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Back to SearchFunny You Should Mention - Nimesh Patel
Funny You Should Mention Episode One: Nimesh Patel. Over his career Nimesh Patel has gone from a comedian who wants to make points and jokes to a purely joke-oriented comic. He’s somewhat of the pref…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Wisconsin By A Whisker, Arizona By An Iota
Amy Walter, Editor-in-Chief of The Cook Political Report, is here with the news that you knew but didn't know how very true it was—the Presidential race is very, very close. As in, a one percent Harr…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Knucklehead Of State
The stakes for debates are pretty low when the Vice Presidency is the office in question, but J.D. Vance seems to have said better sounding words than Tim Walz, according to most reactions. Putting i…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
For Israel, Tactics Are Strategy
As Iran officially entered the war against Israel this morning, launching just short of 200 ballistic missiles at numerous Israeli targets, pundits continued to praise Israel's tactics but question i…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Israel Ponders A "Winnable" War
For years, the standard thinking was that the ongoing standoff between Israel and its enemies was "no win." Hamas was entrenched. Hezbollah was well-armed. But now, in the wake of a series of massive…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
BEST OF THE GIST: Dog Food 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 rewind to Mike’s 2016 interview with Tim Harf…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
A Barn, A Murder, And The Weight Of Secrecy
Wright Thompson’s family farm in Mississippi is 23 miles from the site where fourteen-year-old Emmett Till was murdered in the summer of 1955. In his new book, The Barn: The Secret History of a Murd…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Liberalism As A Way Of Life
In the United States, as well as in many other English-speaking nations, “liberal” is a label with much political baggage. But “liberalism” is a much broader idea. It’s the belief that living in a so…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
"Obamaha" For The Win
You know it's a kooky election when Omaha, Nebraska could swing the presidency to the Democrats and California is the path to control of the House of Representatives for the Republicans. Mike is join…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Weight Loss Drugs And Snacking On Monkey
In under-covered jungle news, monkeys are being eaten by apes, and this has been going on for a while. In human consumption news, the Senate attempts to browbeat the maker of Wegovy into a price drop…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago