Panders to authoritarians. Bashes everyone else.
Awful show. The host seems incapable of asking serious and meaningful questions to any conservative (US) or authoritarian (Chinese) guest. The less the guest aligns with acceptable norms of free speech, human rights, and open democracy, the more the host gives that guest an open and unchallenged mic to spew all manner of lies and dishonesty. Meanwhile, the host gleefully harasses middle-of-the-spectrum and “liberal” guests with a plethora of fact-free, half-baked “it seems to me’ assertions. The Economist wold immediately double the quality of their podcasts by dropping this show (or at least its host).
DontMakeMeFillInThisField via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 03/25/21
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I’m not interested in all topics, but they do have very interesting people in the show. You can’t easily get these perspectives elsewhere.
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Puissant travail réalisé par the economist pour suivre les idées de notre monde
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Pretty descent guests interviewees. Great content from the them. The host interjects and interrupts during interviews constantly though, which can be frustrating to listen to when the speakers are midways through making their point.
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