Question Everything with Brian Reed

Thank you for a conversation that everyone should put into practice in their own lives. The media we listen to, read, or watch should not be trying to change our minds or reinforce our beliefs but instead should encourage us to think. Question Everything is just the start to a much bigger conversation that needs to happen in the United States.

I never write reviews, but this podcast is just so great that I had to! Every episode has made me think about something I hadn’t considered, has taught me something I didn’t know, and most importantly, has helped me try to make sense of the breakdown of shared truth in this country.

I tried the 6 most recent episodes. The host of this show is willing to question everything except for his own internal biases. He helps others “see the light”, while also taking the role of said light. This show does not feel like journalism, the way other NPR programs do. It feels like the smug diary of a person who STILL does not understand the way most Americans think and feel. I’d give it one star, but the production quality is very good so that’s at least worth 2.

This is hard to review. It’s a well made show by earnest and talented people but it’s also navel gazing and almost impossibly naive. It’s weird to listen to someone handwringing about good journalism as opposed to you know, just making it.