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“Excellent show!”
rabidmoderate via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/21/24
“I am a leftist, or whatever. I’m pretty sure there isn’t any true threat to the advancement of political ideas and philosophies that have been under attack from cancel culture; I tend to find that framing of accountability the more ordinary means of deflection over reflection. It also gets...”Read full review »
Kalfisher via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/04/24
“Yascha wrote an article ‘The Deep Roots of the Left’s Deafening Silence on Hamas’ on Oct 16, 2023. The title says it all. The attack killed 1200 Israelis and as far as I know every member of the elected Left of the Democratic Party immediately criticized it. There were some corners of the...”Read full review »
Karthikesque via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/25/24
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“This is a great podcast for anyone interested in intellectual ideas, particularly in political science and current events. Great guests. Highly informative. Smart.”
Paul in Hamilton via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
07/18/24
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“Yascha is the kind of interviewer that more popular podcast hosts should aspire to be. He gently but clearly challenges assumptions and theories to tease apart causation and correlation, all while keeping the guest from feeling threatened. For the listener, we get to drill down deeper into the...”Read full review »
Jonny Leggs via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/17/24
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“Yascha's style is contentious in an overtly academic way. He reminds of professors during invited speaker talks when I was in my PhD program in Philosophy. He talks way too much. This podcast however manages to reach such an exceedingly high level of intellectual tone and character that I...”Read full review »
jdbench via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/16/24
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“Soooo inspiring”
c.l.who via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/28/24
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“I love Yascha Mounk’s work as an interviewer. He is well versed in the background of each guest and manages to push them to dig deeper than a lot of other podcasts do. He has a mild manner that belies the sharpness of some of his questions; he can be challenging without ever seeming to be...”Read full review »
fillups44 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/21/24
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“Excellent show!”
rabidmoderate via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/11/24
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“Very interesting conversation again”
EmmaFZ via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/11/24
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“The episode with Anshel Pfeffer in the immediate weeks after October 7 does not age well 6 months later. The complete inability of the guest — or even the host — to imagine or articulate Palestinian suffering or Israeli oppression and instead to cast the conflict as one purely of irrational,...”Read full review »
PenelopeinLA via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/17/24
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“A podcast for the old left. I do hope it does not get cancelled and Mounk is able to continue with having important conversations.”
akw92626 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/09/24
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“intelligent, substantive long form discussions where differences of opinion are handled respectfully & with nuance”
chrisgravy via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/22/24
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“Love the thoughtful conversations. I’m so glad to have found this pod.”
Academom via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/21/24
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“In a vast sea of podcasts that push one narrow point of view and one narrative The Good Fight stands out for being a true open discussion of ideas. 5 Stars.”
Zaptrax via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/07/24
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“This is always a good place to find a thoughtful and principled conversation about something that matters.”
psagers via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/31/23
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“Consistent veritable application of enlightenment values cuts through the loud haze of today’s political, civic, and social landscape. As a high school teacher of kids from a rather balanced and wide set of politically oriented group of households, maintaining a balanced delivery of content in my...”Read full review »
dfsouthwest via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/11/23
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“Discovered through Sam Harris.
Yascha is a terrific interviewer: erudite, curious and warm. Thank you for your work!”
Minxy Brit via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
10/23/23
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“Get a better audio setup. The audio quality is so bad I cant listen to it and drive at the same time.”
Yanni’s Suffocating Pestilence via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/15/23
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“He is a critical thinking and has great conversations. My only complaint is the quantity of ads. They are often interjected so often as to break the continuity of some conversations in snippets.”
Positive Sum Game via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/07/23
“Brilliantly moderated, guided by principles of independent and critical thought, replete with incisive and learned guests. This podcast serves a model direction out of and beyond the conformist, tribalist, calcified, polarized, self-censored thinking that is so prevalent in our media and...”Read full review »
Les Lynn via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/05/23
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“Yascha Mounk presents intelligent discourse on interesting political science subjects. As the founder of Persuasion it’s no surprise that his podcast is in the same spirit: advocating open dialogue, free society, the careful analysis of ideas. His guests are generally knowledgeable, sometimes...”Read full review »
BUKKROGERS via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/13/23
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“too many ads in between the program!”
