Podcast Episodes

Presidential Plane Blame

Michael Moynihan of The Fifth Column podcast returns to break down Europe’s immigration crisis and how right-wing parties are addressing concerns that classic moderates will not. Plus, Senate hearing…

Published on 10 months, 4 weeks ago

From Model to Mayhem With Michael Moynihan

Sweden—once the left’s shining example of social democracy—is now grappling with far-right politics, immigrant buyouts, and a surge in gang violence. How did it get here? Journalist, raconteur, and S…

Published on 10 months, 4 weeks ago

The Mayor: Murder and Momentum

Randall Woodfin, mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, is leading a city experiencing promising growth in wealth and education while also grappling with a troubling surge in homicides that defies national tr…

Published on 11 months ago

Carbon Capture—It’s Not Just for North Dakota Anymore

Most North Dakotans may be skeptical about global warming, but they’re fully committed to making their state a leader in the carbon capture industry. Journalist Adam Willis, who covered the heated de…

Published on 11 months ago

BEST OF THE GIST: ERA 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, we listen back to Mike’s 2022 interview with Kat…

Published on 11 months ago

Meghan Daum: Women Control Cancel Culture

Meghan Daum, writer and host of The Unspeakable podcast on Substack, joins us for an extended interview about the #MeToo movement, female agency, the efficacy of social movements, and evolving gender…

Published on 11 months ago

Not Even Mad: Trump's First Four Days

Today on The Gist, Mike is joined by Michael A. Cohen of the Truth and Consequences Substack and MSNBC, along with Matt Welch, Editor-at-Large of Reason magazine, for another installment of Not Even …

Published on 11 months ago

Executive Order Overload

Donald Trump has issued over 50 executive orders—not including a single order that repealed more than 50 of Biden’s executive orders. We delve into the posturing and the potent. Plus, Nate DiMeo, hos…

Published on 11 months ago

Carrie M. Lane On Organized Chaos

On Donald Trump’s first day in office, cop-beaters are pardoned, and biology is affirmed. Plus, anthropologist Carrie M. Lane, author of More Than Pretty Boxes: How the Rise of Professional Organizin…

Published on 11 months, 1 week ago

BEST OF THE GIST: Wildfire Edition

Each weekend on Best of The Gist, we revisit an archival segment from the past and replay something from the past week. 

This weekend, two selections from the near vault, inspired by the devastatin…

Published on 11 months, 1 week ago