On The Gist, is it OK to ape a Russian accent when saying Russian names?

And we revisit an interview with filmmaker Bryan Fogel, whose documentary, Icarus, recently won an Academy Award.

In the Spiel, a short conversation with author Steven Pinker about the state of academia. Is it really doing that badly?

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10.22.24 The Pregame Show