Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchChris Cillizza on Trump's "Unconstitutional" Election Riff
Mike is joined by Chris Cillizza to break down Donald Trump's rambling proposal to nationalize elections, debating whether it's a master plan or just…
3 weeks, 4 days ago
Funny You Should Mention: Geoffrey Asmus
Comedian Geoffrey Asmus explains how Catholic school, priests chasing laughs, and a Randy Moss analogy shaped his sense of what technically counts as…
3 weeks, 5 days ago
Jonathan Cohen: "Add Friction" to the Super Bowl of Gambling
Jonathan Cohen, author of Losing Big: America's Reckless Bet on Sports Gambling, makes the case that the only credible reform agenda is friction, slo…
3 weeks, 6 days ago
Conor Heffernan on Why "Ego Is A Transhistorical Phenomenon"
Today on the Gist, contextualizing Donald Trump's "wrong and crazy" proposal to nationalize elections, arguing that while the rhetoric is alarming, t…
1 month ago
The Epstein Files Are a Distraction From… the Epstein Files
The Spiel looks at the latest Epstein document dump and why each release manages to embarrass powerful people while resolving almost nothing. With mi…
1 month ago
David Greene: "Obsession Is a Window Into the Human Soul"
David Greene joins us to talk about his new podcast, David Greene Is Obsessed, where opera singers map public restrooms, pizza-tour guys chase the pe…
1 month ago
Charlie Sykes on the "Little Platoons" that Humbled Trump
Today on the Saturday show, Mike shares a conversation he had with Charlie Sykes, former host of The Bulwark and current host of the new podcast To t…
1 month ago
Paul D. Miller: "International Law Is Not the Same Thing as Justice"
Paul D. Miller joins the show to argue that international law is a set of norms, not a moral court. A former CIA analyst and Army intelligence office…
1 month ago
Not Even Mad: Ruy Teixeira and Jesse Adams
Mike contemplates the hierarchy of American attention, contrasting the 50 million eyes on the AFC Championship game with the obscurity of the men lea…
1 month ago
"Chaos Isn't Enforcement": Minnesota Exposes ICE's Political Miscalculation
ICE's aggressive actions in Minnesota were meant to project force and restore order, but instead produced chaos, public distrust, and a political bac…
1 month ago