Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchZack Beauchamp: "You Kind of Have to Pick a Lane to Be an Effective Autocrat"
Today on The Gist, The bizarre off-field behavior of Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua, who is facing questions (and a lawsuit) after biting a woman and …
1 month ago
Magic Shops, $200 Million Horse Ads, and the Ghost of Nibbles the Goat
It's the Saturday Show, bringing you one from the vault and one from the week. First, Mike pulls up a world-exclusive, posthumous interview with Nibb…
1 month ago
Julia Minson: You're Probably 50% Wrong
Harvard Kennedy School's Julia Minson joins to discuss her new book, How to Disagree Better, and why the goal of most arguments shouldn't be persuasi…
1 month ago
Not Even Mad: Yascha Mounk & Colin Cole
Today on a Not Even Mad edition of The Gist, Mike is joined by political scientist Yascha Mounk (The Good Fight) and Colin Cole, director of policy o…
1 month ago
Ben Ritz on Slopulism and the Democrats' 2024 Lesson
Ben Ritz, of the Progressive Policy Institute, joins to discuss his Atlantic piece, "Democrats Learned the Wrong Lesson From 2024," and his argument …
1 month, 1 week ago
Larry Charles: "I Am Willing To Die To Get This Scene"
Today on The Gist, comedy legend Larry Charles returns to discuss the fragile nature of comic genius, theorizing why Sacha Baron Cohen lost his "supe…
1 month, 1 week ago
Larry Charles: "I Finally Had to Fire the Kid"
Today on The Gist, legendary comedy director Larry Charles (Borat, Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm) joins Mike to discuss his new book, Comedy Samurai…
1 month, 1 week ago
The Myth of the Iranian Moderate & The "Undecided" War
On this week's Saturday show, Mike delivers a double-dose of Iran-focused analysis, starting with a sharp critique of the Western media's bizarre fra…
1 month, 1 week ago
Derrick Stroup: "I Sound Like a Bowl of Gravy and You Sound Like a Traffic Cone"
Comedian Derrick Stroup joins the show to talk about his new Netflix special Nostalgic — what it's like to have an Alabama accent in New York City, w…
1 month, 1 week ago
Is That Bulls*it: Does The Body Keep the Score - in Your Hips
Science journalist Sadie Dingfelder is back with "Is That Bullshit?" — this time investigating the yoga-class truism that trauma lives in your hips, …
1 month, 1 week ago