Honestly with Bari Weiss

Great interview with Amy.

Sometimes this podcast brings on a brilliant heterodox type guest who I never would have encountered otherwise, and it blows my mind. People like Yuval Levin, or Haviv Rettig Gur, Niall Ferguson, or the recent episode with Simon Sebag Montefiore come to mind as examples. I continue to subscribe for that reason. But sometimes (and more so increasingly), they bring on some genuinely unserious guests, have interviewed a lot of billionaires, and don’t seem as interested in asking tough questions as they used to. And it feels like they are trying to shove a particular viewpoint on me. I respect the hosts, and still feel like they do a good job, but I feel like they try so hard to go against the grain of center left mainstream media that it’s now a bit too center right. But maybe some people would say the opposite! All to say, I really want a centrist/non-partisan podcast! I keep listening in the hope that it will be again.

Why are we listening to this guy? Not sure how having a mentally unwell character on this show is beneficial for anyone.

I hear a lot about how terrible that the attack on October 7th was, but barely anything about the overreaction. There is some validity in the criticism of Israel. There is real antisemitism, but there is also antiislamism that is prevalent in Israel too. History is interesting, but only when there is an honest viewing and recounting.