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Slate's The Gist With Mike Pesca: Episode the First May 05, 2014

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Mike talks with Slate's Dahlia Lithwick about today's Supreme Court decision allowing explicitly Christian prayers in public meetings. Radiolab's Jad Abumrad then turns the tables and interviews Mike about how he came to host his own show. And finally, we end with The Spiel, Mike's daily take on…something. Today's Spiel is about the promise of living forever, thanks to new insights from rat blood. Get notified as soon as The Gist posts each weekday: http://www.slate.com/gistemail.

Music:

"Eclosion" by Salmo

"Enjoyable to Know" by C. Scott

"The Great" by Broke For Free

"Power Glove" by C. Scott

"Against the Wall" by BoxCat Games

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Promo: The Gist of the Gist May 03, 2014

Show notes

Mike Pesca gives a little preview of his new daily show, debuting May 5, 2014 on Slate.

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