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Jamil Zaki is a Stanford researcher and the author of the new book, Hope for Cynics: The Surprising Science of Human Goodness. He brings us a rare po…
1 year, 6 months ago
The Rise And Fall Of Crypto
In 2020, as the pandemic raged, Andrew Chow found the Clubhouse app, and on it, he marveled at the volume of chatter about cryptocurrencies. He dove …
1 year, 6 months ago
Writing Comedy
Today on the show, we are talking about comedic writing with Simon Rich. He has, after all, written for Saturday Night Live, The Simpsons, and The Ne…
1 year, 6 months ago
Releasing Robot You Into The World
Today on show, a two-part conversation with Evan Ratliff, cofounder of The Atavist Magazine and now host of the Shell Game podcast about how he creat…
1 year, 6 months ago
BEST OF THE GIST: Mike Visits The Free Press
Mike Pesca and Nancy Rommelmann sit down with Michael Moynihan and Batya Ungar-Sargon from The Free Press to react live to Kamala Harris' keynote spe…
1 year, 6 months ago
They Are Out Of Their Minds
A capable Kamala concludes with a convention capstone for the people. Plus, an assessment, a look forward, and the never-ending attempt to figure out…
1 year, 6 months ago
Coach Schmalz
The Democrats think they may have just found the solution to their "white working class problem" which has plagued them for a generation, according t…
1 year, 6 months ago
What Are Kamala Harris' Legislative Priorities?
At the DNC, Brat Summer is still alive, despite Democratic delegates' inability to articulate Harris' "day one" promises. Also, at the DNC, Mike hudd…
1 year, 6 months ago
On Line For The DNC, Left Harasses Not-Quite-So Left
On his way into the Democrats big show in Chicago, Mike is confronted by protestors, stoned and angry. Inside, he talks to delegates, which makes him…
1 year, 6 months ago
Fixing The Constitution
Erwin Chemerinsky is the Dean of the University of California Berkeley School of Law and the author of several books, including his latest, No Democr…
1 year, 6 months ago