It's so true that we used to be able to -or at least assumed- we could trust our major institutions: our schools, our leaders, our news media to provide us factual informaiton and thoughtful consideration to their best abilities. I have become very jaded about these institutions but stay optomistic that individuals can stand up for real causes that make a difference. Being Jewish has always contributed to my being a critical thinker and suspicious of idolizing individuals and trends. As I get older I am reminded how important it is to seek out individuals you can trust and to take pretty much nothing at face value. Bari Weiss has made difficult decisions in her life that demonstrtae her ability to stay true to her values without the expectation of pleasing everyone else.
But part of the problem with this is that where do we go to "inform" ourselves if we're not "sure" about the mainstream press or what is coming directly from the mouths of say, public health officials during covid? Do we follow our gut? Possibly, but where we are also likely to go is often based on personal politics and past lived experiences. And where MOST people go today is richoceting into the vast wells or rabbit holes of online information or, as some would see it, disinformation. Unless you have a degree in medical research or bioengineering, parsing this tsunami of data re covid isn't as simple as using a math formula and plugging it in to get a quick yes or no answer. To counteract this, or seeking another way, people can veer into a type of fetishized martyrdom of "truth" seeking, a self inflated belief of personally breaking down the class system of information, in which the internet supposedly makes all "legitimate" information available to everyone and has leveled the field for all humanity. Unfortunately, once the hyped-up, chosen brand is consumed ad nauseam, the flames of extremism are fed and the horse leaves the barn, unlikely to return.
Forgiveness, kindness, compassion. . . you may have forgotten to mention generosity- I’ve heard you express that many times in the past and admire you for all the core values shared. Have a great day! Did Jonathan add a new light to his space today? He looked “brighter” on screen. Great job, keep it up!
This is such an important conversation and so refreshing. I want the news I consume to just deliver an honest update of events. As a some where in the middle, conservative women, I don’t need to be placated by news sources pandering to what they believe to be my stereotype opinion. I grew a human with my body, brought her into the world without medication and run three companies- I am ok knowing people don’t agree with me and the world is not an echo chamber of my personal beliefs. My friend group is woven together of individuals across the political spectrum and we do not always agree and I love them still. Thank you for hosting this conversation ❤. Slow clap for Bari
before I watch ... Thank You So Much Dear Mayim Bialik ... for Your Breakdown podcast ... I've watched many and am impressed by the topics you choose ... how you cover them ... many of the guest you invite to speak AND how you interact with them .... These podcast are important and significant in so many ways .... and here you are again bringing a vey important topic up ... THANK YOU ... PS I'm a retired LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor). Please, remember even professionals in the Mental Health field have disagreements about diagnostics and specific treatments. I look forward to watching this video.
@@sidewalksurf800 Who say we’ve not lost it? Of course we lost it. Maybe in less measure of what happens there, but we do too. Specially in my little corner of Europe
I love this! So often I agree on the problem but disagree on the solution, & that’s OK. I love that this podcast sheds a light on so many aspects I may not have previously considered & gives me perspective I could not have known otherwise. I say this as a Christ-following Ron Paul policy admirer / donator whose uncle ran an Underground Railroad in Belarus to remove political Jewish prisoners from the former USSR & at one point worked directly for the Knesset. I have so much to learn, but per Esther 4:14 do believe we are here in this time & space for a reason. I love, love, love these podcasts - thank you so much for sharing them!
OK, now this is my favorite podcast/interview you guys have done! How have I not heard of Bari Weiss and The Free Press until today? I am heartened and truly uplifted by listening to you and Bari speak of compassion, kindness, meaning and trust. Thank you!
What an absolutely fascinating episode, which I only just came across more than a year after its publication. When Weiss talks about the family she grew up in, with ideas swirling around and big conversations, as well as big disagreements, I'm reminded of my own family life. My Dad was Jewish, my mother Catholic, and though the two of them were politically similar, they did come from different worlds. Both were journalists - my Dad an editor at a large city paper, and my Mom a freelance writer. Everything in my upbringing was about language, discourse, reading, writing, teaching and, of course, thinking. No-one is surprised I turned out the way I did - a lifelong globetrotter, a polyglot, and a writer. I share Bari's commitment to good, clear communication. Thank you, Mayim, for this episode. It was refreshing and delightful.
I’m pretty libertarian with a conservative lean. I love this podcast. Do I agree with everything, nope. But I do love hearing others ideology and opinions. If people would get out of their politics, we have so much more in common with each other. I also find it crazy how parts of this country reacted to COVID. I’m in lower Alabama on the Gulf of Mexico and we did not lock down like a lot of this country. We were careful, but did not isolate ourselves. There were about four or five houses on my street that did happy hour almost every night together. I can’t imagine what happened to people and their mental health when people stayed home for a year.
Wow, Mayim & Jonathan! Such an EPISODE again! In caps! I’ll always remember Bari’s words after synagogue’s massacre in Pittsburgh to American Jews who supported Trump (deserved to a lot of more people worlwide,Jews or not). Her words “They have traded policies that they like for the values that have sustained the Jewish people forever [as a gentile myself I add here ‘and have sustained the evolution of humanity for the better’]: Welcoming the stranger, dignity for all human beings, equality under the law, respect for dissent and love of truth." Lord, those words must remain printed in gold worldwide to journalist, politicians & regular citizens. I feel that the world needs more Bari Weiss as our “Jiminy Crickets”.. I followed her at NYT, The Free Press (why it lost its precious ‘Common Sense’ former name?) & now at Die Welt. Watching her here, interacting & discussing with my fav humans ruling a podcast is a pleasure for the intellect & a balm for the spirit.. Bari Weis at the podcast marks a before & an after!
I had no idea who Bari was and was put off at first with the word conspiracy in the title and decided to not watch until I watched the reel to find out more and it piqued my interest. Talk about a nice gentle piece. Not at all what I had expected. Perspective shift. Beautiful conversation.
Thank you for that brilliant discussion and for being the flashlight pointing me to more information outlets! It's been so many years that haven't listened even to my local news because the presentation is beyond obnoxious. Clear thinking about important matters by intelligent people is something I've been starved of. So, again, thank you for the podcast and for pointing the way to Bari!
I'm in that camp... Appalled by what I'm seeing and desperate for some modicum of sanity of which we're straying further and further away from. Today's world is scary.
Remember: the pressure is pushing us down from the top. It's not easy to discern the source of anything. We are led down blind alleys everywhere we turn. Because "lost people" are easy prey for predators. Conspiracy peddlers take advantage of the deliberately engineered confusion.
Great interview, and so needed in these crazy times. We are all starving for connection, peace, and joy. We all forgot that it is all within us, not in some iPhone, internet blog, etc. I have been on a spiritual journey since the death of my daughter in 2017. What I have found is there is a greater reality, and we must realize sooner than later, that we are all divine, all love, and we should see each other through tears of joy❤️
Great interview. It is good to remember that there are opposing opinions. You do not have to listen to the rant on the street corner, the news , church circle, or even your family, but do search out other views than your own. 1)It helps you understand more than one side. 2)You may realize you don't know everything about the subject. 3) You may find out you are on the wrong side. 4) It might help you defend your own argument better, (if you want to just stop at that and be close minded), or if you have a leg to stand on. The golden rule and moderation is all things. Media has driven fear, on all fronts and this has made people desperate and only willing to take care of themselves and their own. if they can see that far past themselves. Just remember, eggs are good are for you, eggs are bad for you, eggs are good for you, eggs are bad for you, eggs are good for you. And if you do not understand why eggs are relevant, look at the last 50 years of media stories about the consumption of eggs or coffee for that matter.
I Love this. Thank you Bari and you all for speaking out without fear. It has taken me years to get to this point. I'm 60 years old. The history of wealthy arrogance was massive years ago and the absolute norm, never to be examined, or dared by anyone outside of this realm, to made example of it as being not fair. Now it is so obvious, the choice by the wealthy is to hype it up as cool, earned, with a sense of carefreeness, something to strive for, and that to be wealthy you have to look good, have lots of rich commodities be in the know, etc... Unfortunately with this comes arrogance, a self scented-ness and a huge lack of personal true knowing or giving out of morals which we all know with in us, to be healthy, kind, simple and true. Young people so quickly are being stripping of their inner true sense of healthy knowing that they no longer trust themselves and become depressed. You are great! You are fine! You do not need lots of things to make you worthy, to feel sexy, to live joyfully. It's. bu..sh..t!!! Let's rise up the healthy kind nature based World and people who are able to see the spirit within themselves in another!! Sending love.
