There are two Wallace Shawns. There's the character actor, known for playing eccentrics in The Princess Bride and The Good Wife and voicing cartoon dinosaurs. ("I don't get cast as a lot of real people," he notes.) Then there's the acclaimed playwright, thinker, and ardent leftist. Shawn is out with a new collection of political musings, Night Thoughts, whic ... Show More
Jul 29
Justin Garson: "If you turn dopamine on and off, you can turn schizophrenia on and off."
Today on The Gist, guest host Adaam James Levin-Areddy steps in as host Mike Pesca remains away. Mike brings on CUNY philosophy professor Justin Garson to discuss his book, The Madness Pill, and the legacy of 20th-century neuroscientist Dr. Solomon Snyder. Garson details how earl ... Show More
34m 38s
Jul 27
Maria Konnikova: "If you're looking for a healthy food, this ain't it."
Today on The Gist, we revisit Mike Pesca’s classic crusade against the indisputable abomination of paper straws and the dubious logic surrounding alternative drinking apparatuses. Then, writer and psychologist Maria Konnikova joins Mike for a classic edition of "Is That Bullshit? ... Show More
21m 25s
Jan 2021
Episode 365: Carvell Wallace, author and podcast host
Carvell Wallace is a podcast host and has written for The New Yorker and The New York Times Magazine. He is the co-author, with Andre Iguodala, of The Sixth Man.“So much of my life experience coalesces into things that are useful… All those years that I was obsessing over this th ... Show More
1h 12m
Apr 2018
Kanye Takes The Red Pill, The Waffle House Hero 4.23.18
In episode 132, Jack & Miles are joined by comedian Charla Lauriston to discuss the Waffle House shooting and the suspect who has been apprehended, election midterms coming up, how GOP candidates are starting to take on the Trump vibe, Democrats not saying anything captivating, S ... Show More
1h 9m
Sep 2020
Alec Baldwin: Out There, In Here
<p>In which Rob and actor/writer/producer Alec Baldwin discuss tension on the set of Glengarry Glen Ross, a voicemail from George C Scott, the projects that got away, and their political ambitions (or lack thereof). Plus: we learn what was always on page 73.</p><br/> <p>Hosted by ... Show More
1 h