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Back to SearchUnleash The Kraken!
Chris Stirewalt is the politics editor at NewsNation, a former Fox news analyst and host, and the author of Broken News: Why The Media Rage Machine Divides America and How to Fight Back. He joins us …
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
Bolsonaro’s Brazilian Boobs
As deluded protesters in Brasilia ransack government offices, the U.S. can take great pride in it’s inspirational status. Also, though House Republicans are a defiant lot, a debt ceiling showdown cou…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
BEST OF THE GIST: Alec and Bob Edition
In this installment of Best Of The Gist, we are featuring two questions asked of Alec Baldwin (the movie star) by our guest host Bob Garfield (non-movie star), which had originally been left on the c…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
Two Years Later, January 6th Chaos Reverberates
On the second anniversary of the January 6th insurrection, the House of Representatives is again in disarray, minus the extreme violence and QAnon Shaman, thank god. Guest Host Ray Suarez revisits th…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
Oh Kevin
Like many of us, guest host Kmele Foster is watching the Kevin McCarthy fiasco unfold live on CSPAN, but he warns that it’s just a distraction from the real fiasco. Then Kmele talks with Emory Univer…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
Alec Baldwin On Tropes, Tics, And Prosthetic Dicks
Guest Host Bob Garfield is back and ready to grill movie star Alec Baldwin for his industry’s reliance on our suspension of disbelief. Plus, the European Union has fined Facebook’s Meta $414 Million,…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
Uncertain Outcomes
As of 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, the day’s two biggest news stories remain nail-biters. Kevin McCarthy, who, once upon a time, seemed as though he would sail into the role of Speaker of the House…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
BEST OF THE GIST: Duets Edition
In this installment of Best Of The Gist, we are replaying Mike’s Monday Spiel about AirBNB’s ineffective attempts at combatting racism. Then we dig into the Gist archives and listen back to Mike and …
Published on 3 years ago
Election Fraud, Cocaine, Or A Ginger Mint?
The January 6th Committee report is a treasure trove of shameful nonsense. It might not convince the DOJ, but its convincingly embarrassing for the well-documented Trump sycophancy movement. Plus, Br…
Published on 3 years ago
It’s The Gun, Not The Ghost
Ghost guns seem scary, and they are scary, but mostly for reasons unexceptional to the rest of U.S. gun policy and culture. Plus, with protests still roiling Iran, Mike speaks Heather Williams of RAN…
Published on 3 years ago