Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchSadie Dingfelder: "Raccoons Have Never Been a Rabies Vector in America"
Episode 3037
Today on The Gist, examining the upcoming criminal verdict for the Golden Gate Bridge climate protesters, breaking down the debate over jail time for…
4 months, 1 week ago
Derrick Palmer: "We Used Amazon's Own Tactics Against Them"
Episode 3039
Today on The Gist, we look at the primary elections in Maine and New York, exploring how voters evaluate personal standards versus party loyalty in h…
4 months, 1 week ago
Benoit Denizet-Lewis: The Case Against “I’ve Changed”
Episode 3035
Today on The Gist, Mike considers the difference between an election and election night. One is a careful accounting of the public will. The other is…
4 months, 1 week ago
Tom Steyer’s Very Expensive Optimism
Episode 3034
In this Saturday archive edition of The Gist, Mike asks the question on everyone’s mind, or at least Tom Steyer’s: is Tom Steyer back? With Steyer ri…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Christian Miller: Why We Say We Love Honesty, Then Reward Liars
Episode 3033
Today on The Gist, Mike asks whether everyone is a hypocrite, or whether hypocrisy has become so universal that the word barely functions. Graham Pla…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Claude Steele Has a Better Way to Talk About Race
Episode 3032
Today on The Gist, Mike revisits the suddenly shifting Spencer Pratt/Nithya Raman race in Los Angeles, where prediction markets flipped as late-arriv…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Ian Coss: How One Man Controlled A Quarter Of New England’s Groundfish
Episode 3031
Today on The Gist, Mike looks at the LA mayoral race, where Karen Bass is advancing and Spencer Pratt may be too, depending on the late-arriving ball…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Simone Stolzoff: We’re Getting Worse At Not Knowing
Episode 3030
Today on The Gist, President Trump says he “couldn’t care less” whether Iran negotiations are over because, frankly, they’ve gotten “a little boring.…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Aaron Tang: "Re-instill This Idea That We Can Sit Around and Talk to Each Other"
Episode 3029
Today on The Gist, we analyze the Maine U.S. Senate race as Democrat Graham Plattner navigates a growing scandal while facing incumbent Susan Collins…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Mike Pesca on The Reason Roundtable
Episode 3028
Today on The Gist, guest host Milo Pesca introduces Mikes recent appearance on the Reason Roundtable podcast, analyzing the shifting parameters of th…
4 months, 3 weeks ago