How Fox News contributors got picked for Trump’s cabinet, the case for more fact-checkers, and why the media has an audience problem. Plus, The Onion buys Infowars.
Yesterday
The "Gamification" Strategy Behind Lula's Victory
As results from the midterm elections continue flooding in, for the midweek podcast, we're taking a close look at the social media machinery behind incumbent left-wing Lula da Silva’s dramatic, nail-biting win against Flavio Bolsonaro in Brazil in late October. During the second ... Show More
21m 31s
Oct 28
Help Is On the Way - A Conversation With Maria Ressa
Maria Ressa, journalist, professor at Columbia University, CEO of the press outlet Rappler, and the author of "Fight Back; A Citizen's Guide To Standing Up To Dictators," talks with WNYC host, Brian Lehrer about the role of the press and individuals in maintaining democracy, espe ... Show More
50m 8s
May 2020
Last Week's Top Stories - Fox News's "Obamagate" Fever, COVID-19's Effects on the Drug Trade & More
Desi Lydic Fox-splains the right-wing "Obamagate" conspiracy theory, the coronavirus rattles the illegal drug industry, and COVID-19 infects top White House staffers.
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31m 50s
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
Jul 2023
The Fox News Love Triangle: Tucker, Murdoch and Trump
Fox News and social media are two arenas that will define the next presidential race. Today, after Kara and Nayeema discuss the implications of the recent injunction by a federal judge banning Biden administration officials from communicating with social media platforms, we dive ... Show More
1h 7m
Mar 2021
March 28, 2021: Dominion lawyer explains lawsuit against Fox; are White House correspondents out of sync with the country?
Plus... Mary Trump on her uncle's media addiction; Dr. Sanjay Gupta on media coverage of Covid-19; Jon Karl on the relative lack of leaks from the Biden White House; and a look at what happens when the "narrative" overshadows the news. Amanda Marcotte, Greg Sargent, Jonathan Karl ... Show More
41 m