Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchAirborne Assumptions and Subventilated Science
Carl Zimmer joins to discuss Airborne: The Hidden History of the Life We Breathe, a book that excavates the forgotten science of airborne disease tra…
1 year, 3 months ago
How to Make Crime Feel Weird
Criminologist Nick Cowen joins to explore how drunk driving transformed from a tolerated norm to a societal taboo, and how deterrence works best when…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Algorithm Is Hollywood’s New God
Filmmaker Justine Bateman argues that Hollywood’s creative spark has been smothered by fear, corporate consolidation, and algorithmic decision-making…
1 year, 3 months ago
When Hulk Turned Heel
Marc Raimondi discusses Say Hello to the Bad Guys: How Professional Wrestling’s New World Order Changed America, his new book on Hulk Hogan’s heel tu…
1 year, 3 months ago
Mike Pesca talks NPR Funding on The 21st Show
Today on The Gist. We play back Mikes appearance on the 21st Show where they discuss NPR and its funding. It originally aired on Monday July 28th.
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1 year, 3 months ago
Phil Gramm Hearts Capitalism, From Dickens To The New Deal
Former Senator Phil Gramm joins to defend capitalism’s record, arguing that the Industrial Revolution improved lives, the New Deal prolonged the Depr…
1 year, 3 months ago
Not Even Mad - Zee Cohen-Sanchez and Jesse Adams
Unf**k America Tour founder Z Cohen-Sanchez and Washington Examiner contributor Jesse Adams join for a tour through Trump’s waning immigration suppor…
1 year, 3 months ago
Ben Smith On Truth At A Lower Resolution
Editor-in-Chief, co-founder of Semafor, and host of the Mixed Signals podcast Ben Smith assesses how the media lost its footing during the Trump year…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Bliss Gene And The Burden Of Mood
Psychiatrist Richard A. Friedman explains how a rare genetic mutation affecting the enzyme FAAH, and a ubiquitous neurotransmitter called Anandamide …
1 year, 3 months ago
RFK Jr.: Sophist, Saboteur, Snake Oil Secretary
Historian Daniel Immerwahr eviscerates RFK Jr. as a master of glib misinformation—“profoundly informed,” yet wielding that knowledge in bad faith to …
1 year, 3 months ago