Hi. Media Matters for America senior fellow Matt Gertz joined Katy, Cody, and Jonathan to talk about the White House's takeover of the president's press pool, his subjugation of major media outlets, and the House's Budget Resolution which would almost certainly result in cuts to Medicaid. Get the world's news at https://ground.news/SMN to compare co ... Show More
Yesterday
Even More News: Ro Khanna on Medicare For All, Bernie, Economic Populism, and JD Vance
Hi. Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna joins Katy, Cody, and Jonathan to talk about the most devastating impacts of the Big Beautiful etc. bill, his belief that economic issues will help break the Trump spell, and why some Democrats are afraid to go on TV and hard-hitting podcasts like th ... Show More
57m 52s
Jul 9
Some More News: The Right-Wing’s Most Insidious 2025 Lies
Hi. Today we’re looking at right-wing lies. But not the banner headline, “They’re Eating The Dogs”-type lies, but the under-the-radar, insidious lies told by chuds like Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Matt Walsh, and Elon Musk. Get the world's news at https://ground.news/SMN to compare co ... Show More
1 h
Jul 8
Even More News: This Is Not A Good Time To Cut Funding For Weather Forecasting
Hi. On today's episode, Katy, Cody, and Jonathan react to the deadly floods in Texas, the Trump administration's slashing of the NOAA and National Weather Service, and scientists' warnings for the future if funding is not restored. They also discuss Elon Musk's new political part ... Show More
28m 11s
Nov 2024
Fox News is Back at the White House. Plus, No Joke, The Onion Buys Infowars.
Many of Donald J. Trump’s cabinet picks have something in common: a very close relationship with Fox News. On this week’s On the Media, hear about the revolving door from the conservative network to the White House. Plus, election conspiracy theories from Kamala Harris supporters ... Show More
50m 14s
May 29
NPR’s CEO on the Fight Over Public Media
In May, President Trump signed an executive order cutting off federal funding for public broadcasters, including NPR and PBS. In his order, Trump said “neither entity presents a fair, accurate or unbiased portrayal of current events to taxpaying citizens.” WSJ’s Joe Flint breaks ... Show More
25m 13s
Dec 2024
The PR Week: 12.19.2024 - Ben LaBolt, the White House
The PR Week podcast ends 2024 with a big name as White House communications director Ben LaBolt sits for the final interview of the year. He talks about the changing nature of the White House press shop, the evolving media landscape and the challenges it presents for Democrats, t ... Show More
43m 23s
Aug 2024
The Secret Succession Fight That Will Determine the Future of Fox News
For years, Rupert Murdoch seemed content to let his children battle it out for control of his conservative media empire once he’s gone.
Jim Rutenberg, who writes about media and politics for The Times, discusses how a secret change to that plan by Mr. Murdoch touched off an ugly ... Show More
27m 12s
Feb 2025
How the Right Took Over the Media
Ben Smith, former media columnist at the New York Times and now the editor-in-chief of Semafor, joins Dan to talk about today's ultra-challenging news media landscape. The industry is significantly weaker than it was in 2016, and Trump's aggressive lawsuits have the executives in ... Show More
1h 8m
Mar 2025
Amanda & Jessica Follow the Money: Who’s Getting Rich and Who’s Getting Cheated
Award-winning journalist, Jessica Yellin, and Amanda are together in-person, broadcasting from Washington, D.C. where Jessica has been reporting on President Trump’s recent address to Congress. Today, they follow the money to show us where this administration's priorities are – p ... Show More
50m 50s
Jun 2017
What Peter Thiel’s war against Gawker can tell us about Trump (Brian Knappenberger, director, "Nobody Speak")
Director Brian Knappenberger talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about his new documentary "Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press," which premieres on Netflix on June 23. In it, Knappenberger connects venture capitalist Peter Thiel's successful lawsuit against Gawker Media, by way o ... Show More
27m 38s