Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchNot Even Mad: Russ Muirhead & Nick Gillespie
Mike Pesca welcomes back Nick Gillespie (Reason Magazine) and first-time guest Russ Muirhead (Dartmouth professor and New Hampshire State Rep.) for a…
11 months ago
Mike Vuolo & Bob Garfield: "Life Is a Flat Pizza Bagel"
Mike Vuolo and Bob Garfield of Lexicon Valley join to talk 23 skidoo, Massapequa, and why life, in fact, is a flat bagel. They trace the 6/7 meme fro…
11 months ago
Mike on Matt Lewis Can't Lose
Mike joins Matt Lewis for a lively crossover conversation that opens with deep dives into Huey Lewis puns before shifting into the Democrats' "afford…
11 months, 1 week ago
Funny You Should Mention: Myq Kaplan
Comedian Myq Kaplan joins the show for a deep dive into joke logic, philosophy, and the very slippery business of defining who counts as a comedian. …
11 months, 1 week ago
Fareed Zakaria on Revolutions, Backlashes, and the High Cost of Not Fixing Immigration
Fareed Zakaria joins the show to discuss The Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present, arguing that the past 30 years of gl…
11 months, 1 week ago
James Patterson: "My Time Here Is Short. What Can I Do Most Beautifully?"
James Patterson joins the show to talk about Disrupt Everything—and Win: Take Control of Your Future, his new playbook for turning constant disruptio…
11 months, 1 week ago
John Amaechi: "Excellence Isn't Sorcery"
The former NBA power forward and unmistakably English John Amaechi talks leadership, psychology, and the everyday skills that make organizations work…
11 months, 1 week ago
Nicole Gelinas on Crime, Bail, and Mamdani's Vibesy Criminology
The Manhattan Institute's Nicole Gelinas breaks down New York's post-pandemic crime surge and what the data actually say about bail reform versus sim…
11 months, 1 week ago
David Ignatius on Space Wars, Skepticism, and His Father's Legacy
Mike Pesca revisits his conversation with Washington Post columnist and novelist David Ignatius, recorded before the recent passing of Ignatius's fat…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Katie Herzog Is the Kind of Person Who Googles Recidivism Rates in an AA Meeting
Katie Herzog breaks down Drink Your Way Sober: The Science-Based Method to Break Free from Alcohol and how naltrexone—used through the Sinclair Metho…
11 months, 2 weeks ago