It’s ok - but just some blogger using a bad AI generated voice that’s difficult to understand at times. It’s of courses biased towards Ukraine since it’s posed by someone in Ukraine, but there’s some legit news in it and it’s not all propaganda. I’d love to find something daily that was neutral and just have the news and analysis without opinion (troop movements, what it means) - but that doesn’t really exist as far as I can find. If this one used an easier to understand AI voice and got rid of the opening 10 minutes or so - which rarely changes - it’d be better.

I always found the Report to be extremely biased to the point of being fairly skeptical of their assessments especially since their assessments were so broad as to be pretty much correct since you can interpret it however you want. That being said their reporting is actually fairly accurate but once Linnea Hubbard left I simply have so much trouble trying to understand anything with the new host’s thick accent. I’m sorry but I just can’t make out what she’s saying. If you want to read the news you have to be intelligible to your broader audience.

This feels like a show about Ukraine events for high school kids. I listen fairly often because I follow events in Ukraine very closely and listen to several podcasts on the subject. But this is easily the worst one. And unfortunately, it’s largely because of the sarcastic or otherwise glib tone lthey take, and the weird obsession with declaring every day that previous assessments they made were accurate. Ukraine the Latest is a thousand times better. All of that said they are generally accurate.

The new format and host does not work. Miss the old daily updates on the actual military activity. Very disappointed in direction this has gone. Will have to rely on the Tik Tok updates.

Their report and its assessments are my go to for staying on top on the news from the front. Now they have added very insightful interviews and it looks like the podcast version of the report will be back. All is good.

I love the content especially with the little bit of humor and sarcasm. This is one of my daily listens. I really look forward to these reports. I consider them essential to my understanding of the war and the world. Thank you Malcontent News for your outstanding work!!! ***So here we are months later and Zarina Zabrisky off WGBH has done an amazing report, on the ground!

The show has become like every other Ukraine war podcast. You all used to provide raw data about spent munitions and comprehensive on the ground battle updates almost in real time but now the show focuses on a couple of very subjective topics that are open to interpretation dependent on the commentator’s analysis. Is there another show on Patreon that is like the old format? Please continue to make content about the war but please consider how the current format is no different from the mainstream competition now.

Thank you so much for bringing this back. At the beginning of this horrible war their was one that stood above all the others. Sadly it was, for what ever reason, removed. But here it is back. And I am so glad. Thank you Malcontent News for listening to our pleas and bringing back the best of the best and most accurate source of news about this illegal war. Great news for all of us who need an up to date source of information.

❤️Great show with verified and reliable information.

I seen 1 and on 2 and so far good

Standard NATO propaganda

This used to be good, but is inconsistent, and really has gone downhill. It’s too bad.

Who hired this narrator? I struggle to understand whether his pronunciation is genuinely this horrid, or if he is (inappropriately) making fun. C’mon now he can’t even seem to get the basics. This used to be a decent show. I liked it for the humour and detail. Now it’s just a random bloke who seems quite lost. Not engaging. I struggle to follow. Bit of a pity.

So I really liked the previous host and I listen to her new show sometimes but I have been really enjoying the last few shows!

Until the Linnea falling out, this one one of my favorite podcasts. I’m not here to pass judgment on whether or not her leaving the way she did was the right thing to do or not, although I certainly don’t think it handled very well. What this podcast has become since then is a bit of a disappointment, to say the least. While I did like Linnea, her own new podcasts don’t have the analytic depth this one does. But that being said please for the love of god could the new narrator at least try to get the pronunciations right. It’s hard to take serious otherwise. Sometimes I don’t even know what area is being discussed because the names are so butchered.

Rarely having time to watch or read as much news as I’d like, this was my go-to podcast to catch up on the Russia-Ukraine war news during my commute, every so often for nearly a year, until June 2023. I don’t know that I’ve ever seen a show that seemed so good, fall off such a sudden and extreme cliff, as this one has over the last month. Apparently, the regular female host was the show, because the new host is about as interesting as a job offer in Venezuela, and talking about himself, the show, and transitioning to AI reporting, rather than just reporting the Russia-Ukraine war news, is the point where I realized the show I enjoyed had ceased to exist, and unsubscribed.

Of course the show isn’t the same, but I know y’all can figure it out. Best of Luck!

The podcast is a shell of what it was when Linnea Hubbard was involved. It feels like this podcast is riding the fumes of her involvement. She was the soul of this podcast. In regards to the Ukraine war this podcast went from my #1 to perhaps #12.

This podcast started off between 40-55 minutes. Now it is less than 20 minutes and is always late or even skips a day. Just quit trying.

New format is not good

First rate in its analysis. They are cautious when needed. Unfortunately Linnea has a childish meltdown because they didn't make a 'call' based on hope or intuition but data. Linnea left them in the lurch like a child. Support Malcontent News, they deserve it.

Thank you for the update on Lineea and the War Report. Your analysis and predictions are why I listen. I love the detailed information and I think that is what distinguishes your report from others. Hang in there!! Thank you for all of the fantastic shows.

I’m amazed at how much research goes into each episode. Narration is fantastic, show is well-organized, and gives insightful analysis. Update: I loved, LOVED Ms. Hubbard’s delivery and crisp pronunciation and I’m so sorry to see her leave the show. If you google, you can find one explanation sent to Patreon members. I’ll try to dance between raindrops here, but it seems that Linnea had an issue with a particular story, and felt that reporting; it also seems to me that Malcontent News (MN) looked at the best information they had, and reported the story the evidence suggested. When more information came out, MN revised their story. It seems like Linnea was still unhappy, and decided to leave. I love Linnea and will keep listening to whatever she puts out, but I do believe that MN believes their motto “the truth matters” and put out the best information they had at the time. They’ve never been shy about admitting mistakes before either I updated this review because it seems like a few people are now giving negative reviews because Linnea left. If you’ve read this far, on day 0 MN reported a story that was perhaps a bid mild on blaming Russia for something; later on they revised to say “yeah, Russia probably did X”. To me, that seems reasonable and I’m glad they waited until they had more facts.

Simple: if you wish to know EXACTLY what is going on in this war then this is how to do it. Analysis is accurate and spot on. There has been turmoil lately and I will miss Linnea’s fantastic delivery. She was wonderful. However that doesn’t change the fact that many diligent and hardworking folks are still at it, sifting through horrible stories with morally bankrupt people, to produce an often accurate assessment of the war. The team delivers. Keep up the daily reporting and assessments. The information space is crowded with misinformation and lies, you folks fight through that successfully every day. Well done.

Hey, David? If losing Linnea Hubbard was a “mission kill hit”, then maybe you should not have driven her to quit by insisting on substituting the vatnik ‘Kakhovka Dam experienced an engineering failure’ assessment that your podcast’s “analyst team" came up with for her own (obviously correct to anyone but a vatnik!) assessment. Best I can tell, she accused you of spreading misinformation because you were spreading misinformation. But, regardless, I agree with your assessment: your podcast is garbage now.

I guess some people had a crush on Linnea Hubbard, because now that she's left the show they all of a sudden hate it, when they loved it before. I liked her as a host, too, and I hate listening to terrible voices as much as anyone, but a) recent guest hosts have been fine! and b) the information is just as excellent as ever it was. My 6-year-old doesn't like change, either. But as an adult I've learned that change happens. If they had started using a 1980s computer voice I wouldn't listen. But they didn't. I listen to the podcast because I find the information to be reliable and concisely conveyed, with just enough snark to add some spice. Listen to the podcast. You'll be glad you did.

Her voice was key to the broadcast, because she’s very funny and very cool and sarcastic. Unlike any other, some people just can’t deal with anything that’s slightly left… Of center, probably an old bugger. I can’t believe she’s gone. She was the malcontent. i’d like to know the real reason she left. you should look forward to her show… She made it different now it’s just gonna be common. I’m afraid at a time when we need her smooth comic slant.

That would really make the podcast awful.

I’ve been listening to this podcast a long time now (feels like over a year if not more!) and it’s the only one that I look forward to every day! Keep it up team! Слава Україні! Героям слава! 🇺🇦

Still the best podcast for daily situational updates by theater/front. Please don’t change that format. Слава Україні Україна понад усе

I appreciate all of the great work they have put into this podcast over the past year. No matter who is the host!

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Used to like thus podcast but it has become u reliable and strange

... that Robert Gaudette would presume to "apologize" for the June 9 episode, then proceed to turn in an absolute travesty of an episode himself. The host on June 9 was infinitely more professional and informative. Gaudette is painful to listen to, his sense of humor is problematic and his political posturing is quite an unwelcome addition to this programming.

Just repeating facts. It’s an aggregate news podcast.

You guys/gals dropped the ball in letting Linnea walk. Your quality of product has dropped significantly with your fill in hosts weather it be goofy nonsense sound effects or the speeding through the show. The content is still at a high level but your delivery has dropped to 2/10 in recent pods.

I’ve listened for a while and been pleased with straightforward info this podcast gives, but give the overused cheesy sound effects a rest. There is a reason newscasters don’t dress like clowns, their credibility goes down the toilet -“insert flushing sounds”. Please refrain or you can be sure to loose listeners-“ insert sad trombone sound” I like this pod, but if personnel has changed and thought this was a good idea, they are-“insert cookoo bird sound”. You get it?

Latest episode with Yulea was almost un-listenable. The old transition music was annoying enough. However, the new sound effects are absolute cheese. Very annoying. I still like the matter of fact reporter tone but please please please reconsider the music and comedic sound effects. It does the subject matter no service.

I like how so much effort has been taken to confirm what going on thur the fog of war. Linnea Hubbard does a great job of reading the names of places and people. Linnea’s comments are great. When David does the show He has a great point of view. Thanks for all the hard work!

So much easier to follow without figuring out her accent. Yay thank you.

I have listened to the podcast since day ~70 of the full scale invasion. They give the best information and analysis that is responsible to share. Most importantly if they get something wrong in the fog of war or analyze something incorrectly they will actually correct themselves in later episodes or tell you they got that assessment wrong.

This is my favorite podcast and I find it incredibly interesting and informative. I learn things on the podcast that I have not heard anywhere else. Malcontent does an outstanding job fact checking their report to make it as accurate as possible. When they make a mistake (and that does not happen very often) they are quick to acknowledge and correct it. I wish all media was as good as this podcast. I also love the occasionaly snarky comments that Linnea sneaks into the podcast. You can call me a fan of the podcast and Linnea!

But I could only make it to 6:18 of the last post before just about every red flag was raised. Please tell me you did some serious vetting on your interviewee? I swear, it’s almost as if I had dipped my toe into an Alex Jonesian ‘Infowars’ broadcast interview….being covered by Knowledge Wars, without the commentary (and I am a Policy Wonk). Dubious back story.

It’s a good basic report for the incidents occurring in Ukraine. It’s also well organized and clean. But I didn’t see anything in the title about getting left wing garbage crammed down my throat. If you want to do that then just start a podcast called ‘left wing garbage’.

Thank you sincerely for taking the time to filter through all this nonsense and make a sincere attempt at actual journalism. The degree to which most new sources engage in blatant spin or worse is nothing short of disheartening. It’s like basic objectivity was shunned across the globe. We desperately need people to speak truth in this maelstrom of intentional disinformation.

Detailed examination of every event. There is nothing better that I’ve found. Objective coverage accumulated from their myriad sources.

I really want to like this. I’ve been searching high and low for this exact show but this one in particular is pure pro Ukrainian propaganda. While I am pro Ukraine, I do want to hear about their losses and have a more complete picture of what’s happening rather than what the west wants to hear. With that said the narrator does a great job at clearly presenting the information they want to in an easy to follow format, I can’t help but be skeptical of the show based on the extreme bias.

I’ve been looking for more detailed coverage of what’s happening throughout Ukraine on a regular basis and this podcast nails it. Well done!

I spent many years in the military and I find this podcast making me miss a good tactical intelligence briefing. While all unclassified, they provide sources and provide basic assessment. They don’t over guess or provide a rainbow and unicorn view. Please keep up the good work.

Ok, so I long suspected Linnea Hubbard was a fox. I’ve been putting off finding out for certain for the last year. Now that it’s verified she is in fact not just a sexy voice, I’m concerned with how this will affect my ability to concentrate when listening. I’ll keep guys posted. Love from Atlanta