Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchFact-Checking the Maduro Raid—and the Art of Fucking Around
Mike breaks down the U.S. abduction of Nicolas Maduro, arguing that Donald Trump's penchant for exaggeration shouldn't blind us to actual strategic s…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Ezekiel Emanuel: "Don't Be a Schmuck"—and Yes, Eat Your Ice Cream.
The physician and health-policy veteran lays out six "simple" rules for a long, healthy life, arguing that most wellness advice fails by demanding pe…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Not Even Mad: Michael A. Cohen & Charles Fain Lehman
Michael A. Cohen, author of the Truth and Consequences newsletter, and Charles Fain Lehman, Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, debate the capture of …
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Brad Meltzer on Plot Twists, Product Placement, and Violating Rules on Purpose
The thriller-machine (and civics savant) returns to talk The Viper, the latest Zig-and-Nola mystery, and why he'll write 350 pages before he bothers …
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Andy Mills: "Acceleration Is Salvation" — and Why AI Might Be the Last Invention.
Andy Mills, creator of The Last Invention podcast, explores I.J. Good's 1965 concept of an "intelligence explosion"—and explains why "AGI" is a decep…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Quico Toro: Venezuela was never a one-man show
Venezuelan expert Quico Toro explains why the removal of Nicolás Maduro feels historic—and yet leaves Venezuela largely unchanged, with the regime's …
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Dan Soder & Moshe Kasher: A Lighthouse for the Mentally Ill
Mike Pesca digs into the vault for two 2017 interviews exploring the "ground game" of the New York stand-up scene and the "ad hominem screech" of ear…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Rosebud Baker: We're Raising Her Autistic
Rosebud Baker explains why motherhood is the most political act of her life and how she handles breastfeeding pressure by claiming she's "raising her…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Robby Hoffman: Zero Personality Disorder
Comedian Robby Hoffman explains why she treats complaining as "enjoying"—and why her Depression-era instincts make her shakier during good times than…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
Chris Turner: Possession is 9/10 of the Word
Oxford-educated archaeology student turned freestyle sensation Chris Turner joins Mike Pesca to explain how his "British period" of deadpan one-liner…
9 months, 4 weeks ago