Jay Nordlinger is a soft-spoken champion for those who would see an end to regimes who rule their citizens through heavy-handed oppression. Russia, China, and Iran all provide ready interview subjects who have endured the cruelty those governments inflict upon those who resist their authoritarian control, but victims of other countries’ predations make appearances, as well: Venezuela, Sudan, Cuba, Nicaragua, and Saudi Arabia, to name a few. However, not all of the episodes feature such grim, but valuable, content. Jay also is a music critic, and so brings the listener interviews with notable artists from symphonies and opera. Sports and commentary from thoughtful sources - the occasional interviews with George Will, for example - provide an eclectic selection from which the well-rounded intellect may indulge.

I like, but PLEASE stop overlaying the closing music over the end of the guest's remarks. Jay continues to thank his producer, but this is an AWFUL production issue.

Jay nailed it with his last question. We need leaders who put the country’s interests first NOT their own or their party’s (as was on full display Jan 6). Love the podcasts!

I really enjoy listening to Jay’s Q and A podcast. Jay has great guests but c’mon Jay is the best part.

Jay Nordlinger is a gem. He could make an interview of Joe Biden interesting.

When it appears in my feed I stop everything to listen. Nobody can interview like Jay...

Jay is a top rate interviewer. Thoughtful questions, great respect to his guests, relevant follow up questions, and always in good spirits. I’ve become quite a fan

Best interviewers ever. Pace those who I missed like D Miller, T Senik, etc. and powerline. These are the best.

Not too impressed

I have followed Jay for many years through the National Review and the New Criterion. I always thought of him as a "nice guy" and a great music critic. However, I find his interviewing skills to be lacking becasue he never, ever pushes back. He interviews Fred Hiatt of the Washington Post Opinion page and they lament about Muslims being abused in China, but crickets about Post's efforts to destroy America from within. It would be great if Jay had asked what it is like to run an opinion section for the richest man in the world and is he influenced by him. No, that might make Jay seem mean. In his interview of Dr. Mankiw, we are treated to more vacuous talk. Dr. Mankiw says that as an economist we need to look at all policies as having pros and cons. During the discussions of UBI, Jay never follows up by asking directly the pros and cons. All we get, is it mighht be nice. At the end of the interview we are that Dr. Mankiw is voting for Biden, becasue of Trump's character, you know Ukraine and all of that, but failing to mention Biden's "character issues" around, you know Ukraine, China, lying about Gen Flynn's prosecution, etc. Its farce of course because like every Bush appointee the underlying needof the eliteis to get back to that "global thing" and put the deplorables in their place. The interview was a waste of time, and added nothing to the reall issues facing us today in a di vided county. My podcast time is limited and I will be listening anymore.