BARI WEISS!!! YES!!!!! I could not devour this episode fast enough!!! Thank you so much!!! Sorry for the excessive exclamations but I’m just so excited!!!!
I just finished the podcast and it was truly a struggle for me to get through. I have heard a lot of not so great things about Bari Weiss and the good things I have heard about her often come from people who I really don't trust but I wanted to give her the benefit of the doubt. I wanted to listen and learn her side of things. But I noticed a lot of red flags from how she spoke in this podcast. Mayim seems like a fan and there was no pushback by her or Jonathan in their exchanges with her, unfortunately. Weiss seems very motivated to speak of the biases she sees, but unwilling or unable to really acknowledge or confront her own. And her own biases were overwhelmingly glaring throughout the interview. So much so, that I felt like it would have been irresponsible of me to not start doing some active fact checking while she was speaking. And I ended up finding a lot that concerned me. For one example, I was quite weary of her description of the transgender clinic exposé that she referenced. So I took a look at the article the Free Press published and just on its face it seemed pretty implausible and was a single-source unverified account. But then I looked at other coverage of that story. At least at the time of this interview, Weiss said no other "mainstream" publication had picked it up which very well may have been true since Weiss herself said their story had been published "today." Though if it had just been published that day, I'm not sure why Weiss acted affronted that no other publications had yet picked it up as if they were purposely ignoring it. It was published THAT DAY. Honestly, it seemed like she was using that claim as further evidence that mainstream media was ignoring her and other honest journalists when they published stories that were provocative. However, I found quite a few major publications had picked it up since then. On the other hand, I also saw some original reporting that dropped from local news outlets in the past couple of weeks that really seemed to contradict a lot of what the whistleblower claimed in the story that the Free Press published. You can check that out in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the Missouri Independent. Unfortunately, I didn't see their original reporting picked up by nearly as many mainstream national outlets as those that picked up the original. After that, I had to take a general look at the Free Press itself and a lot of the reporting that Bari Weiss has done, particularly in recent years. And at least in this cursory look, the biggest theme I'm noticing is that it very much seems like Weiss likes to cherry pick stories or perspectives that seem to go "against the grain" and then suggest that this individual experience is somehow representative and she is the one person willing to tell you this "truth" that everyone else would rather conveniently ignore. And to be fair, that may sometimes be the case. But what seems to be happening more often in what I have read from her, is that she tells you this shocking, provocative truth that everyone else is ignoring and then you look one layer beneath the surface and you start to realize that maybe a lot of other places aren't reporting this because it is in fact quite an anomaly and in no way representative of some universal truth. You are neither the grand truth teller that you think you are, nor does it do the public that much good to keep focusing on anomalies that happen because they give you that shock story value without truly informing the public much about what is actually happening. Being the most contrarian does not necessarily make you the best and most honest journalist and based on what I have seen from her writing and how she spoke in this podcast, she doesn't really seem to get that. For example, if a journalist were to interview 100 people who have identified as transgender and publicly transitioned and 99 have zero regrets and one regretted their decision, and they decide to focus on that one because they find it to be a more interesting and provocative story, the reporter isn't exactly lying by reporting that. There was one person who had regrets so they're technically telling the truth...or at least one version of the truth. But it's not the most accurate portrait of transgender people in that situation. Furthermore, choosing to tell that truth and not the other 99 in the climate we have right now regarding people who are transgender and the rhetoric, laws, and physical and emotional violence they're facing, is not simply a journalistic choice, it's dangerous. At a certain point, publishing those stories isn't good journalism - it's both an inaccurate representation and it's irresponsible.
I agree with your assessment of Bari, though I wanted to hear her out because I trust, more often than not, Mayim's prudence; however, anytime I hear Bari speak, my bs meter goes to ten. This was no exception. I appreciate, also, that you wanted to check her flimsy sources and manipulation of material. I am bemused by Mayim's admission that *The Free Press* is her source for news. Some of the headlines read as reasonable until one begins to delve deeper. The story's comment sections are repositories for people to trash the Left. Only *Daily Wire* is less nuanced than that blog-podcast Website.
Bari seems to be quite conservative and traditional. Possible that the narrative she grew up with and was comfortable with has been opened for discussion. Growing up in environments that involve insecurity and fear make it really hard to step outside. My Catholic mother called the IRA devils and that shaped my narrative. Politics is not Faith.
I struggled to finish. When she said someone was "to the left of Bernie Sanders", and Mayim responded "oh, is that possible?" I realized neither of them understand progressive politics. Wasn't surprised it turned into a weird commentary on transgender healthcare.
Spectacular interview. I love how you brought up holding a conversation with someone you disagree with and still respecting them...we need that in this life!! I wish everyone understood this!! I wish everyone could see this interview 💜
I am fascinated by the thought that we can’t live this way it made me realize why I have been struggling with happiness in this post Covid world the more I am alone the more I want to be alone that’s a great light bulb moment for me
A chicken before the egg question. Gabor talks about childhood trauma causing real disease. Alan talks about some feeling pain that is not from an injury. Are these both ways we deal with trauma? What is the relationship between the two? This hit home so much for me when my psychiatrist would not renew my antidepressants until she saw me. It took a couple days to find out that was the requirement much less get in to see her. I was a wreck by the time I made it in to the office. It was very eye opening of how much I need the meds. I started them just over a year ago. My husband died three years ago. Although I think I needed them before his death, it was a trigger to make sure I got help.
I’m more of a centrist conservative. This episode is so incredible. It’s very refreshing and reassuring and gives me hope that this podcast was made. . There’s so much nuance. Most of us regardless of our politics want the same things for ourselves our world and our families.
I never let negative things get to me. I'll turn 20 this year and I still like sci-fi, superheroes, fantasy, Legos, videogames and things like that. Big Bang Theory taught me it's ok to be different. Keep your good job! You're my favorite actress ever! Nobody could've played Amy better than you! I really hope the show gets a reunion, a movie sequel or maybe a spin-off prequel about Amy! I'd really love to see a spin-off prequel about Amy's childhood called Young Amy!
I enjoyed today's discussion. A lot of subjects covered. That said, I would have appreciated a bit more push back from Jonathan and Mayim especially when discussing controversial subjects such as the pandemic or transgender issues. I know these subjects were mentioned in passing and the format didn't provide the space to go deeper and question what was being said or have a larger discussion around hot button issues. All in all I appreciate the overall conversation and look forward to more.
@@WilC379 Agreed that what she was saying was factually correct. It's just that it wasn't the whole perspective. Which is fine. It's just nice to approach controversial issues from all sides if possible.
@@bubiesparkles Sure, but the topic being discussed wasn't those issues, she just used them as examples of how the incentives have changed for media organizations.
@@WilC379 That's a solid point. I guess I was just thinking of the average listener that might hear the examples she used discussing the pandemic and transgender issues and the take-away would be "oh this is the only way of seeing these issues."
@@bubiesparkles no one’s thinking that especially with the mainstream media pushing those issues in our face from their very narrow “way of seeing things” literally every 5 seconds.
I love your podcast Mayim, and listen or watch every week. I did not agree with a lot of what I heard from this episode but that's okay! I love being able to listen to other people and their opinions, and think for myself about my reactions and feelings towards views which differ from my own. So, thank you. Let's move towards more open discussion and allowance for different opinions.
Bravo! This is the thing I am trying to learn more and more as time goes on... To at least start listening to opposing views and try to understand where they are coming from. I used to just turn off the video and shut it out... This is how the world will heal... Someone needs to go first and take steps towards each other to close the divide.
I'm an atheist, but I can see the need and desire to be part of a church and believe in something to fill that "god-shaped hole" because it helps to get through this life. I think practicing the traditions can bring peace of mind, and the exercise could be beneficial, whether you believe it's real or not. I've looked for something to be a part of, but knowing that being gay is looked upon as either criminal or something to be pitied for is very disheartening. I know some can join a sect of the religion that is more open, but at the end of the day, you are cast as the other. I can't seem to get past that and knowing that if a religious person is elected into power, you stand a very real chance of being targetted even though we make up a tiny fraction of the population. It's easy to get votes by riling up people's emotions rather than doing something that would have a tangible effect on their life.
This is a very interesting episode today with Bari Weiss. It is amazing the variety of topics discussed in this podcast. My Tuesdays could not be better with your podcast Mayim!
I absolutely love this lady, I’ve never heard anyone put into words so brilliantly how I feel about morals and being a good person. I could never explain my thoughts and feelings on this topic so well if I tried. Really beautiful interview 😊
What’s Bari Weiss? Sanity and common sense made flesh! How, even if she could be my daughter, I identify myself with her so much! Even if sometimes I do not fully agree with her. Big standing ovation to her and a big BRAVO to Mayim and Jonathan for having her at this your fabulous podcast! Specially having a brilliant young woman almost at the International Women’s Day! How you always manage to make my Tuesday the best day of my week? 💜
I’m extremely pleased to have found your podcast! I was wondering why the more intelligent ladies hadn’t joined the roster of political speakers!! I love Mary Trump, Rachael Maddow, and now you! Good luck x3!!
Worked for the business side of the NYT for over 20 years (late 1980's - 2009) when it was easily the best paper in the world. I knew and liked the publishers, writers, business leadership, etc. It was my family. The paper paid for my home and post graduate education. My father worked there (briefly). Things change. Now, I ridicule anyone who reads this mindlessly predictable memo. Almost heartbreaking.
Mayim, fyi, Europeans from many countries were absolutely amazed thar Bernie Sanders has been considered "far left"and "radical" by the US press and its gaslit viewers, when all that he advocates for e.g. universal affordable health care, quality and affordable childcare, free or very affordable college education, prison reform and rehabilitation,, strong unionism, etc. are a given in their lives -- and they are grateful for it. It must be wonderful to live in a place where the lives of its ordinary citizens are valued over rich ppl and their corporations.
I love all your podcasts. I cannot believe I have been so far under a rock that I’ve only recently found this and you. I am going back and watching all Johnathan is so right it’s so much better to watch you and not just listen I do need to ask about the ring you wear on your index finger I don’t always agree everything you have said or done but I feel your intent and you have helped me so much I am sure I am not alone but don’t ever doubt what you are doing THANK YOU
7:50 The best description I can think of is that media, and journalism in particular, has become an ideological uni-culture. They have reached a critical mass, thinking approximately the same way, especially believing themselves to be enlightened people. "We've been hiring right-thinking people, like ourselves, and are proud to do so". So comfortable have they become in their orthodoxy, they have fallen easily into intolerance of other perspectives. The ad hominem rejection of opposing ideas and speakers is a clue that this is the mindset at work. It's not conspiracy....it's just culture. Add to this the willingness to become advocates for one viewpoint makes for a very hard to resist temptation to ignore contrary data and emphasize whatever supports the beliefs they are laboring to see dominant and unchallengeable. Can journalism even be called journalism if it becomes advocacy journalism? I don't think there has ever been an absolutely pure journalism, but there has generally been an opinion page section of a newspaper and a hard news section. Now that so many enter journalism in order to "make positive change in the world" objectivity has been sacrificed, and they appear increasingly as propagandists pursuing "narratives". I suspect the level of tolerance for censorship on the part of "journalists" is as good a barometer as any to indicate the level of corruption of the journalism profession. Trust is the greatest, and maybe only, real capital a journalist, or civil servant, has. The present generation is squandering it. An increasing number of news reports simply haven't passed the test questions of "Is this true?" and "Is there more to this story?"
Bari Weiss is a godsend. Her ability to tease apart fact from fiction, coupled with her underdog mentality and tenacity, make her a force to be reckoned with. She is a beacon of hope for the self-silencing majority, and I sincerely hope that we do not take her for granted.
i hope someday somehow you interview Aline Szewkies,she is a Brazilian Jewish Woman that works as a Tourist Guide in israel,she has a Lot of followers on Y T,people of my country loves her,dont worry,she speaks english very very smoothly....
Mayim's list of values at the end seems to be those of a person created in the image of G-d [which is first stated in the first book (Genesis) of the Five Books of Moses (AKA the Torah)].
The reawakening of centrism is creating strange bedfellows indeed. Bari Weiss is heroic, and yet humanly beautiful in her humility. There are many who are right of center who are not irrational or seeking tribalism, and I see Bari and others like her setting a precedent for many who are left of center who welcome intellectual integrity and true tolerance. While I am a conservative, I respect the three discussants in this TH-cam. We may not agree on many things, but I know that most of us can live in the center. The trouble is that these days, few dare to admit a desire to go centrist. Kudos to Bari Weiss and TFP.
Bari curiously omitted the corporate power of both the NYT Corp itself, and the billion dollar. corporate heads sitting on the NYT board, influencing the content and point of view the Times' subscribers read. It is far from a"liberal" paper, is more centrist, and certainly couldn't care less about the plight of working ppl or poor ppl.
Weiss seems to be claiming that her news platform is more objective than literally any other source of independent journalism. I’m surprised any smart person would believe that. I’m not denying she makes some valid points, but she’s not such a purely intrepid truth seeker as she seems to like to be seen.
I admit that i read the title and prejudgingly thumbed it down. Expecting a bashing of those with apposing views . . I then actually listened annd it was pretty cool 👊
My take away and thoughts over the last few years. +we r more connected then ever. Yet more disconnected. +being scepticle is good. You remove the pedistool, remove the label and look at the process. Critically think more. Look for what's missing. +reflect more. Try to become more aware of your own ignorance. For i think ignorance of your own ignorance is true ignorance. And get ready for the next time we get hood winked, if we didnt miss it allready.
I usually enjoy these podcasts, however, this one was a bit much to take. Being someone who lives in a country not America, and with a government that didn't wait until the spicy cough had well and truly dug itself in. We are lucky, as of 3rd March 2023, we've had 11.4 million cases and a smidge under 19 and a half thousand lost. It seems like a government that is upfront and honest with the population, and follows best practice for major health crises, will have better outcomes over a government that is more interested in taking potshots at, and trying to score political points against, their opponents. It didn't help that the person in charge was a temperamental child who apparently had never been told No! I couldn't listen to this guest much past about 25 minutes... she started to grate on the ol' nerves, and so had to turn it off. I'm sorry Mayim, this one is a hard pass. Guess I'll catch ya next time...😉
Bari isn't adding much I haven't heard elsewhere, but she talks about it in an articulated and digestible way, and she's willing to fight the good fight. She has my respect. We need more like her.
I get their point but also can we acknowledge the fact that we cause harm when we ‘both side’ issues, especially issues where most people discussing it are not stake holders. Yes, as a society we should care about all kids and how they are raised but maybe let parents, doctors and the trans kids themselves lead the conversation.
I'm someone who admires Bari Weiss, and who also disagrees with some of her views (particularly about masking). I find hers to be a refreshing voice, and have already followed The Free Press on Facebook. I sometimes tune in to her podcast. Definitely want to check out the whistleblower article. I'm glad for this episode of the Breakdown. That said, I do wish that she and others of means can at least acknowledge that, in fact, a large and growing percentage of the U.S. population cannot have everything delivered to their door, or have whatever they want at any time. Why? Because of the rapidly increasing number of people who cannot afford the rising costs of housing -- rent, utilities, mortgage interest, student loan debt, etc. -- even if they work full time, and who need government assistance to get enough food to feed themselves and their families. Let alone afford decent health care and prescription medications. It's a shame that people in Weiss's economic category can discuss mental health, and old-fashioned values, and neglect to even mention the huge increase in people applying for SNAP (formerly food stamp) benefits, for heat and other utility assistance, and who have to choose between feeding themselves and getting life-sustaining prescription medications. Looking for meaning? Work toward establishing a real social safety net for those in need. That's as Torah-based as it gets. Did you know that when the government says it's going to end the COVID-related emergency status in May, millions of regular folks and families will lose supplementary SNAP benefits, with nothing to replace them? In my state, SNAP beneficiaries got their last supplementary SNAP this month. ("Supplementary" meaning a level at which some people could actually squeeze by every month, vs. the normally insufficient regular amount. This includes aid to people who are disabled or for other reasons can't work full time, or at all. Try to feed yourself on $200 a month.) Removing these payments means that while inflation has increased food prices, SNAP support has not increased proportionally. Food banks are already overwhelmed, and it's only going to get worse. And people are freaking out. It's hard to apply positivity when you can't feed your kids, and there aren't even enough social workers to talk to. Try to sleep well when you don't know if you'll be able to eat for the next whole month, especially if you have children. I talked with a friend yesterday who works in community health. Local aid agencies are understaffed, underfunded, and stressed to the breaking point. What about their mental health? My friend was in tears because her hands are tied, and she so wants to help. No amount of therapy or yoga is going to help the helpers. They need resources, so they can provide help. And they're not getting them. And now, people who thought they owned their homes, condos, and co-ops are being forced out of them by corporate "investors" buying up housing and using legal loopholes to oust the current owners (forget renters, they have virtually no rights at all if the owner sells). And these former owners find that they can't afford to purchase in the same general location, because real estate prices are being driven up by this dynamic. So they have to uproot themselves, possibly leave their extended families and community groups. Want to know what that does to your mental health? @Mayim Bialik, I hope you will consider addressing this root of many people's mental health (and associated addiction) problems. I know you're aware of the above-mentioned conditions, but how about tying them to the country's (and the world's) massive mental health crisis? It's not just about the disease du jour; it's about our nation's refusal to face social reality. Ultra-conservatives regularly threaten our comparatively meager social safety net. They literally don't care about anyone they don't personally know. So they want to turn Social Security (which isn't just for the elderly) into Social Insecurity. The middle- and higher-classes' addictions to "positivity" advice, to self-help fads, and to distraction-based media, are a smokescreen to keep anyone with a voice from getting up and yelling about the real threats to Americans' mental health. Want to find meaning? Advise folks to look at core values like feeding the poor, comforting the lonely, and healing the sick. And while working locally is important, local food banks are not going to solve this mess. Change needs to happen at the state and federal levels. Please lend your voice to demand that our government help those who can't "just dial DoorDash."
It’s not everyone else’s job to take on the weight of the world and be punished for being successful. Everyone has their priorities in life and if the left would get off the crazy train, you wouldn’t have to worry about “ultra Republicans” getting elected.
@@HostileTakeover555 First of all, quote me correctly: I said ultra-conservatives. Not all Republicans are ultra-conservatives; my father and grandfather were Republicans (Granddad was an officer in his district; he and Grandma were quite active), that's how I know. You seem to assume I'm part of "the left." I'm a moderate. Second, you didn't hear anyone in the podcast namecall or denigrate anyone else. Neither did I; I simply stated what's being proposed by those on the far right. You might want to take a lesson. Or maybe increase your vocabulary so you don't have to stoop to ugly clichés to have a conversation. Third: our original national motto was "E Pluribus Unum": "Out of many, one." The founders chose that motto because we need to work together, and not just be individual nuggets, out for ourselves alone. If you listened to the podcast episode, you know that they talked about traditional values. Those include caring for the needy among us. You can do or be whatever you want, but that's what the discussion was about. So that's what I addressed. Fourth: No one's advocating (certainly not I) that every individual has to "take on the weight of the world." How sad that you imagine something's going to be taken from you if the country (not you as an individual) makes this a place where decently fed, housed, and healthy people can contribute to the wellbeing of the nation. Since this is a podcast about mental health, maybe you should listen to more episodes, so you might find ways to help yourself through that fear. Certainly, that sense of being "punished" if other people can get enough to eat must derive from some sense of deprivation you acquired somewhere along the road. No one wants to call you a bad person, or take away your toys. You're welcome to respond to this reply, however I won't be checking back, so you might as well move on.
@@Historian212 1) what party do “ultra Republicans” fall under? I was completely correct in what I’ve stated. 2) You need to learn to edit your comments so they’re readable. Your entire response is a long winded defensive ramble of half thoughts and ad hom attacks that don’t address what I’m saying until the 4th “point”, and that wasn’t even compelling in any way. 3) Your response completely validates exactly the type of person I figured I would be dealing with. 😂 4) I genuinely feel sorry for you, I hope you have an excellent afternoon.
That's great you are having Bari Weiss on. She was VERY brave going against the neo liberal point of view at the height of covid. I love how you pick people from all walks of lives and points of view 👏.
Access. Conspiracy theories were sequestered to tabloid magazines at the supermarket my entire childhood - and even then my parents were wise to warn me that they were simply fabricated stories, and cautioned me from people who bought into them. As soon as the internet allowed everyone to access the tabloids from home we were doomed.
I wrote for a small weekly newspaper for 11 years. It was never acceptable to re-print or propagate lies. We had savvy editors. Now, lies are nearly all you can find online. As a trained journalist with experience in the field I can sort out the B.S. from the real reporting. Most Americans cannot.
@@vanessai405 Excuse me? Please address your replies to the person who posted the original statement. I never wrote the words "fabricated BS". I merely stated that I know the difference between BS and real reporting. Read the thread again.
I was wondering if Suzy Weiss is a sister of Bari's. After hearing the first half of this video, I checked out the Free Press site, and Suzy's piece on cheating in academia was a wonderfully disconcerting "unfortunate truth". I've had co-workers who flaunt working "smarter, not harder", and I ask I'd that's always a good mantras. If they'd like a doctor, a nurse, a CPA, a president, etc. who work "smarter, not harder".
There have always been those gurus throughout the years so I am like Mayim. I am leery of those too. I didn’t watch the news after I started to do my own research about the topics. I also don’t trust the current administration and the justice system anymore. The rise of conspiracy theories is because those theories have been proven true over the past several years. I have started to watch my news on alternative channels (but I take it with a grain of salt) on TH-cam. Bari, you, Matt, and some others are awesome!! You are real journalists. I am so glad you are out there!! ❤ Thank you!
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It's so true that we used to be able to -or at least assumed- we could trust our major institutions: our schools, our leaders, our news media to provide us factual informaiton and thoughtful consideration to their best abilities. I have become very jaded about these institutions but stay optomistic that individuals can stand up for real causes that make a difference. Being Jewish has always contributed to my being a critical thinker and suspicious of idolizing individuals and trends. As I get older I am reminded how important it is to seek out individuals you can trust and to take pretty much nothing at face value. Bari Weiss has made difficult decisions in her life that demonstrtae her ability to stay true to her values without the expectation of pleasing everyone else.
But part of the problem with this is that where do we go to "inform" ourselves if we're not "sure" about the mainstream press or what is coming directly from the mouths of say, public health officials during covid? Do we follow our gut? Possibly, but where we are also likely to go is often based on personal politics and past lived experiences. And where MOST people go today is richoceting into the vast wells or rabbit holes of online information or, as some would see it, disinformation.
Unless you have a degree in medical research or bioengineering, parsing this tsunami of data re covid isn't as simple as using a math formula and plugging it in to get a quick yes or no answer. To counteract this, or seeking another way, people can veer into a type of fetishized martyrdom of "truth" seeking, a self inflated belief of personally breaking down the class system of information, in which the internet supposedly makes all "legitimate" information available to everyone and has leveled the field for all humanity. Unfortunately, once the hyped-up, chosen brand is consumed ad nauseam, the flames of extremism are fed and the horse leaves the barn, unlikely to return.
Just opened Bari’s Substack email this morning! She’s a much needed piece of sanity in this world.
Forgiveness, kindness, compassion. . . you may have forgotten to mention generosity- I’ve heard you express that many times in the past and admire you for all the core values shared. Have a great day!
Did Jonathan add a new light to his space today? He looked “brighter” on screen. Great job, keep it up!
This is such an important conversation and so refreshing. I want the news I consume to just deliver an honest update of events. As a some where in the middle, conservative women, I don’t need to be placated by news sources pandering to what they believe to be my stereotype opinion. I grew a human with my body, brought her into the world without medication and run three companies- I am ok knowing people don’t agree with me and the world is not an echo chamber of my personal beliefs. My friend group is woven together of individuals across the political spectrum and we do not always agree and I love them still.
Thank you for hosting this conversation ❤. Slow clap for Bari
before I watch ... Thank You So Much Dear Mayim Bialik ... for Your Breakdown podcast ... I've watched many and am impressed by the topics you choose ... how you cover them ... many of the guest you invite to speak AND how you interact with them .... These podcast are important and significant in so many ways .... and here you are again bringing a vey important topic up ... THANK YOU ... PS I'm a retired LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor). Please, remember even professionals in the Mental Health field have disagreements about diagnostics and specific treatments. I look forward to watching this video.
Met Bari Weiss… what an excellent conversation.
Seeing Bari on this podcast makes me so happy! Sanity, and the right to conversation, is returning to America! 🇺🇸
And to the world! If you let me add from my European corner!
Leave it to an American to complain about having lost a right you cannot actually lose.
@@sidewalksurf800 Who say we’ve not lost it? Of course we lost it. Maybe in less measure of what happens there, but we do too. Specially in my little corner of Europe
@🌺 Sidewalk Surf Of course we could lose our right to free speech! My comment wasn't a complaint, it was a positive observation.
@@marisamartinezolivera of course you're included 😊
I love this! So often I agree on the problem but disagree on the solution, & that’s OK. I love that this podcast sheds a light on so many aspects I may not have previously considered & gives me perspective I could not have known otherwise.
I say this as a Christ-following Ron Paul policy admirer / donator whose uncle ran an Underground Railroad in Belarus to remove political Jewish prisoners from the former USSR & at one point worked directly for the Knesset. I have so much to learn, but per Esther 4:14 do believe we are here in this time & space for a reason.
I love, love, love these podcasts - thank you so much for sharing them!
OK, now this is my favorite podcast/interview you guys have done! How have I not heard of Bari Weiss and The Free Press until today?
I am heartened and truly uplifted by listening to you and Bari speak of compassion, kindness, meaning and trust. Thank you!
What an absolutely fascinating episode, which I only just came across more than a year after its publication.
When Weiss talks about the family she grew up in, with ideas swirling around and big conversations, as well as big disagreements, I'm reminded of my own family life. My Dad was Jewish, my mother Catholic, and though the two of them were politically similar, they did come from different worlds. Both were journalists - my Dad an editor at a large city paper, and my Mom a freelance writer. Everything in my upbringing was about language, discourse, reading, writing, teaching and, of course, thinking.
No-one is surprised I turned out the way I did - a lifelong globetrotter, a polyglot, and a writer. I share Bari's commitment to good, clear communication.
Thank you, Mayim, for this episode. It was refreshing and delightful.
I’m pretty libertarian with a conservative lean. I love this podcast. Do I agree with everything, nope. But I do love hearing others ideology and opinions. If people would get out of their politics, we have so much more in common with each other. I also find it crazy how parts of this country reacted to COVID. I’m in lower Alabama on the Gulf of Mexico and we did not lock down like a lot of this country. We were careful, but did not isolate ourselves. There were about four or five houses on my street that did happy hour almost every night together. I can’t imagine what happened to people and their mental health when people stayed home for a year.
Wow, Mayim & Jonathan! Such an EPISODE again! In caps!
I’ll always remember Bari’s words after synagogue’s massacre in Pittsburgh to American Jews who supported Trump (deserved to a lot of more people worlwide,Jews or not). Her words “They have traded policies that they like for the values that have sustained the Jewish people forever [as a gentile myself I add here ‘and have sustained the evolution of humanity for the better’]: Welcoming the stranger, dignity for all human beings, equality under the law, respect for dissent and love of truth." Lord, those words must remain printed in gold worldwide to journalist, politicians & regular citizens. I feel that the world needs more Bari Weiss as our “Jiminy Crickets”..
I followed her at NYT, The Free Press (why it lost its precious ‘Common Sense’ former name?) & now at Die Welt. Watching her here, interacting & discussing with my fav humans ruling a podcast is a pleasure for the intellect & a balm for the spirit.. Bari Weis at the podcast marks a before & an after!
I had no idea who Bari was and was put off at first with the word conspiracy in the title and decided to not watch until I watched the reel to find out more and it piqued my interest. Talk about a nice gentle piece. Not at all what I had expected. Perspective shift. Beautiful conversation.
So glad you checked back in and ended up enjoying it, Jennifer. Thank you so much for the thoughtful note, and for watching! 🧠🫶
I'm 3 shows in. I'm enjoying this type of talk show. Thank you.
Thank you for that brilliant discussion and for being the flashlight pointing me to more information outlets! It's been so many years that haven't listened even to my local news because the presentation is beyond obnoxious. Clear thinking about important matters by intelligent people is something I've been starved of. So, again, thank you for the podcast and for pointing the way to Bari!
I'm in that camp... Appalled by what I'm seeing and desperate for some modicum of sanity of which we're straying further and further away from. Today's world is scary.
Remember: the pressure is pushing us down from the top. It's not easy to discern the source of anything. We are led down blind alleys everywhere we turn. Because "lost people" are easy prey for predators. Conspiracy peddlers take advantage of the deliberately engineered confusion.
Great interview, and so needed in these crazy times. We are all starving for connection, peace, and joy. We all forgot that it is all within us, not in some iPhone, internet blog, etc. I have been on a spiritual journey since the death of my daughter in 2017. What I have found is there is a greater reality, and we must realize sooner than later, that we are all divine, all love, and we should see each other through tears of joy❤️
Sending you strength, comfort, and healing Diane. Thanks so much for your thoughtful comment, and for sharing. 🧠🫶🧠🫶
Great interview. It is good to remember that there are opposing opinions. You do not have to listen to the rant on the street corner, the news , church circle, or even your family, but do search out other views than your own. 1)It helps you understand more than one side. 2)You may realize you don't know everything about the subject. 3) You may find out you are on the wrong side. 4) It might help you defend your own argument better, (if you want to just stop at that and be close minded), or if you have a leg to stand on. The golden rule and moderation is all things. Media has driven fear, on all fronts and this has made people desperate and only willing to take care of themselves and their own. if they can see that far past themselves. Just remember, eggs are good are for you, eggs are bad for you, eggs are good for you, eggs are bad for you, eggs are good for you. And if you do not understand why eggs are relevant, look at the last 50 years of media stories about the consumption of eggs or coffee for that matter.
I Love this. Thank you Bari and you all for speaking out without fear. It has taken me years to get to this point. I'm 60 years old. The history of wealthy arrogance was massive years ago and the absolute norm, never to be examined, or dared by anyone outside of this realm, to made example of it as being not fair. Now it is so obvious, the choice by the wealthy is to hype it up as cool, earned, with a sense of carefreeness, something to strive for, and that to be wealthy you have to look good, have lots of rich commodities be in the know, etc... Unfortunately with this comes arrogance, a self scented-ness and a huge lack of personal true knowing or giving out of morals which we all know with in us, to be healthy, kind, simple and true. Young people so quickly are being stripping of their inner true sense of healthy knowing that they no longer trust themselves and become depressed. You are great! You are fine! You do not need lots of things to make you worthy, to feel sexy, to live joyfully. It's. bu..sh..t!!! Let's rise up the healthy kind nature based World and people who are able to see the spirit within themselves in another!! Sending love.
Except she is completely hip to hip with the richest most arrogant, like a Harlan Crow, who literally bribed Clarance Thomas.
@@JustSayPie oh! now I know who Harlen Crow is I feel a bit sick
BARI WEISS!!! YES!!!!! I could not devour this episode fast enough!!! Thank you so much!!! Sorry for the excessive exclamations but I’m just so excited!!!!
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I just finished the podcast and it was truly a struggle for me to get through. I have heard a lot of not so great things about Bari Weiss and the good things I have heard about her often come from people who I really don't trust but I wanted to give her the benefit of the doubt. I wanted to listen and learn her side of things. But I noticed a lot of red flags from how she spoke in this podcast. Mayim seems like a fan and there was no pushback by her or Jonathan in their exchanges with her, unfortunately. Weiss seems very motivated to speak of the biases she sees, but unwilling or unable to really acknowledge or confront her own. And her own biases were overwhelmingly glaring throughout the interview. So much so, that I felt like it would have been irresponsible of me to not start doing some active fact checking while she was speaking. And I ended up finding a lot that concerned me.
For one example, I was quite weary of her description of the transgender clinic exposé that she referenced. So I took a look at the article the Free Press published and just on its face it seemed pretty implausible and was a single-source unverified account. But then I looked at other coverage of that story. At least at the time of this interview, Weiss said no other "mainstream" publication had picked it up which very well may have been true since Weiss herself said their story had been published "today." Though if it had just been published that day, I'm not sure why Weiss acted affronted that no other publications had yet picked it up as if they were purposely ignoring it. It was published THAT DAY. Honestly, it seemed like she was using that claim as further evidence that mainstream media was ignoring her and other honest journalists when they published stories that were provocative. However, I found quite a few major publications had picked it up since then. On the other hand, I also saw some original reporting that dropped from local news outlets in the past couple of weeks that really seemed to contradict a lot of what the whistleblower claimed in the story that the Free Press published. You can check that out in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the Missouri Independent. Unfortunately, I didn't see their original reporting picked up by nearly as many mainstream national outlets as those that picked up the original.
