On The Gist, what just happened? And are Democrats <a href="https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/01/democrats-deal-surrender-or-victory.html">sniveling losers or Machiavellian savants</a>?  McClatchy reporter <a href="https://twitter.com/alex_roarty">Alex Roarty</a> explains why the animating force driving both Democrats and Republicans right now is a loud conservative minority. In the Spiel, Greece has beef regarding which part of world gets to be called “Macedonia.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

MSG Is A-OK

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.