We are said to be a fed-up nation pushed to the brink, and the result is political violence … or maybe just hack comedy. Also, Nancy Rommelmann joins us to discuss her latest book, <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Forty-Bucks-Dream-Stories-Angeles/dp/B0DGGC2JMN">40 Bucks and a Dream: Stories from Los Angeles</a>. She shares insights from her extensive journalism career, including her experience interviewing infamous serial killer John Wayne Gacy. And Trump's presidential library gets a healthy donation. Produced by Joel Patterson and Corey Wara Email us at <a href= "mailto:thegist@mikepesca.com">thegist@mikepesca.com</a> To advertise on the show, visit: <a href= "https://advertisecast.com/TheGist">https://advertisecast.com/TheGist</a> Subscribe to The Gist: <a href= "https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/">https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/</a> Subscribe to The Gist Youtube Page: <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4_bh0wHgk2YfpKf4rg40_g">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4_bh0wHgk2YfpKf4rg40_g</a> Follow Mikes Substack at: <a href= "https://mikepesca.substack.com/">Pesca</a> <a href= "https://mikepesca.substack.com/">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.