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4.5 / 5
For thirty minutes each day, Pesca challenges himself and his audience, in a responsibly provocative style, and gets beyond the rigidity and dogma. The Gist is surprising, reasonable, and willing to critique the left, the right, either party, or any idea.
Top 33.6% by pitch volume (Rank #16815 of 50,000)Data updated Feb 10, 2026

Key Facts

Publishes
Bi-weekly
Episodes
2K
Founded
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Category
Daily News
Number of listeners
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Public snapshot
Audience: 20K–40K / month
Canonical: https://podpitch.com/podcasts/the-gist
Cadence: Dormant
Reply rate: Under 2%

Latest Episodes

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Garrett Graff: “Russia Sought Division More Than Victory”

Tue Sep 16 2025

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Garrett Graff, host of the Long Shadow podcast,  argues that Russia’s 2016 interference was about sowing distrust in U.S. democracy—weakening Clinton if she won, or destabilizing the system either way.  He revisits the Access Hollywood–email leak overlap, the forgotten U.S. warning about Russian meddling, and how other nations have since borrowed the playbook. Also: JD Vance’s opportunistic definition of “the far left,” an Oval Office push for troops in Memphis, and a Booker–Kash Patel shouting match. Produced by Corey Wara Production Coordinator Ashley Khan Email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠thegist@mikepesca.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ To advertise on the show, contact ⁠⁠⁠⁠ad-sales@libsyn.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ or visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://advertising.libsyn.com/TheGist⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to The Gist: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to The Gist Youtube Page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4_bh0wHgk2YfpKf4rg40_g⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to The Gist Instagram Page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠GIST INSTAGRAM⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow The Gist List at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Pesca⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Profundities | Mike Pesca | Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Garrett Graff, host of the Long Shadow podcast,  argues that Russia’s 2016 interference was about sowing distrust in U.S. democracy—weakening Clinton if she won, or destabilizing the system either way.  He revisits the Access Hollywood–email leak overlap, the forgotten U.S. warning about Russian meddling, and how other nations have since borrowed the playbook. Also: JD Vance’s opportunistic definition of “the far left,” an Oval Office push for troops in Memphis, and a Booker–Kash Patel shouting match. Produced by Corey Wara Production Coordinator Ashley Khan Email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠thegist@mikepesca.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ To advertise on the show, contact ⁠⁠⁠⁠ad-sales@libsyn.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ or visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://advertising.libsyn.com/TheGist⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to The Gist: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to The Gist Youtube Page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4_bh0wHgk2YfpKf4rg40_g⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to The Gist Instagram Page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠GIST INSTAGRAM⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow The Gist List at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Pesca⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Profundities | Mike Pesca | Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Pitches sent
20
From PodPitch users
Rank
#16815
Top 33.6% by pitch volume (Rank #16815 of 50,000)
Average rating
4.5
Ratings count may be unavailable
Reviews
5
Written reviews (when available)
Publish cadence
Bi-weekly
Dormant
Episode count
2K
Data updated
Feb 10, 2026
Social followers
18.1K

Public Snapshot

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Country
United States
Language
English
Language (ISO)
Release cadence
Bi-weekly
Latest episode date
Tue Sep 16 2025

Audience & Outreach (Public)

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Audience range
20K–40K / month
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Reply rate band
Under 2%
Public band
Response time band
1–2 weeks
Public band
Replies received
1–5
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Social followers
18.1K
Contact available
Yes
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Sponsors detected
Yes
Guest format
Yes

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What is The Gist about?

For thirty minutes each day, Pesca challenges himself and his audience, in a responsibly provocative style, and gets beyond the rigidity and dogma. The Gist is surprising, reasonable, and willing to critique the left, the right, either party, or any idea.

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Bi-weekly

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