Listener sentiment
Listener sentiment for The Fire These Times is overwhelmingly positive, with reviewers consistently praising the show's anti-imperialist, anti-capitalist, and anti-authoritarian lens as a rare and essential voice in the podcast landscape. Across the full review history, the most recurring themes are the quality and diversity of guests, the hosts' ability to make complex geopolitical topics — particularly those concerning the Middle East, SWANA region, and the Global South — accessible without sacrificing nuance, and the deeply personal, humanizing way the show approaches subjects that mainstream outlets often distort or ignore. Reviewers frequently describe the podcast as intellectually rigorous yet emotionally resonant, crediting it with introducing them to new writers, perspectives, and resources they wouldn't have encountered elsewhere. A transition from founding host Joey Ayoub to current host Elia Ayoub and co-hosts appears to have been seamless, with recent reviews continuing to commend the show's eclectic range and principled outlook. The only outlier is a single low rating whose written content is in fact complimentary, suggesting a possible misclick rather than genuine dissatisfaction.
Apple4.8 · 24
Summary generated Aug 19, 2026
