Month: May 2015

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The Gist - Artie Lange Is a Stand Up Guy

Today on The Gist, Artie Lange shares how he’s developed his comedy around personal stories and failures. He’s in the new film Laugh Killer Laugh, directed by Kamal Ahmed. For the Spiel, it’s time to name our Lobstar of the Antentwig. Today’s sponsor: Shari’s Berries. Treat your mom to something sweet this Mother’s Day with a gift from Shari’s Berries. Fresh berries dipped in chocolate start at $19.99. Visit berries.com, click on the microphone, and use the code GIST. And by the Netflix original documentary series Chef's Table. Go inside the lives and kitchens of six of the world's most renowned, international culinary talents. All episodes now streaming on Netflix. Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at http://www.slate.com/gistplus.

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Cato Daily Podcast - New Oil Technology and American Security

Do new methods for securing petroleum-based energy threaten to alter the balance of global power and destabilize parts of the world? Eugene Gholz, an Associate Professor at the LBJ School of Public Affairs, argues that it's hard to find clear connections.

National Security Implications of New Oil and Gas Production Technologies

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More or Less: Behind the Stats - Polls, nuns and life partners

On the eve of the UK's general election, Tim Harford takes a look at what polling data can tell us about predicting elections. Is the number of Catholic nuns on the up? What's the long-term trend ? are more women becoming nuns in the UK? Tim Harford looks at the figures. Plus, Matt Parker the stand-up mathematician is invited back to the programme to respond to a listener's query about his theory on the best way to find a life partner.

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - The Rise and Fall of the Comics Code

Nowadays comics are considered anything from light-hearted entertainment to a unique art form and genre of literature all their own. Yet for decades they were considered a gateway to sin. Join Ben and special guest Christian Sager as they explore the moral panic, censorship and collusion that led to the rise of the comics code.

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