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About the Show

A daily evening show about news, culture, and whatever else you’ll be discussing with friends and family tonight.

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  • Mike Pesca is the host of the Slate daily podcast The Gist. He also contributes reports and commentary to NPR.

Democrat Delusions

Rep. Ocasio-Cortez reveals in an interview why she believes Democrats need new leadership.

Keeping an Eye on the Fall

With ratings dropping this year, sports had a tough time figuring out their place in the pandemic.

Constructing Joe’s Cabinet

Biden’s cabinet picks are getting some intense scrutiny.

Competence Prevails

Judges wouldn’t budge on Trump’s election grudge.

Happy Fifteen Years, Political Gabfest

Celebrating the weekly political show that’s been podcasting for over a decade.

Middle Class Musts

Jim Tankersley on the current class mobility barriers in the U.S. and how they might be fixed.

Medical Racism and Vaccine Fears

How should journalists handle the country’s racist history when reporting on the Black community’s vaccine concerns?

Worthy of the Vaccine

When considering public health, ditch the deserve metric.

Year of the Rat

Theater artist Jonothon Lyons on modern puppetry and public performance in New York City.

Wrecking Public Trust

Those who downplayed the virus because their brand is contrarianism have greatly damaged our ability to recover.

Perdue’s Share of Pfizer

Analyzing the senator’s questionable stock trades.

Fiddling With Georgia’s Election

The Trump adjacent lawyers are telling Republicans not to vote in the runoff.

Punting on Opportunity

Vanderbilt’s Sarah Fuller had an exciting chance on the football field, but let’s hope next time her team can give her a better one.

Progressives Cry Betrayal

To be a member of Joe Biden’s cabinet, does corporate experience qualify as a disqualification?

A Start-Up Letdown

Reeves Weideman reveals the internal failures of WeWork in his new book.

Remember When

In the weeks leading up to the inauguration, the Gist debuts a recurring segment called Remembrances of Things Trump.

How to With John Wilson

John Wilson on filming coincidental moments for his new HBO Max docuseries.

Cover It Up!

Masks work, and disinformation around their efficacy is dangerous.

No Redress for the Wicked

Rudy’s tactics to cry election fraud have gotten even more absurd.

Carried Away

Open carry will always be dangerous, even if the desire is peaceful protection.