Not Going Back

About Not Going Back

Bad Company is all about conversations with people you're not supposed to like. Cuz the "wrong" people are often the most interesting. Air every Monday night at 7P ET on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple. -- Follow Evan Barker: www.x.com/evanwch www.evanbarker.substack.com Buy my book NOTHING LEFT on Amazon or wherever books are sold

Publisher

Bad Company with Evan Barker

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

26 Nov 2024

Latest episode

16 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

26 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   16 Oct 2026

   Cornell 7 w/ Christina Buttons

   Investigative journalist Christina Buttons and I discuss the Cornell 7 case and the concept creep of non-consent. Christina's article: https://www.city-journal.org/article/... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUZZTVljSFR2VUR5cFY4SnY1Qy1lb0FxMGtoRHxBSTVJdTV0TFBmZjZxLXB4eVlpaGJCamhCUEh4NnRrOTBkeFN5QzluM3ItWkd6cmpVOTQtMkFSU29uUC02RHVSOFhDREV4VFRsYlhpVzlXbVlFZndodHJwTmxzZUpzZlRlNEp6&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.city-journal.org%2Farticle%2Fsexual-assault-cornell-consent-meaning&v=nRqq8dIRVhY)Follow Christina Buttons:x.com/buttonslivesFollow Evan Barker:x.com/evanwchevanbarker.substack.comBuy Evan Barker's NYT best-selling memoir "Nothing Left: Confessions of A Democratic Operative"

2. 

   9 Oct 2026

   Luxury Beliefs and Nikole Hannah-Jones w/ Rob Henderson

   Rob Henderson, author of the best-selling book Troubled, joins me to discuss social class, luxury beliefs, and Nikole Hannah-Jones' viral NYT piece. Rob also previews his new book! Follow Rob Henderson:X.com/robkhenderson Substack: https://substack.com/@robkhendersonFollow Evan BarkerX.com/evanwchSubstack: www.evanbarker.substack.comBuy Evan's NYT best selling book Nothing Left wherever books are sold.

3. 

   4 Oct 2026

   The Midterms w/ Matt Gaetz

   Former Congressman Matt Gaetz & I chat about the midterms, the political re-alignment, and a lot more on this week's episode of Bad Company. Follow Matt Gaetz: X: www.x.com/mattgaetz The Matt Gaetz Show is on OANN every weeknight at 9 ET Follow Evan Barker:www.x.com/evanwch www.evanbarker.substack.com Buy Evan Barker's NYT best-selling book 'Nothing Left' wherever books are sold.

Who has been a guest on Not Going Back

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Johanna Maska
• Nostra Chavez
• Johnny Di Lascio

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

27,426

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

3.9 / 5

18 ratings

Spotify

4.6 / 5

11 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 33 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

23

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

31

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

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