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The Honest Broker Podcast

The Honest Broker Podcast

Jared Henderson 11 Episodes Jun 19, 2026

The Honest Broker Podcast features in-depth conversations with leading thinkers and writers of our time. It is a partnership between host Jared Henderson and culture critic Ted Gioia at The Honest Broker, a newsletter covering arts, culture, and media.

Episodes

The Great Books Are for Everyone Jun 19, 2026 5125 Welcome back to The Honest Broker interview series —also available on our YouTube channel. You can also find it on Apple Podcasts and other podcasting platforms.Today, I’m pleased to share my conversation with Zena Hitz.Please support The Honest Broker by taking out a premium subscription (just $6 per month).Zena Hitz is a tutor at St. John’s College, a Great Books school. She is also the founder
The New Counterculture May 14, 2026 4675 Welcome back to The Honest Broker interview series —also available on our new YouTube channel. You can also find it on Apple Podcasts and other podcasting platforms.Today, I’m pleased to share my conversation with Ted Gioia. Please support The Honest Broker by taking out a premium subscription (just $6 per month).Ted needs no introduction here—The Honest Broker is his newsletter, after all. But I
How to Be a Serious Reader Apr 13, 2026 4528 Welcome back to The Honest Broker interview series —also available on our new YouTube channel. You can also find it on Apple Podcasts and other podcasting platforms.Today, I’m pleased to share my conversation with Henry Oliver.Please support The Honest Broker by taking out a premium subscription (just $6 per month).Henry Oliver is the literary critic behind The Common Reader, a newsletter helping
Why Read the Classic Books? Mar 16, 2026 4787 Welcome back to The Honest Broker interview series—also available on our new YouTube channel. You can also find it on Apple Podcasts and other podcasting platforms.Today, I’m pleased to share my conversation with Naomi Kanakia. Please support The Honest Broker by taking out a premium subscription (just $6 per month).Naomi is a writer. She’s published four novels, and her next book, What’s So Great
The Philosopher of Games Feb 12, 2026 5264 Welcome back to The Honest Broker interview series —also available on our new YouTube channel. You can also find it on Apple Podcasts and other podcasting platforms.Today, I’m pleased to share my conversation with C. Thi Nguyen.Please support The Honest Broker by taking out a premium subscription (just $6 per month).Nguyen is a former food writer who became a philosopher. He’s now an Associate Pro
This University Built an Honors College — and Then Destroyed It Jan 7, 2026 4406 Welcome back to The Honest Broker interview series —also available on our new YouTube channel. You can also find it on Apple Podcasts and other podcasting platforms.Today, I’m sharing my conversation with Jennifer Frey. Please support The Honest Broker by taking out a premium subscription (just $6 per month).Jennifer is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Tulsa. She is also a faculty fe
Publishing Is Getting Smaller—and Maybe Better Dec 5, 2025 5330 Welcome to the latest installment of our interview series here at The Honest Broker—also available on our new YouTube channel. You can also find it on Apple Podcasts and other podcasting platforms.Today, I’m excited to share my conversation with Ross Barkan.Please support The Honest Broker by taking out a premium subscription (just $6 per month).Ross is a busy man. He is not only the writer behind
How Technology Tears Us Apart Nov 19, 2025 3257 The Honest Broker interview series continues with a very special guest, Nicholas Carr. He is the author of The Shallows, a finalist for the 2011 Pulitzer Prize, and more recently of Superbloom: How Technologies of Connection Tear Us Apart. You can watch here or on our YouTube channel. You can also find The Honest Broker Podcast on your favorite podcasting platforms.Please support The Honest Broker
Derek Thompson on the Anti-Social Century Nov 4, 2025 3652 Welcome to the third installment of our interview series here at The Honest Broker—also available on our new YouTube channel and Apple Podcasts. Today, I’m happy to share my conversation with Derek Thompson.Please support The Honest Broker by taking out a premium subscription (just $6 per month).When Derek came to Substack, he said he wanted to focus on three issues:* The Abundance agenda, buildin
James Marriott on the Post-Literate Society Oct 22, 2025 4502 James Marriott is a columnist at The Times of London and the author of Cultural Capital here on Substack. He recently published ‘The Dawn of the Post-Literate Society’, an article about the worldwide literacy crisis, which was a platform-wide sensation.The literacy crisis is one of my interests as well. I’ve previously been interviewed on the subject alongside James at UnHerd, and I’ve released mu
The Honest Broker Launches an Interview Series with Our First Guest Cory Doctorow Oct 7, 2025 4602 This is a big day at The Honest Broker, and I have several important announcements to make.First, we’re launching a video interview series. In the coming weeks, we will share in-depth interviews with the leading thinkers and writers of our time. Our goal is simple: Smart conversations with smart people.Please support The Honest Broker by taking out a premium subscription (just $6 per month).These

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