For two intelligent and educated individuals to not understand everything is energy/ subatomic particles is baffling. Just look at the Mitochondrial research going on. It all leads to the acceptance of alternative/ “quack” cures.

Ready to learn from a clear and intellectually honest and brilliant person? This is the podcast you need

Great, thoughtful podcast. At times I fear that Coleman is getting a bit captured by the anti-woke religious right types, but usually he pulls back from the edge. I was glad to hear him pushing back against Josh Hammer's idiotic theories throughout the entire recent episode about marrying across the religious divide (amongst other things). I'm a big fan of exchanges of ideas from all sides, if the interlocutors are rational and honest. Wokeness needs to be pushed back on, as does it's opposite. Coleman usually does a great job of this, and being a fellow former philosophy major, I enjoy hearing his mind work, as he objectively considers all sides. However, I'd submit that Josh Hammer wasn't worth wasting the time on. There are no rational underpinnings of his "ideas" and no reason to try to have an intellectual conversation with someone who is essentially a religious nutjob. I've noticed the podcast veering into this type of territory lately, which is why I give it 4 stars, not 5. Please don't turn into one of those self-owned "just asking questions" morons like Tucker Carlson. Some people aren't worth spending your time on. Other than that, I highly recommend the show.

Eric Adams mentioned there’s a lot of anxiety in New York City. I’d say one big factor is that there’s a lot of Jew hatred that goes unchecked. There are physical assaults and hate crimes surrounding this hatred so I would say that’s a high factor and anxiety.

Coleman is a clear, calm & a fact based communicator. I am thankful for his honesty and integrity.

Great guests, great interviews. Love this podcast. An island of intelligent reasonableness in a sea of garbage.

Episode w/ Arthur Brooks is full of info about the human psyche. Highly recommended to everyone, especially those who feel broken.

For some reason though, this is the only show I don’t get notifications for, even though I follow. Not sure what’s going on there. Anyway, I love it so much that I just go manually check and listen that way. Keep it up!

It is superlative

Coleman’s interview with Mark Dubowitz on Israel’s current situation was the best I’ve heard yet. There have been many interviews on the subject over the last 2 weeks but they lose the listener and cover territory that is hard to stick with. Every minute of this one with Coleman was great and informative!

Finally a sane podcast. I love Colmans relaxed and thoughtful style of interview

When I saw that Coleman’s podcast was now part of The Free Press, I thought it seemed strange for his first interview to be with his own editor. But it turned out to be a thoroughly interesting encounter between two very bright, articulate people. Coleman asked some hard questions not least of which is Bari’s reaction to Andrew Sullivan’s recent criticism of the FP. Hughes is a good interviewer, asks probing questions, and lets his guest respond with interrupting constantly (take note Andrew Sullivan!!). My only frustration is that his podcasts are too infrequent!

I’m so excited you’ve joined the free press, and the interview with Bari was perhaps one of the best interviews I’ve ever heard. Your questions were amazing, going further than I’d expect them to, and her answers so open and honest. Looking forward to listening more.

Nice mix of guests. Love that you do more of a conversation than an interview. Think about having Rami Khouri on for his take on the Middle East. Smart and sensible guy.

Coleman Hughes is probably one of the best podcasters I’ve ever listened to. As a disaffected liberal/progressive, he has done an incredibly good job of helping me navigate the culture war issues in American society today, particularly race and gender. I feel like in many ways, I have found a political and/or cultural home among the likes of him, John McWhorter, Jon Haidt, etc. While I don’t agree on absolutely all of his views, nor do I fully understand his political outlook (indeed, I think many on the political Left can’t place him either and unfortunately some have even denounced him as an outright conservative), his heart and mind are definitely in the right place. His stance on racial colorblindness (once, and hopefully once again, a progressive stance) profoundly resonates with me, as well as his views that socioeconomic class, not just race, should be the proxy for disadvantage in our society. I hope Coleman, whom I’ve had the pleasure of meeting and hearing speak in person, can connect to the progressive left with the notion of socioeconomic justice, and that can supplant the left’s fixation on more distractive notions of identity. Keep up the great work, Mr. Hughes!

Like his buddy McMaster, another middlebrow podcast “intellectual” and feckless Trump apologist/shill pretending to be a truth teller and critical thinker, while sanewashing MAGA’s paranoid, reality-denying kakistocracy. Got to appear hip to America’s current wave of rightwing authoritarian grievance politics—kowtowing to the rising techno-oligarchy he hopes can pump his book and his brand. Hey, maybe get his own show on Fox News!

