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• Just The Gist of... The Challenger Disaster

  On January 28 1986, 'America's Favourite Teacher', 37-year-old Christa McAuliffe, boarded the Space Shuttle Challenger, after beating out 11,000 applicants to become the first regular civilian NASA would ever take to space. Satellites had been sent to schools around the country so children could watch the shuttle launch live from their classrooms. But just 73 seconds after launch, the Challenger exploded mid-air, resulting in millions of children witnessing the moment that Christa McAuliffe and 6 other Challenger crew members were tragically killed. The Challenger disaster turned what was supposed to be NASA's triumphant return to relevance through the "Teacher in Space" program into one of the most traumatic moments in US history, broadcast live into classrooms across the country.…We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's Breakin' Nooz, JTG After Show AND Bonus eps! You can access them by joining the Gistener Club via the Just The Gist Patreon or Apple Premium Subscriptions.Watch Just The Gist episodes on Youtube @JustTheGistPodcastFollow Just The Gist on Instagram and TikTok @JustTheGistPodcastFollow Rosie in all the places at @RosieWaterlandWant to give us a SuGISTion? Tell Rosie to stop singing so much? Email us at [email protected] Just The Gist is a Just The Network production. Executive Producer and Host: Rosie Waterland | Senior Producer and Editor: James Joseph | Producer: Kate Leaver | Additional production support: Hayley Staveley | Acast Legends: Guy Scott-Wilson and Simon McDermott | Production Assistant: PocketDon't forget to follow and give us 5 stars, which means something apparently!Thank you, as always, for Gistening. Now go say something impressive at a dinner party.…Netflix doco series 'Challenger: The Final Flight' trailer (2020):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILAeVAgqFV4National Geographic doco 'Space Shuttle Challenger - 30 Years On' (2016):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DMmkp_F25YYou're Wrong About 'Challenger Disaster' podcast episode (2019):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8qUAhcBKu8Trusty old wikipedia page:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Challenger_disasterBritannica page: https://www.britannica.com/event/Challenger-disaster Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• JTG MINI: Meet MaryBeth Lewis - the 68-year-old woman who tricked an IVF clinic so she could have her ~15TH~ baby.

  This story in The New York Times Magazine went ridiculously viral last week because… ooft. ‘She Was Ready To Have Her 15th Child, Then Came The Felony Charges’ was brilliantly written by David Gauvey Herbert, and tells the story of MaryBeth Lewis; a woman who has been having babies via IVF since her mid-forties and doesn’t want to stop - no matter what she has to do to make it happen. This episode started out as a segment in Breakin’ Nooz, then it turned into a JTG MINI, then it turned into a Medium, then it pretty much turned into a regular-length episode BECAUSE THIS STORY IS NUTS. Rosie gives Just The Gist of one of the most gripping and ridiculously good articles she’s read in a long time. Read it right here in The New York Times Magazine.…We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's Breakin' Nooz, JTG After Show AND Bonus eps! You can access them by joining the Gistener Club via the Just The Gist Patreon or Apple Premium Subscriptions.Watch Just The Gist episodes on Youtube @JustTheGistPodcastFollow Just The Gist on Instagram and TikTok @JustTheGistPodcastFollow Rosie in all the places at @RosieWaterlandWant to give us a SuGISTion? Tell Rosie to stop singing so much? Email us at [email protected] Just The Gist is a Just The Network production. Executive Producer and Host: Rosie Waterland | Senior Producer and Editor: James Joseph | Producer: Kate Leaver | Additional production support: Hayley Staveley | Acast Legends: Guy Scott-Wilson and Simon McDermott | Production Assistant: PocketDon't forget to follow and give us 5 stars, which means something apparently!Thank you, as always, for Gistening. Now go say something impressive at a dinner party. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Just The Gist of... Andrew & Fergie

  The trash fire human formally known as ‘Prince’ Andrew is now just a regular person, only worse. Same as his former wife Sarah Ferguson, who until recently was still referred to as ‘Sarah, Duchess of York’. It was huge news in October 2025 when King Charles finally released a statement from Buckingham Palace, officially stripping Andrew of all his official titles and kicking him (and ol’ Fergie) out of the 30-room mansion ‘Royal Lodge’. But HOW did they end up this way? What is just the gist of Andrew and Fergie? How did they meet? How did they both end up such entitled, self-serving people (or were they always that way)? We’ve all seen the headlines about Andrew and Fergie’s enduring, years-long friendship with Jeffrey Epstein (and their continued lies about it), but what is it about them and their history together that led to this royal couple both being so… awful? Rosie gives just the gist of Andrew Mountbatten Windsor and Sarah Ferguson. (CW: While this episode focuses more on the history and lives of Andrew and Fergie rather than the specifics of Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes and Andrew’s alleged involvement in them, those crimes are obviously part of this story so they are mentioned, without detail, at some points. Take care when listening.)We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there’s this:SO MUCH of the info for this episode came from the incredible book ‘Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York’ by Andrew Lownie (2025)Interview with Andrew Lownie on an episode of ‘Throwing The Book At Them’ (2025)Andrew Lownie giving a presentation about his book at the University of Cambridge (2025)‘The Turbulent Life of Sarah Ferguson’ by Isaac Bickerstaff for Tatler Magazine (2025)‘Fergie and Andrew: Duke and Duchess of Disaster’ documentary (2020)‘Downfall of a Duchess’ documentary (1997)Andrew’s now infamous Newsnight interview with Emily Maitlis ‘Nobody’s Girl’ by Virgina Roberts Giuffre (2025) If this episode was difficult for you, please contact (Australia):Blue Knot Helpline (1300 657 380)Bravehearts (1800 272 831)1800RESPECT (24 hours: 1800 737 732)Lifeline (24 hours: 13 11 14)13YARN - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Crisis Support (24 hours: 13 92 76) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• JTG MINI: What exactly is '6 7' (aka 6-7/67/six seven)? JTG's official KidZ Correspondents explain.

