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First, we consider the case of the dream boat Yemeni who is a hijacker of real boats, dubbed "Tim-Houthi Chalamet" by adoring online fans. And then, …
2 years, 3 months ago
When There's A Willis There's A Wade
Georgia DA Fani Willis wades into allegations that she hired her romantic partner to prosecute Trump. She does so from the pulpit of a storied church…
2 years, 3 months ago
Did DEI Blow The Doors Off An Airplane?
Matt Bruenig of the People's Policy Center discusses the gap between economic impression and reality. Vivek Ramaswamy ends his cosplay as a Trump cov…
2 years, 3 months ago
BEST 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 Li…
2 years, 3 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, I…
2 years, 3 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, Don…
2 years, 3 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 aff…
2 years, 3 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…
2 years, 3 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 Invas…
2 years, 3 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 …
2 years, 3 months ago