Coleman given recent events after your interview with McMasters and how Trump is taking a the opposite approach and appear doesn’t recognize Putins ambitions, as noted by McMasters, in the region, it would be great if you could revisit the developing issue. To get a contrarian viewpoint on this and Gaza it would be wonderful to have Journalist Aaron Mate on.

I love this podcast. Coleman is a deep thinker and in the past has been a strong interviewer. Lately, however, he has published very few interviews, and his newer sessions have felt rushed. He seems unprepared in the H.R. McMaster session, and the editing in the episode is bizarre, with the interlude music happening while H.R. McMaster is talking. What’s up Coleman? We’re here to help.

Used to be good but takes months off then comes back with a disgusting staged episode that he probably only did because he was paid so clear it was a total scam

I love your show Coleman, you have great guests, you ask excellent questions, I learn and I am entertained at the same time, thank you

Another sad young Black man who serve the interests of racists. He uses every opportunity to audition for the next Clarence Thomas. I bet he has a Ginny too

Coleman has been such a reliable and sanity-inducing source of intellectual insight and wisdom for me around difficult topics, especially regarding race and identity politics. I’m so grateful for his courage and wherewithal to have these conversations that impact us all.

Wow…just read Rodney Balko’s articles destroying Coleman as a dishonest propagandist. I urge any listener to read them and then read Glenn Loury’s mea culpa and apology for taking Coleman at his word regarding the George Floyd murder. The simple fact is that conservatives - and here I am including the whole of Bari Weiss’ Free Press - LIE TO YOU. Whatever confounding stupidity the far-left is currently attempting, it is nothing compared to the cynical, purposeful and perpetual untruths the right-wing ecosystem spreads. THEY THINK YOU’RE STUPID. FULL STOP. What’s worse is “liberal” outlets like the New York Times run glowing articles about people like Coleman, giving them and their insidious misinformation cover and credibility. You have two options in a society like this one: 1) Learn how to think (yes it’s still possible) or 2) Have people like Coleman poison your mind. I include Coleman in same category as Bret Stephens - 95% of what comes out of their mouths is just dumb. Having Thomas Sowell as your idol is akin to worshipping Lyndon LaRouche.

It is clear to me after listening that this ‘no compromise’ attitude of the guest (and the whole ‘movement’ it seems) is what needs to change in order for there to be change. The definition of insanity example the guest gave applies both ways. Unless he truly believes that the ‘resistance’ is working, then perhaps it’s time to compromise - at least as a first step towards the desired end goal. And if he believes that the ‘resistance’ is working, then something is clearly wrong. A ceasefire is not a compromise given that there was one in place before this conflict started.

the description of history is too innocent of the actual history and misses serious fractures in each society. The fundamental problem is that each society has a considerable portion who are of the we take it all (Hamas - Settlers to be too simplistic), and likely larger portions of each agreeable to a settlement. Why then has the conflict not been settled? Because the ‘take it all’ side, is willing to kill their own to ensure not settlements. When Arafat turned down the offer from Barack, he did so because he didn’t want to be killed by those in his own tribe. Just as when Rabin was enacting the Oslo settlement, he was assassinated by one of the we want all of Judea and Samaria (i.e., the West Bank) to prevent the then ongoing installing of a viable two state solution. Unless the two tribes ensure that a viable agreement can defeat in some fashion their own absolutists there will be no enduring peace….

Love this podcast but I must disagree with the latest episode that had Abagail Sherer as a guest. Good therapists are out there, and one way to tell is their incentive to keep you as a client or give you tools so you won’t be their client forever.

Super smart guy

Coleman is stellar and dedicated to the truth. Just listen to his interviews. His earnestness is something that is in short supply these days. Looking to listen and understand while disagreeing. Haters probably just have to sit heals dug in.

To loosely quote Hughes: ‘ Listening to two people disagree in good faith is far more interesting than listening to two people agree in good faith.’ You don’t have to agree with Hughes’ viewpoints, but critical thinking requires getting out of the echo chamber.

Coleman is brilliant. I highly recommend reading his latest book, The End of Race Politics, as well as this podcast.

Really appreciate the balanced and informed conversations. One of my new favorite sources for intelligent insight on issues.