Archive - Mike Pesca

Shadow of a Doubt

Plus: The program that may or may not have rescued Army recruiting, the men who get cheap hair transplants in Turkey & your dog is ruining the planet.

17 hrs ago •

Shutdownpalooza: Everything, Everywhere, All In Fake Sombreros

Plus: The trouble Trump can’t meme himself out of, the podcasts up for a Golden Globe & Tokyo takes the fun out of Halloween.

Oct 3 •

Pesca + Zelizer

A recording from Mike Pesca's live video

Oct 3 •

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Doh! … The Humanities.

Plus: Jane Goodall’s son spent some time in a cage, NATO wants to build a “drone wall” & the budget grocery store version of Succession.

Oct 2 •

Mike Pesca x Julian Zelizer LIVE

I’m going live with Julian Zelizer on Friday, Oct. 3 at 2:45 p.m. ET.

Oct 1 •

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Americans’ Supposed Appetite for Political Violence Is Dangerously Overstated

No, 39% of Democrats don’t endorse political violence. Yes our democracy is hurting.

Oct 1 •

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September 2025

Beard and Present Danger

Plus: Britain’s new scheme to make junk food healthy, Trump supports CBD and Australia rakes it in while America’s beef industry struggles.

Sep 30 •

All Together Ooky: The Adams Candidacy

Plus: Venezuela’s OLD guard protecting the Maduro regime, the 21-point plan to end the war in Gaza & the oomphless art that won’t get an insurance…

Sep 29 •

Trumped Up Charges

Plus: Ticketmaster vs. Performative Nihilism, Turkey gives up on making kebab the new Champagne & Trump uses the escalator mishap to brag about Melania.

Sep 26 •

Drones Are Overtaking Copenhagen

Plus: The ICE shooter’s motivations or lack thereof, bunny-related land acknowledgements & the opioid for sale in Texas gas stations.

Sep 25 •

Katie Herzog and Mike Pesca

A recording from Mike Pesca's live video

Sep 24 •

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The Podcast 'Empire City' is Anti-Copaganda

The acclaimed podcast ‘Empire City’ uses some of the darkest moments of the distant past, both real and invented, to discredit today’s New York Police…

Sep 24 •

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