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 | ||
| Polls Say the Darndest Things | 2014-06-12 | ||
| 13 Days a Beatle | 2014-06-11 | ||
| A Mass of Mass Shootings | 2014-06-10 | ||
| Zen and Beef Jerky at the World Series of Poker | 2014-06-09 | ||
| Freakonomics Is Basically a Peanut Butter Cup | 2014-06-06 | ||
| Fancy Private College vs. Good-Enough U | 2014-06-05 | ||
| The Downside of Waiting for More Marshmallows | 2014-06-04 | ||
| Does Obama Need More Drama? | 2014-06-03 | ||
| Negotiating with Terrorists | 2014-06-02 | ||
| How a Comedian Chooses Just the Right Words | 2014-05-30 | ||
| Why Math Matters | 2014-05-29 | ||
| Will Racism Die When Today’s Racists Die? | 2014-05-28 | ||
| The Vicious Circle of Mass Shooting Media Coverage | 2014-05-27 | ||
| Reinvigorating Reparations | 2014-05-23 | ||
| The Role of Empathy in Israeli Peace Negotiations | 2014-05-22 | ||
| Springtime for Hitler’s Stolen Art | 2014-05-21 | ||
| The Guy Who Started “Retweets Don’t Equal Endorsements” | 2014-05-20 | ||
| Weren’t You in That Movie …? | 2014-05-19 | ||
| Inside the Jill Abramson Firing | 2014-05-16 | ||
| Elections in India, Debates in Idaho | 2014-05-15 |