  All the kids are saying it. Teachers are banning it. South Park did an episode about it. And it was just named Dictionary.com’s 2025 Word Of The Year. So where did 6-7 come from? WHAT DOES IT MEAN? Rosie did some research to get to the bottom of it all, including getting the scoop from Official JTG Kidz Correspondents: her 12-year-old nephew Malekai and 6-year-old twin nieces Layla and Layelle. (And yes, she mixes them up during the interview.)We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there’s this:Forbes article trying desperately to understand the KidZ and their six-seven nonsenseDictionary.com trying to explain themselvesMusic video of ‘Doot Doot (6 7)’ by SkrillaVideo of the original 6 7 kid ‘doing’ 6 7 at a basketball gameVideo of the entire restaurant cheering when order ‘67’ is called at an In-N-Out BurgerSouth Park clip from the recent ‘6-7’ episode (this explains it better than anything tbh)…Just The Gist is a Just The Network production. Executive Producer and Host: Rosie Waterland | Senior Producer and Editor: James Joseph | Producer: Kate Leaver | Additional production support: Hayley Staveley | Acast Legends: Guy Scott-Wilson and Simon McDermott | Production Assistant: PocketLooking for Breakin’ Nooz? After Show? JTG Bonus eps? You can access them by joining the Gistener Club via the Just The Gist Patreon or Apple Premium Subscriptions! Watch Just The Gist episodes on Youtube @JustTheGistPodcastFollow Just The Gist on Instagram and TikTok @JustTheGistPodcastFollow Rosie in all the places at @RosieWaterlandWant to give us a SuGISTion? Tell Rosie to stop singing so much? Email us at [email protected]’t forget to follow and give us 5 stars, which means something apparently! Thank you, as always, for Gistening. Now go say something impressive at a dinner party. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Just The Gist of… Theodore Rex

  There is a movie that exists that is SO bad, the lead actress who signed on had to be legally forced to finish filming it. In 1996, recent Oscar winner Whoopi Goldberg had signed on to star in a gritty, sci-fi drama, but the final script had turned it into a buddy cop film in which she starred opposite a talking dinosaur puppet wearing Converse sneakers and a backwards cap. Whoopi tired to back out, the producers sued, and she ended being forced to film Theodore Rex against her will (she is so unhappy to be there you can literally see her sighing on screen in some scenes in the movie). With a budget of $33.5million, Theodore Rex was never released in cinemas, making it the most expensive direct-to-video movie ever made (and the biggest regret of Whoopi Goldberg’s career).We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's this:Theodore Rex Wikipedia page - Complete film history and production details/Film - "How Did This Get Made? Theodore Rex (An Oral History)" - Interviews with producers, director, and crew (2015)Ranker - "The Story of Theodore Rex, The Bizarre Whoopi Goldberg Dinosaur Film" - Behind-the-scenes breakdownA.V. Club - "An oral history of how a bomb like Theodore Rex is made" (2015)YouTube - Theodore Rex Theatrical Trailer…Just The Gist is a Just The Network production. Executive Producer and Host: Rosie Waterland | Producer and editor: James Joseph | Producers: Kate Leaver and Hayley Stavely | Additional production support: Guy Scott Wilson and Simon McDermott | Production Assistant: PocketLooking for Breakin' Nooz? After Show? JTG Bonus eps? You can access them by joining the Gistener Club via the Just The Gist Patreon or Apple Premium Subscriptions.Watch Just The Gist episodes on Youtube @JustTheGistPodcastFollow Just The Gist on Instagram and TikTok @JustTheGistPodcastFollow Rosie in all the places at @RosieWaterlandWant to give us a SuGISTion? Tell Rosie to stop singing so much? Email us at [email protected]'t forget to follow and give us 5 stars, which means something apparently!Thank you, as always, for Gistening. Now go say something impressive at a dinner party. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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