The Dream - Podcast Rankings and reviews

This is a typical Puskin podcast. Content is 4+, but there are waaaaay too many ads. Extra strike...Gladwell makes multiple appearances in the ads. His smarm is too much to take. Would easily be 4-stars (maybe even 5) but the ads kill the buzz.

Loved season 1. Season 2, while not as strong as 1, was still pretty good & I really enjoyed it. Season 3 was rough. Really rough. I finished it because I’m a completist, but it was lacking. It seemed to lack any sort of significant editing & just meandered from point to point. It’s too bad because I think the whole life coach thing is an excellent topic to unpack & I really enjoy Jane’s conversational speaking style, but this should not have been released. Along with other folks’ comments also, ad breaks would pop up mid-sentence & are a solid 2+ minutes each.

I just finished season one, and as a former reporter all I can say is WOW. This was done so well and with such care, research, and compassion. Looking forward to catching up on the next two seasons!!!

One of the smartest podcasts out there, it has really shaped how I think about a lot of things. I really appreciate Jane Marie’s honesty and vulnerability especially in the latest season. So happy I found this podcast!

I liked season 1 up until the end when they clearly had an agenda and kept interrupting the only person from MLMs that offered to talk to them.

Season 2 went completely off the rails in episode 2. The host was so rude and condescending to her partner about his interest in more natural things. She makes a point about how crystals are just like journaling but she claims crystals don’t “work”. If she thinks journaling works because of the placebo effect then how does that mean crystals don’t “work”? She’s so obsessed with western medicine despite pointing out that western doctors have really had no solutions for her TBI. She has a very white centric view of medicine and completely dismisses very longstanding medical and wellness practices like herbalism and meditation. I agree that you shouldn’t be treating issues with unregulated supplements, but she’s really throwing the baby out with the bathwater. She points out that the wellness industry includes everything from crystals to CrossFit but doesn’t dig into the spectrum of validity in the wellness space. Sure there are grifters like Amanda Chantal Bacon and her adaptogenic dusts, but that’s such a small portion of what this space is about.

Some meditation and acupuncture might actually help the host chill the F out a little bit and stop being so judgy.

I love anti-MLM stuff and Season 1 was good. The wheels fell off at S2E2. That episode was completely self absorbed and off topic. And you were SO RUDE to Dan. Belittling him about perfectly normal things he has around his house that bring him happiness. That was an awful thing to do. He seems very sweet and he was very attentive to you later in the episode when you had an emotional moment. Not sure if I’m going to continue past S2E2.