I always look forward to new episodes & it never disappoints. I hope the weekly format lasts!

From the "Banned in the USA" episode: "by banning these words, you can effectively ban reality. You can pretend reality doesn't exist because there's no way to measure it." Woof. Concise and topical - we need to be saying these things and talking about them. I don't always see things the way the hosts do, but I love the room they make for disagreement and examining difference - I find that encouraging. We need that! I always jump on a new episode right away.

I am so, so confused by this season. After the life coach season, I was pretty unsure about where the pod was going. This current season? Look, I like the idea of covering different topics, but some of these interviews are just not hitting the mark. Some of them feel more like rambling conversations rather than interviews. I had trouble even getting through and finishing it. Also, on the Dirty John episode, I found it odd that there was just an assumption the audience would know what this was about? I’m going to stick it out in hopes things turn around, but if you’re a new listener, just stick with season 1

This was such a great podcast. The previous seasons were the excellent journalist dives into problematic and predatory industries. I get that making those things is time consuming and expensive but the new seasons are just people complaining about how awful the world is now. Which it is! I agree! But if that kind of cultural criticism isn’t done well, it’s just tedious and depressing. Which is what this show is now.