The Gist
The Gist is an American podcast previously produced by "Slate" magazine that covers a variety of current news and issues. The show first aired in May 2014, and is hosted by Mike Pesca. Pesca was indefinitely suspended by Slate on February 22, 2021, due to his debate of the appropriateness of the use of racial slurs in certain circumstances. In early September 2021, the "Washington Post" reported that Pesca and Slate had “mutually agreed to part ways … As part of the arrangement, Pesca will take his podcast, “The Gist,” to an independent platform.” The podcast was relaunched by  Peach Fish Productions on January 24, 2022. Podcast. New episodes of the show are released daily during the week. The show consists of one or two segments regarding recent issues, seasonal topics, or general news items. The host usually interviews an expert on the issue being discussed. The podcast concludes with a "spiel", which is short op-ed by Pesca on some topic that may or may not have already been discussed in the podcast. On the podcast-rating site Podbay, "The Gist"'s average rating is 4.5 out of 5.