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The Gist

Psychic Spies and the CIA

The Gist

Mike Pesca

News, Politics, Arts, Daily News

4.43.6K Ratings

🗓️ 19 November 2015

⏱️ 24 minutes

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On The Gist, reporter Jim Popkin tells us about his Newsweek cover story, “Meet the Former Pentagon Scientist Who Says Psychics Can Help American Spies.” For the Spiel, advice for the 31 state governors who say they’ll not be taking in Syrian refugees. Today’s sponsor: The Message, a new podcast series from GE Podcast Theater. Be sure to catch up before the final episode airs this Sunday evening. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at slate.com/gistplus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The Justice brought to you by The Message,

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a new podcast series from GE Podcast Theatre.

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Hi, Nikki Tomlin here,

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and I'm the host of The Message.

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I'll be following a team of elite cryptographers

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as they decode a highly classified radio transmission.

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To sum it up, extra terrestrials.

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The following podcast contains explicit language.

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Thursday, November 19th, 2015,

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