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Back to SearchBEST OF THE GIST: Chaos Edition
In this installment of Best Of The Gist, Mike’s 2016 interview with Tim Hartford, author of the book Messy: The Power of Disorder to Transform Our Lives. Also, Mike’s Tuesday Spiel about nanoplastics…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
The Houthi Haircut
The Houthis are monstrous militants, which would be reason enough to dispatch them via military might. But also, think of the carbon savings! Plus, Israel defends itself from genocide charges. And we…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
Liar Liar Pants On Fire Dot Com
A spirited debate between Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley last night allowed the former South Carolina Governor to trot out a new attack line. Also, Donald McNeil Jr. has been covering pandemics since t…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
Secret Tunnels, Secret Deals
John McCormick, senior editor at The Dispatch, walks us through what the hell congress is doing, if anything, and how the upcoming elections will affect the aforementioned governing body. Plus, a sec…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
Bottled Water: Nanoplastics and Mega-freakout
A new study shows more plastic than could be imagined, and certainly seen, in bottled water. The coverage demands a freakout, rationality demands you take a deep breath, a deep sip, and relax. Plus, …
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
Defeating Putin: Tactics, Weapons, and Will
Yaroslav Trofimov, Chief Foreign-Affairs Correspondent at The Wall Street Journal, discusses his new book, Our Enemies Will Vanish: The Russian Invasion and Ukraine's War of Independence. Plus, our u…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
BEST OF THE GIST: Three Years After January 6th Edition
In this installment of Best Of The Gist, we listen back to the episode published the evening of the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol. It was a defining moment in our nation’s history, and we ha…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
The Houthis Suck
Let's not forget a fact that could be swallowed up in all the big international news: the Houthi rebels—no good, no good at all. Even rhyming chants won't change that. Plus, Biden hits the campaign t…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
The NY Times Objective In Objecting to Objectivity
Donald Trump's emoluments entanglements receive further scrutiny. And would a soon-to-explode American airliner have witnessed such an orderly exit? Plus, Adam Nagourney continues his discussion of …
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
The History Of Scandal At The New York Times
Adam Nagourney is the author of The Times: How the Newspaper of Record Survived Scandal, Scorn and the Transformation of Journalism. Mike questions him about the extent that the NYT actually has esc…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago