This is a really unique and interesting podcast from 2 of the most accomplished individuals in academia. They are both incredibly thoughtful and intelligent and I learn something new every time I listen.

Glenn is wrong on Israel. John is right. Dig deeper. Invite Bari Weiss on!

What an amazing podcast this is!!!!, produced by a single dude!!!

Pay to hear academics blather? Yeah no

Glen and John, John and Glen. Friggin LOVE these guys. Solid academics and reputations. Could listen to convos all day. Best 1-2 ever

I’ve been listening for years now, but can barely stomach McWhorter anymore. His juvenile arguments related to the election and Coates, his entire lack of objectivity, is becoming intolerable. A difference of opinion is GREAT and he’s allowed to have and express many, but get a grip, grow up and stop acting like a petulant child. Glen does a good job expressing his opinions without using talking points taken from corporate media (as John does). He’s thoughtful, curious and actively seeks to grow. I will look for Glen’s podcasts for a bit.

A beautifully written book based on falsehoods is an ugly moral monstrosity.

Glenn, you never mention that Israel pulled out of Gaza in 2005, and the Palestinians elected Hamas. They wanted them in power. Then, squandered billions of international aid on tunnels that culminated in the attacks on 10/7. You’re the one who’s unhinged in this.

Thank you John McWhorter. Bravo

John is jealous of Coates.

If you guys were sellouts you’d drop conservatism immediately and go left all the way. In response to the episode on the 29th of sept. Love this podcast

I appreciate the candor and deliberate consideration of the issues. I love the discussions with John. You both approach issues intelligently, try to steelman counter arguments, and are willing to accept new ideas and change your mind when needed. I respect your ideas and perspectives and love how well you communicate them. I don’t always agree, but I always learn about the issues and how to better communicate.

This is a somewhat serious podcast but McWhorter is most definitely sounding just like a misogynist in respect to voicing negative opinions or dem nomination candidate Ms Harris’ laughter. His opinions about the new presidential candidate are evidently without self-awareness, without the self regulation one expects from an actual grownup and cringe-inducing to listen to. It’s dumb to voice basically any baseless assertion ruled by his factually unsupported view (what kind of trump-retardery have we descended to?) But that was a small part of the episode and the rest was good… three stars. Then I heard Glen say even though a gallows was constructed to hang government members on Jan 6 that somehow he regarded it as a protest and now I never need to listen again. Cops that served that day are dead now and construction demonstrates premeditation of murder. Glen is weak tea.One star.

Greetings, I must say from the beginning, I do not always agree with your perspective or with John’s as it were. However, the dialogue is at utmost essentially compelling and thought provoking and for those who digest podcast for perspectives that are differing and also sometime similar to their own this one is essential as it pertains to political/ culture perspective. I’m sure you are aware that this podcast receives a great deal of similar reviews, but as a steady and dedicated listener I feel compelled in this instance to share my perceptions although I often do not as a custom. Take care.

Doctor Loury and Doctor MacWhorter routinely provide a colorful, thoughtful and balanced commentary on current events. They don’t always agree on things but they always give a masterclass on how to respectfully listen and learn from others. This is one of the consistently high-quality op-ed podcasts available.

Glenn and John are university sellouts. In addition to university sellout, John is a New York Times propagandist. Which informs their total TDS and disqualifies them from true conservative thought leadership. Proud to slander Trump and clueless that their criticism applies not to Trump but to BIDEN. You’re both fired. I’m out. I’ve supported you for years. No more.

Glenn Loury and regular co-host John McWhorter offer thoughtful heterodox views on a range of issues of the day. I like how they break things down and show a willingness to challenge their own thinking. I wish more media were like this.

Love Glenn, But I have lost SO much respect for John McWhorter! Saying that Alvin Bragg’s vigilante justice type prosecution of Trump is for the greater good!?!? So intellectually dishonest! Serious TDS!

That you for putting your voice out in the public square. It’s great to listen to thoughtful podcasts

I thoroughly enjoy this show. I’m a bit left of even John’s beliefs, but rarely find myself disagreeing with them. If I do, I respect their positions as they are always well thought out. Thanks you Glenn and John, you make me smile and more importantly think.

If you are a teacher in the USA and you want to get fired simply quote this guy.

Wishing your great relief from a pain I know all to well. Looking forward to hearing from you soon! Your program has broadened my horizons. Thank you!

I loved the pushback by John in this episode with Keith Ellison. However, I wish there had been more. He contradicted himself a few times regarding the cause of excessive crime by black youths, and completely avoided responding when asked if “Kayla” would have been caught in the crossfire at a white party. Y’all just needed the show to be an extra hour! Keep up the great work.

Loved the panel discussion about Justice Clarence Thomas. Very respectful and substantive.

Glenn and John are some of the most important voices today. Appreciate how they bring sanity and reason to many difficult topics. And they make me laugh!! 😂

I absolutely love your podcast. I appreciate the wide array of spectrums you present on the most contentious and highly charged of issues (and nobody presents the counterfactual arguments better than you). In the wake of 10/7, you have had several guests on regarding Israel/Hamas as well as anti-semitism, I am hoping you might consider Bari Weiss or Dan Senor as guests on these topics as well to present additional sides to these debates. Keep up the amazing work (and love John M too)!

Thought-provoking and relevant podcast. And Glenn Loury has the BEST laugh!

Addressing issues in America, that need to be talked about.

Why give this guy a platform? Not smart. Very pleased with himself. Not an equal to the rest of the participants in this conversation.

