Episode Reviews

First four guests, delightfully thought-provoking, introspective, even - dare it be said - wise. Internal 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀: 9m30, 𝗦𝗮𝗺 𝗔𝗱𝗹𝗲𝗿-𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗹 • 23m55, 𝗢𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗼𝘃 • 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗱-𝗪𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗶𝗻, 36m04. Had episode ended with Prescod-Weinstein, would have been full, enthusiastic five. Curious editorial choice to close with Howard Jacobson, unapologetic Zionist, #KidsTheseDays moral panicist. Hand wringing over 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘥𝘥𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥—esp. by those entirely divorced from University settings—is text-book reactionary centrism. So lumping Jacobson in here as a "Leftist" invites numerous questions. Placing HJ last positions him as capstone: a rhetorically powerful position were this a written piece. In podcast form, makes Jacobson's blather easy to skip. DNF @ 50m30.