Very Serious with Josh Barro
Hosted by Ben and Josh and Megan · Josh Barro, Megan McArdle & Ben Dreyfuss
4.4from 490 ratings
- 95
- Episodes
- 33
- Transcribed
- 490
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
About Very Serious with Josh Barro
Central Air, the show where the temperature is always just right. Join Josh Barro, Megan McArdle and Ben Dreyfuss every week for a well-centered conversation on American politics. www.centralairpodcast.com (https://www.centralairpodcast.com?utm_medium=podcast)
- Publisher
- Josh Barro, Megan McArdle & Ben Dreyfuss
- Category
- news · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 22 Dec 2021
- Latest episode
- 5 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
33 of 95 episodes have a transcript.
5 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Wipeout!
27 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Ass Election (feat. Nate Silver)
20 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Washington D.C. Is Fantasyland
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Wipeout!
Published 5 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Yeah. And it's going around and he finds people from Mississippi going other proteins as they eat delicious beef. And it's a very like charming ad that I do think to what you were just saying, Josh, like matched the mood of the electorate. It's someone you go, all right, this person isn't a psychopath. […]
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- Nate Silver
- Mike Solana
- Sarah Longwell
- Dave Weigel
- Jonathan Chait
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- 4.4 / 5
- 490 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 52 / 100
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- 67
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 91
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Who hosts Very Serious with Josh Barro?
Ben and Josh and Megan host the show. Published by Josh Barro, Megan McArdle & Ben Dreyfuss.
How often do new episodes come out?
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Does Very Serious with Josh Barro take guests?
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