Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchBEST OF THE GIST: Harvey, Tossed Edition … Gross
In this installment of Best Of The Gist, a jumbo archival interview (originally a two-parter, combined to one) with Prison Consultant Craig Rothfeld,…
2 years, 6 months ago
Bezos Uber Alles
Dana Mattioli is the Wall Street Journal's "Amazon Reporter," and author The Everything War: Amazon’s Ruthless Quest to Own the World and Remake Cor…
2 years, 6 months ago
The Caucasian Perquisite
In Tracie McMillan's new book, The White Bonus: Five Families and the Cash Value of Racism in America, the author documents the lives and experience…
2 years, 6 months ago
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…
2 years, 6 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 O…
2 years, 6 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 n…
2 years, 6 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 …
2 years, 6 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 …
2 years, 6 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…
2 years, 6 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, …
2 years, 6 months ago