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American journalist Austin Tice vanished in Syria 14 years ago. A secret lead suggests he may still be alive. This week we're sharing the first episode of Where Is Austin Tice? NPR's documentary podcast, Embedded, partners with BBC Radio 4 to follow reporter Josh Baker as he travels through a changing country to attempt to uncover the truth. On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram, Bluesky, TikTok and Facebook @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Recording of the 271st epsiode of Europe Calling from the 29th of September 2026. In cooperation with the European University Institute (EUI).

Aufzeichnung der 271. Folge Europe Calling am 29.09.2026. In Kooperation mit dem Europäischen Hochschulinstitut (EUI).

U.S. and U.K. officials are saying very different things after five men were arrested in an alleged terror plot outside Britain's Fairford Air Base, which is used by the U.S. Air Force. Some of country music's biggest stars are speaking out against the surge in development of massive data centers, saying the centers have negative impact on the environment and threaten a quieter way of country living. Brad Paisley, Tanya Tucker, Willie Nelson and Gavin Adcock have all said they're against data center development. Adcock joined "CBS Mornings" to share why he's speaking out now."The Free Press" columnist Arthur Brooks argues that caring for an aging parent doesn't have to be a burden. "The Free Press" is owned by CBS News' parent company Paramount Skydance.Author John Grisham has published over 50 bestselling books. Now, Grisham is breaking into the spy genre with "The French Illusion," which tells the story of a newlywed couple kidnapped in Paris. Grisham joins "CBS Mornings" with more.Emerging musician and DJ Blu DeTiger started on TikTok and moved on to share the stage with Sabrina Carpenter, Sombr and others. She spoke with "CBS Mornings" about her music, including her upcoming album, "N.Y. Baby."

Popok reports on AG Todd Blanche having a tell: He gets really fake "angry" and shakes his finger when he knows he's lying to the American People, and he did it again on Sunday in a series of Sunday Morning Talk Show appearances, attacking CNN and MSNOW and the free press all over again, distorting the facts about Judge Kelly's recent order; and violating the First Amendment again. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a member of Legal AF YouTube community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJgZJZZbnLFPr5GJdCuIwpA/join Become a member of the Legal AF Substack: https://michaelpopok.substack.com/20off Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Subscribe to the Intersection with Michael Popok podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-intersection-with-michael-popok/id1818863274 Subscribe to Unprecedented with Michael Popok and Dina Doll podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unprecedented-by-legal-af/id1867023089 Subscribe to Court of History with Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-court-of-history/id1867022920 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrew Birkle and Tony Garcia are back with "Hail Yes!" to recap Michigan's crazy loss to Iowa on the last play of the game. How the heck did this happen, despite Bryce Underwood and the Michigan offense nearly having double as many yards as the Hawkeyes? Where do the Wolverines go from here? And who should catch the blame for Michigan's loss? All that and more now with Tony and Andrew. Subscribe to the Free Press for all your Detroit sports coverage: https://www.freep.com/sports/ Listen to the full Podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1cYZIX1... Follow on TikTok: @detroitfreepress Follow on Twitter: @freepsports Follow on Instagram: @detroitfreepress Check out Detroit Free Press for more: https://www.freep.com/ Facebook: / freepsports Twitter: https://x.com/freep

All of this week's episodes of It Could Happen Here put together in one large file: West Bank Takeover The AI Regulation Debate Diversity With Andrew Gas Prices and Oil Wars Executive Disorder: Trump Bans the “Free Press,” Palestinian National Council Elections, ICE Shooting, Canadian Neoliberalism You can now listen to all Cool Zone Media shows, 100% ad-free through the Cooler Zone Media subscription, available exclusively on Apple Podcasts. So, open your Apple Podcasts app, search for “Cooler Zone Media” and subscribe today! 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September 26, 2026; 7am: CNN announced last night that the White House is barring the network from flying on Air Force One today as part of the White House TV press pool. Instead, the White House has replaced the network with Lindell TV and Real America's Voice. This comes after a federal judge ordered the administration to restore White House press access, at least temporarily, to the three news outlets the president banned from the White House this week: MS NOW, CNN, and Politico. MS NOW White House reporter Akayla Gardner and former federal prosecutor Ankush Khardori join “The Weekend” to discuss.For more, follow us on social media:Bluesky: @theweekendmsnow.bsky.socialInstagram: @theweekendmsnowTikTok: @theweekendmsnow To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On this week's episode of the RealClearInvestigations Podcast, RCI Editor J. Peder Zane and RCI Senior Reporter James Varney speak with Dr. Robert Malone about how powerful businesses, government officials, foundations and journalists are behind the growing push to regulate artificial intelligence, an effort which, he says, has less to do with saving humanity from extinction than protecting the valuation and competitive advantages of AI behemoths. On the news roundup, Zane and Varney discuss two articles that dovetail with Malone's insights. The first is a Free Press article by a previous podcast guest, Roger Pielke Jr., that details how a “scientific” organization that openly says it is committed to climate change advocacy is gaming its studies to stoke fears about the climate – and is treated as an unbiased authority by much of the press. The second article, published by the Guardian, shows the influence many big companies have over government regulation by detailing how the EPA allowed pesticide giant Bayer to pick from a menu of regulation options for the controversial and destructive weedkiller dicamba. 00:00 Cold Open 02:13 Welcome to the Show 03:18 News Roundup: Introducing This Week's Stories 03:46 How "Fake Climate Science" Blamed a Nepal Disaster on Warming (Free Press) 10:08 Regulatory Capture: How Bayer Helped Write Its Own Weedkiller Rules (The Guardian) 15:43 Introducing Dr. Robert Malone 16:20 Upton Sinclair, "The Jungle," and the Original Regulatory Capture 24:17 The Hugging Face "Rogue AI" Incident: A Staged Fear Campaign? 32:03 A Timeline of the Coordinated AI Panic 38:36 Is There Really an AI Panic — and Should There Be? 43:31 Frontier vs. Open AI: Who Gets Regulated Out of Existence? 50:36 What Real AI Guardrails Should Look Like 54:06 AI, Censorship, and the Threat of "Pre-Thought" Control 1:04:11 Closing & Thanks to Dr. Malone Articles Discussed in This Podcast: Dr. Robert Malone/Substack: What the AI Panic Is Actually About https://substack.com/home/post/p-215832105 Dr. Robert Malone/Substack: The Machine That Decides What You Know https://substack.com/home/post/p-216901102 Free Press: How to Fake Climate Science and Fool the World https://www.thefp.com/p/how-to-fake-climate-science-and-fool?utm_campaign=realclearpolitics Guardian: EPA Let Bayer Pick Its Weedkiller Rules https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/20/epa-bayer-regulation-pesticide-dicamba RCI Podcast: Al Gore and the Politicization of Science https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/video/2026/04/18/al_gore_and_the_politicization_of_science_with_roger_pielke_jr_1177499.html RCI/James Varney: Government and the Case of the Phantom Frog https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2017/06/27/wildlife_services_calls_private_land_critical_habitat_for_nonexistent_frog.html Sign up for the RealClearInvestigations Newsletter. Watch each episode on the RealClearPolitics YouTube Channel Contact us with your thoughts and feedback: jpederzane@realclearinvestigations.com

