Citations Needed - Podcast Rankings and reviews

After discovering this podcast I quickly listened through their entire catalogue of full-length episodes (nothing but bangers). The hosts and their many incredible guests have fundamentally altered the way I understand American media (on which I was raised through no fault of my own) and gifted me a cohesive, intelligent, and moral vision of the world. I cannot recommend this podcast enough and believe everyone would be better for a listen.

I’ve been listening to Citations Needed since the first pandemic lockdown, during which I’d walk my dogs late at night to avoid crowded sidewalks and listen to Nima and Adam (+guests) help make sense of all the icky bad in the world. I listened to the entire backlog of episodes in spring 2020 during those late night strolls.

I’ve been a listener (and when finances could afford, a Patron on Patreon — would highly recommend for access to some incredible content) for four years now and am so thankful that Citations Needed continues to be explicit about the state of the world, refusing to mince words when it comes to condemning genocide and state violence.

If you feel like you’re going crazy because everything is bad but no one is talking about how everything feels bad, you need this podcast.

This podcast does not mince words or waste time. They are on track and to-the-point. Very illuminating.

I found the terms "thought-terminating statements" and "nuance trolling" incredibly helpful for calling out unproductive arguments.
This is not a pod to change anyone's mind, it's frankly too snarky for that; it's a pod to equip the left to advocate better.