Interview with Jamie Weinstein

You Might Have a Point

In this episode, Stephen interviews Jamie Weinstein, independent journalist and host of the Jamie Weinstein show (http://www.jamieweinstein.com/). They discuss: Weinstein's version of Burkean conservatism the mostly-interview, sometimes-a-conversation style of his podcast, which does not have a pretense of neutrality, but is open to a wide range of viewpoints the difference between opinion, analysis, and reporting, and whether the media does a good job in distinguishing between the three -- and how the American public could do a better job of recognizing the difference Weinstein's take on the first and second impeachments whether what Donald Trump did leading up to January 6th was "incitement" whether Democrats should have taken a slightly different tack on impeachment whether Joe Biden is a "moderate Democrat" how things might go with the COVID relief bill, how bipartisan it will be, and how that will affect Congress moving forward Weinstein's favorite interview of his podcast, the episode with Ta-Nehisi Coates (http://www.jamieweinstein.com/episode-50-ta-nehisi-coates/) the relative rarity of respectful conversations between two people who do not share a similar worldview or ideology the extent to which Weinstein agrees with Coates on different forms of systemic racism times when Weinstein heard an argument he disagreed with and thought, "you know, you might have a point" "You Might Have a Point" is a podcast that features interviews with guests who specialize in one or more of a broad range of subjects, including philosophy, psychology, politics, public policy, journalism, and culture. All views expressed on this podcast are the opinions of those expressing them and do not necessarily reflect the views of any other person or organization. You can reach Stephen on Twitter at @StephenDause (https://twitter.com/StephenDause) or subscribe to notifications about new blog posts and podcast episodes at @have_point (https://twitter.com/have_point). You can also email him at [e-mail].