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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, 9 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, 9 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, 9 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, 9 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, 9 months ago
The Houthis Suck
Let's not forget a fact that could be swallowed up in all the big international news: the Houthi rebels—no good, no good at all. Even rhyming chants …
2 years, 9 months ago
The NY Times Objective In Objecting to Objectivity
Donald Trump's emoluments entanglements receive further scrutiny. And would a soon-to-explode American airliner have witnessed such an orderly exit? …
2 years, 9 months ago
The History Of Scandal At The New York Times
Adam Nagourney is the author of The Times: How the Newspaper of Record Survived Scandal, Scorn and the Transformation of Journalism. Mike questions …
2 years, 9 months ago
David Duchovny: A Reservoir Of Talent
David Duchovny (like "the truth") is out there as an actor, director, musician, and novelist (or Novella-ist) in the case of his latest The Reservoir…
2 years, 9 months ago
Mike’s Birthday Present To Himself
Today is Mike Pesca’s birthday, and as a gift to himself, he requested we replay two classic interviews that he considers some of his favorites. So w…
2 years, 9 months ago