The Gist
Peach Fish Productions
For thirty minutes each day, Pesca challenges himself and his audience, in a responsibly provocative style, and gets beyond the rigidity and dogma. The Gist is surprising, reasonable, and willing to critique the left, the right, either party, or any idea.
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Jun 3, 2016 • 28min
Tim Heidecker Is Tired of Being Meta
On The Gist, comedian and musician Tim Heidecker. He attracted a cult following with Adult Swim television hits such as Decker and Tim & Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! Some of the same deadpan observations can be heard in his music. Heidecker's first solo album is In Glendale. For the Spiel, elections make us all relativists. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 2, 2016 • 28min
The Myth of Kitty Genovese's Murder
On The Gist, filmmaker James Solomon discusses his documentary The Witness, which reinvestigates the death of Kitty Genovese—whose reported murder became emblematic of New York City indifference. In the film, Kitty's brother Bill goes on a quest to figure out what really happened and finds little truth in the earliest newspaper accounts. For the Spiel, Siri runs away with your radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jun 1, 2016 • 31min
Ghost Bluster
On The Gist, 2015 MacArthur fellow Matthew Desmond talks about moving into a trailer park to document life in poverty and what he calls an eviction epidemic. Desmond is the author of Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City. For the Spiel, revisiting Ghostbusters—that is, revisiting the movie that's revisiting Ghostbusters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 31, 2016 • 28min
Are Skim Drinkers Milking It?
On The Gist, for our game "Is That Bulls—t?" we ask Maria Konnikova of the New Yorker if we're any better off drinking skim milk. Konnikova is the author of The Confidence Game. For the Spiel, do we really have to talk about the gorilla? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 27, 2016 • 29min
You Can't Handle the Spoof
On The Gist, comedy writer Paul Scheer explains the thinking behind his new series, Filthy Preppy Teen$, available on Fullscreen. For the Spiel, the lobstar of the antentwig. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 26, 2016 • 30min
Suing the Saudis
On The Gist, New Yorker writer James Surowiecki on breaking up the banks, and New York Sen. Chuck Schumer discusses his bill to open up the Saudi Arabian government to lawsuits from victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. For the Spiel, taking the romance out of bygone factory jobs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 25, 2016 • 31min
Trump Anxiety Hotline Reconvenes
On The Gist, Moby talks about growing up poor in Connecticut and his family ties to Herman Melville. He has just published Porcelain: A Memoir. For the Spiel, we return to the Trump Anxiety Hotline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 24, 2016 • 31min
Gov. John Hickenlooper Gets His Ass in Gear
On The Gist, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper reflects on his state's social experiment legalizing marijuana. He is the author of the book The Opposite of Woe: My Life in Beer and Politics. For the Spiel, a closer look at what policy experts think of Donald Trump's plans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 24, 2016 • 27min
Kevin Spacey Is a Cat
On The Gist, Ivan Oransky argues that when it comes to faulty claims, peer-review is a first defense, not an airtight one. He's the vice president and global editorial director of MedPage Today. For the Spiel, a breakdown of that movie cliché of the workaholic dad who reconnects with his kids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 20, 2016 • 30min
If the Dog Turns Left, Think Novel
On The Gist, storyteller Matthew Dicks spills his secret for juggling six different jobs—purposeful showers, lots of oatmeal, and no mental idling. For the Spiel, Bernie Sanders supporters are sore losers, but who can blame them? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
