On The Gist, Moby talks about growing up poor in Connecticut and his family ties to Herman Melville. He has just published <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1594206422/?tag=slatmaga-20">Porcelain: A Memoir</a>. For the Spiel, we return to the Trump Anxiety Hotline.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Suing the Saudis

For thirty minutes each day, Pesca challenges himself and his audience, in a responsibly provocative style, and gets beyond the rigidity and dogma. The Gist is surprising, reasonable, and willing to critique the left, the right, either party, or any idea.