Don’t Overlook How Bad This Lesser-Known Trump Nominee Is

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 Trump could erase many of President Joe Biden’s recent regulatory wins. Plus! a conversation with Jared Holt, a senior research analyst at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, about the growing threats of hate, extremism and misinformation online. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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There Is a Way to Take Down Fox News (And It’s Not a Boycott)

There Is a Way to Take Down Fox News (And It’s Not a Boycott)

Amidst hundreds of thousands of Americans dying from COVID-19, countless pleas from health officials and the CDC to wear maks and social distance, and a recent report from Lancet that put the cherry o...

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The Worst People on Facebook Now Want to Ruin Real Life

The Worst People on Facebook Now Want to Ruin Real Life

For years, Facebook has been a cesspool of conspiracy theorists, political ragemonsters, and quacks pushing cures for decaying Boomers. But as dangerous as these creeps were, they were mostly containe...

9 Feb 202158min

TEASER: Democrats Don’t Care About Debt. And That’s OK.

TEASER: Democrats Don’t Care About Debt. And That’s OK.

The pandemic shook things up, a lot. It exposed the country’s deepest inequalities, and arguably, made them worse. Now, all eyes are on President Biden to see how he’ll fix it, and Republicans are res...

8 Feb 20216min

Democrats Don’t Care About Debt. And That’s OK.

Democrats Don’t Care About Debt. And That’s OK.

The pandemic shook things up, a lot. It exposed the country’s deepest inequalities, and arguably, made them worse. Now, all eyes are on President Biden to see how he’ll fix it, and Republicans are res...

7 Feb 202128min

The Hamster Wheel of Trumpism Will Turn Greene Into a Hero

The Hamster Wheel of Trumpism Will Turn Greene Into a Hero

So how are House Republicans dealing with the fallout from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s freshly resurfaced 9/11 trutherism, school shooting denialism, and threats on fellow lawmakers’ lives? They’re ...

5 Feb 20211h 1min

Will Biden’s Team Find All of the Vaxx—Before It’s Too Late?

Will Biden’s Team Find All of the Vaxx—Before It’s Too Late?

In recent days, top members of the Biden administration have a startling admission: That millions of doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were lost somewhere in the system.  So now, the race is on to track d...

2 Feb 202155min

TEASER: Republicans Aren’t All Dumb. They’re Just Part of Cult.

TEASER: Republicans Aren’t All Dumb. They’re Just Part of Cult.

Lots of us have been asking ourselves (and Twitter) many questions over the last year. Questions like: How did about 74 million people vote for Trump, again? Why do people actually believe in QAnon? A...

1 Feb 20216min

Republicans Aren’t All Dumb. They’re Just Part of Cult.

Republicans Aren’t All Dumb. They’re Just Part of Cult.

Lots of us have been asking ourselves (and Twitter) many questions over the last year. Questions like: How did about 74 million people vote for Trump, again? Why do people actually believe in QAnon? A...

31 Jan 202133min

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