What an unimpressive guest who keeps getting invited back on to rant. The guy yells about elites and then talks like a typical ivory tower know-it-all.

Long time listener, first time reviewer. Overall, I find the podcast interesting and thought provoking. The most recent episode with Robert Wright certainly fit the bill, even if parts of it were extremely difficult to listen to as a Jew living in Israel. I can suggest (and hope) that you stay true to the liberal values espoused on the show and invite on someone who can accurately and intelligently respond to some of Wright's framings and arguments. Thanks.

I just found myself at this podcast as I was referred from Sam Harris who I listen to regularly. I prefer not to spend too much time listening to delusional people like Carol Swain. How someone like that can hold any position of authority is extremely concerning to me. She is misguided at best and I found her dialogue and arguments essentially incoherent. Not suitable for an intelligent audience.

Usually rigorous discussions but couldn’t finish the Carol Swain episode

Lots of polemics, single-issue focused, discussions are rational and accurate in scope and nature, but the repartee grows tiresome…

Glenn and John always have interesting conversations and explore various viewpoints.

Always challenged and enlightened by these gentlemen.

Just listened to your discussion with Prof. West. While I find many of Prof. West’s ideas hopelessly utopian or just naive, he does have a very logical corpus of ideas that bear taking into account. You were really into an important issue when you two talked climate, and you missed a big opportunity to push back against Prof. West’s dangerous misinformation about “apocalyptic scenarios”. Very glad you brought attention to Prof. Koonan’s book but wish you had pushed back harder by saying that there is NO science supporting any apocalyptic climate outcomes—-a warming world is only apocalyptic in the warped minds of leftists/greens/progressives who use that story to foster their civilization-destroying agendas ….unfortunately all too successfully to date.

Listening to Glenn and his guests is like a hot shower for the intellectually homeless. Keep testing your ideas against the heavyweight thinkers of our time so that we all might listen in and move the conversation more in the direction of the truth, whatever that may be. Iron sharpens iron.

John Since you have lumped a large % of the society in one group. As in those people. I n the next podcast please list the top ten attributes “ those people” have in common. Those being Conservatives. I await your response Respectfully Bruce, Grand Rapids MI.

Between John’s systematic, deterministic excuse-making for Omar’s atrocities, and all of the pseudo-intellectual, anti-economics academic Marxists (and assorted other charlatans) Glenn can find to prostrate himself before, you can be sure that any respect you had for these men’s courageous “heterodox” thought will be swiftly and severely curtailed. Now you can add to this menu cultivated cluelessness about the nature of Palestinian activism and its Leftist fellow travelers. When Glenn is morally exercised about a pet cause, he is often incisive, extremely eloquent, and a joy to listen to. But righteous indignation only works when you know what’s right. And in far too many cases, Glenn is fundamentally concerned not with reality, but with performative collegiality and craven conformity to an irrational mob (of tenured professors). In the face of some urgent and obvious truth, Glenn can always find a nuance to hide in.

Thank you for laying it all on the line. You guys are a pleasure to listen to, from your vocabulary to your knowledge of history. Love your conversations.

I am grateful for these courageous men and women who speak words that I savor but yet will get them nothing but grief from people of color.

I gave this podcast a ONE because it’s constantly interrupted by stupid commercials. Maybe take a hint from other podcasters, like Bret Weinstein, Dr Andrew Huberman, Lex Fridman, who have commercials in the beginning from their sponsors, then are commercial-free, so listeners can actually focus on the content!!!

I started listening to this show because Glen is an economist at Brown. Unfortunately, this show discusses very little economics. It is mostly about race, culture, and politics. This is fine, in fact the hosts are very informed on these subjects. Please just don’t advertise yourself as a podcast on economics.

Glenn, I want to thank you for your fierce defense of democracy and free speech. I was listening to your greatest hits of 2022 episode and when I hear people explain that there are some outcomes so terrible that we should censor their information, I want to yell out exactly the response you gave. The fact is, there are a lot of people who disagree about Trump, many of which are not fervent supporters in a religious sense, but they have a very different idea of how things should be run. This is a valid debate that we MUST have and convince one another. It’s totally wrong to just assume that all of those people are so wrong that they don’t even deserve to have access to certain information that may or may not reinforce their position. You could not have said this more eloquently. Thank you for bringing clarity and practical sense to the conversation at all times.

I really enjoy the Glenn Show. Glenn Loury and his frequent co-host John McWhorter sometimes agree and sometimes don’t but the discussion is always thought-provoking and well worth listening to!

I just wish that I could have the kind of discussions with my friends, often at odds but always respectful, that these two men have.

You two continue to be my North Star with your discussions of issues that I am powerless to enunciate. Your shared intellect, and yes, your levels of melatonin, allow the two of you to say things I may think, but certainly can’t say. I hope the two of you outlast me in this Earthly realm, because you two make me smarter

Hello All - Though not politically aligned on most stuff with John, I have to give Glenn major kudos for providing a platform were complicated cultural issues with no easy answers can be debated, discussed, and debunked by reasonable people. This is a rarity in our polarized media landscape where clicks and downloads tend to drive content decisions. John McWhorter's thinking and writing is incisive and Glenn Loury's contributions round out every point. You all are probably thinking of doing a "spin-off" show in the future, and we'll keep an ear out here for it if you do. Thanks again.

Love Glenn’s intelligence, wit, honesty and enthusiasm. His latest with Amy Wax was one of his very best.