A Generalist and a Scholar

Today on The Gist, Mike Pesca delivers a bittersweet announcement. Then, acclaimed novelist and political chronicler Ben Fountain joins for the entire hour to discuss his sprawling, scathing new satirical novel, Rasputin Swims the Potomac. Fountain details his decision to render ...  Show more

Today on the Saturday special, we present Mike's full, two-part appearance on the public radio show and podcast The Middle with host Jeremy Hobson and California Congressman Ro Khanna. As America approaches its 250th anniversary, the panel tackles the ultimate question: what woul ...  Show more

America's most recognizable doctor - Anthony Fauci - on what he's witnessed about Trump and Biden's fitness to serve. Political insiders David Frum and Alastair Campbell discuss how Biden can change the conversation, and concerns about Trump’s rambling rallies.  Then exclusive ne ...  Show more

Episode 405 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Asif Kapadia and Joe Sabia, the co-directors of “Federer: Twelve Final Days,” which follows Roger Federer through the final 12 days of his professional career. The documentary will stream on Prime Video beginni ...  Show more

As well as raw talent and incredible athleticism, professional tennis ‘requires extraordinary psychological capacities’, Edmund Gordon wrote recently in the LRB: ‘obsessive focus, epic self-belief’. Edmund – whose son is a rising star on the London under-nine circuit – joins Tom ...  Show more

Bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell reflects on his new role as a father, and tells Stephen what readers can expect from his hotly-anticipated new book, "Revenge Of The Tipping Point," available everywhere now.