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Read With MeA Mike Pesca HijackingWherein Mike Pesca takes over the show to ask Ben about the effectiveness of the Iran strikes and the war powers debate, and Holly Berkley Fletcher about Kenyan politics. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe2025-06-301h 05
In Lieu of Fun: #DogShirtTVA Mike Pesca HijackingWherein Mike Pesca takes over the show to ask Ben about the effectiveness of the Iran strikes and the war powers debate, and Holly Berkley Fletcher about Kenyan politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-06-301h 05
Read With MeBiden, Lincoln, and TrumpWherein Ben and Alicia Wanless welcome Mike Pesca to discuss Biden's health while in office and media discussion around it, and continue to prepare for a Special Military Operation targeting Trump's banner outside the Department of Agriculture. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe2025-05-281h 01In Lieu of Fun: #DogShirtTVBiden, Lincoln, and TrumpWherein Ben and Alicia Wanless welcome Mike Pesca to discuss Biden's health while in office and media discussion around it, and continue to prepare for a Special Military Operation targeting Trump's banner outside the Department of Agriculture. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-05-281h 01
Read With MeThe Content Industry with Mike PescaWherein Ben welcomes Mike Pesca to talk about the industry of people who talk about things. They discuss celebrity podcasts, the audience for newsletters, and whether to make fun of your own advertisers. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe2025-04-171h 03In Lieu of Fun: #DogShirtTVThe Content Industry with Mike PescaWherein Ben welcomes Mike Pesca to talk about the industry of people who talk about things. They discuss celebrity podcasts, the audience for newsletters, and whether to make fun of your own advertisers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-04-171h 03
Read With MeReading Battle PlansWherein Ben welcomes Mike Pesca to talk about podcasts, scandals, and the JFK assassination, and they read the newly released Houthi PC Small Group battle plans live on the show. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.dogshirtdaily.com/subscribe2025-03-261h 01In Lieu of Fun: #DogShirtTVReading Battle PlansWherein Ben welcomes Mike Pesca to talk about podcasts, scandals, and the JFK assassination, and they read the newly released Houthi PC Small Group battle plans live on the show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-03-261h 01In Lieu of Fun: #DogShirtTVMike Pesca on Politics, Football, and the PennyWherein Ben welcomes Mike Pesca to talk about the Superbowl and how bad he thinks Trumpism is going to get. Holly Berkley Fletcher cohosts, and Anastasiia Lapatina shows off her baby. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-02-101h 06
In Lieu of Fun: #DogShirtTVMike Pesca Eats a CatActually, he doesn't. We don't even talk all that much about eating cats, but it makes a good episode title. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-09-131h 01
The GistThe Sincerity Of Trump's LiesBenjamin Wittes, Editor-in-Chief of Lawfare breaks down the latest—and the most serious—indictment against Donald Trump, including the question of how far Jack Smith will have to delve inside the former President's mind. And, speaking of the cognition of a merciless, solipsistic civilization, Code-Davinci is the AI that the AI people don't want to tell you about ... but writer Simon Rich found out, and he joins us again to discuss his book I Am Code: An Artificial Intelligence Speaks.Produced by Joel Patterson and Corey WaraEmail us at thegist@mikepesca.com2023-08-0349 minThe GistTwitter Thwarts Special Military Operations Against RussiaBenjamin Wittes, Editor-in-Chief of Lawfare and writer of the Substack Dog Shirt Daily, has been projecting Ukrainian messages onto the Russian Embassies in D.C., and throughout the world. The Russians have fought back, and Twitter, once an amplifier of these "Special Operations" has kicked Wittes off its platform. Plus, the stupid statements under oath that may have doomed Trump's Civil defense. And why would any Hispanic American want to fund reparations for African-Americans, a wealthier group than Hispanics?Produced by Joel Patterson and Corey WaraEmail us at thegist@mikepesca.com2023-05-0946 min
In Lieu of Fun: #DogShirtTVMike Pesca on High Conflict and Being HorribleWherein Mike Pesca joins us to discuss deescalating high conflict and how not to be a horrible person. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-08-2259 min
In Lieu of Fun: #DogShirtTVMike Pesca Has a Great Deal to SayWherein Mike Pesca has a great deal to say, he joins the show to say some of it—and we end up in a conversation about a recent Gist monologue of his on cancel culture. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-03-131h 02
In Lieu of Fun: #DogShirtTVMike Pesca Relaunches the GistWherein, Mike Pesca joins us to discuss the relaunch of the Gist. You get the gist... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-01-201h 00
In Lieu of Fun: #DogShirtTVMike Pesca, Howard Stern, and Ben AffleckWherein Mike Pesca returns to the show to talk Ben Affleck, Howard Stern, and celebrity misinfo. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2021-12-231h 04
In Lieu of Fun: #DogShirtTVWhere's the Lie, Mike Pesca?Wherein our good friend and podcaster Mike Pesca, returns to the show to regale us with a tall tale. . . or is it? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2021-09-2259 min
In Lieu of Fun: #DogShirtTV Virginia Heffernan & Mike Pesca Make Their Debuts, April 8, 2020Wherein we are joined for a pre-seder, pre-Easter drink by Virginia Heffernan—host of Slate's Trumpcast, writer, thinker, student of plague literature, and Episcopalian mother of Orthodox Jewish children—and Mike Pesca, host of Slate's podcast, The Gist, and all around great talker and wit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2021-07-301h 03