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The Gist

Mike Pesca

News, Politics, Arts, Daily News

4.4 • 3.6K Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2015

⏱️ 26 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

On The Gist, Maria Konnikova of the New Yorker explains how our birth order influences personality and intelligence for a game we call “Is That Bulls--t?” Does IQ go down after the firstborn? Her new book, The Confidence Game, is now available for preorder. For the Spiel, Mike’s takeaways form the CNN Republican presidential debate last night. Read more of Slate’s coverage of the GOP primary. Today’s sponsors: Stamps.com, where you can buy and print official U.S. postage right from your desk using your own computer and printer. Use the promo code THEGIST to get a no-risk trial and a $110 bonus offer. Shari’s Berries. Fresh berries dipped in chocolate, starting at just $19.99 are a great last-minute gift, and double your berries for just $10. Visit berries.com, click on the microphone, and use the code GIST. 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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0:00.0	The big sale is now on at home base, with up to 50% of selected home and garden products,
0:07.6	including garden furniture, barbecues, storage and lots more.
0:12.0	Don't miss out!
0:13.3	Head in store or online at homebase.co.uk.
0:16.5	Home base, homes and gardens made easy.
0:19.6	The distance is brought to you by Stamps.com.
0:23.0	Buy and print officially as posted using your own computer and printer and save up to 80%
0:28.1	compared to a postage meter.
0:29.8	Sign up for Stamps.com and get a four week trial and a $110 bonus offer
0:34.7	when you use the promo code, the GIST.
0:37.2	And buy Sherry's Berries.
0:39.0	Fresh Berries dipped in chocolate starting at just 1999 are a great holiday gift.
0:44.2	Order now and use the promo code GIST to double your berries for just $10 more.
0:48.9	That's B-E-R-R-I-E-S.com.
0:51.4	Click on the microphone at the top right corner and use the code GIST.
0:55.4	The following podcast contains explicit language.
0:59.7	It's Wednesday, December 16th, 2015 from slate, it's the GIST I'm Mike Pesca.
1:07.4	New York schools haven't had a snow day, but LA schools had a terror day.
1:12.2	LA looked at the email that the New York schools also got and said that's scary.
1:17.4	New York looked at the same email and said, yeah, nice try more on.
1:20.6	Here, NYPD Commissioner Benjamin Bratton explains the kind of errors that were in the threatening
1:26.2	email that made it seem less than credible.
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