Very Serious with Josh Barro
Josh Barro, Very Serious MediaVery Serious is a weekly conversation with top political commentators, columnists and policymakers, focused on how events in the news relate to major, long-standing controversies in politics, economics and culture. Host Josh Barro is joined by a rotating set of regular guests to work out the ideas behind the arguments on topics serious and not-so-serious. It’s a great conversation across ideologic... more
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 41 | Founded | 4 years ago |
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| Categories | PoliticsNewsSociety & Culture | ||||
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Megan, Ben and I react to Donald Trump’s very long address to Congress, the topic he did not want to talk about for very long (inflation), the tariffs he seems to realize people are skeptical about, and his emerging feud with the Premier of Ontario. more
I'm back again with another talkative podcast for the political center with Mike Pesca, Ben Dreyfuss and Megan McArdle. This week we’re (unsurprisingly) focused on the ongoing actions of DOGE: the firings and freezes that Megan correctly identifies a... more
We’re back again with another podcast with views from (and disagreements within) the center about Elon Musk, who has been the prime mover behind a lot of the news this week— efforts to cull the federal workforce, the (illegal?) pause on grants foreig... more
I’m back in your ears this week — testing out an idea. There’s a lot of political chat shows out there aimed at slices of the ideological spectrum, but the middle is underserved. Shouldn’t we have a show to digest the news, hash out some civil disagr... more
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Apple Podcasts1AngrySkankbag
United States6 months ago - So condescending
You couldn’t gather a more smug, entitled group of talking heads. Think of the most arrogant, know-it-all co-workers you’ve ever known. Now imagine they got together to make a podcast. Would you listen?
Apple Podcasts1JoeMac7345United States7 months ago - Great podcast
Learned a lot can’t wait for next episode. Great to listen to convo that doesn’t hammer the same old points recycled in the media
Apple Podcasts5TessliciaUnited States7 months ago - A podcast for people who think being moderate means nothing is a big deal
Want your concerns to be dismissed as hysterical derangement? Then this is the podcast for you.
Apple Podcasts1Greenman like X-FilesUnited States8 months ago - Yay!
So happy the pod is back!! Please keep it up, thank you!!
Apple Podcasts5AwesomePossum3United States8 months ago
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