Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHow Is This Election Close?
A close read of media choices and voter preferences explains the refrain we've been hearing—shock that the race is so close. Plus, San Fransisco has …
1 year, 6 months ago
Barack Talk
Former Barack Obama speechwriter, Terry Szuplat discusses Kamala Harris' challenges, Barak Obama's techniques, and he is forced to pay a compliment t…
1 year, 6 months ago
BEST OF THE GIST: Paper Straw Rant Edition
In this installment of Best Of The Gist, with Presidential candidate Kamala Harris officially reversing her support of a plastic straw ban, a topic s…
1 year, 6 months ago
Endemic Is Less Polemic Than An Epidemic
Covid-19 is still around, but it's far less deadly. And, yet ... still deadly. Katelyn Jetelina, author of the Your Local Epidemiologist Substack, is…
1 year, 6 months ago
Colony Calumny
Israel's critics describe it as a colonizer, settler colonizers, in fact. We examine the rational and irrational reasoning behind this as we talk wit…
1 year, 6 months ago
Kamala Nails The Soundbite
Unlike anogenital distance researchers on NPR, at the DNC, Kamala Harris accepted her party's nomination with polished, practiced style. Also on the …
1 year, 6 months ago
Heavy Metal Thunder
The greening of energy is fueled not just by air and wind but many minerals that need extraction. Standing in the way: regulations, a flower, and the…
1 year, 6 months ago
Well, like, dude...its Labor Day
We are out of the office for the holiday, but we wanted to give you the chance to listen to an interview that Pesca Plus members got to hear. Back on…
1 year, 6 months ago
BEST OF THE GIST: Jonah Goldberg Edition
In this installment of Best Of The Gist, while at the DNC a couple weeks back, Mike got to sit down with Friend Of The Gist Jonah Goldberg for a wide…
1 year, 6 months ago
Gaming Out Insurrection
A new faux-documentary posits a terrifying potential scenario: it's January 6, 2025, and the US government has to confront rogue members of the US mi…
1 year, 6 months ago