It is very clear Rachman is left wing and while he tried high to hide it….it is obvious

The political stuff is completely biased and untrustworthy. Like the episode on supply chains was excellent and informative. The one right after with Kim Gatass - completely wrong on the information. ————- Added on Sept 18, 2026 - for a top newspaper- the production is ham fisted. They inserted an advertisement right in the middle of someone speaking. Too cheap to even hire a real person to put an ad in a natural break in the conversation.

Why isn’t Rachman making clear that the two panelists’ parent organization is funded by AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee? I was wondering why the two panelists seemed so careful in discussing the Iran War situation, so I had to look up WINEP on Wikipedia: “John Mearsheimer, a University of Chicago political science professor, and Stephen Walt, academic dean at Harvard Kennedy School at Harvard University, described it [WINEP] as ‘part of the core’ of the pro-Israeli lobby in the United States.”

Gideon features commentators who appear more concerned about discrediting the Trump administration than conveying thoughtful analysis. In the most recent example, a commentator claims that the administration‘s actions are purely the result of Marco Rubio’s personal agenda. He doesn’t mention that this is consistent with Trump’s first administration. In the same episode, the unsubstantiated claims that the administration has a racial agenda go unchallenged. This show is a prime example of why the media has lost credibility.

The recent episode containing the interview with Dahlia Scheindlin was misleading. It did not disclose that she is on the extreme left of Israeli politics, and that her assertions of what Israelis want are unrepresentative and inaccurate.

I like the seasoned reserved Brithish take on geopolitics, but boy, giving the world changing pace, you might need to rethink before putting it up online.

Rachman ought to be to geopolitics journalism what his colleague Martin Wolf is to economics comment and analysis. Yet somehow he doesn’t quite pull it all together. I have wondered why, both for his written pieces and for his podcast (which is now more than a couple of years old). He has amazing connections in the world of boffins and pointy-headed grand strategists as well as hardboiled politicians. Yet what he produces week after week both in print as well as audio are narrow and siloed views. The great non-reporter journalists are those who can give us a cross-cutting view of politics and economics, across space and across time. In other words, Gideon, using your fantastic connections to make connections so that we get a panoramic view of world affairs

I’ve been listening to the show for months now. Hoping that I will actually hear something interesting and engaging. Boy was I wrong. Most of the episodes are way too long and boring with people calling on bad audio lines from their shoddy mobile phones. This is not a quality show. Even the host sounds like he’s sitting in the bathroom with his laptop, that’s how much it reverberates. Generally lacks quality content and I can’t stand listening to the audio quality, especially not for the length of time that this would require.

Okay, After the comments from Russian, so what? Ukraine is a sovereign state in international community. She has the absolute rights to decide what organization, Allies and Relation she wants to deal with. No matter how insecure Kremlins thought, no excuse could vindicate for Russia’s pugnacious stance and aggressive campaign to Ukraine. No excuse, there is no persuasive reason to compensate Russia’s insecurity.

I have not heard a more cogent and thoughtful analysis of Afghanistan till this podcast. Too bad so many Afghans had to die for what was essentially a war that was designed/prolonged by American corruption. She also has a blog where she describes this train wreck happening (a few years ago). Upon listening to her, the collapse of the Afghan Govt seems inevitable. Sad that so many people who were given 'hope' have been dropped back into the medivieal Taliban regime's second innings...

Sober analysis; reveals contradictory nature of events. Good selection of guests, excellent questions. Political journalism can be good.

I am a teacher and I listen to this podcast while I grade and update my student data spreadsheets. Mr. Rachman is always an edifying and mannerly delight.

Always relevant, resonant, learned podcast with fascinating subjects. A thoroughly interesting dive into the nexus of economics and foreign affairs, policy, and culture.

No nonsense segments. Great for the drive to work or over morning espresso. I wouldn't mind a longer more in depth segment, 30-45 min.

Relevant, digestible global financial news.