Today on The Gist. Former Meet the Press host @chucktodd joins @pescami to talk about his new podcast, The Chuck Toddcast. He discusses why being a non-pushover and being non-partisan are complimentary, and what too many ex-network stars get wrong about "liberation.". Also how.

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Michelle Buteau: The biggest mistake we make while chasing happiness

Today on Funny You Should Mention @pescami. Michelle Buteau stops by to talk about getting high in the reptile house and why she caught flak for doing spon-con souptroversy. We also get into her Dutch husband, the spirituality she doesn’t buy into, and whether her socialism can.

Today on The Gist. Rust director @joelxsouza joins for an interview about finishing a film that nearly killed him—and did kill talented cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Souza speaks candidly about grief, safety failures, and his estrangement from Alec Baldwin, as well as why.

Today on The Gist. @SadieDing returns to investigate the cult of “mewing” — the viral tongue-posture technique that promises to chisel your jaw and change your life,. or IS THAT BS?. Then we turn to the rarest development of all: Trump, on Day 100 of his second term, strikes a.

Today on The Gist. @faizsays discusses Hubris Maximus his sharp chronicle of Elon Musk’s maximalist vision, self-driving delusions, and the rule-breaking impulses that fuel both triumph and tragedy. Plus we hear a tart exchange in the White House briefing room about Amazon’s.

Today on The Gist. @davidfrum, former Bush speechwriter and Atlantic contributor discusses Republican cowardice, Democratic excess, and the structural dangers facing American democracy. Frum argues that Donald Trump’s 2025 threat is deeper, more organized, and more perilous than.

Today on The Gist. Alan McPherson author of The Breach: Iran-Contra and the Assault on American Democracy joins to discuss the Iran-Contra affair and how it plagued both the end of Regans Presidency and George H. W. Bush’s, but also how it ties into the politics of today. Also,.

Today on The Gist. @JeffMightBWrong, former Last Week Tonight writer, has been knee-deep in century-old New York Times clippings—considering the differences between yesterday’s fascism fears and today’s. In Part 2, Jeff analyzes John Oliver’s recent reliance on straw men and Jon.

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