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Slate's The Gist with Mike Pesca. A daily afternoon podcast about news, culture, and whatever else you'll be discussing with friends and family tonight.
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George Will on the "Origins" of the Seventh Inning Stretch
Jun 7, 201900:01:57Tap to summarizeGeorge Will takes a swing at a curveball from Mike: What does the seventh inning stretch have to do with Handel's Messiah?
Transcribe →Devin Nunes Doesn't Know Squat
Jan 30, 201800:06:16Tap to summarizePaul Ryan and other Republicans want the "Nunes memo" released to the public. The thing about that is: It's probably worthless.
Transcribe →Spiel: Let's Talk Turtle
Jan 18, 201800:03:40Tap to summarizeGlobal warming is causing a gender imbalance in the sea turtle population, with females vastly outnumbering males. Mike talks to two turtles straight from the Great Barrier Reef.
Transcribe →Spiel: Robot Takeover
Dec 22, 201700:05:12Tap to summarizeMike Pesca is wracked by mouth pain this week, so robots are helping him deliver his thoughts on bizarre cereal trends.
Transcribe →Can Seth Moulton Save the Democrats?
Oct 18, 201700:12:42Tap to summarizeSlate contributor Seth Stevenson sizes up a Democratic rising star.
Transcribe →Spiel: A Smarter Way to Think About Gun Control
Oct 4, 201700:05:30Tap to summarizeMike imagines an ice-bucket challenge among gun owners.
Transcribe →Masha Gessen
Oct 3, 201700:13:43Tap to summarizeWhat we get wrong when we talk about mass shooters, with author Masha Gessen.
Transcribe →Spiel: Donate Blood
Oct 3, 201700:07:52Tap to summarizeMike found the perfect metaphor for our familiar reaction to a mass shooting.
Transcribe →Tautology!
Sep 27, 201700:00:35Tap to summarizeWhy do people explain Trump's behavior as "playing to his base?"
Transcribe →Spiel: Is Terrorism Coverage Racist?
Jun 23, 201700:11:48Tap to summarizeBased on the information available, what can we conclude about the media coverage of terrorism?
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