In this installment of Best Of The Gist, this past Wednesday, Mike used The Spiel to rebut a Joy Reid segment mischaracterizing Robert Hur's testimony before the House Judiciary committee. We listen back. Then we listen way back to a September 2018 Spiel about Brett Kavanaugh's hearing to join the Supreme Court, which had parallels to Hur's testimony.&nbsp; &nbsp; Produced by Joel Patterson and Corey Wara&nbsp; Email us at <a href= "http://thegist@mikepesca.com">thegist@mikepesca.com</a>&nbsp; To advertise on the show: <a href= "https://advertisecast.com/TheGist">https://advertisecast.com/TheGist</a>&nbsp; Subscribe to our ad-free and/or PescaPlus versions of The Gist: <a href= "https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/">https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/&nbsp;</a> Follow Mike's Substack: <a href= "https://mikepesca.substack.com/">Pesca Profundities | Mike Pesca | Substack</a>&nbsp; Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href= "https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

CRIME WEEK: Using Data To Predict Crime

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