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 | ||
| Alan Alda Seeks Clarity | 2017-07-28 | ||
| They Called Him Son of Sam | 2017-07-27 | ||
| How Democrats Condescend to the White Working Class | 2017-07-26 | ||
| Why Did Trump and Putin Meet in Secret? | 2017-07-25 | ||
| A Kid in the Hall Tells All | 2017-07-24 | ||
| Al Gore, Ever Hopeful | 2017-07-21 | ||
| Unearthing a Cult Classic | 2017-07-20 | ||
| The Garbage Art of Handwriting Analysis | 2017-07-19 | ||
| Tyler Cowen Fears for Our Future | 2017-07-18 | ||
| Dan Pashman on the Psychology of Taste | 2017-07-17 | ||
| Haunted By "A Ghost Story" | 2017-07-14 | ||
| At Sea With James Stavridis | 2017-07-13 | ||
| Look at All the Struggling Democracies | 2017-07-12 | ||
| Ben Wittes on the Latest News Bomb | 2017-07-11 | ||
| Twitter Should Drop Trump Already | 2017-07-10 | ||
| In Defense of Ombudsmen | 2017-07-07 | ||
| Centrists Won't Save Health Care | 2017-07-06 | ||
| Chris Christie's Biggest Mistake | 2017-07-05 | ||
| The Incredible Eddie Izzard | 2017-07-03 | ||
| Invisibilia Questions Your Emotions | 2017-06-30 |