Elephants in Rooms

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Hi, I’m Ken LaCorte. I spent 20 years behind-the-scenes at Fox News and now host “Elephants in Rooms”.

Here, we jump into topics that many people avoid and that the mainstream narrative often vilifies. Even when they’re true.

If you’re looking for true insight into issues – without straw men or sensationalism – you’ve found the right place.

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Episodes

Bethany Mandel | How do you pass American values to your kids?

Bethany Mandel joins Ken on the podcast to discuss the red flags in K-12 education, the stigma surrounding homeschooling, and the right way to teach our children about American values. Mandel is an author, a homeschooling mom of five children, and the editor of a children’s book series Heroes of Liberty that celebrates traditional values such as freedom, liberty, and family. You can find her on: Twitter: @BethanyShondark Instagram: @bethanyshondark / @heroes_of_liberty Buy the books at: heroesof...

Jul 12, 2022•1 hr 15 min

Christian Toto | Hollywood's good, bad, and ugly woke

Christian Toto is an award-entertainment journalist with more than a decade of experience, a contributor at the Daily Wire, and the founder of HollywoodInToto.com, a site that covers pop culture from a conservative perspective. He joined Ken on the podcast to talk about politics and wokeness in the movie industry and answer the question: "Do unbiased movie reviews still exist?" To find Ken in the social world, click: https://linktr.ee/KenLaCorte...

Jun 27, 2022•1 hr 24 min

Heather Mac Donald | Is crime increasing due to false charges of racism?

Heather Lynn Mac Donald is a best-selling author, a fellow at the Manhattan Institute, and a contributing editor at City Journal. She joined the podcast for an interesting conversation about the reality of crime and racism in our country, what we’re doing wrong, and what we can do to fix it.

Jun 13, 2022•1 hr 28 min

Michael Oreskes | Former NY Times and NPR Editor

Michael Oreskes joins Ken on the podcast to discuss the political left and right, the current state of the media, and how the Internet changed both. Oreskes is a journalist with decades of experience. He worked at the New York Daily News, spent 20 years at the New York Times, 7 years at the Associated Press, and then a couple more as a senior president of news and editorial director at NPR. To find Ken in the social world, click: https://linktr.ee/KenLaCorte...

Mar 28, 2022•1 hr 32 min

John Ondrasik | The "Five For Fighting" singer talks about his protest against the Afghanistan withdrawal

Five for Fighting’s John Ondrasik joins Ken to talk about John's protest song about the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal and its censorship. Also ... U.S. veterans, Afghanistan refugees, Ken’s time in Iraq, and Zelensky's leadership in the war in Ukraine. To see the video version of this podcast or to find Ken in the social world, click: https://linktr.ee/KenLaCorte

Mar 19, 2022•1 hr 23 min

Hollie McKay | Reporting from Kyiv, surrounded by Russian forces

Hollie McKay is a war correspondent and war crimes investigator. After reporting from Afghanistan as it fell to the Taliban, she sneaked into Ukraine during the Russian invasion. She talked to Ken from central Kyiv as the Russians advance.

Mar 03, 2022•27 min

John Moody | Former head of news at Fox News

Ken and John Moody talk about Roger Ailes, the early days of Fox News, the news media industry, what made America great. John recently published "Of Course They Knew, Of Course They ..." — a decidedly non-PC fictionalized account of China and the coronavirus. To see the video version of this podcast or to find Ken in the social world, click: https://linktr.ee/KenLaCorte

Feb 17, 2022•1 hr 30 min

Ben Boychuk | Author & Managing Editor of American Greatness

Ken talks with Ben about California politics, how Sandpoint Idaho dealt with BLM protesters, Covid stats, and why searching "Ken LaCorte" online sometimes includes "sex offender" in the results. To see the video version of this podcast or to find Ken in the social world, click: https://linktr.ee/KenLaCorte

Feb 09, 2022•1 hr 35 min

Drew Curtis | The challenges of censorship and building a social media platform

Drew Curtis is the founder of Fark, a news site with a solid dollop of humor. He and Ken talk whiskey, tech, what to do in a tsunami, censorship, and how Reddit is likely the largest porn site in the world. To see the video version of this podcast or to find Ken in the social world, click: https://linktr.ee/KenLaCorte

Feb 03, 2022•1 hr 29 min

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