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Topic
Social Commentary
Episodes · 12 months
3,271
Nov 2025–Oct 2026peak share, Aug 2026
Share of analysed episodes per month, Nov 2025 to Oct 2026: 187 of 3,584, 151 of 3,862, 188 of 4,115, 189 of 4,226, 170 of 4,731, 201 of 4,438, 281 of 4,230, 311 of 4,319, 298 of 4,515, 464 of 4,419, 432 of 4,624, 399 of 4,594.
All time
9,701
+58 via 39 narrower
On record
2,504
took a position
Where they standLast discussed
1d ago
Nov 12, 2026
Who's talking
Top voices on this topicThe eight guests on the most episodes about this topic in the last 13 weeks, not counting their own shows or clips they were only heard in, most episodes first. VoiceRank (their score across the whole corpus) is shown for context and only breaks a tie. Each strip is that guest's episodes week by week, and the newest week is still in progress.
#Guest · last 13 weeksEpisodes, sorted, most firstVoiceRank
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Episodes on this topic, by weekEvery analysed episode tagged with this topic in each of the last 13 weeks, across all shows and whoever was on them. The newest week is still in progress, and recent weeks fill in as transcripts are analysed. Point at a name, or tab to it, to highlight the weeks that guest was on an episode.
All shows
Episodes on this topic per week, weeks starting Aug 17 to Nov 9 (the last still in progress): 144, 91, 93, 76, 91, 120, 113, 123, 90, 88, 55, 89, 57.
Where they stand
Camps of opinion · 3Positions people took on this topic in transcripts, grouped by school of thought. The bar shows each camp's share of the people sorted into a camp. It is not a poll and not a share of any audience, and people whose position fit no camp are left out of it. Within a camp, people with demonstrated expertise on the topic come first, then those who reached the most listeners on it. Positions are extracted from transcripts by a model and may misattribute who said what. Every quote links to the episode it came from.
Share of people placed in a camp1,707 people
49%
42%
9%
- Critique systemic societal flaws839 people · 49%
- Prioritize national unity and values719 people · 42%
- Promote individual accountability149 people · 9%
Critique systemic societal flaws
Societal structures, such as political, economic, or cultural institutions, create injustices that individuals cannot resolve alone.
839 people · 816 episodes
Progressive ideology functions by helping individuals externalize their psychological discomfort and personal failures as systemic issues.
“One of the many purposes of progressive ideology is to identify an external locus for confusion, disappointment, and psychological discomfort.”
Matt Walsh · Nov 2026 · 57 episodes · 24.2M views on this topic
Technological advancements are being utilized by elite interests to control populations and diminish individual power.
“But plainly as with the industrial revolution and the agricultural revolution, the technological revolution is being used to aggregate populations, diminish the power of ordinary people and ensure that an entrenched elite can maintain control”
Russell Brand · Oct 2026 · 38 episodes · 3.1M views on this topic
The existence of billionaires is inherently problematic and they should not exist.
“I don't think billionaire should exist.”
Joe Budden TV · Apr 2025 · 10 episodes · 2.8M views on this topicPrioritize national unity and values
The preservation of national identity, shared history, and traditional societal values is essential for a stable and functioning society.
719 people · 687 episodes
The current gender ideology movement is a form of indoctrination that encourages children to reject their reality for attention and perverse identity politics.
“it's a great way for a child who maybe doesn't fit in or is being bullied to become the the favorite of the teacher to to stand out to be cated”
Jordan B Peterson · Oct 2024 · 13 episodes · 12.7M views on this topic
Schools are failing to instill a positive sense of national identity, and instead are indoctrinating children with a hatred for their own society's history and values.
“Our schools have been indoctrinating all our children black, brown, white, you know, green, pink, everything with the hatred of their own society, its history and its values.”
Triggernometry · Oct 2026 · 33 episodes · 23.0M views on this topic
The Democratic Party has shifted away from the concerns of average working-class Americans, becoming an organization defined by extremist, anti-American, and woke agendas.
“The Democratic Party, which I used to be a proudly a part of, is now a home to anti-American Hamas-sympathizing, woke, what is a woman extremist. And that's unfortunately what it is.”
PBD Podcast · Oct 2025 · 15 episodes · 7.9M views on this topicPromote individual accountability
Individuals are primarily responsible for their own lives and decisions, regardless of systemic factors or past personal challenges.
149 people · 142 episodes
Trisha criticizes Taylor Frankie Paul for her lack of accountability and for continuing to exhibit abusive behavior.
“She leaves. She's not she's not saying bye to her child. Is she not like you worried that like other kids are in the house? Like it's like it's it's so she's so awful currently now. We see it online. Like she is actually continuously being awful. And I feel like so many peopl”
JUST TRISH PODCAST · Sep 2026 · 3 episodes · 2.4M views on this topic
Stephen A. Smith maintains that he deeply values and has historically supported Black women, viewing the accusations against him as false and personally offensive.
“I know what black women mean to me. I know what black women have always meant to me. And to hear such a flagrantly disrespectful accusation levied in my direction definitely definitely hurt.”
Stephen A. Smith · Aug 2026 · 14 episodes · 1.8M views on this topicAC
Societal issues are perpetuated because individuals are unwilling to be accountable for their own parenting and family choices.
“But at the end of the day, I think it comes down to people are afraid of being accountable. See, if you say that the issue is within your home, that means that you're the one responsible for it. Not some Republican, not some Democrat. You are.”
Adam Carolla · Apr 2025 · 5 episodes · 137K views on this topicExtracted by a model; may misattribute who said what.
In the transcripts
Episodes discussing this topic
80%
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Over time
Share of episodesThis topic's episodes as a share of every episode we analysed, in each complete month. We analyse more episodes every month, so a raw count would mostly show that growth. Recent months fill in as transcripts are analysed.
Complete months · first on record Feb 2012