Podcast Episodes

Trump 47: It's Not a Heart Attack, It's Gingivitis

David Frum, former Bush speechwriter and Atlantic contributor discusses Republican cowardice, Democratic excess, and the structural dangers facing Am…

1 year, 6 months ago

The Full Ginsburg

Today on the Gist, we open the vaults to 2020 to revisit and interview with Dr. Paul Offit and we replay Monday's spiel on The Full Ginsburg.

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1 year, 6 months ago

Iran-Contra wrote the Playbook for Presidential Lawlessness

Alan McPherson author of The Breach: Iran-Contra and the Assault on American Democracy joins to discuss the Iran-Contra affair and how it plagued bot…

1 year, 6 months ago

Punchlines and Straw Men

Jeff Maurer, former Last Week Tonight writer, has been knee-deep in century-old New York Times clippings—considering the differences between yesterda…

1 year, 6 months ago

When Experts Circle the Wagons, The Public Wanders Off

We conclude our conversation with Stephen Macedo and Frances Lee, authors of In Covid’s Wake, exploring how political structures—not just bad actors—…

1 year, 6 months ago

Macedo and Frances Lee In Covid's Wake

The authors of In Covid’s Wake: How Our Politics Failed Us, political scientists Stephen Macedo and Frances Lee, join for a full-show interview to di…

1 year, 6 months ago

Kilmar, Detained and Unnamed

Senator Chris Van Hollen made the rounds on all five Sunday shows to discuss the detention of Kilmar Abrego Garcia—but curiously avoided using Kilmar…

1 year, 6 months ago

Great Britain Chicken Friction

Today on The Gist. ITs a day dedicated to Chickens. Mikes 2017 opening about UK's Chicken places named after US States, and the British are squawking…

1 year, 6 months ago

Funny You Should Mention - T.J. Miller

Comedian T.J. Miller joins this episode of Funny You Should Mention. You might know him from Silicon Valley, Deadpool, or that time he had a choice b…

1 year, 6 months ago

Not Even Mad: The Commercial Break’s Bryan Green and Carine Hajjar

Boston Globe columnist Carine Hajjar and The Commercial Break’s Bryan Green debate whether Joe Rogan’s platforming of antisemitic conspiracies signal…

1 year, 6 months ago