What do you think of recent podcasts?
Great? Good? So-so? Bad? Awful? Other?
I haven’t listened to CTH in ~2 years. If all they do is shoot the shit - I have no interest. But they have Osita Nwanevu as a guest on today’s show so I’m curious to have a listen if I get positive feedback in this thread.
812 - Sweeney Odd feat. Osita Nwanevu (3/5/24)
Contributing editor for the New Republic and columnist for The Guardian Osita Nwanevu returns to the show. We look at a new New Yorker piece on Joe Biden’s last campaign, and the president’s defiant refusal to change gears, adjust policies, or really do anything to address rather dismal polling ahead of the election.
Then, switching to the republicans, we look at the increasingly weird and anti-social tact of American conservatism and ask: can the modern right be assimilated into American culture? Find Osita’s newsletter here: https://www.ositanwanevu.com/ And check out the Flaming Hydra collective (featuring a lot of great writers & friends of the show) here: https://flaminghydra.com/
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I didn’t realize Matt was still gone. I just assumed he came back already. Is there any hint at all when he’ll come back?
I kinda feel like a odd duck in that I actually like Chapo. I’ve stuck with Chapo pretty consistently, even through the post-Bernie doldrums. I’ve listened to a fair number of their episodes multiple times, even the much reviled Girl God episode. For me, Chapo is my default background noise when at work or taking a long drive or playing video games where I don’t need to listen to dialogue.
For their recent stuff, it’s not bad, although nothing amazing. They do have consistently good takes on Palestine, if not a lot of unique insights. On other topics they feel a bit late to the party, and there haven’t been any particular stand-out reading series in the past few months.