
The Gist is a pop culture podcast and celebrity interview series where yesterday’s icons and today’s headlines collide.
Hosted by writer and cultural commentator Chris Vetrano, each episode goes beyond surface-level entertainment news to explore the stories behind the moments that shaped us — from 90s and 2000s pop music nostalgia to reality TV, Real Housewives drama, and the celebrities redefinin... more
| Publishes | Monthly | Episodes | 109 | Founded | 4 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Society & CultureMusicMusic Interviews | |||

Clay Aiken spent eighteen years raising his son instead of chasing another album, and he'll tell you that wasn't a mistake. Now that his son Parker is nearly off to college, the American Idol season two runner-up is back with his first new single sin... more
Kris Allen won American Idol in 2009 and spent the next fifteen years doing the opposite of what that's supposed to look like. He walked away from his major label deal, started his own independent label DogBear Records, and took eight years between a... more
Kristen Doute has been called a villain, a truth teller, and a chaos agent. These days, she's adding "new mom" to the list and she's more self-aware than ever. On this episode of The Gist, Kristen opens up about filming The Valley Season 3 with a thr... more
BBMAK joins The Gist to look back on the whirlwind success of their 2000 hit “Back Here,” touring at the height of the boy band era with Britney Spears and *NSYNC, and what really happened after the spotlight faded.
In this exclusive interview, Chri... more
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The podcast name “The Gist” was clearly and famously taken, and yet you start this show and name it the same? Come on man that’s classless.
Chris was born to do this - so fun to listen to week over week!
Pretty Good!
This is a must listen. Keep it up guys.
Love the distraction playlist...perfect thank you










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