Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchA Half-Baked Full-Blown Famine Assessment
Cindy McCain says there's a "full-blown famine" going on in Gaza. The agency she heads at the UN does not agree. Plus, a House of Representatives hea…
2 years, 5 months ago
Lobbyists As Apex Predators
The Wolves Of K Street: The Secret History of How Big Money Took Over Big Government is a new book detailing how the influence business took root an…
2 years, 5 months ago
Objectivity And Other Obsolescent Ideals
The New York Times Executive Editor proclaims the paper to not be in the business of defeating Trump. Howls of outrage ensue. Plus, Donald Trump seem…
2 years, 5 months ago
For Your Consideration: No Small Endeavor
Infrequently, we offer listeners a taste of something we think you may like that isn’t from our kitchen, to torture the metaphor. Such is the case to…
2 years, 5 months ago
BEST OF THE GIST: Criticizing NPR on NPR Edition
In this installment of Best Of The Gist, a break from our typical format for the weekend. Today we’ll listen to Mike’s recent appearance on WILL, whi…
2 years, 6 months ago
Posturing over Protests and Protesting over Posture
For decades, bad posture was seen as everything from a moral failing, to a health risk, to a military vulnerability. In her new book, Slouch: Postur…
2 years, 6 months ago
Does $61 Billion For Ukraine Come Too Late?
Charles Kupchan, Georgetown Professor and former Obama National Security official, says that the funding for Ukraine is necessary for the desperate c…
2 years, 6 months ago
Cops On A Campus, Chaos On Another
The pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA is attacked, and the police are no where to be found. A pro-Palestinian building takeover is thwarted at Colum…
2 years, 6 months ago
Divulge, Divest, Surely You Chant In Jest
Analyzing what the campus divestment movement is really asking for. Is it doable? It is. It is advisable? It isn't. What effect will it have on the w…
2 years, 6 months ago
The Dog Days Of American Politics
Kristi Noem, the Republican Governor of South Dakota, is out defending her shooting of her dog, which has us wondering why she brought it up in the f…
2 years, 6 months ago