Question Everything
4.5/5
Critic Rating
Telling the stories behind the stories that shape our world.Through gripping real-life accounts, strange thought experiments, and cathartic boozy discussions, Question Everything unravels and attempts to make sense of the messy, fascinating world of journalism and the moral complexities surrounding the stories that impact us all. Hosted by Brian Reed (S-Town, This American Life, The Trojan Horse Affair). For outtakes and an inside peek inside the editorial conundrums that confront journalists every day, sign up for our newsletter at www.kcrw.com/questioneverything.Question Everything is a production of KCRW and Placement Theory.
Critic Reviews
Score: 4
Chloe Walker • PodcastReview.org • Oct 22, 2024
"Question Everything is a heartfelt endeavor, earnest in its desire to solve a very real problem. ...four episodes in, which is certainly early days, the show feels too inside baseball. Perhaps this is because Reed has envisioned it as a truly long-term project, and he is still at the stage of setting the scene. Regardless, it’s hard to imagine why people who completely distrust the news media would be attracted to a podcast so heavily focused on journalists swapping war stories. Whether Question Everything can reach them is still to be seen. Until then, Reed’s will be just another voice in the echo chamber."
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."
