I will try to keep this in middle. For those coming from the left you will most likely dislike Saagar because you see him arguing against pro left points & what is seen as the “far left agenda” If you’re coming from the right you will not be able to stick through multiple episodes trying to get all the way past Krystal’s points. She is consistently not able to give props to a side or actually admit she is wrong in a an argument. Recently she had her point directly corrected by Saagar and continued to argue her point based on the hypothetical. This is a prime example of what general people do not appreciate in society. One person not being able to actually remain unbiased and the other being seen as a shrive because he does not follow the same script. I’d appreciate it if you could try to give us facts as facts instead of facts with opinions of hypothetical agendas and schemes. We live in a real world with a finite amount of time and the more that is wasted winding people up just to vote a specific way is beyond insulting to the legacy of our grandparents and great grandparents. It’s time to listen to the words people say and not put your own emotions into them and it’s time for us to actually have real conversations to solve these issues instead of doing the Washington dance. I wish you all the best

I used to come here for balance, and I enjoyed the back-and-forth, how informative it can be, but now it’s way more emotion and speculation on how things look or might be, more opinion then facts. I’m happy with opinions, I just liked it more when everyone was more fact based, explaining the scenarios and the news more and sounded more reasonable. One recent episode even seemed to mention how ridiculous things are when two officials said the same thing. I re-listened and it was swept up in the opinions and they never even said what it was. I felt like this happened a few times before, thought it was just me and how fast they go, but now I think it’s more often. If I want to listen to people who think Trump’s just playing and crazy then there’s plenty of other passionate people on the news. I liked the more factual debate and rebuttal that was respectful before. Maybe after a break and the crazy dies down, it will go back to that.

I used to love this show. If you are looking for a true independent news source, I’ll save you time, it isn’t this one. They have been corrupted. Listening to Krystal nowadays is a honestly painful experience. She may as well be back at MSNBC. In fact, watch MSNBC OR, become a premium member of my channel where I will mislead you for only 9.00 a month.

Historically big fan of the show, will continue to watch, but there was a time I would have given this a 5 star rating. I love hearing points of view I don’t agree with, and healthy debate. But Krystal is getting extremist in a way that is hard to relate to now. If she cannot acknowledge the merits of a political party she disagrees with, it’s a slippery slope into self righteousness! Still though, big fan of the concept, as well as Ryan Emily and Saagar !

Can Saagar please stop trying to tell democrats how WE feel?!? I can appreciate hearing things I don’t agree with or believe in, but Saagar is living in a different world and almost unlistenable at this point. Stay in your lane, let Krystal speak for democrats.

Nothing new here. Krystal loudly spews far-left talking points like it’s the truth, and Saagers job is to be the token Republican who gets steam-rolled by the overbearing leftist. It’s just another dime-a-dozen, far-left propaganda show you can find anywhere in the legacy news for free. It’s not new. It’s not worth your time. It’s definitely not worth extra money.

I used to love this show but ever since Trump was elected she is just talking over and interrupting saagar. I even agree with her but her argument style comes across as nagging and is getting hard to listen to

Thank you Saagar for saying you are tired of the polls…. regular people have known for some time that they mean nothing and are borderline psyops. I still have major issues with this podcast and usually don’t finish a whole show mainly because of Krystal. I wish I could find something interesting and non partisan but have yet to do so.

I'm losing hope! Krystal just likes to hear her own voice. Dear God Saagar, stop letting her interrupt you constantly. You're not as rude as she is but it's obnoxious the way she doesn't let you speak

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I’ve been a listener since day one, but having a harder time staying tuned lately…. I used to really look forward to this show! Krystal has become unbearable the way she constantly bashes Saagar and the almost incessant shrieking and wailing about every topic. It seems no matter the issue she ends up hi-jacking the conversation and forcing her delusional opinions to the forefront, everyone else and their more rational ideologies be dammed. I came here to listen to both sides not lefty hysteria on every issue. Sadly there is just less and less balance as time goes on. Fortunately Ryan and Emily do a much better job of keeping the discourse so I’m not gone yet. Stand your ground Saagar!

How old is Saager? He does sound like a 14 year old. Very limited knowledge and thinking and he seems a authoritarian worshiper Saager logic is inhumane and crazy. He talk fast to cover over his a narrow mind and cruel person, and his ideas are almost fascistic . Krystal is great and very logical and a good human being. Israeli journalist This Israeli journalist thinks people are stupid or he is stupid. Does he not know of divid and conquer. They like Lebanon situation so they can divid and conquer the region. And this guy had the gall to talk about religion when he lives in a religious ethnostate with his government is talking about building the temple to bring their messiah. What an idiot or a propagandist

Saagar is great dispute the fact I hardly agree with him, but he at least lays out a solid argument for his side. Krystal, I don’t know whose side she thinks she’s ‘speaking for’ but she’s become so nonsensical. The arguments are just silly, I usually am a defender FOR you, but now I can’t even understand where you come up with these scenarios or views. I’m not going anywhere, but like, come back to us Krystal! Keep it up Saagar!