September 24, 2026 - As Donald Trump ban on members of the media whose coverage he doesn't like continues to play out in court, Jen Psaki points out that the media model Trump seems to most want to emulate is that of the dictators he admires.Peter Alexander, chief national reporter for MS NOW, and Jim Acosta, former chief White House correspondent for CNN, discuss the importance of news organizations staying united in the face of Donald Trump's attacks.Former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirscher talks with Jen about the legal principles behind Donald Trump's failure to defend banning certain members of the media from the White House.Rob Flaherty and Jesse Lehrich, co-hosts of the "Nobody Knows Anything" show, talk with Jen Psaki about the desperation among Republican legislators up for reelection this November trying to distance themselves from Donald Trump as Trump continues to double down on some of his most unpopular positions. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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September 23, 2026; President Trump's White House press ban faced skeptical questions at an emergency court hearing. MS NOW's Ari Melber breaks down what happened. Plus, Republicans distance themselves from Trump as the midterm elections draw closer. The New York Times' Michelle Goldberg joins. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The White House ban of CNN, MS NOW, and Politico has sent shockwaves through the media. The brazen attempt as silencing dissenting media has resulted in incredible pushback not just through the legal system, but through solidarity from major broadcasters including Fox News. So what makes this latest play by the White House so dangerous, and what can it tell us about Trump's plans for the future? Journalists and experts Dan Froomkin and Jeff Jarvis join us to answer all these questions and more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thom chats with Rachel Bitecofer, PhD, who writes at The Cycle - on Substack / Author, “Hit ‘Em Where It Hurts: How to Save Democracy by Beating Republicans at their Own Game“ How to Kill a Free Press.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The White House ban of CNN, MS NOW, and Politico has sent shockwaves through the media. The brazen attempt as silencing dissenting media has resulted in incredible pushback not just through the legal system, but through solidarity from major broadcasters including Fox News. So what makes this latest play by the White House so dangerous, and what can it tell us about Trump's plans for the future? Journalists and experts Dan Froomkin and Jeff Jarvis join us to answer all these questions and more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last week, President Donald Trump barred CNN, Politico and MS NOW from the White House, accusing them of spreading "fake news". After their reporters had their press passes revoked and were denied access to the building, the three outlets launched a joint legal challenge, arguing that the move was unconstitutional.How unprecedented is this decision? And how does it compare with the treatment of journalists in other countries around the world?Jason Rezaian, host of the Washington Post podcast Freedom Desk and the paper's former Tehran bureau chief, has a unique perspective on these questions. While reporting from Iran, he experienced restrictions on press freedom and was ultimately imprisoned by the regime. Since his release, he has become a prominent advocate for press freedom around the world.He joins The Global Story's Tristan Redman to discuss where President Trump's decision fits into a broader pattern in the relationship between political leaders and the media over recent decades.Producers: Xandra Ellin and Cat Farnsworth.Executive producer: Martine Powers Mix: Travis EvansDigital producer: Sam Gruet Senior news editor: China Collins. Photo: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio points as members of the media raise their hands during a press briefing at the White House in Washington DC, May 5, 2026. Credit: Kylie Cooper/Reuters.

September 23rd, 2026; 4pm: Nicolle Wallace anchors continuing coverage of a hearing over Trump's ban of MSNOW, CNN and Politico from the White House -- as legal experts call the move an attack on free speech and the First Amendment.For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewh For more from Nicolle, follow and download her podcast, “The Best People with Nicolle Wallace,” wherever you get your podcasts.To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are:The Reverend Peter Cook - The Reverend Peter Cook, Principal, Faith in the Public Square and Principal and Co-Founder, Faith Beyond Religious Nationalism.Larissa Phillips - the founder and director of the Volunteer Literacy Project. She is also a columnist for The Free Press and a Greene County resident.Robert Pondiscio - Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.

In hour 1 of The Mark Reardon Show, Mark is joined by Kurt Bahr, Republican Election Director for St. Charles County, and Rick Stream, Republican Election Director for St. Louis County, to discuss how local election offices are handling ballot distribution amid ongoing legal battles over Missouri's congressional district maps. Bahr and Stream outline the procedures for handling potentially affected voters, discuss the timeline for potential U.S. Supreme Court action, and detail the urgent need for local poll workers ahead of election day. Mark is later joined by James Shuls, senior fellow at the Show-Me Institute, to discuss his new report finding that Missouri's teacher shortage is localized rather than statewide. Shuls details how overall teacher numbers have increased relative to student enrollment, breaks down the specific subject areas and school districts experiencing recruitment challenges, and outlines targeted policy solutions such as merit pay and loan forgiveness to attract qualified educators to high-need areas. In hour 2, Mark is joined by Ken Dubinsky, President of Haystack Sourcing Solutions, to discuss the release of a new NIL product featuring Mizzou running back Ahmad Hardy. Dubinsky details how his company teamed up with St. Louis-based Old Vienna to produce custom "Hardy's Hot Red Hot Riplets" potato chips, explains the distribution across Missouri, and shares insights on how local NIL deals benefit student-athletes. Sue then hosts, "Sue's News" where she discusses the latest trending entertainment news, this day in history, the random fact of the day and more. Mark is later joined by Alex Berenson, author of the Unreported Truths Substack and former New York Times reporter, to discuss his recent Free Press article detailing why artificial intelligence terrifies him despite his past skepticism toward COVID-19 fearmongering. Berenson shares his perspective on the exponential growth of AI technology, the potential risks of unchecked AI development, the lack of public trust in corporate and government oversight, and how public perceptions around COVID-19 policies and masking have evolved. In hour 3, Mark is joined by Duane Patterson, host of the Duane's World Podcast and writer for HotAir.com, to discuss his 60th birthday, personal health journey, and the latest national political developments. Patterson shares his analysis on President Trump's strategy regarding Iran, evaluates media coverage surrounding international security conflicts, and discusses the political landscape heading into the midterm elections. Mark is then joined by Mike Kenney, tour guide with Defined Destinations, to discuss the upcoming Mark Reardon listener trip to Croatia set for May 2027. Kenney breaks down the hybrid land-and-sea itinerary, highlighting stops in Zagreb and Plitvice Lakes, the exclusive 36-passenger yacht cruise along the Adriatic Sea, and the unique cultural, culinary, and scenic experiences awaiting travelers. He is later joined by David Amelotti, investigative reporter and anchor at KMOV Channel 4, to discuss the growing network of Flock license plate cameras and the surrounding privacy concerns. Amelotti shares findings from his investigation into local police department auditing practices, touches on national discussions regarding AI surveillance, and offers insights from the "Growing Global" event regarding Southwest Airlines and St. Louis's international travel market.

In hour 2, Mark is joined by Ken Dubinsky, President of Haystack Sourcing Solutions, to discuss the release of a new NIL product featuring Mizzou running back Ahmad Hardy. Dubinsky details how his company teamed up with St. Louis-based Old Vienna to produce custom "Hardy's Hot Red Hot Riplets" potato chips, explains the distribution across Missouri, and shares insights on how local NIL deals benefit student-athletes. Sue then hosts, "Sue's News" where she discusses the latest trending entertainment news, this day in history, the random fact of the day and more. Mark is later joined by Alex Berenson, author of the Unreported Truths Substack and former New York Times reporter, to discuss his recent Free Press article detailing why artificial intelligence terrifies him despite his past skepticism toward COVID-19 fearmongering. Berenson shares his perspective on the exponential growth of AI technology, the potential risks of unchecked AI development, the lack of public trust in corporate and government oversight, and how public perceptions around COVID-19 policies and masking have evolved.

Mark is joined by Alex Berenson, author of the Unreported Truths Substack and former New York Times reporter, to discuss his recent Free Press article detailing why artificial intelligence terrifies him despite his past skepticism toward COVID-19 fearmongering. Berenson shares his perspective on the exponential growth of AI technology, the potential risks of unchecked AI development, the lack of public trust in corporate and government oversight, and how public perceptions around COVID-19 policies and masking have evolved.

Major media outlets join in solidarity with CNN, MS Now, and Politico after their press credentials to the White House were revoked by Donald John after his claims of their only reporting "negative stories" about his administration and redistricting hearings continue in Mississippi.

Rachel Maddow notes that as Donald Trump's popularity continues to decay to new lows, the institutions that he successfully bullied at the start of his term are finding new courage to stand together in defiance of him, including news organizations that are finding new solidarity in the face of Trump banning members of the press from the White House. Rachel Maddow reviews the fundamental legal principles that are working against Donald Trump's attempt to ban news organizations from the White House, as well as the American cultural principles that would never accept Trump administration propaganda as a replacement for a free press. Jameel Jaffer, executive director of the Knight First Amendment Institute, joins to discuss.Rachel Maddow shares reports of a man shot in the back in the course of being arrested by ICE. MS NOW's Alex Tabet reports live from a protest in Austin, Texas and shares the latest on the man's condition after he was imprisoned with the bullet still lodged in his back. Want more of Rachel? Check out the "Rachel Maddow Presents" feed to listen to all of her chart-topping original podcasts.To listen to all of your favorite MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On Monday's Mark Levin Show, Ben Ferguson fills in for Mark. The mainstream media has turned on President Trump after he banned CNN, POLITICO, and MS NOW from the White House. The View accuses Trump of being a dictator, never mind that Obama tried to ban FOX and Democrats have banned conservatives for decades. All Trump is saying is these outlets can write what they want, but they don't have the right to access the White House. Trump is tired of the Fake News. The media is, for all intents and purposes, Democratic state sponsored media. However, Trump should play the long game. What happens when Democrats get into office? Or the next Republican? We either have a First Amendment, or we don't. We either have a free press, or we don't. As loathsome as the mainstream media is, we must be careful about restricting media outlets because we don't like what they write. Also, if you're in doubt about what Democrats will do if they win the midterms, they're not even trying to hide their agenda. They're saying they will weaponize the government and impeach not only Trump, but Cabinet secretaries and others in his inner circle. Thomas Massie has already tried to impeach Pete Hegseth. Others, like Kristi Noem, were fired before they could be impeached. No surprise: Democrats have been saying these things since Trump's first term. The difference now is they are telling people to not even think about working for Trump in the first place. For the midterm election, the pitch is clear: vote for us and we'll lock them up. Finally, the Democratic party is dead and is now made up of communists and Marxists, aka Democratic Socialists. Their agenda is to destroy this country, our democracy and unleash lawlessness. The DSAs  want to eliminate the Presidency, Electoral College, SCOTUS, prisons, borders and law enforcement. They're saying all this openly. Democratic Socialists are telling you exactly who they are. Believe them. Add this to their threat to punish anyone who supports the President and the message is clear: be afraid. It's not worth the risk.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Noah, and Jim discuss Trump's White House press ban, the Greenland security deal, and Nikole Hannah-Jones's essay in The New York Times Magazine admitting she intentionally sent her daughter to bad schools. Editor's Picks: Rich: Robert Pondiscio and Nick Gibb's piece, “What America Can Learn from England's Education Revolution” Noah: Joseph Loconte's piece, “Stresa, 1935: The Seedbed of Appeasement” Jim: Two Dan McLaughlin's pieces, “The Senate Races Are Breaking Bad Already” and “How the Gubernatorial Races Are Breaking” Jim's Bonus Editor's Pick: The Editors' “Trump's Costly Greenland Play” Light Items: Rich: Just finished reading the Golden Thread, a two-volume history of Western traditionCharlie: Went to Denver and attended the Jaguars vs. Broncos gameNoah: Living in fall sports purgatoryJim: Visited the Cuban Embassy last week Sponsors: Made InDonors TrustVaerThis podcast was edited and produced by Lauren Elizabeth Veldhuizen. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Simon's live update for "Nick Ferrari at Breakfast" on the UK's LBC.

Send us Fan MailFind me @ bookclues.comThe Mississippi looks familiar on a map, but it gets weird fast when you stop treating it like a single line and start treating it like a living system. I'm joined by writer and nature critic Boyce Upholt  boyceupholt, author of The Great River: The Making and Unmaking of the Mississippi, to ask a deceptively simple question: where does the Mississippi actually begin? The answer opens into “thinking like a watershed” and realizing that a million-plus square miles of rainfall, tributaries, and human choices all belong to the same river story.If you enjoy natural history, American history, climate risk, and big landscape stories, subscribe, share this conversation, and leave a review so more listeners can find it.Find Boyce Upholt's beautiful magazine  SouthlandsFind the The Free Press here thefp.com

The press is pushing back on President Trump's ban. The White House press pool suspends coverage and the White House launches Trump TV. 

What exactly does a "Free Press" mean? To the President it means one thing and to the public it means another. Reaction to the latest moves by the President to censor media from the University of Minnesota' Scott Libin, who teaches at the School of Journalism at the U of M, and was once a member of the White House Press Corp!

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Melissa and Leah cover this week's legal horrors out of the Trump administration, including the President's ban on certain media outlets from the White House, as well as his attacks on the Kennedy Center and the Presidential Records Act. Also covered: Kash Patel on bestiality, ammosexual wins of the week, a proposed ballot measure in Idaho to protect reproductive freedom, and Donald Trump Jr.'s Russian oligarch sugar daddy. Then, Melissa sits down with Crooked's very own Alex Wagner to talk about her new book The Steal: Four Right-Wing Hard-Liners, One Republican Presidency, and the Raid on America's Courts. Check out Alex's show, Runaway Country, wherever you pod.Favorite things: Leah:Alex Wagner's The Steal; PONIES (Peacock); The Women of Yesteryear, Kate Manne (More to Hate); The Retirement Plan, Sue Hincenbergs Melissa: The Steal; Kash Patel getting roasted on social media Take the Strict Scrutiny survey.New Strict merch available here.You can now listen to Strict Scrutiny for CLE credits in California, New York, Texas, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Washington, and Oregon! More info at crooked.com/strict_cleGet tickets for STRICT SCRUTINY LIVE on November 6th in Washington, DC: Crookedcon.comBuy Melissa's book, The U.S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern ReaderBuy Leah's book, Lawless, now out in paperbackFollow us on Instagram, Threads, and BlueskyFor a transcript of an episode of Strict Scrutiny please email transcripts@crooked.com

Send us Fan MailIn this “task force to B.S. pipeline” episode, Ernest dives deep into Trump's press war, why CBC weekend felt cheap, about the messy return of Philadelphia City Council, why everyone is over A.I., about the Palestinian Rachel Dolezal, the fatigue of true crime miniseries, and much more! Ernestly Speaking! is executively produced and hosted by Ernest Owens. Check him out at ernestowens.com and follow him @MrErnestOwens on Twitter & Instagram. 

Media outlets President Donald Trump recently banned from the White House said on Sept. 21 that they will sue the government over the ban.“This morning, we notified the government that we are filing a lawsuit today to protect our First Amendment rights and defend the principle that the government does not decide what the press reports or publishes,” Politico, CNN, and MS NOW said in a joint statement.In response, Trump posted on his social media platform Truth Social: “The White House is not instituting an assault on the Free Press, something which I cherish. It is instituting an assault on the FAKE NEWS, something that has grown like Cancer in our beloved United States of America.”Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he had spoken with Trump and that the pair had agreed to a meeting in New York that “could change a lot.”The Ukrainian leader announced the Sept. 21 meeting in an X post on Sunday evening, saying that he and Trump had held “an important conversation,” during which they “got through a lot.”

Todd examines President Trump's decision to revoke White House access for CNN, MS NOW, and Politico, weighing the importance of a free press against the distinction between press freedom and guaranteed access to restricted government spaces. He discusses media bias, corrections and defamation cases, the role of objective journalism, and why context matters when evaluating claims that an administration is silencing reporters. Todd also compares the controversy with Barack Obama's record involving Fox News, Associated Press records, reporters James Rosen and James Risen, and other disputes over press freedom.

Andrew Birkle and Tony Garcia are back on "Hail Yes!" to recap Michigan's 3-0 start after beating UTEP in Week 3. What grade should be given to Bryce Underwood and the passing attack? Does the running game get a passing grade? And what about defense and special teams? All that and more now with Tony and Andrew. Subscribe to the Free Press for all your Detroit sports coverage: https://www.freep.com/sports/ Listen to the full Podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1cYZIX1... Follow on TikTok: @detroitfreepress Follow on Twitter: @freepsports Follow on Instagram: @detroitfreepress Check out Detroit Free Press for more: https://www.freep.com/ Facebook: / freepsports Twitter: https://x.com/freep #freepsportsshow #detroitfreepress

Todd examines President Trump's decision to revoke White House access for CNN, MS NOW, and Politico, weighing the importance of a free press against the distinction between press freedom and guaranteed access to restricted government spaces. He discusses media bias, corrections and defamation cases, the role of objective journalism, and why context matters when evaluating claims that an administration is silencing reporters. Todd also compares the controversy with Barack Obama's record involving Fox News, Associated Press records, reporters James Rosen and James Risen, and other disputes over press freedom.

Trump expelled journalists from the White House in what he referred to as a “ban on the free press” for lies and so-called "fake news."

Trump issues a proclamation banning several news outlets from the White House. Brian interviews David Corn about his new book, HOW RUSSIA WON.Order How Russia Won: https://howrussiawon.comWritten by Brian Tyler CohenProduced by Sam GraberRecorded in Los Angeles, CASee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In an unprecedented attack on the First Amendment, Donald Trump has announced an immediate ban on major news outlets including CNN, MS Now, and Politico from the White House press pool. This move follows explosive investigative reports covering hidden casualties in the war in Iran, AI-generated intelligence blunders that nearly triggered a broader conflict, and military tech leaks to China. Unable to refute the facts, the administration has resorted to retaliatory bans, escalating a decade-long crusade against independent journalism. Independent media has never been more important. Please support this channel by subscribing here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkbwLFZhawBqK2b9gW08z3g?sub_confirmation=1 Join this channel with a membership for exclusive early access and bonus content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkbwLFZhawBqK2b9gW08z3g/join Five Minute News is a MeidasTouch Podcast, covering politics, inequality, health and climate - delivering independent, unbiased and essential news for the US and across the world. Follow us on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/fiveminutenews.bsky.social Follow us on Instagram http://instagram.com/fiveminnews Support us on Patreon http://www.patreon.com/fiveminutenews Support Anthony on Substack https://theanthonydavis.substack.com You can subscribe to Five Minute News with your preferred podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill. CONTENT DISCLAIMER The views and opinions expressed on this channel are those of the guests and authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of The MeidasTouch Network, Anthony Davis or Five Minute News LLC. Any content provided by our hosts, guests or authors are of their opinion and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual or anyone or anything, in line with the First Amendment right to free and protected speech. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last week we were panicking about a supposedly imminent AI apocalypse. Seven days later, Keith Teare argues, government oversight is about as far away as it could possibly be. That's because Musk, Altman and Amodei agreed to police themselves and test each other's models. The doomers, says the publisher of That Was The Week, have lost not just this week's battle but probably the whole war. So who will then write the AI rules? The people building the models, Keith says — as with California's building codes, government sanctions the standards but engineers write them. And trust doesn't come from authority, it comes from use. The real check on our new AI overlords, he promises, will come in court, with the American legal system holding OpenAI and Anthropic financially accountable for all damage. That should doom the doomers. If we survive the apocalypse, of course. Five Takeaways •       The Week Regulation Went Away. Seven days, and the conversation reversed. Last week: the whistleblower, the headlines about AI killing everyone within a decade, the calls for global regulation. This week: Trump calling Jensen Huang live from an AI conference to make policy on the fly, Vance at All-In, and — as early as Monday — Musk, Altman and Amodei all agreeing that they are responsible for their own development, that they will slow model-building to match their control systems, and that they will begin testing each other's models. Keith's reading: the call for government oversight is going to fade. The New York Times map of the fight — accelerationists (Huang, Sacks, Andreessen), regulators, and a middle of Hassabis, Nadella, Pichai and Zuckerberg — holds at the edges but not the centre, which he calls shifting sands: Hassabis and Amodei made a proposal to the White House that was rejected this week; Zuckerberg then came out against government stepping in. And you cannot disambiguate self-interest from philosophy in that group: they have hearts, but they are paid to represent shareholders, and right now the rise of open source suits Google, Microsoft and Facebook.•       Who Writes the Rules. Cohere's Aidan Gomez asked whether a handful of market-dominant Silicon Valley companies should get to define the safety standards of a generational technology. Keith's answer is an unembarrassed yes — and his analogy is the building code: government sanctions the rules, but the tolerances come from the architects and civil engineers who do the building, not from a committee of legislators. Which is why he thinks the Washington hearings shouldn't be happening at all: time-wasting, pulling important people away from their work to talk to politicians whose primary interest is reelection. Government, he says, has no role yet — it is too early in the life of AI for anyone in Congress to understand it well enough to legislate. Andrew pressed the obvious objection: so we simply trust Sam, Dario and Elon to police themselves?•       It Is You, Not the AI. The hour's best answer, and the one that moves the argument on. It isn't about trust, Keith says — it's about accountability, and the machinery already exists. It would not be okay for their software to break into a bank and steal money, or into a rival and steal intellectual property; the legal system covers that today. “Up until now they've been saying, hey, it's not us, it's the AI. Well, actually, no. It is you.” And the nice thing about liability is that it makes recklessness expensive. Palantir's CEO pushed the same logic to its conclusion on CNBC: the liabilities facing Anthropic and OpenAI are so enormous that only a government could carry them, so nationalize. Keith's own caveat is the honest one: when he uses agents he is happy with the outcomes but cannot see the steps, and without visibility there is no verification — which makes it blind trust rather than actual trust.•       The Doomers Lose a Battle. Both the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times investigated the Hugging Face incident this week and concluded it was more or less inevitable given the goals OpenAI set its agents in the lab. Benedict Evans's line is the keeper: it reminds him of Chernobyl — what happens if we turn off every safety system and try to get the reactor to blow up? It blows up. But what exactly did you prove? These labs are deliberately setting models up to break the rules to find out whether they will; the models are calculation machines that carry out whatever they're told. The Washington Post's account of how a fringe movement — effective altruism — convinced Washington the end is near gets a blunt verdict from Keith: they've lost a battle, though the war goes on. He concedes 71% of Americans have concerns about AI, insists the fear is unfounded, and bets that number massively overstates active concern because most people who actually use AI have a good experience.•       San Francisco Isn't Ready. The week's essays, and the local story underneath them. Reid Hoffman is telling Democrats that time is running out before Americans settle into hating AI — not from fear of extinction but because the benefits aren't concrete; Andrew's amendment is that the case for AI improving ordinary life still hasn't been made coherently. Nick Hanauer's “market humanism” gets the sharpest treatment: appealing words, but the substance is the argument for trade unions — Aneurin Bevan in modern dress — and it assumes a permanent social contract between labor and capital that AI dissolves in favour of capital alone. Then Ben Metcalfe's post of the week: the Anthropic IPO alone will equal in dollar weight every tech listing since Uber combined, and San Francisco is nowhere near ready for that much money arriving at once. Keith's structural point: the economy prospers while the city doesn't, and closing that gap is the real challenge for Democrats — a subject, Andrew promises, this show will come back to. About the Co-Host Keith Teare is the publisher of the That Was The Week tech newsletter and Keen On America's regular weekly co-host — the techno-optimist counterpoint to Andrew's skepticism. A serial founder whose first internet company, EasyNet, launched in 1994, he writes and invests from Palo Alto, and is currently writing The Human Dividend. References: •       That Was The Week — Keith's newsletter, with every piece discussed in this episode.•       Aidan Gomez of Cohere on who defines the rules for AI; Benedict Evans on the Hugging Face incident; and the Wall Street Journal and New York Times investigations of it.•       The Washington Post on how a fringe AI movement convinced Washington the end is near; Andy Kessler on the AI Luddites; and the Free Press on the ideology behind the warnings.•       Reid Hoffman on Americans and AI, and Nick Hanauer on market humanism — the two essays Andrew suggests reading back to back.•       Ben Metcalfe's post of the week on San Francisco and the coming Anthropic and OpenAI listings.•       Interview of the week:

Let's talk about Trump banning the Free Press....

Jen Psaki reviews the history of American presidents clashing with members of the press but still respecting their First Amendment role, and reports on Donald Trump's declaration that he is banning MS NOW, CNN and Politico from the White House. Trump previously lost a legal challenge to banning a member of the press, and Psaki notes that Trump's war on the free press hasn't prevented the press from continuing to cover him and his administration.Terry Moran and Eugene Daniels join to discuss the relationship between presidents and the press, and Donald Trump's thin skin and petty nature.Kerry Kennedy, President John F. Kennedy's niece, talks with Jen Psaki about Donald Trump's threat to destroy the Kennedy Center, a memorial to her uncle, if Trump is not allowed to also put his own name on it, and points out the contrast between JFK's vision of service to one's country versus Donald Trump's corruption and self-dealing.Texas State Rep. Jon Rosenthal talks about the unexpcted support he is receiving from Republicans after his opponent revealed himself to be too racist even for very the low bar Republicans set. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

For the first time in almost a year, Bari is thrilled to host a live Free Press event, on October 1 in New York City. We'd love for you to join us. Many of you will know the name Dr. Simon Sebag Montefiore. He's a close friend of The Free Press, a renowned historian, and the author of multiple worldwide bestsellers, including Jerusalem: The Biography, The Romanovs, Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar, and, to be published this month, The Cauldron: The Making of the Modern Middle East. That last book will be the subject of our urgent conversation. For two decades, the region it covers has shaped U.S. foreign policy and dominated American politics. If we listed all the conflicts, we'd be here all day. Of course, right now we have the ongoing war in Iran, with no end in sight. Through it all, Simon argues, one truth endures: America's quagmires in the Middle East stem from a deep misunderstanding of the region—on both the left and the right. This is the subject of his brilliant new book, and you won't want to miss us discussing it live. I hope you'll join us. Tickets are available at TheFP.com/Events. Get them today before they sell out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dara Horn is a novelist and essayist whose book People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present examined how contemporary culture sentimentalizes Jewish suffering while ignoring the fullness of Jewish life. Her new book, provocatively titled The Final Solution to the Jewish Question: A Love Story for the Living, goes further, arguing that antisemitism isn't an ordinary bigotry at all. It's a lie, always the same lie in different disguises, that Jews are destroying whatever a given society values most. Recorded live onstage at the 92nd Street Y, New York City's largest Jewish cultural center, she and Coleman Hughes cover why nobody, apparently including a sitting vice president, understands basic antisemitic terms like “blood libel,” and why she thinks curiosity, not debate, is the real antidote to losing a friend to conspiracy theories. The Free Press earns a commission from any purchases made through all book links in this article. For the first time in nearly a year, our Bari Weiss is returning to the stage for a rare sit-down discussion with renowned historian Simon Sebag Montefiore. The event is happening on October 1st in New York City. Limited tickets are on sale now at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bari-weiss-and-simon-sebag-montefiore-live-tickets-1999718620224?aff=oddtdtcreator Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrew Birkle and Tony Garcia are back with the latest episode of Hail Yes, breaking down Michigan's surprising win over top-10 Oklahoma. How did Michigan pull out the win? What does this mean going forward? And what problems must Michigan still resolve? Plus, a game of "Something good, something bad." Bryce Underwood's legs bring a positive and negative, JJ Buchanan looks great, but what about Andrew Marsh? And what's going on with Michigan's run game? Subscribe to the Free Press for all your Detroit sports coverage: https://www.freep.com/sports/ Listen to the full Podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1cYZIX1... Follow on TikTok: @detroitfreepress Follow on Twitter: @freepsports Follow on Instagram: @detroitfreepress Check out Detroit Free Press for more: https://www.freep.com/ Facebook: / freepsports Twitter: https://x.com/freep #freepsportsshow #detroitfreepress

A software engineer who resigned from Anthropic immediately embarked on a media tour claiming AI needs regulation, and industry leaders joined in the chorus, as did certain politicians. Why the sudden emergency? Is it true, or is something else going on? We investigate with the help of Jeffrey Tucker, State of the Day and The Free Press. Intriguing!

Air Date: 9/13/2026 Today we trace the two-front war on the American press. On one side, government regulators and members of Congress are going after news outlets for the stories they choose to run. On the other, politically friendly buyers are taking ownership of major networks to turn them into free-market versions of state media. Full Show Notes Transcript BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Members Support and Get No Ads!) Everything in one place! (Support, contact, follow, books + merch) ..TOP TAKES KP 1: How to Build a State Media - Blonde Politics | The Silly Serious - Air Date 12-13-25 KP 2: Breaking: ABC SUES Trump Over Free Speech After Kimmel's WIN - The Beat with Ari Melber - Air Date 8-18-26 KP 3: How Thiel, Musk, and Other Tech Billionaires Bought the Liberal Media / Eoin Higgins - This Is Hell! - Air Date 2-4-25 KP 4: Congress Just Subpoenaed Our Newsroom for Doing Journalism - BreakThroughNews - Air Date 7-23-26 KP 5: Public Media - Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - Air Date 11-17-25 KP 6: "A Victory for Journalism": Washington Post Ordered to Rehire Fired Opinion Columnist Karen Attiah - Democracy Now! - Air Date 8-26-26 KP 7: Coyote Vs. Acme Proves the CEOs Don't Know S***. - Adam Conover - Air Date 9-4-26 (00:56:23) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR Corporate Media Cannot Be Trusted to Serve the Public Interest My commentaries on YouTube - Share them! DEEPER DIVES (01:06:24) SECTION A: THE FCC WEAPONIZED A1: ABC Says FCC Waging a Retaliatory Campaign Violating Free Speech Rights - PBS NewsHour - Air Date 8-18-26 A2: Trump's Scheme to Control the Media - Robert Reich and Inequality Media - Air Date 5-7-26 A3: Trump's "Authoritarian Takeover" of the Media, ABC Suing FCC & the Meta Trial: Free Press's Jessica González - Air Date 8-19-26 (01:23:10) SECTION B: JOURNALISTS IN THE CROSSHAIRS B1: FBI Raids Home of Washington Post Reporter as Attacks on Press Freedom Intensify Under Trump - Democracy Now! - Air Date 1-15-26 B2: Media Under Scrutiny Following Tragic Death Of Jason Arday | Novara Live - Novara Media - Air Date 8-17-26 B3: A New McCarthyism? House GOP Subpoenas BreakThrough News in Escalating War on Progressive Groups - Democracy Now! Air Date 7-28-26 B4: US Media's Hasan Piker Derangement Syndrome Is Ridiculous - The Majority Report W/ Sam Seder - Air Date 8-11-26 B5: Katy Tur Sounds More Like 1930s German Propaganda Than Journalism - Paul Lance - Air Date 9-3-26 B6: Joy Reid & Dean Obeidallah: Fascism Tests Journalistic Integrity In Modern Media - Laura Flanders and Friends: Solutions-Focused Progressive Perspectives on Politics, News, and Culture - Air Date 8-19-26 (02:06:18) SECTION C: WHO'S BUYING, WHO'S CASHING IN C1: The Playbook Putin Used Is Being Run in America Right Now | Media Consolidation - Jim Acosta - Air Date 3-23-26 C2: FOR SALE: Truth Social Selling Early Access to Trump's Posts - Connnect W/ Jacob Soboroff - Air Date 8-9-26 C3: The Meta Settlement Isn't The Victory You Think It Is - Leeja Miller - Air Date 8-28-26 C4: "Profoundly Corrupt": Trump Sued for Selling Early Access to His Truth Social Posts for $100K/Month - Democracy Now! - Air Date - 8-19-26 C5: Finance Bros Are Coming for the Public Airwaves - On The Media - Air Date 8-28-26 (02:35:41) SECTION D: BUILDING SOMETHING BETTER D1: The World After Billionaire Media - Lever Time - Air Date 6-21-24 D2: News Brief: The Call to Boycott—and Delegitimize—the New York Times - Citations Needed - Air Date 5-28-26 D3: From Deadspin to Defector: The Power of Worker-owned News Outlets - Laura Flanders and Friends: Solutions-Focused Progressive Perspectives on Politics, News, and Culture - Air Date 8-12-26   Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Listen Anywhere! BestOfTheLeft.com/Listen Follow BotL: Bluesky | Mastodon | Threads | X Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com

What happens when winning the war against terrorism leads us to forget why we were fighting it? Twenty-five years after the terror attacks of September 11, America has avoided another mass attack, but Manhattan Institute senior fellow and Free Press co...

Frank Siller's youngest brother, Stephen, was orphaned at 10, grew up to become a New York City firefighter, and was driving home from a night shift on the morning of September 11, 2001, when he heard the World Trade Center had been hit. He turned his truck around, grabbed his gear, and ran through the closed Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel and up the stairs of the South Tower. He never came out. Two weeks later, Siller and his siblings started a charity in Stephen's name. Twenty-five years on, that foundation, Tunnel to Towers, has paid off mortgages for fallen first responders and Gold Star families, built mortgage-free smart homes for catastrophically wounded veterans and first responders, and worked to end veteran homelessness across the country. Siller writes about Stephen—on that morning and the 25 years since—in his new memoir, Let Us Do Good. He joins Coleman Hughes to talk about what it actually took to build one of the largest charities of its kind in America out of a single family's grief. The Free Press earns a commission from any purchases made through all book links in this article. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

25th Anniversary of 9/11: Sean and Scott discuss Douglas Murray's Free Press article marking 25 years since the September 11 attacks and examining the dangerous rise of 9/11 conspiracy theories. They highlight how fading historical memory among younger generations fuels postmodern skepticism, emphasizing the importance of preserving truth and naming evil. Ukraine Legalizing Pornography to Fund War: The hosts analyze reports that Ukraine is considering legalizing and taxing online adult content, such as OnlyFans, to help finance its defense against Russia. They evaluate the moral versus legal dimensions of sex work, raising critical concerns regarding systemic exploitation, corruption, and wartime desperation. Abortion Pills Weaponized by Abusers: Sean and Scott examine a Free Press report detailing how abusive men covertly administer mail-order abortion pills to pregnant women. They discuss how deregulated telehealth policies and state shield laws have led to dangerous unintended consequences for women's safety. Lindsey Clancy Mistrial: The hosts address The New York Times coverage of a mistrial declared in the high-profile Lindsey Clancy triple murder case. They outline the complex legal and social conversations surrounding postpartum mental health crises and courtroom proceedings.  Audience Question: Thinking Biblically About the Insanity Defense: Building on the Lindsey Clancy discussion, Sean and Scott answer a listener question about how Christians should evaluate the legal plea of insanity. They reflect on how to biblical worldview principles balance personal moral accountability, justice for victims, and genuine mental incapacitation. Audience Question: Antisemitism and Jewish Uniqueness: In reflection on a past discussion Sean had with Shabbos Kestenbaum, the hosts respond to an audience query asking whether God uses historic and modern antisemitism as a divine tool to keep the Jewish people distinct. They break down covenant theology, distinguish God's sovereign providence from human sin, and affirm the clear moral imperative against anti-Jewish hatred.==========Think Biblically: Conversations on Faith and Culture is a podcast from Talbot School of Theology at Biola University, which offers degrees both online and on campus in Southern California.   Find all episodes of Think Biblically at: https://www.biola.edu/think-biblically.   To submit comments, ask questions, or make suggestions on issues you'd like us to cover or guests you'd like us to have on the podcast, email us at thinkbiblically@biola.edu.