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Back to SearchJonathan F. P. Rose on the Housing Crisis
We dissect the ever-elastic term “constitutional crisis” before diving into a crisis that’s far less abstract: the housing crunch. From misguided policies to market forces, Jonathan F. P. Rose explai…
Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago
Banning Pennies: Wise; NIH Funding Cut: Foolish
Donald Trump’s latest move? Taking aim at the penny—finally addressing a pet peeve of mine and economists everywhere. Meanwhile, the NIH is slashing “indirect costs,” which will hurt actual vital res…
Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago
The 5 Years from Defund the Police to the Demise of DEI
Today on the Gist we go back to 2020 where Mike talked to New School Professor and MSNBC contributor, Maya Wiley. She is also the former chair of the NYC Civilian Complaint Review Board - an independ…
Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago
Trump's Non-Tremendous Un-Beautiful Plan for Gaza
President Trump vows executive action—this time, against plastic straws. Casey Burgat joins to discuss his book We Hold These Truths:How to Spot the Myths that are Holding America Back. And in The Sp…
Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago
Not Even Mad: Trump’s Overreach & the Democrats’ Lack of Reach
Katie Herzog, co-host of Blocked and Reported, and Jonah Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Dispatch, discuss if Donald Trump's attempts to blame DEI for a tragic military plane crash and Elon Musk's u…
Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago
Trigger Warnings: Are They BS?
Sadie Dingfelder joins to ask: Are trigger warnings mostly BS? Plus, Donald Trump shares some big redevelopment plans for Gaza. And in The Spiel, what the demise of the fact-checking service "Verify"…
Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago
One Big Difference Between BLM Rioters and J6 Rioters
Today on The Gist a look at USAID’s role in global diplomacy and whether shuttering it makes any sense. And in The Spiel, how the punishments for January 6th rioters compare to those handed down for …
Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago
How To Get Rid Of A Chemical Weapons Stockpile
Retired Air Force Gen. Jay Santee takes us inside the high-stakes operation to dispose of Syria’s chemical weapons—on a ship. Plus, Trump’s grudge against Canada resurfaces, this time over fentanyl a…
Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago
BEST OF THE GIST: Very Serious Edition
Each weekend on Best Of The Gist, we listen back to an archival Gist segment from the past, then we replay something from the past week. This weekend, though, we’re throwing that formula out the prov…
Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago
Miriam Lewin: Surviving Torture, Exposing the "Disappeared"
Miriam Lewin, subject of the podcast The Burden: Avenger, spent a year in an Argentine torture center and has chronicled the stories of the “disappeared”—dissidents who were drugged and thrown into t…
Published on 10 months, 4 weeks ago