1 day ago
Astead Herndon: Polling Has Blind Spots That Regular People Explaining the "Why" Can Fill
Episode 3026
Today on The Gist, an evaluation of America's legacy on its 250th anniversary, arguing that grading the nation on a global curve historical context y…
3 weeks, 2 days ago