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.
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| Bottled Water: Nanoplastics and Mega-freakout | 2024-01-09 | ||
| Defeating Putin: Tactics, Weapons, and Will | 2024-01-08 | ||
| BEST OF THE GIST: Three Years After January 6th Edition | 2024-01-06 | ||
| The Houthis Suck | 2024-01-05 | ||
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| The History Of Scandal At The New York Times | 2024-01-03 | ||
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| A Boxing Day Grab Bag | 2023-12-26 | ||
| BEST OF THE GIST: Christmas Eve Eve Edition | 2023-12-23 | ||
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| Hamas, Holy Warriors | 2023-12-21 | ||
| The State Of A Two-State Solution | 2023-12-20 | ||
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