Question Everything
4.7/5
Critic Rating
Reporter Brian Reed re-examines everything about journalism, the profession he thought he knew. In the middle of making his second hit podcast, Brian got sued. Accused. Told the biggest story of his career – the Peabody Award-winning series S-Town – wasn’t journalism. Which meant he had to spend years proving that it was. Obsessing over the question, “What is journalism, anyway?”Join Brian as he turns the tools he’s acquired over his years as a journalist on journalism itself. With gripping stories, reporting, and interviews every other Thursday, Question Everything is a show for anyone who's ever felt confused, frustrated, or misled by t...
Critic Reviews
Score: 4
Fiona Sturges • Financial Times • Sep 22, 2024
"Self-indulgent? Well yes, it is a bit. There’s nothing journalists love more than to sit around with other journalists talking about their Very Important Work — and I say that as a journalist who has been known to do exactly that. There is a wider context to Question Everything, though, and that is the rise of online misinformation and the growing distrust of mainstream journalism. You hope this bigger picture will be more apparent in upcoming episodes in which Reed will talk to investigative journalist Barton Gellman and tell stories of reporters who have been threatened or prosecuted."
Score: 5
Stephen O. • Podcast Delivery • Sep 16, 2024
"Most compelling is Reed’s vulnerability and willingness to face scrutiny and question his own practices. Question Everything uses the tools of journalism to re-examine journalism. There’s no sugar-coating here; Reed gets brutally honest about the messiness of journalism."
Score: 5
Alexi Duggins • The Guardian • Sep 12, 2024
"An admirable, open-hearted wrestle with a vital question – with an impressive first episode that sees Reed face one of his biggest critics."
