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 | ||
| Bring Back Late-Night Cruelty | 2019-07-16 | ||
| Acosta Is Out | 2019-07-13 | ||
| The CIA’s Bad Ideas | 2019-07-12 | ||
| Soccer’s Pay Parity Problem | 2019-07-11 | ||
| The Legacy of Ross Perot | 2019-07-10 | ||
| Life After Death Row | 2019-07-09 | ||
| Let’s Rank the Presidents | 2019-07-03 | ||
| Solving Urban Violence | 2019-07-03 | ||
| Groaning Through Dad Jokes | 2019-07-02 | ||
| Who Is the Real Kim Jong-un? | 2019-06-28 | ||
| Pen, Sword, or Rock and Roll | 2019-06-28 | ||
| Data in the Dugout | 2019-06-26 | ||
| Economic Anxiety? Joy Disagrees. | 2019-06-26 | ||
| Erdogan Loses Istanbul. Now What? | 2019-06-24 | ||
| Trump’s Chaotic Approach to Iran | 2019-06-21 | ||
| The Science of Song | 2019-06-21 | ||
| Taffy Brodesser-Akner Doesn’t Care What You’re Wearing | 2019-06-20 | ||
| Love, Rules, and Animal Puns | 2019-06-19 | ||
| Where Christianity Meets Big Oil | 2019-06-18 | ||
| Un-Biel-ievable | 2019-06-14 |