Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchTrigger Warnings: Are They BS?
Sadie Dingfelder joins to ask: Are trigger warnings mostly BS? Plus, Donald Trump shares some big redevelopment plans for Gaza. And in The Spiel, wha…
1 year, 8 months ago
One Big Difference Between BLM Rioters and J6 Rioters
Today on The Gist a look at USAID’s role in global diplomacy and whether shuttering it makes any sense. And in The Spiel, how the punishments for Jan…
1 year, 9 months ago
How To Get Rid Of A Chemical Weapons Stockpile
Retired Air Force Gen. Jay Santee takes us inside the high-stakes operation to dispose of Syria’s chemical weapons—on a ship. Plus, Trump’s grudge ag…
1 year, 9 months ago
BEST OF THE GIST: Very Serious Edition
Each weekend on Best Of The Gist, we listen back to an archival Gist segment from the past, then we replay something from the past week. This weekend…
1 year, 9 months ago
Miriam Lewin: Surviving Torture, Exposing the "Disappeared"
Miriam Lewin, subject of the podcast The Burden: Avenger, spent a year in an Argentine torture center and has chronicled the stories of the “disappea…
1 year, 9 months ago
Presidential Plane Blame
Michael Moynihan of The Fifth Column podcast returns to break down Europe’s immigration crisis and how right-wing parties are addressing concerns tha…
1 year, 9 months ago
From Model to Mayhem With Michael Moynihan
Sweden—once the left’s shining example of social democracy—is now grappling with far-right politics, immigrant buyouts, and a surge in gang violence.…
1 year, 9 months ago
The Mayor: Murder and Momentum
Randall Woodfin, mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, is leading a city experiencing promising growth in wealth and education while also grappling with a tr…
1 year, 9 months ago
Carbon Capture—It’s Not Just for North Dakota Anymore
Most North Dakotans may be skeptical about global warming, but they’re fully committed to making their state a leader in the carbon capture industry.…
1 year, 9 months ago
BEST OF THE GIST: ERA Edition
Each weekend on Best Of The Gist, we listen back to an archival Gist segment from the past, then we replay something from the past week. This weekend…
1 year, 9 months ago