Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchYour Burning Fire Questions Answered
Should L.A. communities rebuild so close together? Is there a better way to prevent fires from starting in the first place? Would a full reservoir ha…
1 year, 1 month ago
In Defense of Partisanship
Partisanship is often portrayed as a societal ill—usually by those jerks in the other party. But as Julian Zelizer, Professor of History and Public A…
1 year, 1 month ago
Fluoride Is Getting Dangerous: Is That BS?
Many American municipalities fluoridate their water supplies in hopes of lowering the number of cavities in our teeth. The practice stems from some p…
1 year, 1 month ago
No Holding Down Hegseth
Pete Hegseth faced sharp questioning from Senate Democrats over his leadership credentials, allegations of sexism and sexual impropriety, humanitaria…
1 year, 1 month ago
L.A. Fires: The Cost and the Climate
In Los Angeles, the fires rage on, with damage estimates so high they almost defy belief. But perhaps the L.A. fires truly will cause as much destruc…
1 year, 1 month ago
BEST OF THE GIST: Greenland Edition
Each weekend on Best of The Gist, we revisit an archival segment from the past and replay something from the current week. This weekend, we listen ba…
1 year, 1 month ago
The Apocalypse Musical
Joshua Oppenheimer, the director of the recent apocalypse musical The End, starring Tilda Swinton and Michael Shannon, joins us to discuss musicals a…
1 year, 2 months ago
Fact Check: Meta Goes Fact-Less
Mark Zuckerberg has announced that META platforms Facebook and Instagram are doing away with fact-checking. However, Kate Klonick argues they weren’t…
1 year, 2 months ago
Trudeau Virtue-Signaled Himself Out of Office
Journalist Stephen Marche, author of the NYT op-ed “Justin Trudeau Was His Own Worst Enemy,” argues that the soon-to-be-former Prime Minister’s virtu…
1 year, 2 months ago
The Brief Highs and Crushing Lows of Drug Decriminalization
Oregon, San Francisco, Seattle, and Vancouver have all experimented with drug decriminalization over the past few years. The results? A deadly disapp…
1 year, 2 months ago