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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.

Pardon Me?

Trump issues pardons in his final hours of the presidency.

Joe Biden Takes Over

A new Inauguration Day as the Biden-Harris administration takes over.

Last Call for Donald Trump

One more round of Remembrances of Things Trump.

Senate Hopeful John Fetterman Talks Incarceration, Gun Control, and Trump Voters

He looks like he’ll mug you, but actually the Pennsylvania lieutenant governor is a Democratic rising star.

What You Might Have Missed

With only a few days to go, Trump somehow still manages to remain center stage.

His Time is Up

A look at Trump’s impeachment today and of yore.

We Are Who We Are

In response to the insurrection, leaders aren’t willing to openly admit to the American reality.

Militias in the Mitten State

AG of Michigan Dana Nessel on the capitol siege in her home state, and the District of Columbia.

Abandon Ship

Before Chao, DeVos, and Mulvaney fled the administration, there was Stephanie Grisham.

Siege Subculture Stories

Dissecting the surge and storming of the Capitol from the inside out.

Capitol Siege

While Congress tried to certify the presidential election, pro-Trump extremists wreaked havoc.

One Needle to Predict Them All

Does the New York Times needle really need to exist?

Who Is Ken Jennings?

Unearthing some offensive tweets from the greatest contestant in Jeopardy! history.

The World’s Worst Year Ever

Harvard professor Michael McCormick thinks it’s 536 A.D.

America’s Worst Year Ever

James Fallows thinks 1968 was worse than what the U.S. just lived through.

Getting Carriered Away

Remember when Trump claimed he’d save American manufacturing, but really just focused on one plant in Indiana?

Simply Having a COVID Christmas Time

We’re all alone together this holiday season.

Washing Out the Trump Stain

It’s going to take a lot to get the stank off, and keep it that way.

The Death Sentence Is Dubious

But so are specious arguments about an inmate’s gender.

The Shrinking Majority

The Democrats in Congress brought into Biden’s cabinet leave the House’s numbers a little thin.