Honestly with Bari Weiss
Hosted by Bari Weiss and Rafaela Siewert · The Free Press
4.4from 14,895 ratings
- 365
- Episodes
- 208
- Transcribed
- 14,895
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
- 56M
- YouTube views
About Honestly with Bari Weiss
The most interesting conversations in American life happen in private. This show brings them out of the closet. Stories no one else is telling and conversations with the most fascinating people in the country, every week from The Free Press, hosted by former New York Times and Wall Street Journal journalist Bari Weiss.
- Publisher
- The Free Press
- Category
- news · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 4 Jun 2021
- Latest episode
- 18 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
208 of 365 episodes have a transcript.
18 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Tickets Now Live: Bari Weiss and Simon Sebag Montefiore in NYC
17 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT
We’re All Living in Casey Neistat’s World
22 Jan 2026TRANSCRIPT
A Note from Bari on Honestly
Inside a recent episode
Tickets Now Live: Bari Weiss and Simon Sebag Montefiore in NYC
Published 18 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Many of you will know the name Simon Sebag Montefiore. He's a friend of the free press. He writes for us sometimes, and you've certainly heard him on this show. He's a renowned historian and the author of multiple worldwide bestsellers, including Jerusalem, the Romanovs, Stalin, and to be published this month, The Cauldron, the Making of the Modern Middle East. That will be the subject of our urgent conversation. For two decades, that region of the world has shaped U.S. foreign policy and has dominated American politics. If I listed out all of the conflicts that we've been involved in, we'd be here all day. […]
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- Simon Sebag Montefiore
- Niall Ferguson
- John McWhorter
- Dr Mark Hyman
- Leandra Medine Cohen
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 56,476,031
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.5 / 5
- 8,436 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.4 / 5
- 6,459 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 83 / 100
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- Quality
- 90
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 100
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Who hosts Honestly with Bari Weiss?
Bari Weiss and Rafaela Siewert host the show. Published by The Free Press.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does Honestly with Bari Weiss take guests?
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