If you’re feeling skepticism about the media these days, this podcast will renew your faith. Mark Simon’s interviews with writers and reporters reveal the high standards, courage and devotion to accuracy that motivate many journalists to work like crazy in a relatively low-paying profession. Mark asks great questions and his guests open up in revealing ways. It’s inspiring to hear how journalists keep pushing past major obstacles so they can discover and share the truth.

In addition to providing ample substantiation for his podcast’s raison d’être - the desire to prove that journalism is not the enemy of the people- Mark Simon is creating an invaluable portrait of the contemporary journalism landscape. In many instances, these are the workaday journalists most of us never hear about- the small-town editors who keep family-owned papers alive; the young reporters striving against all kinds of odds to report fairly and honestly across our nation’s fault lines of race, gender, class, generation and geography; the educators and advocates laboring to preserve this crucial pillar of democratic civil society. Mark is a well-prep and unobtrusive interviewer who guides each conversation with a sure hand. I recommend this podcast to the casual listener who is curious about journalism as well as to practicing journalists, educators and scholars.

Just listened to the most recent podcast about Rolli…wow! Nick was such a great guest and the questions asked made the podcast feel like a story. I also learned tons of genuinely useful info about media, journalism, and production. 5 stars!

So happy to see someone praising journalism and journalists for the work they do. News literacy is so important these days. Bravo to Mark for championing this!!

Been a fan of Mark's work back to his guest spots when he was with ESPN. This is a great format that really brings to light so many excellent voices in a field that is getting demeaned from every angle possible but is oh, so important!

Fantastic podcast that is much needed right now. I give Mark a ton of credit for doing this!

I just found out about this podcast, but it may be the best thing I’ve heard all year. At a time when actual news and real journalists are being attacked on a daily basis, this is refreshing. Truly excellent.

It should go without saying that journalism is vital to our democracy. But as newsrooms shrink and politicians wage war on the media, it's important that we celebrate and support those journalists doing investigative work that changes society for the better. Mark Simon understands this, and in this podcast series, he conducts fascinating interviews with people on the front lines. The conversations are lively, engaging, and informative.