CONFLICTED - Podcast Rankings and reviews

I started listening shortly after the events on October 7 2023. I have always searched for a “neutral source” to help explain the simmering molten lava that is the Middle East. I did not want to listen to more of the same garbage we’ve been fed over the decades. What grabbed my interest in this podcast was the absolute willingness to delve into history, without being beholden to “political correctness”. A frank discussion is desperately needed this day and age. The hosts, and their experiences, are so spellbinding. I am recommending this to everyone I know, and so far they have not been disappointed.

This is the most critically well thought out discussion on a topic that is so complex on so many levels. I love the questions Thomas asks and the brutally honest answers from Aimen. I have so much respect for Aimen to have made the moral and intellectually honest choices he did at such a young age. Well done podcast.

These guys are a couple of polymaths. I came to get an honest perspective on Islamism, and I’ve been treated to eye opening perspectives and insights. I’m completely addicted.

Unfortunately, I had to change my 5 star review (giving 2 stars because I still love the content) due to my horrible experience with subscribing. I subscribed through Apple Podcasts and payed $4.99/mo for several months but although my new feed said “SUBSCRIBER FEED”, it gave me no extra episodes and still cut off the free episodes halfway through and told me to subscribe for the full episode. I then tried to subscribe through the Conflicted/supporting cast website and there was only an option to pay in euro. I emailed the help desk and explained that I’m already a paying subscriber but I would cancel through Apple and sign up through the website if needed and they told me unless I pay 4.99 euro I cannot get the subscriber feed. Sooo what have I been paying for then with my $4.99 usd/mo? They also couldn’t answer basic questions like if my usd would be automatically converted to euro. A lot of “I can’t answer that”. They also couldn’t answer simple questions about how to access discord etc. once subscribed. With how much it’s advertised (multiple times an episode), you’d think they’d have figured out the basics by now. Sadly I cancelled.

I used to listen to this show religiously (pun slightly intended) and readily signed up as a subscriber especially for the ad-free perk. Unfortunately, the subscriber podcast has become pervasive with advertising and the episodes are few and far between. Would love to support again if this can be improved.