Rapid Response: The Town Hall Debate

Today on a Not Even Mad edition of The Gist, Mike is joined by political scientist Yascha Mounk (The Good Fight) and Colin Cole, director of policy outreach and communications at More Equitable Democracy and host of The Future of Our Former Democracy, to fiercely debate whether a ... Show More

Ben Ritz, of the Progressive Policy Institute, joins to discuss his Atlantic piece, "Democrats Learned the Wrong Lesson From 2024," and his argument that the party is drifting toward "slopulism." He explains why half-baked promises on taxes, deficits, and affordability may be pol ... Show More

Today on The Gist, comedy legend Larry Charles returns to discuss the fragile nature of comic genius, theorizing why Sacha Baron Cohen lost his "superpower" to the Hollywood bubble, how a rough Brooklyn upbringing prepared him for the life-threatening chaos of directing Borat, an ... Show More

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The world’s attention turns to Kamala Harris after President Biden dropped out of the race. Endorsements for the VP are coming in fast and furious from heavyweight Democrats including potential rivals who hope Harris is their best chance to defeat Donald Trump in November. There ... Show More

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Canada's just-chosen successor to Justin Trudeau is already standing up to President Trump. Can he stop the trade war? Plus, a plane plunges into a parking lot. Are recent cuts to the FAA making it riskier to fly? And the US and Ukraine gear up for talks to end Russia's war. What ... Show More

7AM ET 02/06/2024 Newscast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

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Catastrophic and life-threatening Hurricane Helene is rapidly intensifying and expected to be a major storm when it makes landfall tonight. Kamala Harris makes her pitch to the middle-class, but are undecided voters buying it? The mayor of New York is now facing criminal charges ... Show More