After that, I had to take a general look at the Free Press itself and a lot of the reporting that Bari Weiss has done, particularly in recent years. And at least in this cursory look, the biggest theme I'm noticing is that it very much seems like Weiss likes to cherry pick stories or perspectives that seem to go "against the grain" and then suggest that this individual experience is somehow representative and she is the one person willing to tell you this "truth" that everyone else would rather conveniently ignore. And to be fair, that may sometimes be the case. But what seems to be happening more often in what I have read from her, is that she tells you this shocking, provocative truth that everyone else is ignoring and then you look one layer beneath the surface and you start to realize that maybe a lot of other places aren't reporting this because it is in fact quite an anomaly and in no way representative of some universal truth. You are neither the grand truth teller that you think you are, nor does it do the public that much good to keep focusing on anomalies that happen because they give you that shock story value without truly informing the public much about what is actually happening. Being the most contrarian does not necessarily make you the best and most honest journalist and based on what I have seen from her writing and how she spoke in this podcast, she doesn't really seem to get that.
For example, if a journalist were to interview 100 people who have identified as transgender and publicly transitioned and 99 have zero regrets and one regretted their decision, and they decide to focus on that one because they find it to be a more interesting and provocative story, the reporter isn't exactly lying by reporting that. There was one person who had regrets so they're technically telling the truth...or at least one version of the truth. But it's not the most accurate portrait of transgender people in that situation. Furthermore, choosing to tell that truth and not the other 99 in the climate we have right now regarding people who are transgender and the rhetoric, laws, and physical and emotional violence they're facing, is not simply a journalistic choice, it's dangerous. At a certain point, publishing those stories isn't good journalism - it's both an inaccurate representation and it's irresponsible.
Your thoughts echo my own, and I appreciate how well you articulated them -- better than I ever could. Thanks.
I agree with your assessment of Bari, though I wanted to hear her out because I trust, more often than not, Mayim's prudence; however, anytime I hear Bari speak, my bs meter goes to ten. This was no exception. I appreciate, also, that you wanted to check her flimsy sources and manipulation of material.
I am bemused by Mayim's admission that *The Free Press* is her source for news. Some of the headlines read as reasonable until one begins to delve deeper. The story's comment sections are repositories for people to trash the Left. Only *Daily Wire* is less nuanced than that blog-podcast Website.
Thanks for saying all this. i had to skip this episode as I've found Bari too many times to be not credible on what she talks about.
Bari seems to be quite conservative and traditional. Possible that the narrative she grew up with and was comfortable with has been opened for discussion. Growing up in environments that involve insecurity and fear make it really hard to step outside.
My Catholic mother called the IRA devils and that shaped my narrative. Politics is not Faith.
I struggled to finish. When she said someone was "to the left of Bernie Sanders", and Mayim responded "oh, is that possible?" I realized neither of them understand progressive politics. Wasn't surprised it turned into a weird commentary on transgender healthcare.
Thank you! Loving kindness!! ❤ 1:02:48
Hi Mayim! I jjust sumbled onto your channel, I loved your conversation with Bari.
Just watched this. Thank you!
Spectacular interview. I love how you brought up holding a conversation with someone you disagree with and still respecting them...we need that in this life!! I wish everyone understood this!! I wish everyone could see this interview 💜
Best episode yet!! Love Bari Weiss!! Love Mayim, more!!
Thank you for this amazing episode!
I am fascinated by the thought that we can’t live this way it made me realize why I have been struggling with happiness in this post Covid world the more I am alone the more I want to be alone that’s a great light bulb moment for me
Thank you for doing this interview!
A chicken before the egg question. Gabor talks about childhood trauma causing real disease. Alan talks about some feeling pain that is not from an injury. Are these both ways we deal with trauma? What is the relationship between the two? This hit home so much for me when my psychiatrist would not renew my antidepressants until she saw me. It took a couple days to find out that was the requirement much less get in to see her. I was a wreck by the time I made it in to the office. It was very eye opening of how much I need the meds. I started them just over a year ago. My husband died three years ago. Although I think I needed them before his death, it was a trigger to make sure I got help.
Maybe it’s because so many of them turn out to be true.
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best day of the week is here! can’t wait to watch!
I’m more of a centrist conservative. This episode is so incredible. It’s very refreshing and reassuring and gives me hope that this podcast was made. . There’s so much nuance. Most of us regardless of our politics want the same things for ourselves our world and our families.
I never let negative things get to me. I'll turn 20 this year and I still like sci-fi, superheroes, fantasy, Legos, videogames and things like that. Big Bang Theory taught me it's ok to be different. Keep your good job! You're my favorite actress ever! Nobody could've played Amy better than you! I really hope the show gets a reunion, a movie sequel or maybe a spin-off prequel about Amy! I'd really love to see a spin-off prequel about Amy's childhood called Young Amy!
Fascinating! I’m so glad I learned this and it makes sense. Thanks for another great one! 📰 🤔
I enjoyed today's discussion. A lot of subjects covered. That said, I would have appreciated a bit more push back from Jonathan and Mayim especially when discussing controversial subjects such as the pandemic or transgender issues. I know these subjects were mentioned in passing and the format didn't provide the space to go deeper and question what was being said or have a larger discussion around hot button issues. All in all I appreciate the overall conversation and look forward to more.
Not sure what there was to "push back" on. Everything Bari said was 100% factually correct.
@@WilC379 Agreed that what she was saying was factually correct. It's just that it wasn't the whole perspective. Which is fine. It's just nice to approach controversial issues from all sides if possible.
@@bubiesparkles Sure, but the topic being discussed wasn't those issues, she just used them as examples of how the incentives have changed for media organizations.
@@WilC379 That's a solid point. I guess I was just thinking of the average listener that might hear the examples she used discussing the pandemic and transgender issues and the take-away would be "oh this is the only way of seeing these issues."
@@bubiesparkles no one’s thinking that especially with the mainstream media pushing those issues in our face from their very narrow “way of seeing things” literally every 5 seconds.
I love your podcast Mayim, and listen or watch every week. I did not agree with a lot of what I heard from this episode but that's okay! I love being able to listen to other people and their opinions, and think for myself about my reactions and feelings towards views which differ from my own. So, thank you. Let's move towards more open discussion and allowance for different opinions.
The whole message of this episode!!! You got it, Theresa! Thanks so much for watching! 🧠🫶
Bravo! This is the thing I am trying to learn more and more as time goes on... To at least start listening to opposing views and try to understand where they are coming from. I used to just turn off the video and shut it out... This is how the world will heal... Someone needs to go first and take steps towards each other to close the divide.
Best episode! So refreshing. Thank you for doing this.
Thank you for this!
The Knower is part of the Known and the Knowledge is Probably Provisional. I think about this alot and it keeps me humble..
I'm an atheist, but I can see the need and desire to be part of a church and believe in something to fill that "god-shaped hole" because it helps to get through this life. I think practicing the traditions can bring peace of mind, and the exercise could be beneficial, whether you believe it's real or not. I've looked for something to be a part of, but knowing that being gay is looked upon as either criminal or something to be pitied for is very disheartening. I know some can join a sect of the religion that is more open, but at the end of the day, you are cast as the other. I can't seem to get past that and knowing that if a religious person is elected into power, you stand a very real chance of being targetted even though we make up a tiny fraction of the population. It's easy to get votes by riling up people's emotions rather than doing something that would have a tangible effect on their life.
This is a very interesting episode today with Bari Weiss. It is amazing the variety of topics discussed in this podcast. My Tuesdays could not be better with your podcast Mayim!
I absolutely love this lady, I’ve never heard anyone put into words so brilliantly how I feel about morals and being a good person. I could never explain my thoughts and feelings on this topic so well if I tried. Really beautiful interview 😊
Bari is awesome, and I am a happy subscriber of The Free Press
Bari is so refreshingly smart. Another great episode.
WHAT!!!!!!! THIS IS THE COLLABORATION I WAS WAITING FOR!!!!!!!
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What’s Bari Weiss? Sanity and common sense made flesh! How, even if she could be my daughter, I identify myself with her so much! Even if sometimes I do not fully agree with her.
Big standing ovation to her and a big BRAVO to Mayim and Jonathan for having her at this your fabulous podcast!
Specially having a brilliant young woman almost at the International Women’s Day! How you always manage to make my Tuesday the best day of my week? 💜
What a triple treat! I have admired Bari Weiss for a while now. Great show. Thank you.
Let me see if Bari Weiss can bring herself to talk about the disenfranchisement of Arabs in Palestine.
Best Breakdown yet!
Bari Weiss is my ultimate HERO. Her book, How to Fight anti semitism, is a must-read.
I love Free Press. I agree with Mayim. Even if I don't agree with everything she says I always respect here and also with Free Press.
I’m extremely pleased to have found your podcast! I was wondering why the more intelligent ladies hadn’t joined the roster of political speakers!! I love Mary Trump, Rachael Maddow, and now you! Good luck x3!!
I’ve been watching the world unfold for 64 years and what has happened is that, Lies are now truth and truth now lays weak
You're getting a new subscriber for this. Thank you 🙏
I love Bari! I am so glad you had her on here today Mayim. this and Hayley’s is my favorite!
Thank You to everyone for , Showing Up, Doing No Harm, Speaking Your Truth and Letting Go of Expectations. Brillent!
Love this discussion!
Worked for the business side of the NYT for over 20 years (late 1980's - 2009) when it was easily the best paper in the world. I knew and liked the publishers, writers, business leadership, etc. It was my family. The paper paid for my home and post graduate education. My father worked there (briefly). Things change. Now, I ridicule anyone who reads this mindlessly predictable memo. Almost heartbreaking.
Incredible, excellent channel, a thousand likes, greetings from Mexico City.🥰🥰🥰 muchas felicidades por tu canal...........
I am unbelievably grateful this popped up in my feed today. This interview gave me a big uplift I’ve needed. Thank you Mayim and Barri
I’ve given up on the idea that people are fundamentally EVIL. That’s silly.
Thank you. I didn’t know who she is.
Mayim, fyi, Europeans from many countries were absolutely amazed thar Bernie Sanders has been considered "far left"and "radical" by the US press and its gaslit viewers, when all that he advocates for e.g. universal affordable health care, quality and affordable childcare, free or very affordable college education, prison reform and rehabilitation,, strong unionism, etc. are a given in their lives -- and they are grateful for it. It must be wonderful to live in a place where the lives of its ordinary citizens are valued over rich ppl and their corporations.
This woman is so representative of the majority of Americans, it's a shame that we don't have more like her in America's Institutions
Awesome content in this ep! Thanks for always bringing your best, because ya best is wonderful! 😊🙌🌈😇
Love Bari ❤
Why do American’s have such problems with the pandemic yet no other country did.
So happy you bad Bari Weiss!!
I've been crying that the emperor is wearing no clothes for so long. Being gaslit is the most disturbing experience.
I love all your podcasts. I cannot believe I have been so far under a rock that I’ve only recently found this and you. I am going back and watching all Johnathan is so right it’s so much better to watch you and not just listen I do need to ask about the ring you wear on your index finger I don’t always agree everything you have said or done but I feel your intent and you have helped me so much I am sure I am not alone but don’t ever doubt what you are doing THANK YOU
Love Bari.
7:50 The best description I can think of is that media, and journalism in particular, has become an ideological uni-culture. They have reached a critical mass, thinking approximately the same way, especially believing themselves to be enlightened people. "We've been hiring right-thinking people, like ourselves, and are proud to do so".
So comfortable have they become in their orthodoxy, they have fallen easily into intolerance of other perspectives. The ad hominem rejection of opposing ideas and speakers is a clue that this is the mindset at work.
It's not conspiracy....it's just culture.
Add to this the willingness to become advocates for one viewpoint makes for a very hard to resist temptation to ignore contrary data and emphasize whatever supports the beliefs they are laboring to see dominant and unchallengeable.
Can journalism even be called journalism if it becomes advocacy journalism? I don't think there has ever been an absolutely pure journalism, but there has generally been an opinion page section of a newspaper and a hard news section.
Now that so many enter journalism in order to "make positive change in the world" objectivity has been sacrificed, and they appear increasingly as propagandists pursuing "narratives".
I suspect the level of tolerance for censorship on the part of "journalists" is as good a barometer as any to indicate the level of corruption of the journalism profession.
Trust is the greatest, and maybe only, real capital a journalist, or civil servant, has. The present generation is squandering it.
An increasing number of news reports simply haven't passed the test questions of "Is this true?" and "Is there more to this story?"
Bari Weiss is a godsend. Her ability to tease apart fact from fiction, coupled with her underdog mentality and tenacity, make her a force to be reckoned with. She is a beacon of hope for the self-silencing majority, and I sincerely hope that we do not take her for granted.
You're an awesome Jeopardy host
i hope someday somehow you interview Aline Szewkies,she is a Brazilian Jewish Woman that works as a Tourist Guide in israel,she has a Lot of followers on Y T,people of my country loves her,dont worry,she speaks english very very smoothly....
Bravo! Exceptional and inspirational! Thank You Bari Weiss, Mayim, Jonathan for so much excellent focus on important issues.
Mayim's list of values at the end seems to be those of a person created in the image of G-d [which is first stated in the first book (Genesis) of the Five Books of Moses (AKA the Torah)].
This was such a POWERFUL episode! I relate about questioning everything 😂. I'm a natural contrarion. Great job everybody 👏
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Awesomeness Continues!! 👌👍 Truely Fantastic Episode Like Usual!! 😎✊👊🍁♈🍁
Mayim, YES! This is the kind of diversity of thought we all need.
The reawakening of centrism is creating strange bedfellows indeed. Bari Weiss is heroic, and yet humanly beautiful in her humility. There are many who are right of center who are not irrational or seeking tribalism, and I see Bari and others like her setting a precedent for many who are left of center who welcome intellectual integrity and true tolerance. While I am a conservative, I respect the three discussants in this TH-cam. We may not agree on many things, but I know that most of us can live in the center. The trouble is that these days, few dare to admit a desire to go centrist. Kudos to Bari Weiss and TFP.
Bari curiously omitted the corporate power of both the NYT Corp itself, and the billion dollar. corporate heads sitting on the NYT board, influencing the content and point of view the Times' subscribers read. It is far from a"liberal" paper, is more centrist, and certainly couldn't care less about the plight of working ppl or poor ppl.
Weiss seems to be claiming that her news platform is more objective than literally any other source of independent journalism. I’m surprised any smart person would believe that. I’m not denying she makes some valid points, but she’s not such a purely intrepid truth seeker as she seems to like to be seen.
I did not hear her make that claim.
Mayim, you really shone through on this one.
I admit that i read the title and prejudgingly thumbed it down. Expecting a bashing of those with apposing views . . I then actually listened annd it was pretty cool 👊
My take away and thoughts over the last few years.
+we r more connected then ever. Yet more disconnected.
+being scepticle is good. You remove the pedistool, remove the label and look at the process. Critically think more. Look for what's missing.
+reflect more. Try to become more aware of your own ignorance. For i think ignorance of your own ignorance is true ignorance.
And get ready for the next time we get hood winked, if we didnt miss it allready.
I usually enjoy these podcasts, however, this one was a bit much to take. Being someone who lives in a country not America, and with a government that didn't wait until the spicy cough had well and truly dug itself in. We are lucky, as of 3rd March 2023, we've had 11.4 million cases and a smidge under 19 and a half thousand lost. It seems like a government that is upfront and honest with the population, and follows best practice for major health crises, will have better outcomes over a government that is more interested in taking potshots at, and trying to score political points against, their opponents. It didn't help that the person in charge was a temperamental child who apparently had never been told No!
I couldn't listen to this guest much past about 25 minutes... she started to grate on the ol' nerves, and so had to turn it off.
I'm sorry Mayim, this one is a hard pass. Guess I'll catch ya next time...😉
Bari isn't adding much I haven't heard elsewhere, but she talks about it in an articulated and digestible way, and she's willing to fight the good fight. She has my respect. We need more like her.
I get their point but also can we acknowledge the fact that we cause harm when we ‘both side’ issues, especially issues where most people discussing it are not stake holders. Yes, as a society we should care about all kids and how they are raised but maybe let parents, doctors and the trans kids themselves lead the conversation.
