Blowback - Podcast Rankings and reviews

Exceptionally well researched and produced examinations of the imperial squeezes of the U.S. and it’s allies, and their long shadows. It’s so much more engaging than any Hollywood blockbuster not only because these aren’t some propaganda tropes—thus inherently more valuable, but are also refreshingly presented with just the right music and humor. The reading materials and references are also super helpful.

If only the corporate media covers these events fractionally truthfully as this podcast does, we probably wouldn’t been mired in never-ending wars since WWII or drummed with self-congratulatory lies in the face of psychotic atrocities inflicted by our “dear leaders” with scant objections.

The content fills an unfortunate void in the education of most of us in the US. The research is deep and thorough. Season 1 was conversational and engaging. Season 2 on, though, feel like I’m listening to an audiobook narration of a textbook they wrote. Good information but not good podcasting.

blowback is fundamentally about the interventions of the US terrorist state, and the corruption of its Executive branch. it is informative and provocative, and it reports on the history in a somber and level-headed way. the score is an artistic touch, the readings are well researched, and the audio clips from the archives are well edited and helpful to the narrative.

An absolute “page turner” of a show. It has left me shaken as it exposes the genuine cravenness and greed that drive US foreign policy. We’ve been lied to for decades; the hosts present history in a straightforward way.

season 1 was hilarious and very entertaining. the show has gotten progressively more bland and academic as the seasons go on. still informative, but it seems like the hosts are reading off a script

I was recommended this podcast, but quickly realized that this is a tankie podcast. They call out every minor bad act the US has done and ignore horrible acts done by the opposition. The US will look plenty bad with an unbiased account of the facts, but they still feel the need to present a very biased take.