Today on The Gist: Sadie Dingfelder returns for an “Is That BS?” segment to investigate dog talking buttons—those viral gadgets that claim to give pets a voice. Are dogs actually communicating abstract thoughts, or is it all one big squeaky placebo? Then, a look at Trump’s trade policy unraveling —cue the Wall Street “TACO trade” (Trump Always Chickens Out). ... Show More
Yesterday
Steven Hahn Unmasks the Myth of Liberal America
Diplomacy via tweet rarely ends well, but US ambassadors are now flailing into their way through international tensions with sarcasm, memes, and zero restraint. Plus Steven Hahn, NYU historian and author of Illiberal America: A History, joins to unpack how liberalism has always s ... Show More
37m 10s
Aug 6
Not Her Type: E. Jean Carroll vs. The President
E. Jean Carroll joins to talk about the lawsuit she won, the president she sued, and the dressing room encounter that changed everything. The author of Not My Type: One Woman vs. a President opens up about the attack by Donald Trump, how she fought to be heard, and what it took—m ... Show More
41m 6s
Aug 5
High Stakes, Low Standards: America's Gambling Gamble
Jonathan D. Cohen, author of Losing Big: America’s Reckless Bet on Sports Gambling, joins to explain why our national rush into online sports betting might be a bigger mess than we realize. They talk sketchy app rollouts, bad state deals, and how betting lines went from shady cor ... Show More
38m 12s
Oct 2024
#399: 13 Deaths Around Diddy: 9 Victims of City College Incident, Tupac & Biggie, Kim Porter, and more
In September 2024, Eminem released a new song - the lyrics read:“I’m like a R-A-P-E-R Got so many SAs Wait He didn’t just spell the word rapper and leave out a P-Didhe?RIP, rest in peace Biggie and Pac Both of y’all should be living Cause he might put a hit on me like - Keefe D g ... Show More
2h 11m
Feb 2025
EP.222 - CRAZY KENDRICK LAMAR SUPERBOWL THEORIES, DRAKE XXXTENTACION BEEF THEORY & HAWAIIAN PUNCH NEVER COLD THEORY
Jump in with Carlos Juico and Gavin Ruta on episode 222 of Jumpers Jump. This episode we discuss: Texting vs Calling, Creating a fake ChatGPT, Kendrick Lamar superbowl easter eggs, Drake vs XXXtentacion beef, Drake sneak dissing X in God's plan, Drake hidden lyrics about X, Kendr ... Show More
1h 12m
Jan 2017
Ben Westhhoff, “Original Gangtas: The Untold Story of Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Tupac Shakur, and the Birth of West Coast Rap” (Hachette, 2016)
The real story behind the origin of gangsta rap is difficult to discern. Between the bombastic rhetoric and imagery, the larger-than-life characters, and the subsequent success of many of the individuals, it is hard to know exactly what to believe.
Ben Westhoff’s new book, Origin ... Show More
46m 28s
May 2024
Is the Drake-Kendrick rap beef good for hip-hop?
In today’s bonus episode, we break down Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s feud, the biggest beef in recent rap history.
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In the past few weeks, a long-standing feud between rappers Kendrick Lamar and Drake has boiled over. The two artists have released songs taking shots at ea ... Show More
22m 12s
Jul 2024
Questlove Isn't Manif*cking Around [VIDEO]
DJ, drummer, author, and Roots frontman Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and Trevor discuss “50 Years of Hip Hop” at the Grammys and his book Hip Hop is History. Questlove also divulges to Trevor the names of all 432 people who get his weekly playlist (no he doesn’t) and reveals all th ... Show More
1h 3m