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He shows his bias but I still like him.

11 months ago reply 0

Episodes keep getting cut off.

2 years ago reply 0

cut off early updated notice slow. 👲

2 years ago reply 0

Slate needs a brain if it it continues unwise unforgiving silence on the future of Mike Pesca whose voice made tolerable the madness of 2020.

3 years ago reply 3

Wtf happened to the gist?

3 years ago reply 1

Hi Mike- I studied the techniques of the teaching of reading. We talked about "story Grammer". The idea that an expected arch of story help readers read.

3 years ago reply 0

You managed to convince me that Pete is actually CIA

4 years ago reply 0

The person charged with the New Zealand shootings is Australian. He may have learned his views on the internet, but he was certainly not discouraged by our political leaders. https://amp.smh.com.au/national/morrison-sees-votes-in-anti-muslim-strategy-20110216-1awmo.html This man is now our Prime Minister. There's this guy.... https://www.thecut.com/2019/03/senator-fraser-anning-blames-mosque-massacre-on-islam.html Our leaders whip up fear of Muslims, Africans, asylum seekers, refugees and non-white immigrants in general, because it "polls well". The Zuckerberg/facebook connectedness angle may have suited your podcast today, but I don't think it fully reflects the reality in Australia. I do enjoy The Gist, though. Thanks for your work.

5 years ago reply 0

Why is this the only coherent take I can find on Louis CK?

5 years ago reply 0

Great, insightful interview in this episode.

6 years ago reply 0

In March 1982, 25 years ago, the small town of Kennesaw – responding to a handgun ban in Morton Grove, Ill. – unanimously passed an ordinance requiring each head of household to own and maintain a gun. Since then, despite dire predictions of “Wild West” showdowns and increased violence and accidents, not a single resident has been involved in a fatal shooting – as a victim, attacker or defender. Read more at http://mobile.wnd.com/2007/04/41196/#YWG9QW1oOGp8wL23.99

6 years ago reply 0

Flame throwers are only illegal in a few states

6 years ago reply 0

Stop inviting Maria Konnikova please. Everything with her is boring and she's back like every other episode!

7 years ago reply 0