The Gist

Pesca is an incredibly good interviewer as well as quite funny. I don’t always agree with him but always learn something, which is why I like listening to the show.

If you hunger for thoughtful analysis that’s outside the traditional echo chamber of mainstream media. While I often disagree with the host Mike Pesca he always makes thought provoking points, asks terrific questions and often talks to worthwhile & important guests. He’s also likable with a light sometimes cheesy humor. Absolutely one of the best if you want to think about what’s going on in a nice compressed entertaining package.

Mike often takes a very moderate position and strives for fairness. I truly appreciate this. He’s extremely well spoken and good at arguing his points. He seems to care about hearing the opinions of people on all sides of an issue and doesn’t shy away from changing his view in light of new information. He covers a lot of topics I don’t necessarily find interesting but has a way of making them interesting in his style of speaking. For a daily podcast this is excellent, not every episode is a hit but sometimes there are really stellar ones that stick with me for a while. And forgive me for being a little mushy: he seems like a really nice and good person.

Was referred to this podcast and found it interesting. However, a pre-election episode bashed Trump and encouraged others to vote for Harris. Should’ve left out political view.