Modern Wisdom - Podcast Rankings and reviews

So many creators nowadays fully lean into clickbait, outrage-inducing headlines, and all sorts of attention grabbing tactics meant to lure in listeners. This contributes to tribalism and the growing polarization of Western culture. This podcast is the antidote to that. What I love so much about Chris’ show is that he (somehow) manages to maintain neutral and asks incredibly poignant questions of his guests. He challenges every idea, and stress tests ideas and guests he both disagrees and agrees with. On the internet balanced and nuanced conversations are extremely hard to come by, and that’s why I’ve subscribed to Modern Wisdom for over 2 years now. It’s a corner of the internet where you won’t find a cult leader stoking the fires tribalism in his echo chamber, it’s a smart guy asking smart questions and having smart questions with some of the brightest minds of our generation. Thank you, Chris.

Been listening to this pod for years and it’s only gotten better. Chris is great at interviewing, actively listening and asking good, well-phrased questions without interrupting or talking over the guest. It’s also clear he does a ton of research before each episode. You leave each one learning a little something (or a lot!), but mostly I appreciate the diversity and range of people he has on. You get introduced to ideas you never would have thought to look for but suddenly want to tell the world about. I'm honestly a little surprised this podcast isn't more well known, it deserves to be up there with the best imo. Anyway, my review on here is long overdue, I hope it helps!

If you haven’t listened to Chris’s New Year resolution/life hacks episode do it now and thank me later ;-) I’ve been listening for awhile now and I’ve always found nuggets of wisdom in every episode. The hardest questions are asked and answered with unflinching honesty and yet still respecting human dignity. Men and women need to tune in for a real perspective on the struggles men face today and the potential solutions.

I found this podcast through Chris’ Instagram and I’m hooked. I always have something to take away from each episode and I enjoy the wide variety of subjects. The guests, topics, and main characters are all spectacular! Be sure to watch them on YouTube too. Well done!

There’s almost an infinite selection of topics and thought leaders to choose from, so why is this podcast giving conspiracy theorists a platform to spew their own special brand of crazy?

We have enough of that in mainstream media. It’s a shame because this podcast is otherwise interesting with a diverse range of topics, but I will not support any media that presents conspiracy theorists as any sort of credible authority.

I wanted to like this show (even though those recommending it seemed like angry incel types). I gave it a shot. Some decent guests, but a LOT of really “dude bro” vibes and not a lot of clear thinking. It is clear to me that the host prefers clicks and counter-culture nonsense to real conversation, and while he's not a terrible host, he’s also not a very good one either.

Instead of this podcast, try:

The Jordan Harbinger Show
Sam Harris (if you can stand the attitude)
Andrew Gold (although he is obsessed with scientology lately)