That’s The Gist: Recent Episodes
Julie and Andy
Join Julie and Andy every Friday for their weekly news roundup! Stay informed with a streamlined, digestible, and agenda-free lowdown on current events from around the world.
Midterms roundup! Julie and Andy discuss Tuesday's election results, ranging from Congressional races, to ballot measures, and more.
This week, Julie and Andy discuss the recent attack on Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's husband. Who is David DePape and what does he have to do with QAnon? After that they touch on Brazil's recent presidential election and how it fits into a wider trend across Latin America.
The U.S. midterm elections are just under two weeks away! Julie and Andy offer a roundup of what's at stake in November, including reproductive-health ballot measures in five different states. Then they shift gears into the Biden administration's zombie-like resurrection of the controversial Trump-era Title 42 policy that restricts immigration to the U.S.
Hang out with us as we discuss Putin's declaration of martial law in Ukraine and the resignation of PM Liz Truss in the UK—reminding us that economics can be pretty boring. Lastly, we touch on student-loan forgiveness in the US. Though we just had to kick the episode off with some talk about Mr. Bean. I hope everyone enjoys a weekend watching Rat Race!