Matter of Opinion

I’m a leftist, and have been looking for podcasts that would challenge some of my thinking and navigate the perspectives of those more to the right/conservative. This podcast is good, but could be improved with more diametrical guests; having listened to a multitude of episodes now, the views are more often than not grounded in liberalism, and after some unpacking the guests find themselves fundamentally agreeing with each other.

I found this show via Ezra Klein, but the gap between the quality of analysis and tone between the two shows is startling. The Ezrea Klein show I usually listen to twice there is so much content in there and even when he really disagrees with a guest he approaches the conversation open minded. This group feels more like an uncomfortable lunchtime conversation about politics with colleagues that really don’t like each other. Please add more detailed analysis and stop the wannabe “chummy” chat talking down to each other about where you think they sit on the political spectrum

I have kept listening to this as I used to enjoy the old episodes of the argument, but I am not quite sure what this show is trying to accomplish. It’s largely a group of people with exceptional (in the ‘not the norm’ sense of the word) lives and jobs talking, but not really bringing a lot beyond that. Their world views are largely shaped by where they have ended up, in highly desirable upper middle class jobs.

Now this is a blow. Bruni is the vital buffer between Ross and Michelle. He’s also more measured, eloquent and rational than any other voice on this podcast - at least to this British bystander.