This daily news preview is available to free subscribers thanks to the support of our Substack paid members. Thank you to all subscribers for reading, listening to, and watching our work, which in total generates 150 million views/listens per month.
Here’s what we’re talking about today.
This is a quick rundown of the topics we’ll be covering on today’s show. You can hit play to listen, or read the transcript below if that’s more your style.
Transcript:
We are going to look at how lies spread, how they stick, and what happens when an entire political movement stops caring whether things are true.
We’ll start with the anatomy of a Trumpian lie about the GDP.
We’ll get into something more unsettling: Trump allies losing control of themselves on TV and telling stories so detached from reality and filled with dehumanizing elimination language that it should be rejected by all, but it is welcomed by some.
And we are going to talk about a moment of honesty that slipped out, where a top MAGA Republican admitted that if Republicans lose the House in 2026, Trump’s getting impeached. That is not confidence. That is panic.
We will also break down a case where, when they assume you won’t question them, they will say some really wacky things.
Then, a poll so disturbing about the core beliefs of the modern Republican Party that I was finding myself stunned.
Finally, have you ever been attacked by a literal demon? Not metaphorically, but an actual demon. Well, Tucker Carlson says he has, and the story actually reveals a lot.
All of that and more on today’s show. Hope you had a good holiday yesterday.
Don’t miss the full show with these stories and others, plus all of our analysis. Tune in at 2:30 pm eastern on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, or catch the video show at 9:00 pm eastern on YouTube. Consider becoming a paid Substack supporter to support extras like these news episodes. Thank you.