This show used to have a good back and forth on topics. Saagar is open for other opinions whereas Krystal wants nothing to do with anything but hers. She’s constantly over talking opposing viewpoints and spouts her opinion as fact. Used to listen everyday but find myself turning off the show because of it.

Krystal has become deranged and unbearable to listen to anymore. She speaks as if anything she says is fact. She has zero give on any of her opinions. Saagar she is going to drag you down buddy.

Krystal, these past few weeks, has made Breaking Points into Parrot Points, parroting old thoughtless tropes and names like “dictator” (and misquoting Trump as the MSM does “he’s going to be a dictator from day one”.. .. ..) It’s sad because she used to be interesting but anytime she comes to bat against Sagaar, it’s clear who has read headlines and MSM and who has read books and history (even on basic facts). And like a wounded animal, she drags the “debates” on for more than half of the show, becoming more and more unhinged… She used to be interesting and engaging. Sad.

I’ve been watching the show since Rising and am so excited for this concept. It’s of course hard and frustrating at times when hosts passionately talk about perspectives I don’t agree with, but I believe in listening to dissenting opinions. However, the one thing I find most disappointing is the lack of coverage around the ways trans rights have been undermined consistently over the last few years and even further in the new administration- directly impacting people’s lives. There are so many people educated on these issues that could be brought on to speak to it, but BP has consistently just put it into the box of cultural opinions, despite the very real, material and at times dangerous impacts it’s caused.

This show has turned into a sad and hollow mess. Krystal’s hateful rhetoric has ruined it. Goodbye.

Krystal has become unbearable. Her constant whining and bad takes have made me drop my subscription. I hope Saagar is able to find something better.

The Krystal and Saagar show is great but when it’s Krystal and Ryan it’s unbearable because it’s nonsense stroked with more nonsense she is plenty on a normal day but when it’s left love fest I’m out

Krystal especially is dishonest and speaks her opinion as though it is fact even when she is wrong. Off putting and annoying.

I found out about the show 3 weeks ago and was devouring the excellent content. I love the balanced perspective and the respectful disagreement between the hosts. Over the last week, I find myself getting anxious because of the level of alarm about Trump. I agree with the moral concerns about Trump, but the volume knob is a little high and the hope is low. What grabbed my attention, initially, was the hope and the lack of alarm.

Starting to wonder where they get all of their funding from.

Started off as a independent and less biased, news source, has become another platform for expressing Personal ideology and explanations, and instead of exposing and distributing truth and news.

Krystal and Ryan are amazing! I can’t listen to Saagar and Emily anymore. Kyle needs to be on more ! If they want to keep the right left dynamic Tim Miller and Krystal would be amazing. Sarah Longwell could do counter points with Ryan. Breaking Points / Bullwark collab. Also , shorter episodes….who wants 2 hours of breaking points a day?

I was a $ contributor. But after hearing Grim whine about treasury payments and not the theft and corruption. This is MSNBC talking point. Today my money stops. Complete propaganda

I truly am grateful for this program. Everyone over at breaking points provides not a watered down supposedly unbiased centrist view of the world, but rather honestly provides multiple dueling admittedly bias positions on the issues at hand. It’s the only news I can find where every episode they say I disagree with you. And while I disagree with some of their positions consistently, I am always more informed because of their efforts for truth and a better American life. Much Love for Breaking Points, would love if they expanded into the arts…

It’s tough to see Saager slide into an MAGA enthusiast. It’s a bit hard to listen to him try and alpha his way through a debate.

Ive been listening since they left Rising. But the past year its become the Krystal whines and complains and has stupid analysis show. She constantly interrupts and over-talks everyone including guest. Its clear the Saagar is the more informed host but he lets her walk all over him and insult him. She has become insufferable and a pain to listen too. I used to appreciate her analysis but I just cant listen to this woman anymore. I unfollowed but I will still download Emily and Ryans show because they are a better pairing and report the news. Krystal should just go off on her own and do an opinion show instead of pretending like she has interest in reporting the news.

Saagar used to have a centrist mindset I respected and even shared a lot of the time but he’s become a bit of a fascist bootlicker lately.

Long time listener and have appreciated the balanced and differing views of both hosts -it’s made for good discourse. But Krystal has become too shrill and unlistenable. She’s become more left establishment, less nuanced, and the show has lost the spark it’s once had.

I started listening to them a while ago, but now Krystal cannot tolerate when Sager does not agree with her. She literally cannot have a discussion without talking over people and not allowing them to share their whole perspective. Literally demeans Saager if he doesn’t believe the same thing as her. They used to be pretty non-partisan, but now Krystal cannot hide the fact that she believes the main street narratives and is basically on the left and cannot tolerate any other viewpoints.

This is the best podcast and news show in the world. Saagar is an amazing anchor. Listening to Krystal complain about how logic isn't fair reminds me of my ex.

Krystal has become insufferable. I listen to the show so I can hear and analyze different opinions but the constant bickering, interrupting and speaking over….Saager can at least agree to disagree but you can audibly hear Krystal huffing. I can watch Piers if I want the arguing.

It seems like Krystal and Saagar can’t get along any more and the “debates” they have are now more like arguments between a couple going through a bad divorce. Both of them are just horribly cynical and disingenuous about the opposing side of the argument. I first started listening because it seemed to me like they were both willing to steel man each other’s argument and gave people the benefit of the doubt but ever since about 7 or 8 months ago they’ve bothered been negative and insufferable.

Saagar has the philosophical and psychological understanding of an ant. Please get a good rightist on your show, you must know they exist since Emily Jashinsky co-hosts on Wednesdays. His voice is bad, he’s cruel, he’s simple, please replace him.

Ew. Also stop bickering at each other so dang much. I’ve never heard either of you convince the other of anything so state your position and move on, instead of being whiny and obnoxious to kill time.

I used to listed daily in 2024 now I can’t stomach Saagar’s talking points. This show has gone downhill since the election now that they can’t dump on Joe Biden.

Krystal has gone full Kyle and it has made the show so much worse

Used to enjoy this show but Krystal sounds so one sided in every report. She has gone over the deep end.

This used to be a show where Krystal and Saagar were on different political sides, but were able to find and cover stories that were mutually beneficial for both parties to educate themselves on, with the politics being exposed rather than defended. When disagreements happened, they’d settle them for the majority of the time. Krystal and Saagar, you guys have become so bickering, it doesn’t even seem you like you like to work together anymore and it’s tense to listen to. I missed when I could have both sides coming together to find common agreement rather than just settling to be in the same room having seething arguments at every turn. Krystal makes great points but gets fiery from passion, and Saagar makes great points as well, but his arrogance and cattiness just creates an unbearable mix that is far from what I came to love this pod for. Love the sentiment of your work, ya’ll do a head-and-shoulders better job than others and I appreciate it, just a critique.

Finally Saagar is starting to grow a spine and shut her down. She’s so dumb and incredibly unwilling to understand different perspectives

I started listening because Krystal and Saagar generally found common ground and put the working class first in their analysis of political developments. Recently though (since the ‘24 election) there has been more bickering that frankly is getting annoying, and sounds more like something I’d expect from cable news. I’m not as cynical of Trump as I was before, and while there are plenty of things to critique, I wish we’d focus more on policy and less on stuff like “is Elon a N@zi” or “is the bishop a radical leftist?” I actually would prefer to hear Ryan and Emily more than Krystal and Saagar at this point.

I really enjoyed this podcast at first. I like the differing points of view are nice to hear BUT Krystal is so hard to listen to. She constantly talks over Saagar. The sound of her screeching and pounding on the desk makes me turn it off some days. Her arguments are completely emotional and she’s unwilling to ever give the other view a chance and she’s always morally superior

Lately seems like Krystal interrupts, overtalks, insists, dies on every hill. Does Saagar get a fair time slot. Even let him monopolize once in awhile? I want to hear 2 sides but apparently Krystal doesn’t.

Since the election Saagar is starting to show his true colors, and I might have to stop listening as a result— he’s a flaming racist at heart, an enormous transphobe, and insufferably pretentious about the righteousness of his supposedly rational ideology. It’s really disgusting.

I started listening to Breaking points over a year ago, and have been consistently listening to this show. I enjoy the fact that Krystal and Sagar hold opposing views on many issues, but still speak to each other respectfully, with minimal interruptions from either parties. I really respected that they often follow the money and speak about who is funding what. I have noticed lately that Sagar has become increasingly more ready to interupt and his comments are filled with a lot of hyperbole and the type of reductionist statements that made me leave mainstream media. I have no idea why this is happening, but it causes me to increasingly turn the show off. I have been such a consistent listener that I had recently considering becomeing a premium member to show my support, but the shows are becoming difficult for me to listen to; starting to sound like I'm watching network news. Sad.

I only listen to this for Krystal. I’m not sure whether Saagar is just naive about the mechanisms of fascism or if he thinks his bootlicking and casual cruelty keeps him safe. Either way, he is ridiculously outclassed by the intelligent and overly patient Krystal. It’s currently giving kindergarten teacher and a little boy throwing a tantrum because he doesn’t want to share toys.

Initially, I was excited to find a podcast that wasn’t just democrat or republican talking points and I felt this was an unbiased show that allowed alternative counterpoints. I listened to every show this past year. Lately, however, the tone has changed and Krystal now constantly talks over Saager and guests and repeatedly beats everyone over the head with her opinion. I often agree with her but so turned off by this that I may have to go stop listening.

Judging by the latest live stream and podcast I won’t be listening much longer. Please please please saagar start a separate podcast. Your other half’s TDS symptoms are showing and it’s unbearable I understand the show is supposed to be equal points of view on left and right, but Krystal refuses to concede any points and constantly interior, once again, unbearable