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Back to SearchHarry In A Hurry
The Election is less than 3 weeks away, and CNN's Harry Enten has the breakdown of the demographics, arguments, issues, and attitudes that are going to decide this tight, tight race. We also talk abo…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
The Pennsylvania Pollsters
Brian Rosenwald, political and media historian at the University of Pennsylvania and possessor of Pennsylvania knowledge, talks all the key races in the Keystone State. Plus, Kamala Harris is playing…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Pesca Plus Jake Tapper
We are off today due to the Holiday and wanted to give you an idea of what Pesca Plus members get to listen to. Today's interview was with Jake Tapper from Marth 15, 2024 talking about his new CNN Se…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
BEST OF THE GIST: The Dispatch Edition
This weekend on Best Of The Gist, a couple segments from The Dispatch Podcast, on which Mike was a guest last week. Hosts Sarah Isgur and Jonah Goldberg talked with Mike about Israel’s military exch…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Who Wants to Be A College President?
There was a time when "College President" was a cushy job, but that time is officially over. Now its a headache rapped in a time suck surrounded by a protest. Bill Funk, of Funk Associates, is a recr…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Talking Zoning Without Zoning Out
Zoning is really, really important, but it's also a tad dry. Well, not when they're putting up a four-storey building right next door, ruining your ability to record a podcast, but maybe I'm getting …
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Shifting Shame To Blame, The Trump Way
Arlie Russell Hochschild went to Kentucky to study the reasons residents give for supporting Donald Trump, even if so many of his policies seem to be against their interests. The resulting book, Stol…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Swing State Update: Nevada
On Tuesday, November 5th, as they start to tally the ballots and declare electoral votes, few states will be as scrutinized as the Silver State. We talk with veteran Nevada political journalist Jon R…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
The Eric Adams Mishegoss
Eric Adams, the mayor of New York City and a former cop, is in hot water. He’s been charged with bribery and campaign finance offenses, his friend and Deputy Mayor Phil Banks resigned over the weeken…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
BEST OF THE GIST: Terror 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 2016 interview with Cha…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago