Gary Gallagher on lex Friedman

[JackADriscoll]

I really enjoyed listening to this podcast

 

[civil_war_study]

I did as well! I have to say though, it is sad seeing Gary get so old. Maybe I'm just used to watching his old lectures.

 

[Jamieva]

Do yourself a favor don't read the comments its full of full on stupidity. I am listening to James Holland now. It's outstanding if you love WW2 history

 

[Josh The Lighthouse Guy]

I've never heard of Lex Friedman before these showed up in my feed. I haven't listened to them because I find the click-baity video titles and AI thumbnails off-putting. I also find it a bit odd that a scientist has a podcast where he wears a suit and interviews historians.

Do yourself a favor don't read the comments its full of full on stupidity.

Does Friedman have an already contentious/politicized fanbase, or do videos about Gallagher and/or the American Civil War just attract a contentious element to the comments sections these days?

 

[BCS1973]

I really enjoyed listening to this podcast

Your post is just a 22 minute clip. The full version is almost 4 hours long.

 

[Jamieva]

I've never heard of Lex Friedman before these showed up in my feed. I haven't listened to them because I find the click-baity video titles and AI thumbnails off-putting. I also find it a bit odd that a scientist has a podcast where he wears a suit and interviews historians.



Does Friedman have an already contentious/politicized fanbase, or do videos about Gallagher and/or the American Civil War just attract a contentious element to the comments sections these days?

I had never heard of him until this was posted but he has a huge YT following. Scrolling through the guests it was a significant number of political guests so I stuck with Gary, Holland, Rick Beato, Dan Carlin and Walter Isaacson

 

[Intrafinesse]

When I listened to Lex Friedman, it was for science guests, like Sean Carrol (Physics).

 

[JackADriscoll]

Click bait and stuff aside, if that draws new people to the topics and they stick it's worth the slight ick. I think he's mostly inquisitive and calls balls and strikes that's how I see him anyway. His episodes can be quite long

 

[JackADriscoll]

Oh and his interview with Dan Carlin is great