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Back to SearchThe Gang That Couldn't Kidnap Straight
Ken Bensinger is co-host of Chameleon: The Michigan Plot, which details the trials of militia members who sought to (or at least talked a lot about) kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. There …
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
CRIME WEEK: Shoplifting And Murder, In That Order
If you believe the news, shoplifting is many things: “on the rise,” “a scourge,” and “way up.” The thing is … is it really? In truth, it’s very hard to know, because the variables are myriad. We disc…
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
CRIME WEEK: Charging Countries With "Genocide"
On day two of Crime Week on The Gist, we change our focus from individual crimes in the U.S. to the crimes of nations and the effectiveness of international courts at punishing countries for doing wr…
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
CRIME WEEK: Using Data To Predict Crime
Crime is a major factor in how our society acts, votes, and perceives the world. So you would think statistics about it would flow like a vast river of knowledge. And in so thinking, you would be wro…
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
BEST OF THE GIST: “Photographic” Memory Edition
In this installment of Best Of The Gist, this past Wednesday, Mike used The Spiel to rebut a Joy Reid segment mischaracterizing Robert Hur's testimony before the House Judiciary committee. We listen …
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
Jake Tapper On Political Scandal
Host of CNN's State Of The Union, Jake Tapper joins us to discuss his new CNN series United States Of Scandal, which includes the unethical behavior of Rod Blagojevich, Mark Sanford, John Edwards, an…
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
Gerald Ford Sees His Reflection In The Snow-Covered Hills
Landslide, a new podcast from producer and host Ben Bradford tells the story of the 1976 Presidential race, which was seminal in the invention of modern conservatism. It’s a well rendered, compelling…
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
Biden's Remembers Photographs, Doesn't Have Photographic Memory
Rebutting a Joy Reid segment mischaracterizing Robert Hur's testimony before the House Judiciary committee yesterday. Plus, Aaron Rodgers is a frustrating teammate, would he make a good running mate?…
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
Terrible Leaders And Horrible Followers
We talk to Barbara Kellerman, author of Leadership from Bad to Worse: What Happens When Bad Festers. She argues that you can't blame Adam Neumann for all of We Works crash, just as not all of Xi Jin…
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
Matt Gaetz Temps Fate
Matt Gaetz is both a force of nature and a force for chaos. Dexter FIlkins of The New Yorker profiled his upbringing and ongoing potency in national politics. Plus, Nancy Mace will not be shamed by G…
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago