Informative but ideological
I’ve enjoyed listening to these podcasts but the dreaded postmodernist ideology is creeping in. I appreciate it’s the BBC (and they have openly admitted they are all about social justice) but this obsession with this most bizarre of ideologies is puzzling. Just provide the facts-telling people how to think is far beyond the remit of a broadcaster.
jazz2987 via Apple Podcasts · Great Britain · 01/02/24
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mahparaf via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 01/25/21
This podcast is genuinely fantastic. So well researched, but in an engaging format, answering questions and having discussion where there would be done in a textbook or other academic source. Absolutely my favorite podcast!
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