Podcast Episodes

Why We Can't Have Nice Vexillogical Things

Ted Kaye, Secretary of the North American Vexillogical Association is back to talk flags, sedition, Sam Alito, and reclamation. Plus, the war in Sudan is, by some measures, the worst in the world. An…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

October 7 Rape Denialism

We discuss with Michael A Cohen his story in The Atlantic "The Rape Denialists: Why has it proved so hard for so many on the left to acknowledge what happened on October 7?" Plus, the conviction of B…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Intifada Revolution? Or is that a linguistic delusion?

NPR issues a balanced, even-handed yet wholly misleading report on what chants of "intifada" really mean. Plus, Bree Davies and Paul Karoli are the cohosts and chroniclers of the title character of t…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

The Gov Who Cried Wolf, Then Shot It

Montana Governor Greg Gianforte shot a trapped wolf, then he pressured state workers to blame his wolf-loathing pal. But that's not even the weird part. Plus, Harvard becomes the second prominent Mas…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

The Selective Invocation Of Safety

Tyler Austin Harper is a Bard professor and Atlantic feature writer, and he drops by to discuss the themes and implications of his recent story, "America’s Colleges Are Reaping What They Sowed.” Plus…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

BEST OF THE GIST: Quail And Panda Edition

In this installment of Best Of The Gist, Mike’s June 2016 Spiel about … yes … quail. We also listen back to Wednesday’s panda spiel. 

Produced by Joel Patterson and Corey Wara 

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Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

The Travesty Of A Mockery Of A Sham Of Trump's Denials

The trial of Donald Trump was not rigged. That is a piece of disinformation. But those who believe it was might not think it was literally rigged, they might just have the sense that Trump is unfairl…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

North Korean Poop Balloons

And in other news, Donald Trump has been found guilty on all 34 counts in his hush money case. Plus, yes, North Korea has in fact been hitting their southern rivals with doody dirigibles, turd zeppel…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

That Time Alito's Wife Spat At Me

Justice Samuel Alito is an icon of conservative jurisprudence, a shaper of American laws, and a really challenging neighbor. Mike takes those cues and creates some improvisational theater. Then we pi…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Space Nukes And Ukraine's Troops

David Ignatius, WaPo columnist and the author of Phantom Orbit: A Thriller discusses his reportorial tactics, and how he blends fact and fiction in writing his latest thrillers about weapons in space…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago