Podcast Episodes

Helen Lewis on Dead Parents, Paper Animals, And The Politics of Genius

Helen Lewis discusses The Genius Myth: A Curious History of a Dangerous Idea, her critique of how society defines—and distorts—the concept of genius.…

8 months, 2 weeks ago

What Could Go Right, And Why We Rarely Hear About It

Zachary Karabell of The Progress Network and the What Could Go Right podcast lays out a case for “edgy optimism,” highlighting under-covered wins in …

8 months, 2 weeks ago

The Gist List Live with Kat Rosenfield

Replay of the interview Mike Pesca did with Kat Rosenfield on The Gist List. Click the link below to subscribe for free to The Gist List.

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Putting Death Metal On Your Plants Playlist: Is That Bs?

In another edition of Is That BS? Sadie Dingfelder joins to ask: is chatting with your ficus legit, or just verbal compost? The science of sound and …

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Not Even Mad: Allison Schraeger and Matt Yglesias

Economist Allison Schraeger and Slow Boring’s Matt Yglesias join Mike to discuss the unrest in Los Angeles — and how to protest without giving Donald…

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Inside the Only Trump Trial (So Far)

New York Times reporter Jonah Bromwich joins to discuss Dragon on Centre Street: New York v. Donald J. Trump, his journalist account of the only Trum…

8 months, 3 weeks ago

The Ghost Lab — Bigfoot, Ghosts, and Government Distrust in the Granite State

Author Matt Hongoltz-Hetling returns with The Ghost Lab, a rollicking deep dive into New Hampshire’s paranormal subculture, where Bigfoot lurks behin…

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Jay Inslee vs. the Climate Polling Problem

Former Washington Governor Jay Inslee argues Democrats can win on climate—if they frame it as jobs, savings, and health, not just apocalypse. He poin…

8 months, 3 weeks ago

The Gist List Live with Ben Dreyfuss

Replay of the interview Mike Pesca did with Ben Dreyfuss on The Gist List. Click the link below to subscribe for free to The Gist List.

The Gist Lis…

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Funny You Should Mention: Chris Turner

Comedian, freestyler, and archaeology grad Chris Turner joins the show to explain how a middle-class British kid  became one of the most dazzling imp…

9 months ago