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Back to SearchJocelyn Benson on Being a Purposeful / Purple State Warrior
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson joins to discuss her new book The Purposeful Warrior: Standing Up for What's Right When the Stakes Are High. Benson, frontrunner to become Michigan's next …
Published on 7 months, 1 week ago
David Graham on The Project and the Plan to Remake American Government
David Graham author of The Project: How Project 2025 is Changing America, explains how Project 2025 seeks not smaller government, but a more obedient one—politicizing civil service, gutting regulatio…
Published on 7 months, 1 week ago
Character Under Fire: Gen. Stanley McChrystal on the Costs of Conviction
Retired General Gen. Stanley McChrystal joins to discuss his book On Character: Choices that Define a Life, and how real character transcends grit or discipline to include values that hold under fire…
Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Altman Almighty
Sam Altman’s outsize ambition and messianic optimism take center stage in a conversation with Keach Hagey, author of The Optimist: Sam Altman, OpenAI, and the Race to Invent the Future. From failed f…
Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago
BLT: Bacon, Lettuce, and Todd
Today on The Gist we play back a section for our Chuck Todd interview that didn't make it on air and revisit a 2020 interview with Don Bacon.
Produced by Corey Wara
Email us at thegist@mikepesca.…
Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Jim Lampley on the Blows That Made Broadcasting History
Jim Lampley joins to discuss It Happened!: A Uniquely Lucky Life in Sports Television, his memoir of sports, broadcasting, the randomness of a lucky break, and crying along with Mike Tyson. Plus: Tru…
Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Not Even Mad: Eric Zorn and Austin Berg
Austin Berg and Eric Zorn are Not Even Mad as we discuss mayoral overcrowding and Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, the supposed new MAGA slayer. Plus: a few thoughts on our new American spiritual lea…
Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Max Expression, Merz Confusion
Arkells frontman Max Kerman joins to discuss his book Try Hard: Creative Work in Progress, unpacking the craft behind stage banter, songwriting rule-breaking, and joyful collaboration. He explains wh…
Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Holy Vehicles and Hollow Coverage
Pope Francis posthumously sends a Popemobile to Gaza — a gesture more symbolic than logistical. Chuck Todd returns to discuss media complicity, Biden’s bubble-wrap presidency, and the audience-captur…
Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Chuck Todd Presses On
Former Meet the Press host Chuck Todd joins to talk about his new podcast, The Chuck Toddcast. He discusses why being a non-pushover and being non-partisan are complimentary, and what too many ex-net…
Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago