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Mike Pesca

@pescami

Host @pescagist daily news analysis podcast. Daily Newsletter is The Gist List RT ≠ what's really transpiring in Russia Today

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Historian Daniel Immerwahr calls RFK Jr. “profoundly informed… in profoundly bad faith.” We talk charisma, misinformation, and why Kennedy thrives in epistemological gray zones. 🎧 Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/5wuQdy…

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“RFK Jr. was not just tolerated, he was celebrated” - Daniel Immerwahr On The Gist: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

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Wow. That's amazing. But wait "A spokesperson declined to state if Essex Street Market was profitable. But they confirmed that all the markets pay below-average retail rents for their area." - If they're CITY OWNED why are they paying rent? Schools don't pay rent. Firehouses

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What if your brain was wired not to stress? Psychiatrist Richard A. Friedman (Richard A. Friedman) explains the genetics of fearlessness. Plus: sanctuary city whiplash in Louisville, and a burial standoff in Zambia. 🔗 Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/4ZNyOJ…

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Former BuzzFeed editor and Semafor founder Ben Smith joins The Gist to talk about how the media lost its footing—not by lying, but by panicking. From disinformation beats to bug-eating Substacks, Smith argues truth didn’t vanish—it just got blurrier. 🎧 Listen now:

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The Trump-Russia coverage wasn’t fake news. But according to Ben Smith (Ben Smith), it might’ve been an overdose of the real thing. 👀 Watch: youtu.be/JqyGmhJ5T1A

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Everyone’s asking, where are the Epstein files? On Not Even Mad Zee Cohen-Sanchez and Jesse Adams explore what’s behind the delay—and whether the truth is even the point. Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/0zNMx9…

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On Not Even Mad, Zee Cohen-Sanchez and Jesse Adams examine Trump’s immigration decline, whether PBS got caught in NPR’s splash damage, and how Democrats somehow win NYC with both “abolish ICE” and a safety-first message. 🎧 Listen now: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-…

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Given the public radio funding gutting, Mike Pesca & Not Even Mad may have a void to fill if Left, Right, & Center goes off the air...as long as the show stays Rated PG-13. Speaking of NEM, Jesse Adams was a great guest this week. We need more cons like him, less like Charlie Kirk

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“Trump’s tariffs failed in his first term—and we didn’t learn a thing,” says former Sen. Phil Gramm. Watch the full interview: youtu.be/lWbm4fRUS4o