Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchDenouncing Deplatforming
Whenever an odious speaker is heard, in the background you also hear the cries to "deplatform" the speaker. Mike thinks that in this, the "attention …
3 years ago
BEST OF THE GIST: PescaPlus Sample Edition
In this installment of Best Of The Gist, with the recent news of Annan Syed’s conviction fresh in the news yet again, we listen back to Mike’s 2015 i…
3 years, 1 month ago
The Imbleachment Between Impeachments
The Trump indictment is a lot to process, but let's try ... in the form of a proposed sitcom, The Prison President. Also, Manhattan District Attorney…
3 years, 1 month ago
The Law That Saved Adnan Syed
The subject of Season One of Serial, Adnan Syed is once more in a legal limbo, having had his vacated conviction overturned. However, the latest twis…
3 years, 1 month ago
Chi Town Show Down
The mayoralty of Chicago will be decided next Tuesday, and its a close race between tough-on-crime Paul Vallas and current public schools union leade…
3 years, 1 month ago
Accurately Seeing The Victims Of Police Killings
Todd Brewster, co-author of Seen and Unseen: Technology, Social Media, and the Fight for Racial Justice, joins us to talk about a single image's powe…
3 years, 1 month ago
Punishing The Punishment In The Stanford Rape Case
The Recall: Reframed examines the removal of California Judge Aaron Persky after his sentencing of Stanford swimmer Brock Turner. Director Rebecca Ri…
3 years, 1 month ago
BEST OF THE GIST: Dial V for Vlad
In this installment of Best Of The Gist, we listen back to Mike’s the April 17, 2015 Spiel satirizing the Vladamir Putin Call-In show. Then we listen…
3 years, 1 month ago
Checking Into Sam Sanders Vibe
Sam Sanders is the host of 2 podcasts (Into It, and Vibe Check) where he weighs in on politics and culture in a way he never could while on NPR. Mike…
3 years, 1 month ago
Using Bare-Knuckle Politics To Fund School Meals
Bradley Tusk worked for years in government, then he struck out on his own and made a lot of money through his firm Tusk Ventures helping companies l…
3 years, 1 month ago