This new version of the show has great chemistry between the hosts, is smart and always interesting. Also, I love Radhika Jones’ voice. I would totally listen to any mediation app she wants to record for.

I think this show has become really fascinating. Every week i hear about a new concept/perspective I hadn’t considered. Thanks to the staff for thinking outside the box when putting the content together- very intellectually stimulating!

Radhika is smart, probably. An astute and fine editor, I’m sure. But a total snooze to listen to. The Vanity Fair brand should marry Hollywood glamour and pizzazz with thoughtful commentary and charisma. This would be an excellent recap if describing a Board of Directors meeting at Vassar in the ‘80s, insisting on relevance while stinking of moth balls and marmalade. Because there’s nothing worse than a mid delivery by a chief. I don’t need the CEO of a mattress company to narrate its podcast ad to me. In fact, please don’t. Also… poor Brooklyn guy! It’s giving the second assistant who doesn’t get to accompany Miranda to Paris Fashion Week. (But props to the first assistant who totally brown nosed her way back to awards season ‘26!) This episode validates keeping only my New Yorker subscription to satiate all my arts/entertainment and in-depth intellectual, coastal elite content needs. It’s gonna be an unfollow for me, VF :-(.

You both dropped the ball in a big way, but no more than much of the other media does. Much of what you said is true, but you don’t seem to get WHY it’s true. You both need to get out of your echo chambers.

I am really disappointed that you are going back to CNN while they had the lowest ratings on tv last week. I refuse to watch any cable show (aka news). You could have supported your family in ways that allowed you to keep your dignity.

Very smart discussions. Brian is as plugged-in as it gets.

you don’t have one interesting guest…and you’re just as boring…

If you need to be convinced to subscribe to this podcast, listen to the episode with Nate Silver. Brian kept the pace going very nicely by asking many great questions. Brian is a rare talent that ought to be recognized more. Thanks, Brian, and keep up the great work.

Loved the interview with Chris Matthews These interviews are timely, concise, just plain well done and interesting for our present issues. Thank you

Show thought Obama handed over a thriving economy to 45….. 45 handed over a bucket of ash to Biden - Hence the high inflation Love the show

Without her it’s unlistenable. Unsubscribed.

Big fan of the show, Mr Seltzer is a thoughtful host, I tend to get something out of each episode, a new data point to argue out in my head as I do dishes, etc. todays episode with Roger Mcnamee has taken this next level, I have stopped and rewound and listened and then stopped, rewound again, and gave it a third listen, McNamee makes a compelling argument and on a topic I was so sure I had fairly strong, clear ideas about. AI as a model of how the tech economy’s push for monopolistic power and in doing so, fails to create a technology that can add value, as opposed to profiting at the expense of the users. It’s very Victorian, I sort of didn’t even realize that I have been blindly presuming the value of ai was just unclear to me, that it would soon be obvious. Anyway, wow, great guest great episode. It’s so refreshing to hear McNamee’s take, he’s def left me with a new perspective. Bravo!

Another informative interview with very knowledgeable guests.

Brian loves to play the middle to garner the most ears and eyes. His rhetoric is old. He’s a straight, white and rich male. Stop pretending that you’re in a position to tell women, POC, LGBTQI+, etc how to feel. I used to like listening to you but no longer. Eventually VF will realize what CNN already has, you’re lost. Time for you to start a right wing blog.

This is your platform, Brian, so I am glad you left CNN. Your podcasts are so engaging. I always search for your newest release.

Engaging and informative! I’m listening regularly to keep updated. Thnx!

Still sorry Brian lost his CNN show. Love his deeply knowledgeable perspective about the media, particularly Fox News. He really knows his stuff.

Very disconcerting to hear this so guest generalize about how “resilient” the Columbine kids were after the tragedy. Talk to, listen to, and review the research on the PTSD, trauma, depression experienced in the months, years, and now a quarter century later, by many of the students and teachers who were there, as well as the secondary survivors such as parents and siblings. Gut wrenching.

Excellent choice of guest giving practical insights into government - good & bad. Brian Steltser is a great host . Poses excellent thoughtful questions And gives guest plenty time to answer.

Thank you for having this Senator on. He sounded sane and rational which is what we need now.

This is a great podcast. I only got through the pandemic because Emily and Joe were so good. But nowadays I just appreciate this great pod because Stetler is so cool

Miss Brian on TV. Need more exposure to smart informed honest media criticism and analysis. Especially before this national election

Molly sounds like she made up her list of queries fifteen minutes before the interview and needs a vocal coach badly. Brian dials it in. Thankfully the interview subjects save you by conjuring a point to your questions. The Vanity Fair name is also helping. Do the work.

