Archive - Mike Pesca

Nat Cat Stats Not Flat

Plus: My interview with Jake Tapper, the autopen rumor machine is humming along & how a New Jersey mayor got out of a ticket when no one else did.

Jul 18 •

On Alert Over Off Alerts

Plus: The U.S. deports people to Eswatini, fraudsters make bank off of Biodiesel fraud & British teens can vote in national elections.

Jul 17 •

The Great Lanternfly War (Spoiler: We Lost)

Turns out, our squash campaign was no match for 43 billion bugs — or the laws of ecology.

Jul 16 •

Sadie Dingfelder

FINE. Here’s Your Story About Epstein

Plus: A risqué pixelated mosaic returns to Rome, the day the music died on NPR & Thailand is re-criminalizing marijuana.

Jul 16 •

Spend Time w/ Sam Stein

A recording from Mike Pesca's live video

Jul 16 •

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Mike Pesca x Sam Stein LIVE

I’m going live with Sam Stein today at 3 p.m. ET.

Jul 16 •

From Russia, With Regret

Plus: Woman seduces and blackmails Buddhist monks, ChatGPT is changing the way we speak & Gen Z’s obsession with gigantic, gag-sized tumblers.

Jul 15 •

Pardon Me, Who Signed This?

Plus: Jan. 6 rioters headline GOP fundraisers, cormorants turn a Minnesota lake into bird soup & music licensing fees are killing the restaurant vibe.

Jul 14 •

Which ICE News did You See?

Plus: Trump goes from TACO to TART, a West End show lets you reenact Jan. 6 & the IVF business is booming in South Korea.

Jul 11 •

Sorry Goose, it’s time to Buzz the Private Equity Tower

Plus: The Innocence Project takes up Scott Peterson’s case, America’s spewing hot garbage problem & the White House strips the walls for copper wire.

Jul 10 •

Mike Pesca x Meghan Daum LIVE

I’m going live with Meghan Daum on Thursday, July 10 at 3 p.m. ET.

Jul 9 •

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The Missing Data About Missing People

Plus: Free speech crackdowns across Europe, Joe Rogan goes head-to-head with Trump on immigration & the NIH’s new animal testing rule.

Jul 9 •

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