One of the greatest interviewers, but...
Jeffrey Goldberg is really bright and knowledgeable. He’s also a sophisticated thinker. You can tell by his quick and incisive follow up questions that he thinks quickly. In short, he’s a great thinker and a highly skilled interviewer. But I notice that he throws softball questions to people on the left, sometimes just taking the left’s narrative as a given in his questions (e.g. Tracy Chou) and asking only slightly challenging questions, while constantly challenging and registering his disagreement with interviewers on the right (e.g. Mollie Hemingway). I’m glad he interviews people on the right though. Overall an enjoyable but imperfect podcast.
QuestioningPerfectionist via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 04/20/18
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Interesting guest list but Jeff needs to stop interrupting and dominating the conversations. All you can hear is him with the guest faded into the background. It’s as irritating as those morning talk show radio pairings that are always on during the drive to work. Not as thoughtful as I had hoped.
Lachiomi11 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 11/17/17
I really enjoy this podcast but I do wish that Jeffrey Goldberg would step back a bit. Especially in the beginning of his interview with Chimamanda Adichie, he kept recentering himself as if to prove he’s clever or cool... and from my perspective it just came across as disrespectful to his guest....Read full review »
Satya Vidya via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 06/01/21
I’ve read the Atlantic for many years. These interview podcasts are as good as the writing. Listen to the one with Ta-Nehesi Coates for a great example.
Grodewald via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 03/30/18
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