The show is interesting and does help you start with the major stories of the day. I prefer CNN’s This Morning podcast bc I feel like it covers way more news. And it has a lot of guest “experts” and analysts who bring variety to the show. Of course that show is longer, currently about 45 mins or so. Start Here is better than NPRs First Up bc that only covers 3 stories and only very briefly. I would prefer if Start Here had more coverage of more stories, and also more voices than just the one host, either guest panels or co-hosts. Better than Morning Joe, which seems to weirdly have a lot of inside jokes that a new listener doesn’t understand. Better than Fox n Friends bc Start Here is way more objective/neutral, mostly. And Start Here is a straight news program, mostly without “fluff” stories like what sundresses are in style this summer, etc.
Update: Start Here has been covering recent events in a very strange way. They almost sounded HAPPY that the U.S. and Israel just started a new war in the Middle East. Nothing was said about the Iranian people and the inevitable civilian casualties. Iranians are people too, ABC.
They also have a very pro-Israel bias. I’ve noticed it ever since the increased coverage of the region after Oct 7, 2023. They have significantly more Jewish or Israeli voices versus Palestinian/Muslim/Arab/Iranian views. I guess I should be used to it by now, but I keep hoping that an American media company will have the conviction, or at least the journalistic standards to cover both sides equally and fairly.
