Editorial Standards

What we cover

We cover podcast episodes that are genuinely newsworthy or interesting: a notable claim, a revealing exchange, a moment people are talking about. We do not write up every episode of every show. If a piece would only restate what you can get from the episode page, we do not publish it.

How we source

Our coverage is based on the episodes themselves. We listen, we read the transcript, and we quote directly with attribution. We link to the full episode every time so you can check our work and hear the full context. We do not reproduce full transcripts.

How we cite: timestamp deep-links

Every quote we pull is anchored to the exact moment it was said. The timestamp on a quote is not an estimate. We locate each quoted line in the episode transcript and link it to that second of the source video, so you can jump straight to the moment and hear it in full. When we cannot confidently match a quote to a moment in the transcript, the timestamp is shown without a link rather than guessed. This is the heart of how we work: a quote you can verify in one click.

Accuracy and context

Quotes are presented as they were said. When a quote needs context to be understood fairly, we provide it. We do not clip a sentence to change its meaning. Where we add analysis or opinion, we make clear that it is ours.

Use of technology

We use software to help us monitor a large number of shows and organize transcripts. Human editors decide what is worth covering and are responsible for what we publish. See our About page for more on how this works.

Independence

We are not affiliated with the shows we cover and are not paid by them unless stated otherwise in the piece. See Ownership and Funding.