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Mike Pesca, host of the ‘The Gist,’ will be off the air indefinitely. Published February 24th Written by BET Staff Mike Pesca, host of the Slate.com podcast The Gist, has reportedly been suspended after he debated with colleagues whether non-Black people should be allowed to quote certain racial slurs. According to The New York Times, Pesca, who is white, was suspended indefinitely after debating via Slack regarding Times reporter Donald McNeil, who was recently suspended for repeatedly using a racial slur during a 2019 student trip. Pesca reportedly argued there were contexts in which t...

Slate Suspends Podcast Host After Debate Over Racial Slur Mike Pesca of “The Gist” said he was suspended after defending, in a Slack discussion with colleagues, the use of the slur in some contexts. Mike Pesca, host of Slate’s “The Gist,” said he was suspended indefinitely on Monday.Credit...Ed Rode/Getty Images Feb. 22, 2021 The online publication Slate has suspended a well-known podcast host after he debated with colleagues over whether people who are not Black should be able to quote a racial slur in some contexts. Mike Pesca, the host of “The Gist,” a podcast on news and cul...