Sean Carroll’s podcast is always good and informative. His variety of guest is incredible and Sean is fantastic. I never miss an episode.

So this latest emotional outburst about politics communicated that Sean believes that everyone outside of his viewpoint is stupid. It revealed major blinders and therefore makes me question his judgment in interpreting experiments and other findings. An inability to even understand other viewpoints- agree with them or not is necessary for a scientific mind.

He's a goner folks. As the TDS slowly takes over Sean's brain, the degradation of a once great platform to explore the unknown continues. Oh well, onto the next.

Good content, but annoying volume fluctuations. Why are ads so much louder than the interviews?

The merging of physics & politics & social relations in such a fluidly tangential discussion instead of the forced train of thought for one subject was extremely cathartic to listen to

Misc

Edit: After exploring some other science podcasts, I only appreciate this one more! I listen to this podcast nearly every day (I’m catching up with some older episodes) and I absolutely love it. As a Ph.D. student, I was feeling a bit burnt out and listening to this podcast reminded of why I got into research in the first place - there’s a lot of cool stuff out there to learn about! Sean is a fantastic host and will take you on a journey throughout the universe - from physics to jazz music to psychology to even poker. Absolutely recommend!

Show has descended into political megaphone with entirely too much bias, without alternative viewpoints by the host. I came to hear scientists and philosophers discuss interesting topics, but rarely get that now. Even on the AMA episodes, the host only picks biased questions and never any opposing viewpoints. Unsubscribing now, it’s sad the show is mainly a soapbox for an isolated academic.

One of better science podcasts.

There is so much content in the back catalogue alone that anybody wanting to learn more about science, society, philosophy, culture, arts, and ideas really should have this podcast in their feed! Sean Carroll is among the most talented podcasts in the space.

Sean Carroll knows words; he has the best. From draining the swampland of string theory, to dispelling fake quantum news, his podcast is yuge in physics. It’s a beautiful podcast in many respects.

One of the best science & philosophy podcasts out there. Must listen to for any curious listener who is interested in learning more about the world around us.

Dear Dr. Carroll: I’ve always enjoyed the manner in which you present interesting, complex topics. From the Mindscape podcast to your lectures at the Royal Institute, I’ve been an avid listener. However, I was disappointed in the political “op ed” with which you opened the November 11th podcast. Not only was it misplaced, but your claims were presented as fact rather than the emotion laden assumptions they were. Further, you turn a conveniently blind eye to things said and deeds done by your side of the aisle. You’ve lost a listener and admirer. Sincerely, Tom

If you live at the intersection of science and philosophy this is THE essential podcast. I can think of no other information source that has stimulated so much further inquiry, or that has introduced me to so many new ideas - let alone done it so delightfully.

S.C.: Thank you for this podcast. You’re clearly putting a good deal of effort into this venture and we, as listeners, are the beneficiaries. I’m sure that your exploration into areas outside of physics and astrological science offers benefits to you and your work, but we (your listeners) are truly fortunate for your podcast endeavors. I’ve listened to every episode. Your podcasting/interviewing skills improve with each offering, and it seems that you now have a rhythm that works well. The knowledge offered by you and your guests is phenomenal, and is greatly appreciated. Thanks again.

good episode

The most intelligent discussion on pretty much everything. The gulf of knowledge, balance, maturity and demeanor between Sean Carroll and someone like Eric Weinstein or Sam Harris is inconceivably vast. An adult podcast for thinking adults. The best guests. Great questions from the host.

The recent interview with Ellen Lander broke me. Sean is such an amazing teacher when it comes to physics and the intersection with philosophy. However, giving credence to a reputed hack like Ellen Langer is too far. Sean either needs to vet his guests better or increase his standards. There have been questionable guests in the past, but this is egregious.

Possibly the best science podcast around. Sean is an academic scientist with broad interests and the ability to ask excellent/deep questions. He gets very interesting guests and manages them well. Some of his solo podcasts are priceless (e.g., on relativity).

Scientists don't often step outside their field in order to engage in dialogues that are of the essence, evermore during times of worrisome turbulence. Dr. Sean Carroll does not only step outside his field, but is acutely cognizant when doing so. His conversations are similar to the conversations from "Dialogues concerning two sciences, between Sagredo, Simplicio, and Salviati". In other words he is not shy for when he lacks knowledge on certain subjects and is courteous when correcting others. He has calculative approaches towards crucial conversations. Scientists, I hope are paying attention to the importance of having conversations among different sciences and opening the doors to other fields, specially to the ones that aren't related to their science.

What a great episode with CV. I understood about 5%, was able to follow about 15%, but how much fun listening to the other 80%. How do we define stable?

This is an unbeatable podcast for people interested in science, or even in just thinking through issues deeply and rigorously. That said, I wish the host applied that same rigor to his choice of advertising partners. I completely understand the need to monetize the podcast given the incredible amount of work that must go into it. However, given the podcast’s emphasis on the importance of empiricism and scientific inquiry, I have to say that there have been empirical studies that show BetterHelp and similar text-based therapy platforms demonstrate no benefit to their users (or exceedingly small benefits), especially when you compare them with traditional mental health providers. I get that it’s difficult to ever fully live your values in a capitalistic system, but I do wish scientific podcast hosts (and Carroll is not the only scientific podcast host who has BetterHelp as a sponsor) would apply the same rigor they apply to everything else to their sponsors. I worry that people might take their BetterHelp ads as endorsements of the product, a product they likely wouldn’t make if they took the time to review the empirical evidence in this area.

