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Back to SearchWalz Wields His Midwesternry
A full analysis of Tim Walz's entry into the 2024 presidential race. Discussed are the chants of "coach," the claims of "joy," the new ways of thinking about key issues that he's introduced into the …
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago
Tim Time
Minnesota's current governor, Tim Walz has been named Kamala Harris' Vice Presidential pick. Nate Silver is here to tell us what it means and what Harris missed out on in not picking Pennsylvania Gov…
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago
Bear Market
On a day when the Dow dipped considerably, we're joined by Kayla Scanlon, the coiner of "vibe session" and author of In This Economy? How Money and Markets Really Work. Plus: RFK. Bear. A bicycle. A …
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago
BEST OF THE GIST: Tim Walz and John Adams
Today on The Gist, we listen to a 2007 interview from NPR, wherein Mike spoke with Tim Walz, who has emerged as a serious contender to be Kamala Harris' Vice President, should she win). Also, a littl…
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago
Will Judaism Make Josh Shapiro The Unchosen Person?
Kamala Harris is on the verge of a Vice Presidential choice, and we will evaluate the arguments against the Jewish Governor of Pennsylvania over the perception that his Judaism is a liability. Plus, …
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago
Biden’s Black Hole Polling Effect
With Biden now out of the 2024 Presidential race, the polling data has gotten cleaner … so says conservative pollster Kristen Soltis Anderson. She joins us to talk about Kamala’s sugar rush, Trump’s …
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago
Dangerous Presidents: The Second, And The Second-To-Last
On a day when former President Donald Trump told black journalists that Kamala Harris denied being black (fact check: untrue), we speak about former President John Adams, who himself ran athwart many…
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago
Kamala Harris, For Whom the Ding Dongs
With charges of weirdness and cat lady-dom flying around, Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana gets into the act by calling Kamala Harris a "ding dong." Fox News host Neil Cavuto was not having it. Plus…
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago
The Fine Line Between Greatness And OCD
Last week, after many months spent recovering from a shoulder injury, Clayton Kershaw, maybe the greatest pitcher of his generation, returned to the mound for the LA Dodgers. He is a singular talent …
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
BEST OF THE GIST: Like Gold, Bronze Is Better Than Silver Edition
In this installment of Best Of The Gist, with the 2024 Summer Olympic Games underway in France, we listen back to a 2016 Spiel, in which, Mike tries to get to the bottom of an Olympian canard about t…
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago