Against the Rules: Blockers Companion Podcast
Pushkin Industries
Conversations · Limited series · 109 episodes · ~40 min · 2019
Taste attributes: documentarypoliticaljournalisticslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringinjustice/tragedy/vengeancesocial commentary
Boxlist takeA grounded, serious conversation podcast: stirring and slow-paced. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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About this podcast
Michael Lewis’s latest book Blockers: Rebels in the Deep State tells the story of federal civil servants who risked — and in most cases, lost — their jobs in the early days of the second Trump administration. In this companion series, we hear about how Lewis reported the book and what kind of govern…
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- Publisher
- Pushkin Industries
- Format
- Limited series
- Episodes
- 109
- Typical episode
- About 40 minutes
- Latest episode
- 10 November 2026
- Categories
- Society & Culture, Business, Sports
- Taste scores
- How we score
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