Uncertain Things

Everything is broken. Adaam James Levin-Areddy and Vanessa M. Quirk, two jaded journos, interview people far wiser than themselves and ask: "now what?" uncertain.substack.com

Uncertain Things is a society podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 116 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts Uncertain Things, a society show with 116 episodes published.

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  Guillotine Chic (w/ Mike Pesca)

  Apr 3, 20261h 4mS0

  <p>Mike Pesca — host of the How To! and The Gist podcasts — joins us again! We revisit the topic of nihilism, dive into annihilism (and why it’s different), and dunk on quite a few celebrities along the way. Stay to the end, and we recommend the sweet sweet artworks that may just be the antidotes to our burn-it-to-the-ground times. </p><p>On the agenda:</p><p>-On ghosts, demons, and podcasts [0:00-7:50]</p><p>-Adaam’s theory of Annihilism [7:51-14:24]</p><p>-Annihilistic artists and the end of truth [14:25-30:36]</p><p>-Joy and pitchforks! [30:37-47:32]</p><p>-Artistic antidote...

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  Doing the World a Favor in Iran (w/ Eli Lake)

  Mar 23, 20261h 9mS0

  <p>Eli Lake — staff writer at The Free Press, contributing editor at Commentary Magazine, and host of the Breaking History podcast — returns to the podcast to discuss the state of neoconservatism; the war with Iran (and why all the pundits are wrong about); and the enduring mystery (but not-so-enduring importance) of Tucker Carlson. </p><p>On the agenda: </p><p>- Neocons, Redux</p><p>-The war in Iran </p><p>-The “geopolitics” of Europe </p><p>-The conversation about the conversation</p><p>-Tucker Carlson, the modern day Father Coughlin?</p><p>Mentioned in this episode: </p><p>* How Israel i...

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  Canada's Anti-Zionism Fetish (w/ Jesse Brown)

  Feb 26, 20261h 27mS0

  <p>Jesse Brown — journalist and founder of the Canadaland podcast company — joins us IRL in New York City to talk about his latest project: What is happening here? The audio doc, hosted by Jesse, dives into the ways Anti-Zionism and antisemitism have taken root in Canada since October 7th. </p><p>On the agenda</p><p>* What is happening here? and the red triangle [0:00-22:38]</p><p>* Why the Canada example matters [22:39-35:35]</p><p>* Revisiting Anti-Racism and protecting liberalism [35:36-1:04:27]</p><p>* Jon enters the chat [1:04:28-1:26:59]</p><p>Mentioned in this episode:</p><p>* What is happening here? (Cana...

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  Losing the Real War (w/ Dr. Einat Wilf)

  Feb 15, 20261h 17mS0

  <p>Dr. Einat Wilf — Israeli writer, podcaster, and now founder of the political party Oz — returns to the pod to tell us a tale of two wars: the physical war fought (and technically won) in Gaza and the global war for Jewish sovereignty (that’s far from over). If you’re a curious layman on this subject, like Vanessa, make sure to revisit our first conversation with Dr. Wilf before listening, to make sure you have the context you need.</p><p>On the agenda:</p><p>-The weaponization of Gaza [0:00-15:03]</p><p>-The “terrible” truth of Palestinian identity and ideology...

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  America, the Fundamentalist (w/ David French)

  Jan 11, 20261h 18mS0

  <p>New York Times columnist, co-host of Advisory Opinions and The Dispatch Podcast, and Nashville-based evangelical, David French, returns to the pod once again. This time, we had one big question on our minds: What’s with all the Christianity cosplaying taking over politics right now? But an Uncertain Things episode wouldn’t be an Uncertain Things episode if we stuck to just one topic! We ended up discussing, among other topics, Jesus Christ, the American Civil War, the likelihood of the dissolution of the union today, Venezuela, C.S. Lewis, and more. As always with Mr. French, it was a de...

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