Sauerkraut48 via Apple Podcasts ·
Germany ·
07/03/23
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“Yascha has my vote for smartest person on the internet.”
theorangejedi via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
06/18/23
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“Love the podcast. Don’t always agree with Yascha or his guest, but they always make me think about my position.”
JB MV via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/13/23
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“Superb exploration of the contemporary world”
cookie biglips via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
04/23/23
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“i listen to a lot of political podcasts and this is my favorite. the conversations are so good and i learn so much. thank you for this. i look forward to it every week”
pcjunkie02 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/05/23
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“Mr Mounk tries to be balanced. He often is. However, the point of view will always be very Left. He attempts to give a fair shot to a spectrum of speakers, but surprisingly we always end up at the same place: Americans must vote Democrat. I do enjoy him trying to think through things but...”Read full review »
watchthethronemeh via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/28/23
“Every single episode starts sounding like a satire of intellectual public access media of the 1970s. But within a minute I’m always hooked by the seriousness of the issues being discussed, and the intelligence and experience of the guests. Mounk draws no attention to himself during the main...”Read full review »
UUCP via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/25/22
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“Since Ezra Klein stopped doing his podcast, I have been searching for a series like this one. Intellectually interesting and brave, and genuinely curious. Thank you!”
PeteHost via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/02/22
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“Mildly disappointed that this show has nothing to do with the show on CBS. Nevertheless, Yascha Mounk has always exhibited, and featured, politically balanced viewpoints on the show. A refreshing podcast in these insane times!”
mr chapter via Apple Podcasts ·
Canada ·
10/03/22
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“Would be 5 stars but constantly says ‘converzation’ which drives me mad.”
urusainaa via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/25/22
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“An invaluable forum for the discussion of the important perceptual challenges of these disruptive, disorientating and polarising times.”
bill nrma via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
05/26/22
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“Thanks for your consistency in podcasting and for having guests that demonstrate their concern for world cooperation. Keep up what you are doing as it is “well done.””
digitaljane via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/22/22
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“Amazing when scholars who grew up in other countries can objectively look at the United States and despite all of our obvious issues they can see the bright side and have faith we can pull through.”
Noodles115 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/09/22
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“If you care about preserving dialogue and multifaceted perspectives this is the show for you.”
Spiral Wiz via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/02/22
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“This podcast is reasoned, intelligent, and what we need in these turbulent times. The topics are excellent and the conversations are rational and educational. Thank you!”
cginthepit via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/27/22
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“In an intellectual world that endeavors to eliminate viewpoint diversity - the most important kind - this podcast is a profoundly refreshing alternative. Mounk invites a broad range of guests and treats all with respect, including by carefully and thoroughly preparing. His questions are...”Read full review »
tdcavenagh via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/11/22
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“I came to this podcast probably a year after it had started, but after listening to a few I ended up going all the way back and listening to them all, which I'd never done with any other pod. Feel like I now have a PolSci PhD! Yascha speaks and interviews incredibly well, has a fascinating...”Read full review »
CromYouLent via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
02/26/22
“This podcast is a joy to listen to: great choice of guests, excellent host etc. But it’s more than that. Persuasion’s project is a breath of intellectual fresh air in times of dangerously deteriorating public discourse. Podcasts such as this (and similarly the substack) are the best vaccine for...”Read full review »
Homo Pacis via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/29/22
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“This provides great, wide-ranging conversations with thoughtful, rigorous, and heterodox guests. Humble and intellectually inspiring host. Love.”
Sfrby via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/06/21
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“I have listened to this show a few times including latest with Gasporov and I’m surprised by this constant bothside-ism.
So we have the GOP, who are rising authoritarians and are openly advocating for political violence and moving steadily towards fascism and it’s called only “cult of...”Read full review »
KagsAM via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/28/21
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“Habe nach langer Zeit wieder mal hier reingeschaut und mir die Diskussionen mit Michael Powell und Andrew Yang angehört. Es fühlt sich sehr gut an to leave my liberal bubble which has not been able to effectively solve the problems this country is increasingly facing despite earnestly...”Read full review »
Andy6278852 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/22/21
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“Yascha listens and responds extremely well. He’s an expert at finding the most salient parts of a guest’s comment or work, allowing him to focus the conversation on what is most important for one’s understanding of the topic under discussion. Also, while we all have our biases, it’s genuinely...”Read full review »
Jacob K N via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
10/17/21
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