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.
| Title | Date published | ||
| The Presidency is Impossible | 2017-10-03 | ||
| The Rage Was Already There | 2017-10-02 | ||
| Kurt Andersen's History of American Wackadoodles | 2017-09-29 | ||
| Recentering American Politics | 2017-09-29 | ||
| It's Time to Rethink Puerto Rico | 2017-09-27 | ||
| Mark Lilla's Advice for Liberals | 2017-09-26 | ||
| David Litt is D.C. Funny | 2017-09-25 | ||
| 2007 Defined the Next Decade In Pop | 2017-09-22 | ||
| Dylan Moran Will Say It to Your Face | 2017-09-21 | ||
| Credit Where Credit Is Due | 2017-09-20 | ||
| The Frat Doesn't Have Your Back | 2017-09-19 | ||
| Was Booger Really A Nerd? | 2017-09-19 | ||
| Ted Leo's Hanged-Man Wisdom | 2017-09-15 | ||
| Which Type Are You? | 2017-09-15 | ||
| Chris Gethard Wrestles With Comedy | 2017-09-13 | ||
| The Hygiene Hypothesis | 2017-09-13 | ||
| Nnamdi Asomugha's Drama School | 2017-09-11 | ||
| Patricia Williams Isn't Joking | 2017-09-08 | ||
| Three Cheers for Houston | 2017-09-07 | ||
| Music Is Sex | 2017-09-06 |