The Gist

Yaroslov Trofimov, author of Our Enemies Will Vanish, discusses Russian invasion and Ukraine's war. The podcast covers the freakout over nanoplastics in bottled water and Trump's immunity appeal, highlighting the need to stay rational. It also explores Russian military corruption, the conflict in Ukraine, and the psychological anxiety surrounding plastic in our bodies.

Yaroslav Trofimov, Chief Foreign-Affairs Correspondent at The Wall Street Journal, discusses Ukraine's advantage over Russia in their conflict, the precision of weapons and shortage of ammunition, and explores the concept of white supremacy and its cultural influence.

This podcast reflects on the events of January 6th, discussing the implications for democracy and analyzing the responsibility of leaders for the violence. It also explores the Georgia election results and the declining popularity of the Trumpian lane of American politics.

Exploring the actions of the Houthi rebels in Yemen, the transformation of sports in America during the 1970s, the impact of women's sports, and Biden's plan to save democracy by defeating Trump in the election.

A discussion on Donald Trump's emoluments entanglements, the orderly evacuation process in a plane crash, and the challenges of objectivity in journalism, including the New York Times' mission and definition of objectivity.

Adam Nagourney, author of The Times: How the Newspaper of Record Survived Scandal, discusses the transformation of The New York Times, including scandals like the Jason Blair plagiarism scandal. The podcast also explores the assassination of a top Hamas commander and implications for the Israel-Gaza war, as well as the scandal surrounding Claudine Gae's plagiarism and media bias in the reactions.

Actor, director, musician, and novelist David Duchovny discusses his career and latest book. The podcast also delves into Nikki Haley's remarks on the causes of the Civil War and analyzes her political performance in recent polls.

Comedian Gary Gulman and actor Henry Winkler discuss topics like diversifying retirement savings, living with depression, exploring dyslexia, finding good television, and the importance of quality content.

Mike gives his list of the best podcasts of the past year and interviews Sonari Glinton, host of Shattering the System, and Lauren Chooljian, host of The 13th Step. They discuss the crimes of Ed Buck, abuse in the rehab industry, and the challenges faced by journalists reporting on controversial topics.

Russian dissident Alexi Navalny is located in a cold and inescapable place, but manages to make Christmas jokes. The podcast also features an interview with Aubrey Clayton, author of Bernoulli's Fallacy, discussing flawed theories of probability, limitations of Bernoulli's Golden Theorem, Bayesian analysis vs frequentist statistics, assigning probabilities in decision-making, and the replication crisis in science.