Gone way down hill (used to be five stars)
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“I've been a Never Fly Coach subscriber since they started their Substack (and for a bit before that on Patreon), but I won't be renewing my subscription this May unless they drastically improve. I don't necessarily need them to change their positions, I just want them to stop mischaracterizing the positions of those they disagree with and actually engage with them instead.
It started with the Russia/Ukraine war, where they mischaracterized anti-war people as being pro-Russian. Then with the Israel/Palestine conflict, where they mischaracterized people being critical of the actions of Israel's government as being antisemitic and/or pro-Hamas (yes, there are idiots on the left who are pro-Hamas, but there are also plenty of people who condemn Hamas while also being critical of Israel).
Despite being a mostly libertarian podcast, they seem more willing to speak with liberals and conservatives than with libertarians who are more radical than them. The fact that they're more interested in talking with Ben Shapiro (who they've said they'd like to have on the podcast) than with someone like Scott Horton says a lot.
On cultural issues and criticizing the media, they're great. On foreign policy, they've become awful, and foreign policy is too important for me to overlook what they've been saying on the topic. Again, I don't need them to change their positions, I just want them to actually engage with people they disagree with. They do that on other topics, so they should do it for foreign policy as well.”Read full review »
FireShield95 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/08/24
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“Enjoyed listening to the first episode! Really smart guys saying really smart stuff without being pretentious. Like some of the best parts of Vice News, The Independents, and Red Eye (minus the houseboys) mixed together. Give a listen, folks--it's an hour well-spent!
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MKTX42 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/02/16
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“This podcast is the rare blend of entertainment and information! I look forward to this podcast every week!”
J. Fitz. via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/28/16
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