Ep 816: Donut Media and MSNBC Face Similar Problems

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Ep 816: From Grassroots to Gears

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June 27, 2024

[Recorded before the Presidential Debate.]

Time for a deep dive into the troubling parallels between the decline of "liberal" mainstream media and the recent corporate buyouts of popular automotive YouTube channels like Donut Media.

Remember when MSNBC was a bastion of creative, progressive messaging? We take a nostalgic journey through the network's evolution, examining how the suits upstairs never got how they couldn't "add conservative voices to reach a wider audience."  Megyn Kelly, Hugh Hewitt, Ronna McDaniel?  MSNBC tried them all.  This leads us to ask, WHAT liberal voice?

This same pattern plays out in the world of automotive and fiber arts content creation. Once independent and creatively driven channels like Donut Media face similar pressures and changes under corporate ownership.

Three main points for this episode?

• The transformation of MSNBC from a progressive powerhouse to a corporate mouthpiece
• The impact of corporate buyouts on the authenticity and messaging of automotive and other YouTubers
• The broader implications of YouTube's hegemony for independent media and content creation 

This episode is a must-listen for anyone concerned about the future of independent voices in media.   

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Ep 812: Trump And Bill Buckley Cultivate Birchers, er Birches

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Ep 813: Bill Buckley And The Power Of Myth

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June 18, 2024

No Fair Remembering Stuff:  Bill Kristol brushes off the long-standing and revered myth that William F. Buckley Jr. "banished the John Birch Society from the conservative movement."   Really?  

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Ep 811 | Too Soon, Mrs. Alito?

Ep 811: NFRS, "I never thought evangelicals would eat MY face!"

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Ep 811: 'I Never Thought Evangelicals Would Eat MY Face!'

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June 11, 2024

No Fair Remembering Stuff covers this week's news of conservative columnist David French, who never thought his fellow evangelicals would cancel HIM.    He was taken to task quite appropriately by another "canceled" evangelical, who happened to be a progressive woman. Huh.

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Homebrewed Christianity: Including Diane Butler Bass on getting canceled.

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Ep 810 The Professional Left Podcast

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Ep 810: Seeing The Republican Fascist Matrix

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June 06, 2024

There are a small number of people who are Agents of American fascism.  These are the Steve Bannons, Tim Pools and Stephen MIllerses.  Stone-cold nazis with a clear agenda. 

Then there is a much larger group – the reprogrammable meatbags of the Republican base.  They think they've taken the "red pill" when they clearly just like the steak Fox and Newsmax are feeding them.  

Then there is a group who have learned to actually see the Republican fascist and their both-sides media enablers Matrix as it is operating in the real world in real-time. 

Guess who. 

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Please note that we had some technical difficulty recording this episode.  We apologize for any audio issues.

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Ep 809 The Professional Left Podcast

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Ep 809: Convicted Felon

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June 04, 2024

Did we mention he's a convicted felon?  Also  a wee bit of No Fair Remembering Stuff on the topic of news media using the term "LIE." 

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