“Flood the zone with shit.” It’s a zinger and a strategic imperative, from the oh-so-eloquent Steve Bannon, being expertly executed by Donald Trump and the MAGA-fied GOP.
To help us make sense of what our information morass means for the 2024 election, we’re joined by three political disinformation experts: Nina Jankowicz, a disinformation researcher, the f ... Show More
Yesterday
Can Data Centers Be Done Right?
As the AI boom fuels a massive data-center buildout, communities across the country are pushing back. Kara speaks with environmental activist and consumer advocate Erin Brockovich, Utah climate scientist Logan Mitchell, Virginia organizer Elena Schlossberg and Lansing, Mich., May ... Show More
1h 11m
Nov 2020
US ELECTION: One day, like a miracle, he will disappear
As Biden slowly erodes Donald Trump’s leads in the final swing states, we convene our favourite expert regulars for an all-star postmortem of Election 2020. Former Obama staffer Amy Pope, UCL politics professor Brian Klaas and Steve Schmidt of never-Trump Republican political act ... Show More
40m 13s
Sep 2021
Timcast IRL #374 - Nicki Minaj DOXXES Journalists Over Lies, Journos Lose Their Minds w/Matt Palumbo
Tim, Ian, and Lydia join journalist and author Matt Palumbo to examine Nicki Minaj's reaction to the left-wing media, the Biden border crisis, an Atlantic article comparing modern America to ancient Rome and predicting a civil war that Trump supporters might very well win, the fu ... Show More
2h 4m
Sep 2020
Donald’s Trump Card: Could the President secure a second White House term?
With the polls seemingly stacked against him, what dirty tactics will Donald Trump need to deploy if he’s to triumph in November’s election? And what will his victory, or demise, mean for the Western world? UCL Politics Professor Dr Julie Norman joins us to discuss the upcoming c ... Show More
50m 27s
Jan 2022
Timcast IRL #454 - Alex Jones Testifies Before Jan 6th Committee Pleads 5th Over 100 Times w/Curtis Houck
Tim, Ian, and Lydia join Curtis Houck of Newsbusters.org to break down Alex Jones' pleading the 5th - and having his text messages seized, the majority of all voters agreeing with President Trump that the media is, in fact, the enemy of the people, Neil Young's Spotify ultimatum ... Show More
2h 7m
May 2024
The Trump Voters Who Are Sick of Trump (Ep. 2)
<p>Jon is joined by longtime pollster Sarah Longwell and former Republican strategist Tim Miller to get inside the minds of two-time Trump voters who are no longer sure if they’ll vote for him again. What’s changed? Well, January 6th, a few criminal trials, and some obviously bog ... Show More
55m 17s
Nov 2024
Don’t Overlook How Bad This Lesser-Known Trump Nominee Is
A look at Brendan Carr, Trump’s pick for chair of the Federal Communications Commission, and the way he has incorrectly been pitched as a “free speech advocate.” Then, Lucy Dean Stockton, an editor and reporter at The Lever, joins the program to discuss the very specific way Trum ... Show More
1h 5m