Common Sense with Dan Carlin

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Show 326 - The Water in Which We Swim

This show was never meant to see the light of day, yet here it is.

May 20
59 min

Show 325 - Who's the Boss?

The President is outraged at multiple Democratic lawmakers for reminding members of the military of their constitutional oaths and responsibilities. Dan points out that i

Nov 24 2025
39 min

Show 324 - What's Good for the Goose

The U.S. political stage has long been primed for an American nightmare. Faction loyalists can argue over who'll end up pulling the constitutional trigger, but the metaph

Mar 23 2025
1 h 31 min

Show 323 - Gas Up the Cold War

Vladimir Putin has instantaneously reignited the Cold War by savagely attacking Ukraine this week. In response to requests, Dan shares a few thoughts.

Mar 1 2022
40 min

Show 322 - Betting on Long Shots

After 20 years in Afghanistan the U.S. exits the country thus ending the longest war in American history. Are there any lessons to be learned?

Sep 1 2021
55 min

Show 321 - Garbage In, Garbage Out

In a show recorded before the recent House impeachment vote, Dan examines the damage caused by the iceberg we recently hit when Americans stormed the U.S. Capitol and tri

Jan 14 2021
47 min

Show 320 - Steering Into the Iceberg

To paraphrase John Lennon, So you say you want a civil war? With the U.S. facing one of the most consequential elections in its history, Dan has some thoughts about us al

Sep 20 2020
1 h 13 min

Show 319 - A Recipe for Caesar

Does a global pandemic help break the spell of our bitter partisan conflict, or does it just raise the stakes? In the first CS show in years Dan wrestles with the Zeitgei

Apr 1 2020
1 h 26 min

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Where Common Sense with Dan Carlin ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Sep 2, 2026).

#183 ▼ 4 Politics US

What listeners say

A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.

Dan Carlin gives a very straigh forward and logical understanding to today's world. He is a pleasure to listen to and entertains you while giving you ideas to ponder. If you don't listen to him, you are missing Common Sense! Updated 5/2024: I miss these shows as his approach and insight challenged my thought and kept me from getting sucked in to the mainstream media and social media hammering me with their nonsense most of the time.

Sir Logic · May 2024

Having listened to CS going back to the early Obama period, I feel like my positions evolved in parallel with Dan’s for many years but now the current geopolitical landscape has caused me to seriously question my own previously held views. Regardless of what positions Dan would now hold, the fundamental decency of him is that he changes his mind when the facts change, and for that he has been a wonderful influence for me. I miss his commentary and I hope he returns to CS eventually.

FolkFall · Mar 2024

I really enjoy this podcast. The subjects are interesting and the host speaks well with a nice pace. I’ve listened to all the episodes and find myself repeating them!

Jasscharp · Sep 2023

Times are crazy and its hard to find a trustworthy opinion on complicated events. Dan provides insightful viewpoints that can cut through the noise of media bias. Please come back. 🙏

"Hash" Patty Robinson · Jan 2023

He claims to be unbiased and impartial, but politically Trump broke Dan. I don’t like Trump and didn’t vote for him; still think Dan developed TDS and radically changed the contents of this podcast after he was elected. He’s a lot closer to a mainstream democrat voice ala Pod Save America than any unbiased or impartial reporting.

Majormager · Apr 2022

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