Not Even Mad: Eric Zorn and Austin Berg

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Mike Pesca

News, Politics, Arts, Daily News

4.4 • 3.6K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Austin Berg and Eric Zorn are Not Even Mad as we discuss mayoral overcrowding and Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, the supposed new MAGA slayer. Plus: a few thoughts on our new American spiritual leader—not the pope, but the Surgeon General. 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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0:30.2	Hello, listeners, both Peska Plus and everyone else.
0:33.2	Every month, we do what amounts to a book club.
0:36.4	And this month is no exception. Although, you might
0:38.8	think of it as an exception, since it's going to be exceptionally good as John McWater is my guest.
0:44.7	He was on the show. But only I got to talk to him. He was on the Colbert Show. You can't ask
0:50.3	questions to the television set. I mean, you can. 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
1:00.3	Plus who care to join to ask someone like, or in this case, specifically John McWhorter questions.
1:06.2	His new book is called Pronaugh, The Story of Us, in Seven Little Words. How do you support
1:10.6	the gist and get in on exciting monthly book clubs like this and so many
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