Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchGeneration Irritation: A Conversation
Jean M. Twenge, a professor of psychology at San Diego State University, discusses her new book Generations: The Real Differences Between Gen Z, Mil…
2 years, 8 months ago
Do You, Uh Like, LIKE Like, Or Like, Just Like "Like"?
Like, Literally, Dude: Arguing for the Good in Bad English is the new book from Valerie Fridland, professor of linguistics at the University of Nevad…
2 years, 8 months ago
A King's Ransom For Dominion
Folkenflik: Fox forced to face fiscal fees from faux fidelity to facts. This is just a hint of the insight afforded to us by NPR's media corresponden…
2 years, 8 months ago
The Ubiquitous Coverage Of A Rare Crime
Sixteen-year-old Ralph Yarl was shot by an octogenarian in Kansas City—a crime that is quite rare, yet covered as if it's the norm. Plus, the big ban…
2 years, 8 months ago
Macron Won't Pander, But He Will Panda
Panda diplomacy from Paris to Memphis. Then Mike's take on why newscasters aren't making a bigger deal about Clarence Thomas being on the take. And w…
2 years, 8 months ago
Wondery Presents Generation Why: Kalief Browder
The Generation Why Podcast released its first episode in 2012 and pioneered the true crime genre in the podcasting world. Now, in a special, 4-part s…
2 years, 8 months ago
BEST OF THE GIST: The Morty and Larry Edition
In this installment of Best Of The Gist, Mike delivered a “post-Morty-um” or sorts on this past Tuesday’s show. Then, to keep the theme alive, we lis…
2 years, 8 months ago
Justice Thomas' Breach Of Promises
On today's show, Clarence grants himself clearance over Harlan Crow, collector of memorabilia ... and jurists. And debating the dangers of a gerontoc…
2 years, 8 months ago
Happiness: One Secret Trick From Decades Of Data
Robert Waldinger is a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, which is the subject …
2 years, 9 months ago
Meme Lords vs Warlords
A Discord server serves up discord in the form of leaked Pentagon documents, while at the same time TikTok threatens to draw power needed by a muniti…
2 years, 9 months ago