On the final episode of Not Even Mad (well, at least for now), hosts Mike Pesca, David French, and Lara Bazelon discuss the idea the show was founded on, and then Mike signs off.Produced by Joel PattersonTheme by Max KermanContent design by

EP 09 | Puppy Play Purloiner, Jan 6 Criminal Referrals, Republican Deadliness

Dec 21st, 2022 1h 1m

Today on Not Even Mad, hosts Mike Pesca, Jamie Kirchick, and Dan Savage discuss the January 6th committee's criminal referrals, two new studies that correlate Republican policies and politicians with higher mortality, and debate the case of Sam

EP 08 | Senator Sinema’s Democratic Party Defection, Merchant of Death for Brittney Griner swap, and Twitter Moderation: Futility vs. Utility

Dec 14th, 2022 55m 8s

EP 08 Senator Sinema’s Democratic Party Defection, Merchant of Death for Brittney Griner swap, and Twitter Moderation: Futility vs. UtilityToday on Not Even Mad, hosts Mike Pesca, Jamie Kirchick, and Sarada Peri discuss Arizona Senator Krysten

EP 07 | Oath Keeper Conviction, Christian Web Designer disinclinations, and Laptop non-revelations

Dec 7th, 2022 56m 20s

Today on Not Even Mad, hosts Mike Pesca, David French, and Lara Bazelon discuss the speech and discrimination implications of 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis; the not-terribly-difficult task of getting a seditious conspiracy conviction, and ask if M

EP 06 | Mass Shooting Narratives, Biden 2024, and Cancel Court: James Webb

Nov 30th, 2022 55m 2s

Today on Not Even Mad, hosts Mike Pesca, Virginia Heffernan, and Jamie Kirchick discuss narratives around mass shootings, the likelihood of Joe Biden’s 2024 bid, and the man with a space telescope named after him goes to Cancel Court.Let us kn

EP 05 | SBF’s Woke-Washing, Red Card For Qatar, and Cancel Court: Leana Wen

Nov 23rd, 2022 56m 58s

Today on Not Even Mad, hosts Mike Pesca, Virginia Heffernan, and Jamie Kirchick ponder the idea that woke Democrats may have enabled SBF’s fraud crypto exchange, analyze the decision to participate in Qatar’s World Cup, and then don the robes o

EP 04 | Trump 2024, Campaigning Against Wokeness, and White Lotus Politics

Nov 16th, 2022 54m 51s

Today on Not Even Mad, hosts Mike Pesca, Virginia Heffernan, and Jamie Kirchick discuss Donald Trump announcing his run for President again, whether the 2022 election results will be seen as a death knell to CRT and wokeness as an election issu

EP 03 | Mid-Term ClusterTrump, Kyrie Irving Goes To Cancel Court

Nov 10th, 2022 59m 18s

Today on Not Even Mad, hosts Mike Pesca, Virginia Heffernan, and Jamie Kirchick search for the lessons of Tuesday’s midterms and marvel at the poor performance of Donald Trump’s hand-picked candidates and what their showings say about his hold

Not Even An Episode Today

Nov 9th, 2022 52s

Because of the mid-term elections, in which democracy is rumored to be on the ballot, we are postponing this week's episode of Not Even Mad by one day. So check back tomorrow for an election wrap-up. And thanks for not even being mad.Learn mor

EP 02 | Twitter Takeover, Fear Of Crime, and Cancel Court

Nov 2nd, 2022 59m 58s

Today on Not Even Mad, hosts Mike Pesca, Virginia Heffernan, and Jamie Kirchick discuss Twitter’s future under the command of Elon Musk and the politics of crime statistics, then they issue a ruling on whether former New York Times Op-Ed page e

EP 01 | Hershel Walker, Queer Labeling, and Republican Racism

Oct 26th, 2022 54m 33s

Today, on the launch episode of Not Even Mad, hosts Mike Pesca, Virginia Heffernan, and Jamie Kirchick discuss the candidacies of Kari Lake and Herschel Walker, ponder the label “queer,” and ask if present day Republicanism is inextricably raci

Not Even Mad Trailer

Oct 21st, 2022 2m 37s

Not Even Mad is a weekly 1-hour podcast dedicated to joyful disagreement. The 3 hosts: Mike Pesca, Virginia Heffernan, and Jamie Kirchick address issues from different political perspectives, but they wear their ideologies loosely and are just