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“A Million Man and A Million Woman and A Million Transgender and A Million Immigrants and A Million with at least two years of community college booing Trump at his “ Sworn In” and his parade. No need to hold signs or violence . Form peaceful groups and BOO him relentlessly.”
JNLCIA via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/10/24
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“Unsubscribed, after years. It’s now smug, woke rubbish.”
timothymarcjones via Apple Podcasts ·
South Africa ·
11/08/24
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“What an amazing show! I learned so much and am seeing a much clearer picture of our history and ideas. I’m going to replay the entire episode. Looking at the book, too! Thank you for another great show.”
CTnzr via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/10/24
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“Since On Point days, I’ve known that C. Lydon is a gifted and empathetic moderator. His calling realized to great effect here.
I am gratified he is given space, support and freedom on this platform.
Podcasts can educate…routinely interesting.”
Iswoon via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/23/23
“I’ve listened to Christopher Lydon’s programs for decades on Public Radio, and on Open Source. Great mind, great topics and ideas, great staff and team, smart, ethical, personable, and relevant. This is the SHOW to listen to. Thank you.”
SunRa Rebel via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/16/23
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“There is no podcast that I enjoy more. There is also not a better podcast available that is so rich with a superbly diverse array of topics and themes. If there is any podcast that makes the world better and more informed, it’s definitely this one.”
Mase Al via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/15/23
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“Christopher Lydon is the greatest podcast host of all time. His passion for understanding people & the world, along with these stories he brings to life is everything we love.
I thank you for being an amazingly warm human and friend, thank you Chris.
Everyone from Mattapan loves Chris!
In...”Read full review »
GETFLYY Media Group via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/06/23
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“Vietnam 1968 - I didn’t have a patriotic interest. That bacevich did doesn’t surprise me. He still can’t be honest as to the USA’s viciousness as regards any effort at world peace. Russia was provoked and responded as the responsible adult in the room. Someone had to say no to the USA and the USA...”Read full review »
krl1010 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/05/22
“Christopher is a gift to humanity. Listening to him will make you bigger.”
lu and ru fan via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/05/22
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“Christopher Lyndon’ treatment of the Van Morrison album Astral Weeks was phenomenal. I didn’t know the album before then and now it is a constant companion. This pod, and that album are gifts to all of us.”
Bld22 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/17/22
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“Listening to the program changed my life more than a decade ago! Will always be grateful”
obi (Franklin) via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/20/22
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“Excellent interviewing that brings out the deep knowledge & experience of his guests. Always get the feeling that he absolutely respects and likes his guests. Very much appreciate his emotional input to the interview.”
MGH SF via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/08/22
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“The descriptions that accompany the podcast episodes are often misleading, making them out to be more interesting than they really turn out to be.
The host seems to be an old-style radio jock and brings a middlebrow manner to some very deep and challenging issues.
Also, I found that there is...”Read full review »
sidneyhart via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/03/22
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“Christopher Lydon is a renaissance man from music to politics to history philosophy and more. With respect to his amazing interviewees, he teaches me so much. This is my number one podcast.”
lively Liver via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/29/22
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“He’s a lib not a neoliberal. He gets fantastic guests and then has real conversations that are smart and thought provoking. I don’t how I got into listening to him but it was long before I ever heard the word podcast. He’s the New Yorker of podcast but with more consistently good politics. ...”Read full review »
Vunraveled via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/03/21
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“Christopher Lyndon is such a treasure of a host, and a rarity; very well read, deep thinker, and open minded, on so many different topics. I don’t listen to a lot of podcasts, but this has been a mainstay for me for the last 4 years.”
haveatomato via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/09/20
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“Lydon is a well read master of inquiry who knows how to construct a question that digs into the heart of the issue. Whether is David Foster Wallace, Dickinson, or Mark Blyth, Lydon knows the subject and how to place it within the times we live. He has a talent for asking the questions you wish...”Read full review »
bigAlLassalle via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/30/20
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“Such fun to dig back into Melville again for fresh perspectives on our many crises as the RNC convention serves up more lies and invective. Thank you, Chris, and your fascinating guests—in this episode as in all that you have been offering to ground us in a vision that can carry us forward together.”
@&$&@&$&&& via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/26/20
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“And it’s fantastic”
Velvet Crocodile via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
08/04/20
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“Often, even when I've seen a title/subject of an episode that doesn't appeal to me, I find that if I begin listening I become interested and find benefit. Almost always excellent interviews and conversations on a wide variety of worthwhile topics.”Read full review »
Spud Hereford via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/11/20
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“The show on Johnny Hodges, the great alto saxaphonist, was, like Hodges’s own work, a masterpiece of sensitivity, inquiry and grace. Thank you.”
xisirb via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/03/20
“Great radio program - ideas, music, literature, drama, politics !! Thank You
Chris Lydon !!!”
