Podcast Episodes

What's Eating Uncle Bosie?

Joe Biden's uncle mostly likely wasn't eaten by cannibals, but he could have been, which is more than some members of the public can swallow. Germany resumes UNRWA funding after a UN investigation. A…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

Immigration: A Story Both Inspiring And Whack

Ray Suarez is here to talk history, policy, and personal journeys as he discusses his book, “WE ARE HOME: Becoming American in the 21st Century: An Oral History.” Plus, Binghamton NY's "Smoke Outside…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

When "Anti-Zionism" Is A Get Out Of "Antisemitism" Free Card

College campuses are spoiled by protests, the White House calls out antisemitism, but the NYPD says the soon-to-be-expelled students were perfectly nice. Not nice are calls for 10,000 more October 7t…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

BEST OF THE GIST: NPR CEO OMG Edition

In this installment of Best Of The Gist, the first half of our interview with Damon Linker, author of the Notes From The Middleground Substack about his recent Guest Essay for the Opinion page of The…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

Saving NPR

Today a special show, wherein Mike discusses former NPR editor Uri Berliner's critique of the network he no longer works for, including claims about Berliner's veracity and validity.

Produced by Joe…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

Gold Heist, Foiled

Canadian police are making arrests in the 2023 theft of $14 million of gold from an Air Canada flight. The criminals weapon of choice? Guns? Dynamite? How about fraudulent bills of lading for scrod? …

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

Family Guy Guy Guides Us Through Danger

Evan Waite, writer for Family Guy and The Onion, discusses his career, theories of comedy, and his new book, Life Wants You Dead: A Calm, Rational, and Totally Legit Guide to Scaring Yourself Safe. …

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

Getting Aid to Gaza

Arwa Damon, recently back from Gaza, is a former CNN International Correspondent who has transitioned to relief work. Her organization is INARA, the International Network for Aid, Relief & Assistance…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

Bond, Trump Bond

On the show today, an Iranian attack repelled. And, in a full-show interview, Will Thomas, assistant professor of law at the University of Michigan, joins to talk about Trumps recent bond hearing and…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

BEST OF THE GIST: The Juice, Squeezed Edition

In this installment of Best Of The Gist, listen to Mike’s show opener this past Thursday about the death of O.J. Simpson. Then we listen back to our December 6, 2016 interview with Ezra Edelman, whos…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago