In this installment of Best Of The Gist, an extra from our two-part interview with Heather Cox Richardson, which aired this past week. She read every copy of the New York Times from the end of the Civil War to the turn of the century. Listen to find out why. Then, to keep the history theme alive, we listen back to Mike’s 2015 interview with the iconic Sarah Vowell of This American Life and The Incredibles fame. They discuss Lafayette’s contribution to the independence of the United States.  Produced by Joel Patterson and Corey Wara Email us at <a href="http://thegist@mikepesca.com">thegist@mikepesca.com</a> To advertise on the show: <a href="https://advertisecast.com/TheGist">https://advertisecast.com/TheGist</a> Subscribe to our ad-free and/or PescaPlus versions of The Gist: <a href="https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/">https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/ </a>Follow Mike’s Substack: <a href="https://mikepesca.substack.com/">Pesca Profundities | Mike Pesca | Substack</a>  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

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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.