Podcast Episodes

Murdering the Truth and Defying the Courts

A federal judge ruled the Trump administration’s deportation flights to El Salvador unlawful—only for the administration to carry them out anyway. Now, Trump is calling for the judge’s impeachment, p…

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

The Dutch Once Owned This Isle

One consequences of Trump's anti-DEI initiatives is the disbanding of a talented youth orchestra featured on 60 Minutes. The Spiel analyzes the recent U.S. airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen,…

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

Mike Pesca on the Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast

Mike was recently on the Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast. Enjoy!

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Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

Matthew Schrag Alzheimer's Whistle Blower, and Chuck Schumer Democratic Pain Sponge

Matthew Schrag, the Alzheimer’s whistleblower who uncovered one of the biggest medical deceptions in history, joins the show. Plus, Chuck Schumer takes the hits, absorbs the pain, and spares Democrat…

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

Should You Shout "Help" or "Fire"?

Rodrigo Duterte stands trial in The Hague for his brutal drug war—a prosecution that is justified but also political. Meanwhile, Sadie Dingfelder joins us to play Is That BS? to determine whether yel…

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

The Opposition

Senate Democrats have a rare chance to force Republican concessions in the government funding battle, but fear of political blame looms large. Lauren Egan, writer of The Bulwark’s Opposition newslett…

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

While Wicked, Trump Is Not Defying Gravity

Wall Street’s downturn suggests that Donald Trump is not immune to the consequences of his bad economic policies. In the spiel, the dubious legal justifications behind the detention of Columbia stude…

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

Elle Reeve Explains the Neo Nazis

On today’s Gist, journalist Elle Reeve discusses her new book, Black Pill: How I Witnessed the Darkest Corners of the Internet Come to Life, Poison Society, and Capture American Politics, detailing h…

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

The Tipping Point

Today on the Gist we got back to Wednesdays spiel on Trumps speech to congress and go to a 2019 interview with Scotland’s Daniel Sloss who churns out comedy specials at an almost alarming rate, compl…

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

Oren Kessler, Author of Palestine 1936

The roots of the current conflict in Gaza trace back to the Balfour Declaration and earlier, but also to a series of ethnic killings and counterattacks in the years just before Israel became a state.…

Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago