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Steve James, the documentary filmmaker behind Hoop Dreams is out with The Compassionate Spy, which tells the story of a young scientist named Ted Ha…
2 years, 7 months ago
BEST OF THE GIST: Smart People Edition
In this installment of Best Of The Gist, we listen back to Mike’s 2019 interview with journalist David Robson about his then-new book The Intelligenc…
2 years, 7 months ago
Rudy and Lizzo, Sued As Sexists
The former Mayor of New York, whose reputation has suffered from his constant efforts to back Donald Trump at any cost, and Lizzo, widely regarded as…
2 years, 7 months ago
Crackpot Lawyers With Itchy Ears
Eli Merritt is political historian at Vanderbilt University, where he researches the ethics of democracy, and he’s out with a new book, Disunion Amo…
2 years, 7 months ago
The Sincerity Of Trump's Lies
Benjamin Wittes, Editor-in-Chief of Lawfare breaks down the latest—and the most serious—indictment against Donald Trump, including the question of ho…
2 years, 7 months ago
Artificial Intelligence Turns Suicidal And Possibly Genocidal
Comedy writer Simon Rich got access to a powerful AI tool called Davinci-002, which is not available to the public. He and friends trained the AI to …
2 years, 7 months ago
Trump's 2024 Agenda (Is Not Good)
Miles Taylor, former Department of Homeland Security Chief of Staff during the Trump administration, authored a 2018 New York Times Op-Ed titled "I A…
2 years, 7 months ago
Listen Now - Think Twice: Michael Jackson
More than a decade since Michael Jackson’s death, his legacy remains complicated and unresolved. Think Twice: Michael Jackson is an exploration of th…
2 years, 7 months ago
BEST OF THE GIST: Climate Communications Breakdown Edition
Today on Best Of The Gist, with heat in the air (almost everywhere) we listen back to Mike’s May 2022 interview with Climate scientist Michael Mann, …
2 years, 7 months ago
Bernie Goetz The Fiasco Treatment
Leon Neyfakh, host of Fiasco: Vigilante, is here to talk about the truth of Bernard Goetz, the once-hailed, now hazily recalled subway gunman. Also a…
2 years, 7 months ago