Fear Your Shower, Not ISIS

Today on The Gist, legendary comedy director Larry Charles (Borat, Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm) joins Mike to discuss his new book, Comedy Samurai, breaking down the chaotic, high-stakes reality of shooting with a live bear, the mechanics of building a "wave of laughter," and ...  Show more

On this week's Saturday show, Mike delivers a double-dose of Iran-focused analysis, starting with a sharp critique of the Western media's bizarre framing of assassinated Iranian leader Ali Larijani as a "pragmatic" peacemaker rather than an active enemy combatant. Then, we open t ...  Show more

On this episode, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) joins Liz Wheeler to discuss his contentious interview with Tucker Carlson, his subsequent vindication, and what is next for the U.S. Plus, Liz breaks down exactly why socialist Zohran Mamdani won the Democratic primary for New York City m ...  Show more

In today's episode, Liz Wheeler breaks down all the news surrounding Mike Waltz's departure from his position as national security adviser to his new role as U.N. ambassador. Is this a lateral movement or a demotion? Plus, Liz examines all of surgeon general nominee Dr. Janette N ...  Show more

A new horrifying lawsuit filed against Rudy Giuliani implicates him and Donald Trump in massive new crimes, the Republican Party’s latest scheme goes bust as their much-hyped ‘whistleblowers’ go ‘missing,’ Republicans collectively lose their mind when President Biden condemns whi ...  Show more

Controversy erupted over the weekend after vaccine safety expert and Democratic candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared on "The Joe Rogan Experience" and previous Rogan guest Peter Hotez called for Spotify to censor the show. Now, Hotez is being called upon by all of Twitter to ...  Show more