Factually! with Adam Conover
Hosted by Adam Conover · Headgum
4.6from 3,824 ratings
- 437
- Episodes
- 161
- Transcribed
- 3,824
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
- 103M
- YouTube views
About Factually! with Adam Conover
Comedian Adam Conover talks to the most interesting experts and thinkers on Earth about today's most pressing topics. From the rise of AI to the fight for workers’ rights, from porn bans to microplastics, Adam and his guests reveal shocking truths and thought-provoking new perspectives. It’s an investigative comedy interview podcast for curious people who never stop asking questions.Advertise on Factually via Gumball.fm (https://gumball.fm/)
- Publisher
- Headgum
- Category
- comedy
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 13 May 2019
- Latest episode
- 16 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
161 of 437 episodes have a transcript.
16 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
End Times Fascism with Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor
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End Times Fascism with Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor
Published 16 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] I mean, to hear Sam Altman and Elon Musk wax rhapsodic about what AI can bring, you know, it's very similar to some messianic thought. And also they're burning so much carbon that they are, you know, kind of destroying the world as they go in lots of ways and destroying the economy as well. They're willing to risk everything in a really apocalyptic way. So that's why we call it end times fascism, because it is a fascism that is really in conversation with these powers that we're not available to the fascists of the last century. Am I missing something important, Astra? I think that's basically it. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Factually! with Adam Conover
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- Naomi Klein
- Astra Taylor
- Cory Doctorow
- Robert Zacny
- Quill R Kukla
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 103,104,270
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 2,230 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.6 / 5
- 1,594 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 84 / 100
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- Quality
- 73
- Social presence
- 97
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 99
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Adam Conover host the show. Published by Headgum.
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