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Covid Clemency Dec 02, 2022

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Emily Oster is a Harvard-educated professor of economics at Brown University, and, despite her lofty credentials, her research has focused on very human problems, like whether knowing you have a short time to live affects your desire to invest in education and job training. She joins us to discuss her recent feature in The Atlantic titled "Let's Declare A Pandemic Amnesty." Also, a prediction for Saturday's World Cup match between the United States and the Netherlands. SPOILER ALERT: The winner will be the team with the most synchronicity. And no, Sting is not playing. Finally, get out your Lobstar bibs ... it's an Antwentig!

Produced by Joel Patterson and Corey Wara

Guest appearance by Michelle Pesca, COO

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Party Pooper Dec 01, 2022

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Joe Lieberman has been in politics for most of his adult life. First as a Connecticut State Senator, then as the state's Attorney General, and finally, as a U.S. Senator for 24 years. A self-proclaimed "centrist," over the course of his career, he saw the middle of the political spectrum transformed from a place everyone was trying to meet into a place no one would be seen dead. But for Lieberman, the ability to eschew party dogma was a source of power, a journey he documents in his 2021 book, The Centrist Solution: How We Made Government Work, And How We Could Make It Work Again. He joins Mike for an extended interview on today's show.

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Liberal But Licentious Lion Nov 30, 2022

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Ted Kennedy: A Life is the sweeping new biography of the Massachusetts Senator whose importance was often overwhelmed by his notoriety. Author John Farrell joins us to analyze the life of The Lion of the Senate. In the Spiel, a contemplation of the murders we attend to and those which pass by without notice. Plus, Stewart Rhodes is found guilty.

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Is America Really Flirting With Civil War? Nov 29, 2022

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Civil wars are anything but spontaneous, and though they are often decades in the making, they remain challenging to identify before they explode into violence. We interview Barbara F Walter, a world renown expert on political violence and what it portends about her new book How Civil Wars Start: And How To Stop Them, in hopes of answering a dark question: How close is the U.S. to civil war? Also, we wonder how effective protests around the world will be. And why we pay more for products with "9"s in their prices.

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SF's Human BS Detector Nov 28, 2022

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Heather Knight is a San Francisco Chronicle columnist whose subject areas of expertise include dysfunctional city government, murals, crime and toilets. Also, The Gist establishes itself as your source for Fijian-Kirabati legal news. And why VAR mars the World Cup.

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BEST OF THE GIST: Uncle Slander Edition Nov 26, 2022

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In this installment of Best Of The Gist, we are replaying a chunk of this past week's episode of Not Even Mad, the new podcast from the makers of The Gist. Today we listen to Cancel Court where Mike, Virginia Heffernan, and Jamie Kirchick discuss Public-health commentator Leana Wen. Then, we dig into The Gist archives and listen back to Mike's 2015 spiel on why uncle slander has become a Thanksgiving tradition

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The Number 1's of '92 Nov 23, 2022

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Chris Molanphy, chart analyst, pop critic and host of the Hit Parade podcast is back to recount the number one hits of 1992. Plus, not feeling bad about not feeling bad about Qatar and Saudi Arabia, the host and the darlings of the World Cup.

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Catching Up With Chris Hansen Nov 22, 2022

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For the past 18 years, Chris Hansen has built a career on confronting child predators. We discuss methods, ethics, and the citizen predator-catchers who take inspiration from his work. Plus, the advice Japanese are getting from their leaders to combat winter energy woes. And then, a discussion of the bruising journalists have come to expect when covering topics of medical intervention and gender-affirming care.

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Why Bolsonaro Admitted Defeat Nov 21, 2022

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When Lula da Silva edged out Jair Bolsonaro to retake the Presidency of Brazil by less than two percent of the popular vote back in October, it was an amazing comeback story for Lula. But maybe more amazing was that Bolsonaro (sometimes called "Tropical Trump") recognized the results and actually admitted defeat. We talk with the Editor in Chief of Americas Quarter, Brian Winter, about what happened and what it says about election denialism. Also on the show, climate justice gets a win at the UN … sort of. And Mike details his weekend of Mastadrama.

To read the beginning of Adam Davidson and Mike's exchange about Cancel Culture, click here.

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BEST OF THE GIST: Pelosi Edition Nov 19, 2022

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In this installment of Best Of The Gist, we are replaying a chunk of this past week's episode of Not Even Mad, the new podcast from the makers of The Gist. We listen in as Mike, Virginia Heffernan, and Jamie Kirchick wonder if campaigning on anti-woke topics will be something we see more of in future elections or not. Then, we dig into The Gist archives and listen back to Mike's 2020 conversation with Nancy Pelosi biographer Molly Ball about the out-going Speaker of the House.

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