SF CA Lin via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/07/19
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“Unlike many podcasts, there is no set subject here, nor does it play to whatever current hot topic is dominating the mediascape. Just every week, for one hour, you’ll get a really good discussion that will take you in unexpected directions. As good on art, music, and philosophy as it is on...”Read full review »
TheDudeAbided via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/12/19
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“This is a podcast etched on my calendar. As a UK listener it’s a wonderful, intelligent & enriching piece of audio I really treasure. It’s varied & offers real depth & analysis of culture & politics. Oddly the only ones I enjoy slightly less are the UK interviewees. Loved the...”Read full review »
GratefulUK via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
01/06/19
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“Just started listening this year after hearing the Whitey Bulger episode on WBUR. This show is awesome and super intellectual; it’s impossible not to learn something every week. Lydon is a great interviewer; this dude blows Terry Gross completely out of the water. I enjoy hearing his questions as...”Read full review »
Jack_McCoy via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/08/18
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“Literally the best podcast. I’ve been listening since 2004 and i swear it’s made me a more thoughtful human.”
4teh_ump via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/30/18
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“Thoughful, thought provoking, and assumes its audience is actually interested in digging a little deeper in order to better understand. What a pleasure to have Chris Lydon talk to us and with us, not down to us in the belief that we have tuned in merely to be infotained as is so often the case...”Read full review »
Appreciator of Good Things via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/31/18
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“Christopher Lydon is keeping me sane.”
goodems via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/23/18
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“Truly one of the great podcasts. Fascinating topics, brilliant guests, superlative host.”
NuthinButNetPodcast via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
06/12/18
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“Christopher Lydon is great, and he does fascinating deep dives into music and literature. I was first hooked by the episode on Bach's St. John Passion. Since then, I've subscribed to the podcast and been underwhelmed by the title--Bob Dylan as poet (when everybody was talking about it),...”Read full review »
Big old fish via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/10/18
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“For a far-left who despises modern day Democratic Party, this is great source for thoughts and ideas for advancing social and economic justice and fight neoliberalism.
A small drawback is that the host sometimes tends to put words in his interlocutors’ mouths.”
Ahmad ibn Taymiyyah via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/11/18
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“This is the only thing I listen to every week. The content leaves Fresh Air's middle-of-the-road pop pandering in the dust. Not quite as diverse or comprehensive as Against the Grain (could use some radical politics to balance things out), but neither is it interminable and dry, as that is....”Read full review »
DanielSomers via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/17/17
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“This podcast gives me something to look forward to every week. Christopher Lydon is a great interviewer, his voice is soothing and comforting, and the way he shouts out his crew at the end of every episode, especially his producer Mary McGrath, is squad goals. He and his team find the most...”Read full review »
lexical_lane via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/15/17
“Hands-down favorite podcast. Christopher Lydon can navigate an interview brilliantly. The research, thoughtfulness, and insights make this a memorable podcast series. Get your mind blown today”
zje112 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/27/17
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“Open Source is one of my favorite podcasts because it features the most intelligent conversations you’ll hear on the radio. Christopher Lydon rounds up the smartest people on his show’s subjects and leaves out political spin. This show is always enlightening. Just when I think I understand an...”Read full review »
Whitesauce via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/22/17
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“Informed and topical discussions without the hyperbole. Informed and interesting guests and a host with a genuinely curious mind.”
Peter.io via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
07/15/17
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“Chris Lydon is a national treasure. Nuf said.”
ahab's ghost via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/13/17
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“Love Open Source Always_ FINALLY !!! In this Episode!! Someone who ADMITS that the DEM Loss is because WOMEN POWER is still not accepted. I have been believing it, seing it, realized it, since the election, and I was yet to find in ALL the post-mortems I ve read about why the democrats...”Read full review »
Petra46 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/11/17
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“Vital in our current times, Christopher's show is a must-listen for all who strive to be informed.”Read full review »
J-Money2223 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/12/17
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“Open Source is one of best ever programmes I have ever listened to as a podcast. Always totally absorbing, revealing, fascinating and a complete pleasure.”
CMSLondon via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
11/03/16
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“Great host and guests. Very good show.”
Alisagrus via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/28/16
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“Radio Open Source is a podcasting institution. Big ideas in politics, media, culture, philosophy. Cited at the first-ever podcast, its relevance is awe-inspiring; it's as fresh as ever. An essential part of your weekly routine.”Read full review »
DaveWalk1 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/14/16
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“I had just found this podcast, and the episode I listened to happened to be the one on sexual violence on college campuses. I have to say, I was completely horrified by his ignorance on the issue and his outdated, misogynistic responses and smirks. Basically just an hour of victim blaming and how...”Read full review »
Thisnamereallycantbetaken via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/06/16
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“Christopher Lydon is an idiot. That was my conclusion after listening to him smirk and chuckle his way through an hour on sexual violence. Progressive he is not. I'd just found this podcast, but it's not one I'll remain subscribed to.”Read full review »
Saraj97 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/04/16
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“No soundbytes, no sophmoric snickering. Lydon just gets down to business and delves into the subject.”
NYRonin via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/28/16
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“The challenge for today's podcast listeners: what to listen to, and why? Christopher Lydon and his staff have a long history in issues reporting. Lydon looks out and seeks deeper meaning; a penetrating sense-making. For those looking for deeper insight and are discriminating with both...”Read full review »
Phil In Blank via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/13/15
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