I really enjoyed how Brian Stelter elevated Reliable Sources on CNN, and I was pleased to find him hosting this podcast for Vanity Fair. He has always driven smart, engaging conversations that look at multiple viewpoints.

The Monica Lewinsky show gave a new perspective on this beleaguered woman . Bravo, she’s quite articulate! Thanks. Geri O ‘Hara

This podcast gives a good insight into different aspects of the media and its role on politics and society. The negative reviews from people are simply knee jerk responses to anything that they can’t understand or process. These people have cognitive dissonance to the fullest extent. Give the podcast a listen if you want to discern the current state of social, political and cultural affairs.

I enjoy this podcast very much, Brian is an expert in media and politics

Also, Brian’s stint on CNN hosting ‘Reliable Sources’ was often plagued by the exact faults that Micael Wolff called him out for on that show in 2021. Brian is showing improvement in tone on ‘Inside the Hive’. Less patronizing toward guests who may not genuflect toward his opinions.

I very much enjoyed Brian’s analysis on CNN, so was tickled when he appeared on this podcast. He offers the same no-nonsense analysis here. What I like best is these are 30 minutes - not an hour fueled with fluff. He gets right to the point, he has interesting guests, and addresses intriguing topics. A must-listen is his latest with the two Harvard professors who talk about their book “Tyranny of the Minority.” Loved it and listened to it twice.

What happened???

I have loved all the iterations of this show with the various hosts. Currently, I am enjoying Brian Stelter’s analysis. Vanity Fair was smart in snatching him. It’s CNN’s loss.

Looks terrible as a short morbidly obese man!!! Since when did you marketing strategists forget that charisma and looks take precedent among the electorate?! That’s why people are being prejudiced by the media re: Joe. He is no older much than Trump. I prefer healthier looking Joe! Pritzker looks gross and his last name is just as bad.

Why on earth did you replace Emily Jane Fox with this simpleton? The show is sooooo dumbed down now. The interviews are mediocre at best since the change. May give this show (and this simpleton) one more episode, and if it continues to provide zero added value on the events of the day, I’ll simply reluctantly move on.

Brian, very informative podcast. I would suggest you might want to learn more about people with substance abuse problems such as alcohol. Substance abuse changes the brain. It is one of the reasons why people with substance abuse have a difficult time with cognitive abilities and self-awareness. Rudy unfortunately appears to have problems in that area and if you do some investigative work, you’ll find out many people that are in the limelight, including politicians have substance-abuse problems.

Brian was great on CNN. Reliable Sources is missed. But glad we have Hive podcast.

Hope they return soon!

I miss Emily Jane Fox, et al. Brian S is good for reporting on the machinations of media entities/process/etc. For current cultural buzz or deep dive profiles, I don’t feel this is his “beat”.

Must confess I was a sporadic listener in the past , but now that Brian Stelter has arrived I never miss an episode… professional newscaster/interviewer knows the right questions to ask….

05:11 “I hesitate…” sadly not enough hesitation lol. She may be changing but I can’t agree she’s evolving. A week after this interview dropped, MTG crossed another line in a congressional hearing when she held up a large picture of Hunter Biden in a sexual act. Her line of questioning was may have been meant to humiliate the Biden’s, maybe cause Biden supporters to rethink their support, but it was essentially irrelevant to proceedings. Besides her actions possibly being criminal it was juvenile and disrespectful to the congressional body itself. I’m not convinced that she actually understands what her job is supposed to be.

I’m a great admirer of Brian Stelter and miss Reliable Sources very much. He is largely the reason I listen to this podcast.

Used to love it. I’ll listen again when Joe and Emily are back

YOU CANT JUST SAY “SPOILER ALERT” AND THEN IMMEDIATELY SAY THE SPOILER WITHOUT GIVING SOMEONE THE CHANCE TO STOP THE PODCAST. YOUVE JUST RUINED SUCCESSION FOR ME. JERKS. UNSUBSCRIBED.

Hey Brian, have another donut.

Enjoying Brian.

Hoping to hear a lot more from Brian Stelter.

Great series, also glad to hear from Brian Stelter again, he’s great 👍

Brian is a very good host.

Tried to listen to “Who Actually Still Wants to Be an Influencer?” episode and gave up due to repeated use of the word “like” by the cohosts. It was so over-the-top I started to wonder if it was intentional because they were discussing Barbie. Delia and Natalie are intelligent women but they come off sounding the teenagers at the mall. Please ladies, take this note.

Please don’t let Brian Stelter be the new host. He is a rather insufferable character. Otherwise, high quality podcast and interesting topics

So nice to hear Brian Shelter’s voice and journalism again