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 Bard of Florida | 2017-03-02 | ||
| Coming to America With Maeve Higgins | 2017-03-01 | ||
| A World Disorder Doctrine | 2017-03-01 | ||
| Gonzo Journalism | 2017-02-27 | ||
| George Saunders’ American Ghosts | 2017-02-24 | ||
| An Experiment to Save Local News in Nevada | 2017-02-23 | ||
| On Saddam Hussein’s Case | 2017-02-22 | ||
| Facing the News Like a Poker Champ | 2017-02-22 | ||
| Andy Zaltzman Is Back at Exactly the Right Time | 2017-02-17 | ||
| Would a Narcissist Do This? | 2017-02-16 | ||
| A Late Show for Grown-Ups | 2017-02-16 | ||
| John Darnielle Talks About Words and Snakes | 2017-02-15 | ||
| David Frum Beseeches You to Focus | 2017-02-13 | ||
| Oh, How This Feels Like Moscow | 2017-02-10 | ||
| Elvis Costello’s High-Fidelity Life | 2017-02-09 | ||
| Plus Jamais Le Fake News | 2017-02-08 | ||
| An Obamacare Architect Speaks Out | 2017-02-07 | ||
| The Business of Corporate Protest | 2017-02-06 | ||
| He Left the Hold Steady for Mongolia | 2017-02-04 | ||
| The Case of the Frozen Trucker | 2017-02-02 |