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“The history of the American Right has been lost to history. You’re just not going to get more interesting and engaging content about the Birchers, Paleocons, Anti-Jesuits, Milton Friedman, William F Buckley, or really anything tangentially related to the American Right from anywhere else.”
I.amreece via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/01/24
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“Kye has become my favorite podcast informative smart well researched funny let’s you know how we got here with conservatism it amazes me every fear they try today they were doing 60 years ago”
tylermiami via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/12/24
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“Come for the informative and insightful conversations; stay for the theme music”
Matt but not a taken name yet via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/30/24
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“This podcast helps me understand far right conservatism.”
Recycled grandma via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/28/24
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“As a big fan of the pod, and a regular listener, I am compelled to weigh in on the America Last episode with Jacob Heilbrun. Lots of fascinating insights — and characters I was not familiar with— BUT how do you do an entire show about right wing infatuation with fascist authoritarians in the...”Read full review »
An inquiring journo via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/19/24
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“A must-listen for both political history junkies and anyone who wants to learn more about the American Right”
Christie76 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/13/24
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“If you want to know why American Conservatives are so insane then look no further.”
Godot2 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/12/24
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“And still is! I learn something new every time I listen. More than one thing! It’s an excellent podcast”
EJPETTINGER via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/12/24
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“Didn’t know about this podcast and heard about it on Matt Lewis podcast and really liked their conversation”
Sgt Zepp via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/21/24
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“That’s all”
Dkbaker8 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/15/24
“I love this show. Mat and Sam walk you through the complex intellectual landscape of the American right. They discuss the historical dynamics and the internal debates shaping its evolution since 1945 as well as its more recent worrisome populist/reactionary turn. Most importantly, they do so with...”Read full review »
Luwidg 2 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/28/24
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“This show is fantastic — like being with two really good friends as they follow their hearts through a violent and intriguing land (all the many conservatisisms before and present.) At the end of each episode I always feel I have nearly rounded the curve to see the cause and beginning. Best...”Read full review »
C-Lager via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/15/24
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“…even a funny one.
And the hosts can do a good job when they avoid hysteria & overstatement…._when_.
But it can also be maddening when it assumes too much, offers grand generalizations without supporting facts. Listen and you’ll hear.”
David in Seattle via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/05/23
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“I love this pod. It is probably the most intelligent pod I subscribe too. Amazing insights.
Funny, I think it is has made me more conservative because the hosts treat their subject with such respect. Sometimes when you get to know your enemy, you realize their viewpoint is valid too!”
OpossibleKingdom via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/20/23
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“Everyone agrees Netanyahu has been a disaster and has to go.
What should Israel do about Hamas? Treat them as a partner for peace? Just live with it? Let’s put your grandmother in that situation and see how you deal with it.”
Billybill1984 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/06/23
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“The best podcast cover design ever.”
B LeRoi via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/01/23
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“While this is a show in which leftists examine conservative intellectualism, it is not a leftist examination of conservative intellectualism. These hosts, wicked smart and full of panache, are primarily concerned with being taken seriously, which they accomplish by providing leftwing responses...”Read full review »
BugdomKing via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/29/23
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“I've been luridly curious about these folks ever since I read George Orwell's great excoriation, "Second Thoughts on James Burnham." What an essay! But I can scarcely bear to read the conservatives' words unfiltered, so I'm grateful to Matt”Read full review »
Felsina via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/11/23
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“I discovered this podcast several months ago
and find it to be very worthwhile.
I’m, I guess, a liberal democrat, strong
never tRumper, and familiar with most
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value greatly the depth and context they
bring to the discussion….”
BGoodchild1 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/29/23
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“Every time I hear someone say “the patriarchy” I cringe. It’s like communists who says “the proletariat”. What century are you in? I think this person is an ideologue who’s just regurgitating ideology.”
ngarre via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/01/23
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“If you want to learn about the deep historic context of conservative power, there is no better way. Understanding conservatives is utterly essential if we are to defeat them.”
GillaFlan via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/31/23
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“Did you miss out on Harvard? Do you ever wonder what late night bull sessions there among those consequential young people are like? This is the podcast for you. Better yet, now these lads are all grown up and ready to serve up post-varsity cultural and political commentary. My only criticism...”Read full review »
Senhor Bruno via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/24/23
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“I love when Matt says something gay like John Mayer is so hot”
tys1121 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/15/23
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“This is the needle in the haystack.”
Blake B Thompson via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/23/23
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“I love this show! I’ve enjoyed learning about politics all my life and Know Your Enemy is a master class in the history of conservatism and how it impacts us today. Despite the fiery title, the hosts neither dismiss nor belittle the topics of discussion but treat them seriously with a critical...”Read full review »
newmo99 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/04/23
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“the most meticulous podcast on the American right you are ever gonna find, with great movement history but also illuminating insights on themes that extend out from conservatism into the wider culture. currently chain-listening”
ganzgeworfen via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
07/04/23
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“It’s just been strange recently. Particularly on gender topics. I don’t want to hear about masturbating with children.”
