Mixed Bag: well produced, politics iffy
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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 to rightwing questions rather than through rejecting the rightwing questions and asking their own.
I was rather perplexed when they were talking about 2024 election earlier this year that their only critique of Biden was that he’s too old. But I’m not really the target audience here—these hosts are making their position on the left palatable to a wider audience, be it through emphasizing trade-unionism and condemning Stalin’s atrocities or by writing an article to define “woke” from the “left”, or by tutting over the foibles of certain leftists. This stance genuinely has some positive effects, like letting them be resources for rightwing youths who are unsure about their ideology and want an offramp. That’s great. Even so, I can’t help but feel these hosts have little interest in imagining and beckoning a better world, and would rather tinker with what we have now.”
BugdomKing via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/29/23
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“If you’re someone whose been thinking about how the right has positioned itself, perhaps you’ve read some Chip Berlet or David Neiwert to keep up on the machinations of the RW, then this podcast is for you. I’ve been following the right for a longtime from behind the lines in the south, can’t...”Read full review »
Idhdjsnekd xke via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/28/19
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“On the whole, I prefer "scripted" podcasts. It takes a lot for me to recommend a "conversational" podcast. As a general rule, I don't listen to them as they are more than likely to contain little more than a few friends sitting around hemming and hawing like, well, regular...”Read full review »
split2001 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/19/19
“First heard about this on Citations Needed and binged without intending to. Start with episode two for an excellent example of how smart and useful this show is.”
Meredith McIver via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/28/19
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