Podcast Episodes

Chris Gethard and the Great Helsinki Caper

Chris Gethard stops by to talk comedy, ethics, and how audience taste moves like an algorithm with a grudge. Meanwhile, the JFK files are finally rel…

1 year, 7 months ago

Penn Swimmer's Success Costs School Millions 3 Years Later

This week we discussed high school musicians losing their opportunity to perform with the US Marine Band. And we revisit Mike's 2022 commentary on NC…

1 year, 7 months ago

Joe Gatto Continues Messing with People

On today’s Gist, former Impractical Jokers star Joe Gatto joins to discuss his new stand-up special Messing With People and how he pulls off pranks t…

1 year, 7 months ago

Not Even Mad: Anthony Weiner and Nick Gillespie

Former Congressman (and current NYC Council candidate) Anthony Weiner and Reason Editor-at-Large Nick Gillespie square off over whether the national …

1 year, 7 months ago

The German Jew Who Tried The Nazis

In The Prosecutor: One Man's Battle to Bring Nazis to Justice, Jack Fairweather tells the story of a Jewish lawyer who fled the Nazis, only to return…

1 year, 7 months ago

Murdering the Truth and Defying the Courts

A federal judge ruled the Trump administration’s deportation flights to El Salvador unlawful—only for the administration to carry them out anyway. No…

1 year, 7 months ago

The Dutch Once Owned This Isle

One consequences of Trump's anti-DEI initiatives is the disbanding of a talented youth orchestra featured on 60 Minutes. The Spiel analyzes the recen…

1 year, 7 months ago

Mike Pesca on the Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast

Mike was recently on the Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast. Enjoy!

Produced by Corey Wara

Email us at thegist@mikepesca.com

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1 year, 7 months ago

Matthew Schrag Alzheimer's Whistle Blower, and Chuck Schumer Democratic Pain Sponge

Matthew Schrag, the Alzheimer’s whistleblower who uncovered one of the biggest medical deceptions in history, joins the show. Plus, Chuck Schumer tak…

1 year, 7 months ago

Should You Shout "Help" or "Fire"?

Rodrigo Duterte stands trial in The Hague for his brutal drug war—a prosecution that is justified but also political. Meanwhile, Sadie Dingfelder joi…

1 year, 7 months ago