The Gist

The Gist
GenreDaily news show
Running timeApproximately 25 to 40 minutes
Country of originUnited States
Language(s)English
Hosted byMike Pesca
Produced by
  • Joel Patterson (Sr.)
  • Corey Wara (Asst.)
  • Mary Wilson (former)
  • Andrea Silensi (former)
Executive producer(s)Andy Bowers (former)
Recording studioNew York City
Original releaseMay 2014 (2014-05) –
present (present)
Audio formatStereophonic/MP3
Websitewww.mikepesca.com/thegist

The Gist is an American daily news podcast hosted by Mike Pesca.[1] The show was originally produced by Slate magazine starting in May 2014[2] and was suspended by Slate on February 22, 2021. A year later, Pesca relaunched the podcast under his independent production company, Peach Fish Productions.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference debut was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Slate Raising Its Investment in Podcasts". New York Times. 2014-05-04. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
  3. ^ Seiffert, Don (2022-01-24). "Five things you need to know today, and the return of Mike Pesca's podcast, The Gist". Boston Business Journal. Retrieved 2022-01-24.