Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchTwo 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 Sh…
3 years, 1 month 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 t…
3 years, 1 month 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 Euro…
3 years, 2 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 h…
3 years, 2 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 i…
3 years, 2 months 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 w…
3 years, 2 months 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…
3 years, 2 months ago
Volodymyr Heads Over Here
Zelensky visits and the Omnibus spending bill doesn't put the brakes on much, except maybe TikTok on Mitch McConnell's phone. And Mike interviews dir…
3 years, 2 months ago
The Symbolic Meaninglessness Of Criminal Referrals
The January 6th Committee has wrapped up their case against former President Trump and will be referring their findings and quite a bit of evidence t…
3 years, 2 months ago
Meet The New Meth
Sam Quinones, author of The Least Of Us: True Tales Of America And Hope In The Time Of Fentanyl And Meth, says that these new drugs are exponentially…
3 years, 2 months ago