AmpersandPitchfork via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/21/23
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“As happened for me with other thinking-together podcasts(see Slate’s Gabfests), I’ve come to admire and like the hosts as much as the subject. Matthew and Sam are smart, honest, fair, thoughtful, deeply informed, kind and politically engaged. A terrific dose of critical thinking about the...”Read full review »
SFrederickB via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/12/23
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“This is one of, if not the, best podcast out right now. The hosts are thought-provoking, brilliant, and engaging in a way that seems hard to find elsewhere. They take the episodes and discussions seriously but not stuffily -and filling it with humanity & kindness too.
It also sounds very...”Read full review »
kober1oveR via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/05/23
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“See title. Great show if you want the American subcohort gossip, perhaps less satisfying if you want the show to be something else. Affable hosts do their research. I love this show, in general, but wonder if the hosts are beginning to fall a little too in love with their bigger platform and...”Read full review »
momilli_ via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/13/23
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“I greatly enjoy this thoughtful, intellectually rigorous podcast. Ignore the slight dismissals from conservative trolls - if anything the hosts are rather too respectful to the enemy (and it’s their podcast, after all).
A personal request would be an episode on Francis Schaeffer and his...”Read full review »
Wake H. via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/07/23
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“Regardless of the topic, the kindness is what I enjoy”
Thomas TC via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/04/23
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“One of my favorite podcasts and always manages to tow the line between pessimism of the intellect and optimism of the will. Matt and Sam and company got me thru some pretty dark times during the pandemic isolation and I’ll always be extremely thankful for their commentary and perspective <3”
PenisPiderot via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/30/23
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“I never get tired of listening to these guys — and never stop learning from them. Episodes are so engaging and funny, but also densely packed with insight and set a high bar for what it means to situate contemporary conflicts in theoretical and historical context.”
Briseis27 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/29/23
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“They often make honest attempts at grappling with perspectives from the opposite side of the political spectrum but too often reassure themselves and their listeners of the ultimate inferiority of these views to their own with a lack of serious reflection. I too have little sympathy for many of...”Read full review »
pancesco via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/25/23
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“I can’t recall if it was Matt and Sam themselves or someone else who once described a scene in the 2022 film Triangle of Sadness, in which a Marxist yacht captain and a Russian capitalist take turns Googling and quoting Lenin and Chomsky at each other over a sinking ship’s loudspeaker, as “two...”Read full review »
From Taipei, with Love via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/23/23
“Wonderful podcast with hosts intimately familiar with right wing politics. I would like to request episodes on Ferdinand Marcos, Netanyahu, Joseph Smith/LDS, radtrad Catholics, and ultranationalist movements and groups.”
Wolfie T via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/17/23
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“They barely hide their contempt for people who actually have to work for a living.”
Robin Robinovitch via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/05/23
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“But now it is not.”
elrach32 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/03/23
“I have a faculty colleague who writes for First Things and I have never understood his and others trad-Cath & IDW use of “the Therapeutic”. Thanks for the work you do, there’s no better podcast on the intellectual underpinnings of the contemporary reactive right wing.”
Countfeeback via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/16/23
“I don’t think this podcast takes race seriously enough. A more honest and entirely less pleasant take on the right would be courageous about naming and really addressing white supremacy, given it’s centrality to American Conservatism. That is to say, discussions of race could go on for more than...”Read full review »
AviS14864 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/14/23
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“This show is great for self congratulatory bad faith readings of conservative voices. It is worthless if you want to understand conservatives and conservatism in itself. Maybe the title should be "Know how to talk about your enemy at Manhattan cocktail parties."”Read full review »
Dino Kale via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/21/23
“I grew up in the rural Midwest. My family and the area are deeply conservative. I have since moved away, and this podcast helps me understand the underlying philosophies and assumptions of family members’ professed politics and their unspoken values. Despite the podcast’s name, the hosts overall...”Read full review »
DysfunctionalPotato via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/21/22
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“As the child of religious conservatives, and for a time a card-carrying dittohead before I moved left, I find so much fascinating, illuminating, and even healing about these good-faith attempts to understand and take seriously the American conservative movement and its impulses. Matt and Sam are...”Read full review »
gdluehosh via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/29/22
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“I get my left wing comedic irony from other sources. Sam and Matt actually give me stuff to think about, books to read, theoretical frameworks to debate…ultimately, it’s a smarter show, and likely a more valuable one in the long term vs. more immediately gratifying, “entertaining” fare. If you...”Read full review »
Adelbrand Friedlander via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
11/08/22
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