Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchJanet McNamara: Smart People Think I'm Smart, Stupid People Think I'm Dumb
Episode 3027
Today on The Gist, its Funny You Should Mention with comedian Janet McNamara discusses her YouTube special Not Smart Enough, opening up about her vir…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Astead Herndon: Polling Has Blind Spots That Regular People Explaining the "Why" Can Fill
Episode 3026
Today on The Gist, an evaluation of America's legacy on its 250th anniversary, arguing that grading the nation on a global curve historical context y…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Holly Buck: A Pause on New Data Centers Isn't Really Going to Slow the Progress of AI
Episode 3025
Today on The Gist, examining how localized rescue stories capture public attention while mass crises are ignored. Then, University of Buffalo associa…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Beyond the Politics of Contempt
Episode 3024
Today on The Gist, the race to stop a catastrophic chemical explosion next to Disneyland that forced 50,000 Southern California residents to evacuate…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
David Oppenheimer: "The LSAT Is a Wonderful Predictive Tool for Determining An Applicant's Family Wealth"
Episode 3023
This Saturday edition features an unaired segment from the interview with UC Berkeley law professor David Oppenheimer regarding standardized testing …
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Alvin Roth: "A Repugnant Transaction Is a Morally Contested Transaction"
Episode 3022
Today on The Gist, the upcoming Enhanced Games are analyzed not as an ethical crisis, but as a weak, corporate-sponsored satire of athletic boundarie…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Not Even Mad: Isaac Saul & Jamie Kirchick
Episode 3021
Today is Not Even Mad. Tangle founder Isaac Saul and journalist Jamie Kirchick discuss the creation of the Department of Justice's $1.776 billion ant…
5 months ago
David Oppenheimer: "Diversity Is Not About Being Comfortable"
Episode 3020
Today on The Gist, the profound failure of empathy within our immigration bureaucracy is put under the microscope following the tragic freezing death…
5 months ago
J Schuberth: "I'd Settle for Number Two"
Episode 3019
Today on The Gist, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche defends a massive compensation fund for Donald Trump alongside a highly convenient IRS waiver…
5 months ago
David Sussillo: "I Had to Be Like a God"
Episode 3018
Today on The Gist, the media coverage surrounding Eileen Wang, the former mayor of Arcadia, California who recently pled guilty to acting as a Chines…
5 months ago