Jul 18
Manifest Destiny: The War That Forged the American West | The American Story | Ep 14
An assault on a congressman in Washington launches a chain of events that would permanently redraw the map of North America. This episode traces the remarkable rise of Sam Houston from his Cherokee roots, political scandal, and exile, through the Alamo, San Jacinto, and the fight ... Show More
53m 22s
Aug 2021
August 22, 2021: Clarissa Ward recounts her journey out of Afghanistan; Matthew Dowd and Amanda Marcotte critique coverage of Biden
Plus... MAGA media outlets are on an anti-democratic crusade; Fox's vaccine rhetoric versus corporate reality; meet the reporter who upended "Jeopardy!" and unseated Mike Richards; and more. Clarissa Ward, Saad Mohseni, Matthew Dowd, Amanda Marcotte, Oliver Darcy and Claire McNea ... Show More
39m 39s
Nov 2021
November 21, 2021: David French critiques Rittenhouse coverage; Nikole Hannah-Jones reacts to '1619' curriculum bans; how would the press handle a Trump 2024 campaign?
Plus... David Zurawik discusses Rupert Murdoch's jab at Donald Trump; Brian Stelter describes "news whiplash;" Katelyn Polantz explains what we're not seeing during the Jan. 6 prosecutions in federal court; and more. Jon Karl, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Rachel Stockman, David French, K ... Show More
40m 24s
Mar 2021
March 7, 2021: All roads lead to the Murdochs; royal correspondent defends negative Meghan Markle coverage; Iowa reporter faces trial after covering BLM protest
Plus... How the GOP takes its "cancel culture" cues from Fox; NYT columnist criticized for conflict of interest; the ups and downs of broadcasting from home during the pandemic. Diane Falzone, Sarah Ellison, Oliver Darcy, Maribel Perez Wadsworth, Richard Palmer and Kristin Meinze ... Show More
40m 39s
Feb 2025
Trump NUKES Nearly EVERY USAID Job, Cuts ALL FUNDS To Liberal News Amid PURGE w/Mel K
<p>Tim, Phil, & Brett are joined by Mel K to discuss Trump eliminating nearly every USAID job, Trump ending all media contracts at the GSA, Politico co-founder saying liberal media is weaker than ever, and a Democrat politician admitting she sterilized herself in protest of Trump ... Show More
2 h
May 2021
May 9, 2021: How 'Foxitis' is hurting America's pandemic response; Bezos biographer Brad Stone on covering the world's richest man
Plus... How Covid-19 coverage is shifting across the media landscape; meet two Tribune reporters who are issuing last-hour pleas for local ownership; can pro-Trump media outlets change the way we remember the Capitol riot? David Zurawik, Amanda Marcotte, Susan Glasser, Dan P. McA ... Show More
40m 11s
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
Nov 2021
November 7, 2021: Election postmortem for the press; how pro-Trump outlets are trying to erase Jan. 6 reality; are newsrooms in a "woke stranglehold?"
Plus: A Covid vaccine conspiracist within the White House press corps; a new aid for local news; why spyware is a 'worst nightmare' for journalists. Natasha Alford says. Natasha Alford, Claire Atkinson, Nicole Hemmer, Batya Ungar-Sargon, Steven Waldman, and Nicole Perlroth join B ... Show More
40m 24s
Jul 2021
July 25, 2021: Carl Bernstein on Trump's delusions; Andy Slavitt on Covid surge coverage; Julie K. Brown on the importance of local journalism
Plus... Following up with Dr. Nicole Baldwin, who questioned Biden at CNN's town hall; Ruth Ben-Ghiat on "strongman" propaganda techniques; Claire Atkinson on NBC going for gold in the "streaming Olympics;" and more. Andy Slavitt, Carl Bernstein, Oliver Darcy, Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Cla ... Show More
39m 56s
Journalist Katie Couric called for Trump supporters to be “deprogrammed,” and Democrats are still trying to tie Trump to Russia. “Recall Gavin 2020” coalition founding member Mike Netter joins to discuss the growing movement to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom and rebuke claims that it has less support than it does. “The Parasitic Mind” author Dr. Gad Saa ... Show More