I have to say I'm surprised you platformed this woman. And also that my previous comment was deleted. 🤷♂️
Just out of curiosity, can you tell me about your previous comment?
Yeah...I used to find BW very interesting and thought-provoking, but the more I listen the more troubling I find her message.
This podcast has a grip on me. HAS ME ON A LEASH. But not mad about it 😭
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I'm someone who admires Bari Weiss, and who also disagrees with some of her views (particularly about masking). I find hers to be a refreshing voice, and have already followed The Free Press on Facebook. I sometimes tune in to her podcast. Definitely want to check out the whistleblower article. I'm glad for this episode of the Breakdown.
That said, I do wish that she and others of means can at least acknowledge that, in fact, a large and growing percentage of the U.S. population cannot have everything delivered to their door, or have whatever they want at any time. Why? Because of the rapidly increasing number of people who cannot afford the rising costs of housing -- rent, utilities, mortgage interest, student loan debt, etc. -- even if they work full time, and who need government assistance to get enough food to feed themselves and their families. Let alone afford decent health care and prescription medications.
It's a shame that people in Weiss's economic category can discuss mental health, and old-fashioned values, and neglect to even mention the huge increase in people applying for SNAP (formerly food stamp) benefits, for heat and other utility assistance, and who have to choose between feeding themselves and getting life-sustaining prescription medications. Looking for meaning? Work toward establishing a real social safety net for those in need. That's as Torah-based as it gets.
Did you know that when the government says it's going to end the COVID-related emergency status in May, millions of regular folks and families will lose supplementary SNAP benefits, with nothing to replace them? In my state, SNAP beneficiaries got their last supplementary SNAP this month. ("Supplementary" meaning a level at which some people could actually squeeze by every month, vs. the normally insufficient regular amount. This includes aid to people who are disabled or for other reasons can't work full time, or at all. Try to feed yourself on $200 a month.) Removing these payments means that while inflation has increased food prices, SNAP support has not increased proportionally. Food banks are already overwhelmed, and it's only going to get worse. And people are freaking out. It's hard to apply positivity when you can't feed your kids, and there aren't even enough social workers to talk to. Try to sleep well when you don't know if you'll be able to eat for the next whole month, especially if you have children.
I talked with a friend yesterday who works in community health. Local aid agencies are understaffed, underfunded, and stressed to the breaking point. What about their mental health? My friend was in tears because her hands are tied, and she so wants to help. No amount of therapy or yoga is going to help the helpers. They need resources, so they can provide help. And they're not getting them.
And now, people who thought they owned their homes, condos, and co-ops are being forced out of them by corporate "investors" buying up housing and using legal loopholes to oust the current owners (forget renters, they have virtually no rights at all if the owner sells). And these former owners find that they can't afford to purchase in the same general location, because real estate prices are being driven up by this dynamic. So they have to uproot themselves, possibly leave their extended families and community groups. Want to know what that does to your mental health?
@Mayim Bialik, I hope you will consider addressing this root of many people's mental health (and associated addiction) problems. I know you're aware of the above-mentioned conditions, but how about tying them to the country's (and the world's) massive mental health crisis? It's not just about the disease du jour; it's about our nation's refusal to face social reality. Ultra-conservatives regularly threaten our comparatively meager social safety net. They literally don't care about anyone they don't personally know. So they want to turn Social Security (which isn't just for the elderly) into Social Insecurity.
The middle- and higher-classes' addictions to "positivity" advice, to self-help fads, and to distraction-based media, are a smokescreen to keep anyone with a voice from getting up and yelling about the real threats to Americans' mental health. Want to find meaning? Advise folks to look at core values like feeding the poor, comforting the lonely, and healing the sick. And while working locally is important, local food banks are not going to solve this mess. Change needs to happen at the state and federal levels. Please lend your voice to demand that our government help those who can't "just dial DoorDash."
Thank you! I couldn't have written it better.
It’s not everyone else’s job to take on the weight of the world and be punished for being successful. Everyone has their priorities in life and if the left would get off the crazy train, you wouldn’t have to worry about “ultra Republicans” getting elected.
@@HostileTakeover555 First of all, quote me correctly: I said ultra-conservatives. Not all Republicans are ultra-conservatives; my father and grandfather were Republicans (Granddad was an officer in his district; he and Grandma were quite active), that's how I know. You seem to assume I'm part of "the left." I'm a moderate.
Second, you didn't hear anyone in the podcast namecall or denigrate anyone else. Neither did I; I simply stated what's being proposed by those on the far right. You might want to take a lesson. Or maybe increase your vocabulary so you don't have to stoop to ugly clichés to have a conversation.
Third: our original national motto was "E Pluribus Unum": "Out of many, one." The founders chose that motto because we need to work together, and not just be individual nuggets, out for ourselves alone. If you listened to the podcast episode, you know that they talked about traditional values. Those include caring for the needy among us. You can do or be whatever you want, but that's what the discussion was about. So that's what I addressed.
Fourth: No one's advocating (certainly not I) that every individual has to "take on the weight of the world." How sad that you imagine something's going to be taken from you if the country (not you as an individual) makes this a place where decently fed, housed, and healthy people can contribute to the wellbeing of the nation. Since this is a podcast about mental health, maybe you should listen to more episodes, so you might find ways to help yourself through that fear. Certainly, that sense of being "punished" if other people can get enough to eat must derive from some sense of deprivation you acquired somewhere along the road. No one wants to call you a bad person, or take away your toys.
You're welcome to respond to this reply, however I won't be checking back, so you might as well move on.
@@jabbermocky4520 Thanks! I appreciate it.
@@Historian212 1) what party do “ultra Republicans” fall under? I was completely correct in what I’ve stated. 2) You need to learn to edit your comments so they’re readable. Your entire response is a long winded defensive ramble of half thoughts and ad hom attacks that don’t address what I’m saying until the 4th “point”, and that wasn’t even compelling in any way. 3) Your response completely validates exactly the type of person I figured I would be dealing with. 😂 4) I genuinely feel sorry for you, I hope you have an excellent afternoon.
That's great you are having Bari Weiss on. She was VERY brave going against the neo liberal point of view at the height of covid. I love how you pick people from all walks of lives and points of view 👏.
Access. Conspiracy theories were sequestered to tabloid magazines at the supermarket my entire childhood - and even then my parents were wise to warn me that they were simply fabricated stories, and cautioned me from people who bought into them. As soon as the internet allowed everyone to access the tabloids from home we were doomed.
I wrote for a small weekly newspaper for 11 years. It was never acceptable to re-print or propagate lies. We had savvy editors. Now, lies are nearly all you can find online. As a trained journalist with experience in the field I can sort out the B.S. from the real reporting. Most Americans cannot.
@@vanessai405 Excuse me? Please address your replies to the person who posted the original statement. I never wrote the words "fabricated BS". I merely stated that I know the difference between BS and real reporting. Read the thread again.
Weiss just published her second dishonest article about transgender treatment
I've just found this podcast and unfortunately my second episode is an absolute 180 for me. I can't abide platforming someone like this
@@LeftPhilipyou are on the wrong side of history. The science does not support pushing children into transportation.
I was wondering if Suzy Weiss is a sister of Bari's. After hearing the first half of this video, I checked out the Free Press site, and Suzy's piece on cheating in academia was a wonderfully disconcerting "unfortunate truth". I've had co-workers who flaunt working "smarter, not harder", and I ask I'd that's always a good mantras. If they'd like a doctor, a nurse, a CPA, a president, etc. who work "smarter, not harder".
There have always been those gurus throughout the years so I am like Mayim. I am leery of those too.
I didn’t watch the news after I started to do my own research about the topics. I also don’t trust the current administration and the justice system anymore. The rise of conspiracy theories is because those theories have been proven true over the past several years. I have started to watch my news on alternative channels (but I take it with a grain of salt) on TH-cam. Bari, you, Matt, and some others are awesome!! You are real journalists. I am so glad you are out there!! ❤ Thank you!
The vast majority of conspiracy theories are NOT proven true... But a few are. Believing all of them makes you 98% wrong.
She needs to do one about flags
This is so important. Everyone needs to stop being divided by the media and come together as human beings. Think for yourself and love everyone.
Two Old People On A Couch give some great lives on Saturday that your parents would probably like for some news. Kind of like old time late night shows to keep it funny
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