The Ideological Brain with Dr. Leor Zmigrod

The Gist

Mike Pesca

News, Politics, Arts, Daily News

4.4 • 3.6K Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

A look at what makes some minds more prone to radical beliefs—and why, with Dr. Leor Zmigrod author of The Ideological Brain: The Radical Science of Flexible Thinking, . Plus, close read of how Judge James Boasberg has become a punching bag for those claiming he coddles Venezuelan deportees while harshing on Jan 6 rioters. The actual court documents—and his sentencing decisions—suggest a far more evenhanded story. And applying the "Michael Clayton Doctrine" to Greenland. Produced by Corey Wara Email us at [email protected] To advertise on the show, contact [email protected] or visit https://advertising.libsyn.com/TheGist Subscribe to The Gist: https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/ Subscribe to The Gist Youtube Page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4_bh0wHgk2YfpKf4rg40_g Subscribe to The Gist Instagram Page: GIST INSTAGRAM Follow Mikes Substack at: Pesca Profundities | Mike Pesca | Substack Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:40.5	you should mention funny you should mention season two features my conversations with such comedians
0:47.4	as rosebud baker michelle boucho alex edelman t j miller where we sit down and I ask them, do you really believe that?
0:56.8	Is that why you said it? Is it the funniest way to say it? Is it the truest way to say it?
1:02.0	Sometimes we describe it as unpacking the profundities and punchlines. Yeah, I know that's
1:07.6	alliterative, but what I'm trying to get at is comedians are like the modern philosophers of our time.
1:12.8	So I ask them about their philosophy.
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1:31.4	It's Monday, March 31st, 2025 from Peachfish Productions.
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1:38.6	On Greenland, a crazy amount of credence has been spent giving, I don't know, ballast and substance to the idea
1:48.1	that the U.S. should acquire it by, if not enticement, then threat or menace. It is the menace
1:56.2	part. I can't stand. And the people in Greenland are genuinely worried.
2:02.7	ABC interviewed a local journalist.
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