This was given a ‘clean’ rating, which is totally false considering the couch jokes. I thought Lewis was better than this, being a so called evangelical. They need to log off Twitter sometimes as the rest of the country isn’t into this nonsense.

This used to be a great show that I looked forward to listening to. As a centrist Democrat I enjoyed hearing both hosts debate in good faith argument, often finding more common ground than one would think. But since the party went hard left on social virtue signaling and intersectionality under Biden, and likely because Scher has invested so much of his personal identity in being a pious progressive parent, Scher has become a contrarian defender of left wing culture pedagogy who has sealed himself inside a willfully ignorant bubble. It’s become such a blind spot for Scher he now sounds woefully out of touch on far too many political issues touched by culture. As an example, in the latest episode Scher’s hopelessly misguided and bizarre takes on adolescent transgender and parental rights in education takes have him saying things like ‘Ron DeSantis is facing a potential loss in his bid for re-election as Florida governor.’ That’s…nuts. DeSantis is popular , as is his parental rights legislation which is supported by a majority of Florida Democrats. Last year Scher and Lewis had one episode where they discussed ‘trans’ related issues in which Lewis tried to talk him off the ledge only for Scher to become furious where he angrily shouted Lewis down. At the time it was kind of funny to see a host lose his cool, but that was pretty much the beginning of the end for this show. Bill used to be great at analysis, but now he’s just great at spinning the world around him into a shape that fits his own very emotional moral priors. It’s sad and unlistenable.

Love this show

Based on Bills review of the closer, he must be a professional critic from rotten tomatoes.

Bill + Matt = 4eva

Bill and Matt have great chemistry together as they provide political commentary from the opposite side of the isle. Always an enjoyable listen. They are not married to each other, but sometimes it’s hard to know for sure.

Love this conversation. These people are friends with common concerns and values and yet have different political labels. Their voices get heated, but they are always kind. Thank you.

I must admit that this is just about the only explicitly political podcast that I can stand to listen to anymore. I guess the FiveThrityEight podcast is pretty good too but I'm not enough of a political super-junkie to love it. All the other ones are basically seem to fall into three categories: 1) they are coming from a clear partisan viewpoint and preaching to the chior 2) they pretend to be just objective commentators but obviously have a partisan viewpoint and assume that those who don't share that viewpoint are simply unenlightened idiots 3) they represent different viewpoints but just shout or talk past one another. This podcast, by contrast, has two people who are clearly coming from different sides, but aren't trying to argue with each other - they're just having a discussion. How refreshing!

I’m a longtime listener to this podcast. Bill Scher and Matt Lewis offer in depth political analysis from both sides of the aisle without ever being rude to each other. Scher is a pragmatic progressive while Lewis is a conservative who is an expert on how and why the conservative movement and the Republican Party went so wrong. The proceedings are lively, engaging, and often funny.

Listened to Kavanaugh banter. Enlightening to hear how left leaners think —- more listenable than the alphabet news in that regard. I’ll listen again to see if any common sense is displayed on another topic.

A must listen to political podcast.

I have been listening to Matt and Bill hash out their differences and celebrate their commonalities for > 5 years. I never miss an episode, and feel like I am friends w/ each of them at this point. Their friendship which has grown over the years is so apparent, and it feels as if you are sitting on the couch w/ then listening to old friends riff on the political topics du jour. On the days I listen, it really gives me faith in the future of politics (when typically I have none). They prize decency and our shared future above all else; and their mutual respect for one another and the other’s views is truly a breath of fresh air. Have a listen, and soon you’ll find yourself comfortably nestled down on the comfy couch with Bill and Matt every week as I am.

The political worls could use a little more of this format: two guys with an obviously genuine freindship presenting opposing takes on issues from their shaply different ideological perspectives. If you're interested in the "inside baseball" aspect of politics, these are your guys. I happen to be even to the left of Bill, but I particularly appreciate the fact that Matt, a principled conservative, doesn't buy into the current Republican orthodoxy. But now the negative: Their delivery could use a little work. Matt makes me crazy sometimes when he starts, and abandons halfway through, several sentences before he finally completes one. And Bill is among that increasing number of hyperintelligent people on the 'net whose brains work about three times faster than their tongues. You don't want to listen to this one at 2X speed; Bill is already there - and then some. If he would just slow down and pronounce each syllable, I'm sure I would really appreciate what he's trying to say in the ten per cent of the time when I have no clue, despite several rewinds. On balance, a flawed, but very worthwhile podcast.

Excellent. Thanks guys.

I'm not a liberal or conservative, but I can't stop listening to these guys. Bill's knowledge of US political history is comically thorough, and both hosts consistently have interesting things to say about politics. My one complaint is that I wish they would do better at understanding young leftists like me (it's painful to listen them talk about Sanders supporters or BLM or anti-TPP activism, for instance, because they just don't get it), so maybe they could have a younger guest from that perspective sometime?

I enjoy the podcast and I am a subscriber. I love hearing a friendly debate that gives time to speak on the subjects. Unfortunately something is wrong with the subscription as I am subscribed but it doesn't auto download. I have to manually download each week