Max Expression, Merz Confusion

The Gist

Mike Pesca

News, Politics, Arts, Daily News

4.4 • 3.6K Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Arkells frontman Max Kerman joins to discuss his book Try Hard: Creative Work in Progress, unpacking the craft behind stage banter, songwriting rule-breaking, and joyful collaboration. He explains why athletes lean on superstition while creatives benefit from breaking routine and planting show tickets around Red Deer with a retired farmer. Plus: Germany elects Merz, but to some of us, Fred Mertz is now Chancellor—and the BBC’s schnitzel puns aren't helping. Produced by Corey WaraEmail us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠To advertise on the show, contact ⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠ or visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://advertising.libsyn.com/TheGist⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to The Gist: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to The Gist Youtube Page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4_bh0wHgk2YfpKf4rg40_g⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to The Gist Instagram Page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠GIST INSTAGRAM⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow The Gist List at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Pesca⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Profundities | Mike Pesca | Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:03.1	Hello, listeners, both Pesca Plus and everyone else.
1:05.9	Every month we do what amounts to a book club.
1:07.5	And this month is no exception.
1:17.9	Although you might think of it as an exception since it's going to be exceptionally good as John McWater is my guest. He was on the show, but only I got to talk to him.
1:22.4	It was on the Colbert Show. You can't ask questions to the television center. I mean, you can.
1:35.7	You're not going to get answers. But at a Peska Plus book club, we have on the authors, and we have on all the members of Peska Plus who care to join to ask someone like, or in this case, specifically John McWhorter questions.
1:39.3	His new book is called Pronaugh Trouble, The Story of Us, in Seven Little Words.
1:45.3	How do you support the gist and get in on exciting monthly book clubs like this and so many other offerings,
1:50.7	you go to Mike Pesca.com. It's all there, all the information. Get the show without ads,
1:57.1	get the show with John McWhorter right there, May 15th, right there on your Zoom network.
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