Update** where are you??? This podcast is everything to me as an entrepreneur seriously Wish y’all come back. With reply all changing. (And yesss luckily I have same political views) and now I see this podcast says 2018-2020 😔 Giving 2 stars so this post gets read— miss it!! Love hearing the success and failures of people who are behind things that I know, Groupon, flickr, pirates of carabean, etc. As an entrepreneur I’m getting ALOT out of this; it helps normalize and also makes their success and failures feel relatable. Also, also It’s been cool to hear Alex Bloomberg’s and gimlet’s story in pieces. I LOVE Reply All, my first love and this one is now my second fav. Thankyou for all you all do!!

Without Fail is the mothership of Gimlet productions that explains the foundation for Gimlet's other successful podcasts. The show explores the back stories of those who have struggled, succeeded and failed and not necessarily in that order. The production is unpretentious and the questions deconstruct and reconstruct, teaching so much. Thank you to Alex Bloomberg and his team's dedication to high quality podcasts and for making my dog walks and chores so enjoyable!

The secret to this podcast’s success is the quality of people being interviewed and the way that they explain twists and recovery in their lives. We are lucky they are open and vulnerable storytellers because Alex’s interview style seems uninformed and without risk. His reliance on the question, “How did that feel?” is amateurish. I’ll still listen, and even binge, but it’s not because of Alex, it’s because of his guests.

This is very good radio, except it’s not on the radio. I have control over it. It’s a podcast. It’s a podcast in which one of the most seasoned and skilled podcast interviewers of our time talks to some of the most influential folks of our time. It is the perfect concoction for audio and movement. May this show never end. May it go on forever. I love it. The episode in which Alex Bloomberg interviews Ira Glass (episode 11) heavily reinvigorated my life long dream of podcasting. Two heavyweights of professional broadcast journalism just talking about their histories together, produced in such a perfect way, with such an unapologetic attention to detail, designed in such a supreme way, I am floored at it. I love this podcast. I dream of being the kind of person that could one day make a podcast like this. It’s so simple, straightforward, and acute. It’s perfect. Listen to this.

A powerful episode. This is an important story for this moment in history. Alex took the conversation to Truth and Twitter — what could be more relavant right now — and Megan kinda blew my mind. So good. Thank you.

This was a phenomenal podcast when it began. Go back and listen to the first several episodes. I’m not sure what happened but the timeliness (weeks without) of episodes and quality of the episodes have been choppy at best. Seems there’s not enough homework/research for great stories are being done. Very disappointing.

I have listened to this podcast since it began and still get excited when a new episode drops. I like that each episode has the foundational theme of success and failure, but that each story is unique and thoughtfully sourced. Thanks, Alex, for asking the questions, as we all face success and failure in our own lives, and learn from others how they’ve coped with both.

The way Alex asks questions is so great. He really takes care to be open ended and non judgmental; curious and warm-hearted. I just listened to the interview with Rachel who instigated the investigation into Larry Nasser and was so touched by his sensitivity. I really enjoy Without Fail!

Stop Posting these episodes in other feeds with different titles. Also I’m tired of hearing from whites. Ty

If you can tolerate host Alex Blumberg’s questions and comments liberally sprinkled with the useless word “like” (it SO diminishes an otherwise stellar podcasts) you’ll enjoy this series.

I like some of the interviews but I’m getting tired of the refrain: “how do you feel” “how did that make you feel?” — it makes me feel irritated.

Love Planet Money and absolutely love this show! When How I built this first came out I was a fan but I got tired for the format quickly. Ever episode of this show somehow sounds different but in the best way and so authentic. I love getting to know snippets of the person being interviewed whether I know them or it’s my first time hearing about them. Please keep this show going! What you guys are doing is truly awesome.

First episode: Ronald Reagan took food from my table (Mayor admits that was a little dramatic). This podcast should be considered as a direct contribution to the DNC. Back to Cartalk.

In the episode with Ira Glass the word “like” is used so often I had to turn it off. Otherwise, I, like, love the show!

I’m not normally a fan of interview podcasts but without fail interviews are more like mini stories and they often focus on people I have never heard from which I really enjoy!

Just awful. Disgusting beyond belief. Horrid.... Shame on you, Alex, and Jonathan.

You can tell Alex is an American Life alumni. The stories are very well but together and so interesting!

I absolutely love this show. I listen to most of the gimlet shows and was with Start Up from the beginning. This show showcases my favorite thing about gimlet, Alex and his empathy for people.

Dude’s a really underrated interviewer.

Without fail is a wonderful podcast! Alex Blumberg is a great interviewer, always asking great questions and engaged in the interviews. It is the perfect answer to the discontinued Gimlet podcast, Start-Up.

I love this podcast so much! I just binged all the 2018 episodes, please continue to produce amazing conversations and interviews. My Monday mornings commutes now turned into Happy Monday thanks to you guys!

Love this podcast! I’ve listened to podcasts similar, (Host interviews famous people) but this one takes it to a whole new level. Alex has a way with people and does a great job getting to the core of how and why people do what they do. I’ve learned a lot and can’t wait for more!

A great podcast with a wide range of stories. I shared a few with my boss who enjoyed them too. I especially like the interviews that include stories of failure!

