Pirate Wires

tech, politics, culture

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  • Sun Creature
    This Just In…
    Glad you’re back!!!This is an excellent Podcast. This team approaches news of the day from multiple perspectives. It is one of the few podcasts that makes me think. Thank you.
  • Don’t want a nick name.
    Best Podcast
    This is one of the best podcasts around.
  • tyedyemom
    Who’s listening or who’s watching
    I listen to the podcast. I gave you five stars, but I’m not going to you tube to give you a pat on the back.
  • clive 001
    Worth your time!
    I came to Pirate Wires after seeing Mike on the Megyn Kelly Show. Very engaging and interesting. Highly recommend! Thanks, Mike!
  • R prime
    Entertaining and fresh
    Mike Solana and his rotating cast of characters provide high quality content with an an entertaining mix of original journalism and commentary nearly every week. If you like All In you’ll love Pirate Wires.
  • IHailPhilly
    Lol, clowns!
    I tend to stay in the center (sanity), and my views move the spectrum on different issues that make sense, common sense. You all however are very disingenuous. Just as bad as some of the other lunatic right/left wing crazies. You have an opportunity to really hammer home sanity and you chose far right trash. Smh.
  • SkelatoreLuke
    Love it
    I’m not in tech but I love the commentary of this show! I make sure to listen every week for the insights, advice and laughs!
  • Johan Pablo
    Hey teacher, leave them kids alone
    This podcast is at its best when it unites the PW staff in skewering absurdity in tech and politics from each of their unique perspectives or in the (rare) occasion that one of the crew bravely pushes back on Solana and produces some listenable sparring in the process. The show is at its worst when it enforces ideological rigidity and you can hear the team choosing their next cautious words like hostages. The guy named Brandon doesn’t even seem to be paying attention most of the time and just stammers out some stilted agreement with his boss when called on. The vibe is either a comedic roast or the classroom of an over-caffeinated English teacher whose students are waiting for the bell to ring.
  • Chlolololoo
    im hooked on niche internet drama
    And this covers that nicely along with media kerfuffles, smart and even handed commentary, tech whatever, etc.
  • sallypancakes
    Part of my content routine
    PW has become one of my go-to listens alongside the All In pod. Highly recommend! 🔥
  • Wellmandude
    Mediocre rightist opinions
    I feel like River is the only host that’s self-aware
  • lalalaleah76
    Sanjana Listen to Me
    You’re better than them. Just put some work into who you’re hanging with (network) and you will go far girl. You’re the heart of the show
  • Sheb2021
    My go-to for understanding the world
    Rational and intelligent dialogue. Extremely happy I finally found a podcast that breaks down the news and other happenings in a logical, pragmatic, and enjoyable way. That guy Mike is easy on the eyes too if you look at the video version.
  • yugiohteen
    Yes
    Thanks for keeping big media and left culture accountable ! Center and right needs more attention
  • emagine11
    Get in
    We taking the media back
  • Torrie farms
    5 stars. I am not a Hater :)
    Thank you for publishing your podcast. It's incredibly insightful and smart. Most times I have to go research what you've said the next day! Keep up the good work.
  • Staggered 01
    Smart and fun
    Great show. Picked it up over the summer and have been listening regularly. Interesting topics and points of view. On another note, gotta get Augustus Doricko as a semi regular or regular on the panel. Dude is thoroughly entertaining, had never heard of him before.
  • PensFan40
    Just come out and say it bro
    For as much as this guy insists he is a “reasonable centrist” or whatever, he sure platforms and/or propagates a bunch of pretty far-right views, including but not limited to “the ADL has gone too far because they crossed papa Elon” and “LGBT people need to be reined in, Chris Rufo is right.” Even his nominally left/center views include insane takes like “J6 participants should all be executed.” He seems to take a certain joy/delight in the prospect of violence and humiliation befalling his “enemies,” which are as far as I can tell accounts on Twitter which Post things he doesn’t like. Look, dude, you work for/venerate a guy who said he does not “believe freedom and democracy are compatible.” You are a far right ideologue. And your “start up news company” — or whatever you want to call it — is a platform for far right politics. Infowars for d00dz who code.
  • mwvc626
    Every one of those stars is for River
    I appreciate River’s commentary and humor and each of these three stars is for him. Unfortunately the structure of the pod itself just feels like him waiting for Mike to finish his “old man yells at cloud” rants on activism, leftism, wokeism, etc. so he can interject some actual original insight and entertainment. Everyone who has ever smiled and nodded as their blowhard boss yammered on can palpably feel the dynamic.
  • huff egg g
    Great podcast
    Funny, insightful, provocative and fast-paced.
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