CANDACE THE CONQUERER

In this episode clip, (filmed 3/6/26), Drea chats with Jessica Reed Kraus, an independent journalist covering politics, culture, and the personalities shaping the moment outside the confines of traditional media. She runs the very popular Substack House Inhabit, where her behind-the-scenes reporting, cultural commentary, and long-form investigations reach nearly two million monthly readers.Drea, Jessica, and mystery guest X, who remains off camera and is referred to as “Cathy Moriarty” because of her resemblance to the “Raging Bull” actress, discuss their opinions on controversial & popular podcaster, Candace Owens. While Jessica feels that Candace posits intelligent questions and connects many dots, she rarely delivers actual answers - a very difficult outcome, Jessica readily admits. However, it’s the spirit of her motivation to investigate these topics that is discussed at length. In other words…what makes Candace Owens tick?Is Candace actually interested in getting as close to the truth as she can get? Or is she throwing her own “mommy-sleuth” hat into the ring merely to open up a can of whoop-ass on the people who disagree with her? Her fervor seems to fuel the fires that propel her forward and upward in the ratings in what appears to be a Tolkien quest & Battle of Evermore.Drea ends this extremely interesting conversation by driving home her message and guiding mission of ALWAYS remaining open to asking questions and discussing EVERYTHING freely, declaring that she takes no side, stating, “We’re nothing. We’re just Ultrafree.”GET ULTRAFREE MERCH HERE: https://ultrafree.co/Jessica’s Substack: https://jessicareedkraus.substack.com/Jessica’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/houseinhabit/“In an era of growing censorship and distrust in media designed to divide and distract us, I hope this space offers anyone looking for something different a refreshing respite.” — JRKUltrafree Podcast Credits:Host - Drea De MatteoIntro Music & Graphics - Robby StaeblerCamera & Editor - Eric SarichWriter & Producer - Emily DuffPublicity - Vanessa Santos, Renegade PR (https://redrenegadepr.com/)Social Media - Samantha Kyprios, Renegade PRGrowth & Sales by Rainbow Creative by Executive Producer Matthew “MoJo” Jones and Jacob Richman (https://www.rainbowcreative.co/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices