Common Sense with Dan Carlin

Dan Carlin

4.7 (11K)
POLITICS

Loud, fast-talking and deceptively funny, this politically-independent "forward-thinking pragmatist" looks at the events shaping our world through a uniquely American lens. It's smarter than you think, and faster than you expect.

MAR 23

What's Good for the Goose

The U.S. political stage has long been primed for an American nightmare. Faction loyalists can argue over who'll end up pulling the constitutional trigger, but the metaphorical gun has been loaded for decades.

1h 31m
03/01/2022

Gas Up the Cold War

Vladimir Putin has instantaneously reignited the Cold War by savagely attacking Ukraine this week. In response to requests, Dan shares a few thoughts.

40 min
09/01/2021

Betting on Long Shots

After 20 years in Afghanistan the U.S. exits the country thus ending the longest war in American history. Are there any lessons to be learned?

55 min
01/14/2021

Garbage In, Garbage Out

In a show recorded before the recent House impeachment vote, Dan examines the damage caused by the iceberg we recently hit when Americans stormed the U.S. Capitol and tries to suggest how we might avoid hitting another one.

47 min
09/20/2020

Steering Into the Iceberg

To paraphrase John Lennon, So you say you want a civil war? With the U.S. facing one of the most consequential elections in its history, Dan has some thoughts about us all, our choices and the times in which we live.

1h 13m
04/01/2020

A Recipe for Caesar

Does a global pandemic help break the spell of our bitter partisan conflict, or does it just raise the stakes? In the first CS show in years Dan wrestles with the Zeitgeist.

1h 26m

6 Episodes

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11,279 Ratings

Very insightful

Jun 23

cthiele10

I appreciate the work and thought that Dan puts into all his content. Don’t always agree with his opinions but that’s why I like to listen to most podcasts, for another point of view. Always happy to listen to new episodes on any of his shows.
As in the middle as it gets

Jun 16

eric sitko

Dans always been pretty fair about calling out all sides for their shenanigans. Hope he posts more often! I miss his content.
Can you have Joe Rogan and Kash Patel on the program

Jun 11

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And Elon and Steve Bano
Spot on

Apr 18

unkybrah

I wish more people thought like this.

Loud, fast-talking and deceptively funny, this politically-independent "forward-thinking pragmatist" looks at the events shaping our world through a uniquely American lens. It's smarter than you think, and faster than you expect.