Slate's The Gist with Mike Pesca: Why Are Online Quizzes All the Rage?

The Gist

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Daily News, News

4.5 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2014

⏱️ 25 minutes

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On today's episode, Mike Pesca talks with Mark Leibovich about politicians leaving Congress for on-air punditry. He then talks with Maria Konnikova about what personality quizzes really tell us. And today's Spiel centers on whether it's time for Americans to give Monica Lewinsky a break. Get notified as soon as The Gist posts each weekday: http://www.slate.com/gistemail. Music: "Eclosion" by Salmo "Readers! Do You Read?" By Chris Zabriskie "Power Glove" by C. Scott "Kosmiche Slop" by Anenon "Divider" by Chris Zabriskie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by Lionsgate Plus.
0:03.3	The third season of the Lionsgate Plus original series The Great is available to stream on
0:07.4	Friday July 14 exclusively on Lionsgate Plus.
0:10.9	Follow Catherine the second play by L Fanning and Peter The Great, played by Nicholas Hold,
0:15.0	as they hilariously attempt to make their marriage work after some seemingly insurmountable problems.
0:19.5	From attempt to murder and the imprisonment of close friends to their never-ending legal
0:22.9	responsibilities.
0:24.1	The Great Season 3 is available to stream on Friday July 14 exclusively on Lionsgate Plus.
0:30.0	The following podcast contains explicit language.
0:33.2	It's Wednesday, May 7, 2014 from Slate.
0:41.8	This is the gist I'm Mike Pasca.
0:44.3	The top business story today is Internet Giant Alley Baba being listed on a US stock exchange
0:50.5	Alley Baba, the Internet Giant.
0:52.8	You probably know Internet Giant Alley Baba from being called Internet Giant Alley Baba
0:57.8	in news items like this one.
0:59.4	Right now, me saying Internet Giant Alley Baba, it's huge!
1:02.5	It's an Internet Giant!
1:03.9	You've never heard of it!
1:04.9	You don't know anyone that uses it!
1:07.6	It's like that TV show according to Jim, or Aaron Carter, or the sport of cricket, or
1:12.6	if you like the sport of cricket, the sport of hockey, because I've never met anyone
1:16.0	who likes both.
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