Nice interplay with his guest on peeling back the underlying properties of nature from experimental data

One episode and I was hooked. This podcast goes much deeper than most others. It’s two experts talking about the universe and physics and some other things. The one problem I have is the ads. I’m not here to hear about babbel or whatever. I would rather have the ads at the beginning and end then every 15 or so minutes. Other than that, it’s pretty awesome

This is by far, the best version of the pod cast, in all the multiverse!

Sean asks tough questions and gets good answers. If he feels like he needs to butt in, he does. Deal with it. Excellent podcast.

I agree w other reviews about how condescending the host comes off. It’s noticeable enough I can’t listen too long bc I get uncomfortable. He has brilliant experts discuss mind-bending ideas. However it’s hard to tell if the host doesn’t trust his guests or us as the audience—but I would say what takes me out of the dialogue isn’t the guests getting into flow of discussion but the host interrupting them to correct or insist they explain when I already was there with them. I mean at least loudly sigh as frequently as you do away from the mic. Let them talk! I’m following! You don’t have all the answers either; no one does.

No need to ask right? In the middle of every sentence

Overall good podcast but this episode showcased how out of touch academia is with the normal working population. Employees wanting to impress their managers by working extra hours and over promising results only to become burnt out?! Unbelievable!!! 😂Welcome to the real world guys😂

Very fine podcast. Wonderful breadth of topics. Not dumbed down but neither is it overly esoteric. But I sure wish the host wasn’t so darn smug. He’s also often condescending to his guests. Maybe he has earned the right to be smug but I don’t like it. Neither would Kant. I think it’s an occupational hazard of being a university professor.

i love this podcast but PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE make an episode with cj the x.

Amazing podcast

I wonder if you could listen to your friends Origin podcast, first Sabine Hossenfelder, then Cormac McCarthy.As you know, Sabines great new book is about the hazards of gleaning beautiful equations a la string theory.Krauss acted like she was way out over her skiis here, acting like it was a rare if unspoken issue. Yet with McCarthy, it was a beauty pageant.Lots of talk about the big names of late 20th century physics and beauty.And elegance (beauty).Two different takes!

UPDATE: Still loving this podcast so very much. It’s consistently great, and I find myself reflecting on previous episodes and recommending it regularly. ___________ I’m embarrassed not to have written a review, yet, having listened for over a year now. It’s one of my favorite podcasts. I love the interviews, the variety of guests and changing subject matter, and I love the AMAs as well.

Not sure how else to say it. Sean brings everything together here. Kind mind, reflective, wicked intellect, humble. Great voice too. Opening my mind to amazing thoughts. Please don’t stop.

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I listened to few of the episodes and found them quite interesting and informative. However, the episode on ChatGPT felt like an opinion of one person.

I chose the episode 200 on the Multiverse, and instead of getting an episode that grabbed my attention and was interesting I found myself listening to multiple tangents that couldn't seem to follow one consistent strain of thought. Instead of making the topic digestible for someone to understand it felt like the host was rather using as many complicated words as they could to the point where I almost wondered if they actually WANTED to make the listener feel like falling asleep. I rated it 1 star because it reminded me of being in my honors college class with teachers that were more concerned with impressing students with the vast content of their vocabulary rather than actually teaching us anything.

I truly don’t understand how Sean has the time to do all the things he does, but I am delighted that he squeezes in the podcast! Although is a physicist, his interests and guests are wide ranging. He is a great interviewer and asks questions that show a genuine interest in trying to understand his guests (and make sure we listeners understand his guests, too). Thanks from a Patreon Patron!

Great content, but often the information (especially when it’s Sean himself speaking, like in AMAs) is not presented for easy mass consumption- which might be intended.

Dr. Sean Carroll is a wonderful interviewer and brings the highest standards and guests to us. I really should Pareon him.

This podcast is so valuable. It puts me in the game in so many different areas and gives me direction in learning

As good as any science podcast out there. As for politics... just skip those parts and skim the NYT (including all the corrections...)

Guests who can’t speak well make the episode unlistenable. Ironic that the one about chatbots can’t speak without audible-ized pauses.

Carrol's disciplined and curious mind, technical acumen, and conversational gifts illuminate contemporary scientific and philosophical subjects. If you like science, physics, exploring fundamental questions, you will love this podcast!

Looking forward to hear each one of the incoming episodes 💎💎💎💎🎂

Thank you!

Host seems more interested in espousing his own views to his guest, than a general interest in hearing from the guest and inviting theirs. When searching a topic or guest by name, most listeners are interested in hearing from that guest.

I’m always surprised at how much I learn. I’m naturally over confident I guess.

Good on topics he’s good at, less so when expounding, even pontificating, on topics he’s not.