May 31, 2018
In politics, like sports, moments arise that beg the question,
“What if?” In baseball, some think, “What if the runner on third
had made it home?” Politics is not quite different. Winners and
losers in both, pivotal moments leave us wondering: what if it had
happened differently? Joining this week’s episode to discuss the
great what-ifs - of both sports and politics - is Mike Pesca, a
radio journalist who is host of Slate magazine's daily podcast, The
Gist. Pesca recently published a book, “Upon Further Review: The
Greatest What-Ifs in Sports History,” about a number of
counterfactual sporting scenarios. The book includes a number of
historical and political essays, including one penned by Julian
Zelizer, co-host of Politics & Polls with Sam Wang.