Geeta Gandbhir: "She Weaponized Her Privilege"

The Gist

Peach Fish Productions

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🗓️ 13 March 2026

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Today on The Gist, historic double Oscar-nominated director Geeta Gandbhir joins the show to discuss her Netflix documentary feature, The Perfect Neighbor. She breaks down the tragic murder of AJ Owens by her neighbor Susan Lorincz, explaining how Florida's "Stand Your Ground" laws, racial bias, and easy access to firearms enabled a deadly escalation. Gandbhir also explores the ethical complexities of using raw police body cam and Ring doorbell footage to document the community's grief without re-traumatizing the victim's family. Plus, why Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is acting like a media critic instead of fighting an actual war. And in the Spiel, Donald Trump's repeated attempts to unlawfully install loyalist U.S. Attorneys keep getting smacked down by federal judges—proving the Constitution's guardrails are made of steel, not hanging by a thread. Produced by Corey Wara Video and Social Media by Geoff Craig Do you have questions or comments, or just want to say hello? Email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠thegist@mikepesca.com For full Pesca content and updates, check out our website at https://www.mikepesca.com/⁠ For ad-free content or to become a Pesca Plus subscriber, check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/ For Mike's daily takes on Substack, subscribe to The Gist List https://mikepesca.substack.com/ Follow us on Social Media:⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4_bh0wHgk2YfpKf4rg40_g⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/pescagist/ X https://x.com/pescami TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@pescagist To advertise on the show, contact ⁠⁠⁠⁠ad-sales@libsyn.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ or visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://advertising.libsyn.com/TheGist

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0:00.0	This 24-7-365 cycle of news might be burning out your soul, so here's a pick-me-up for your ears.
0:07.1	Love Letters from Our Friends at the Boston Globe.
0:10.3	In Love Letters, host and longtime reporter Meredith Goldstein explores how real people navigate
0:15.9	their lives in this crazy cuckoo world.
0:18.5	She tells stories like the husbands who turned 40 and decided to build an adult-sized
0:23.3	ball pit for himself in his basement.
0:25.9	And Meredith, as the good reporter, asks, how might that affect one's marriage?
0:29.8	And does that count as a midlife crisis?
0:32.0	They have lessons for everyone and just make the world feel like a better place, a more human
0:36.0	place.
0:36.9	So find the Boston Globe's love letters wherever you get your podcast.
0:40.1	Maybe you'll find you have a story to tell too.
0:46.0	It's Thursday, March 13th, 2026 from Peach Fish Productions.
0:50.0	It's the gist.
0:50.9	I'm Mike Peska.
0:52.1	And you know what I don't have as the host of a podcast and a guy who engages in media criticism?
0:57.7	I don't have 11 active Navy aircraft carriers.
1:01.3	I don't have F-35 Lightning 2 or B-2 spirit stealth bombers.
1:07.2	I don't have those things at my disposal.
1:10.3	Pete Hegseth does, but it seems that what
1:13.0	Pete Hegseth wants to do is not use those things to advance America's agenda, but to do what I do,
1:20.6	engage in media criticism from time to time. So early on, a couple days after the war in Iran
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