The Dapper Dan Story was amazing! For every one that’s in tune with hip-hop and it’s figures. Know who Dapper Dan is! He was Gucci, before Gucci, He was LV, before LV, He had the vision. And that my friend is priceless!!! Foresight.

Thank you for showcasing Jenny Doan. It was a great podcast and it is a wonderful story!

I just finished listening to the Jenny Doan episode and that was by far the best one yet. Fascinating and fantastic!

So much energy towards negative things/events/topics. An episode or part of an episode here or there is totally awesome and real... it has become a bit of an epidemic for these ladies as of recently. Episodes tend to leave me feel like their therapist and down vs like I learned something or enjoyed myself listening to smart content right now. I have been a loyal listener for 4 years, the last 6 months have slowly gone down a sad hill for me. I hope they can reframe some of the narratives and look for ways to make things less gloomy, not just for the listeners... but for themselves. They don’t sound very joyful these days.

One of the most interesting podcasts available. Nothing like learning how to fail and come back because life is full of surprises. Even the stories I didn’t think would speak to me provided some type of useful insight. And I like that Alex is actively applying what he hears to his own learning. This is probably a good podcast for teenagers to hear if you don’t get too uptight about language (but at this point, they’ve heard it if you’re being honest with yourself).

No more content I suggest we just unsubscribe.

Alex is one of the best hosts out there - great podcast.

I found this podcast recently and love it so much that I am working my way through the archives. The interviews are wide ranging yet deeply interesting. As always, Alex is an expert interviewer.

Dear Gimlet, I don’t appreciate your politics. But that doesn’t mean we can’t be friends. If you would please just go about your merry way of creating great listening and stay out of a) politics, b) perceived social justice causes, it would be a lot easier to simply enjoy your work and patronize your sponsors. Every so often, however, you force me to stop listening to a show, like this one, because it just becomes too much. I wonder if you’ll be speaking to any Republican Senators about the tough gut calls they’ve made on decisions that aren’t socially or politically palatable to the Gimlet rank & file? Don’t make yourself so hard to enjoy, please - I otherwise love your work, but won’t listen to this show again.

Completely biased towards one side of the aisle. Go ahead and label this podcast as a left wing puppet show, because that’s all it is. Start showing both sides of the story not just your rehearsed narrative.

This show is fantastic, I learn so much from every episode.

So, I actually was really impressed with this podcast. Everyone of them I enjoyed. Until you were a podcast about the scared inner child. That man had a meltdown and it was incredibly uncomfortable to listen to. I did not finish that podcast. I’m curious, what was it that you thought we were supposed to learn from it.?

I always enjoy listening to Alex but this guy still sounds like he’s too self important. One of his first comments was something like “yea, I’m expensive...he he” and it was difficult to feel his sincerity after that. I don’t know it was just hard for me to relate to him. I guess I may just not know him or maybe it’s because I’m not an “executive.”

It is always enlightening to hear other people’s stories and how they handled the twists and turns of life. Great podcasts.

It’s really interesting to hear from such a variety of people about their triumphs and failures. Great show.

Definitely a great and creative addition to the business podcast world. Every interview is compelling, even when it’s about a topic I don’t care much about. Blumberg does it again!

Great listening. Great podcast!!!

Smart, funny, inspiring people being interviewed. Fabulous sharing on the failures (learn from them) and successes (stay humble) from a wide range of folks.

Thank you for inspiring us all with everyones failures and doing it with a kind and humorous tone.

This episode was the best one yet. Edwardo’s story is so important. You could tell that Alex was a bit out of his depth but he kept digging so that Edoardo could tell his story.

Words can’t describe how much I love this podcast! Alex does an amazing job interviewing & then weaving the story of the person he’s interviewing. Also the types of people featured is so diverse, people of all different industries & walks of life. I can’t wait to see what else Without Fail brings!

Alex Blumberg does such a great job interviewing his guests. Each episode gets better-Ron Johnson and the tragedy expert are my favorite episodes.

You guys do such an incredible job story telling in your podcasts! I always loving seeing what new podcasts you have. I especially look forward to new episodes of “Without Fail” and “Heavyweight”. If you ever cancel these... I will legit cry. They are SO good. I have shared both with so many of my friends. Anyone reading this review... LISTEN TO THESE RIGHT now and just do yourself a favor and SUBSCRIBE! You’re welcome 😊

Every single episode has been well worth my time. Great cadence, questions and guests. Inspirational on so many levels.

I like so much of what gimlet does, I started with reply all and now I always keep my eyes open for another gimlet show. I don’t love every single episode, but I get something valuable from almost every interview. The idea of talking openly about failure is so important in today’s world

..could listen to one every-other day. As interesting to me as the interviews is the view on history. The ways in which entrepreneurs have made their way over the last handful of decades... And most of the people are likeable, or at least edited to seem so. More, please.

I like this podcast but there is no reason to stay subscribed to startup podcast honestly gimlet has gone downhill this year lots of misses I don’t know if it’s the fact they did a deal with Spotify or they just got lazy this podcast is a symbol of what’s wrong with gimlet media lazy generic shows instead of innovation hey this show is the new start up I unsubscribed to start up because I don’t need to listen to this show again I don’t need a notification from start up just to see it’s this show I already listened to