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Emily is joined by award-winning reporters Matt Taibbi and Gabe Kaminsky, who were recently revealed to be the targets of a State Department campaign that sought to discredit their reporting on the government's support for censorship. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Emily sits down with Ashley Rindsberg to assess the media’s failures in the aftermath of both assassination attempts against Donald Trump. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Emily sifts through media reports to raise the seven most important questions about the second assassination attempt of Donald Trump. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Batya Ungar-Sargon joins Emily for a special bonus episode of Undercurrents to react as news of a feud in MAGA world develops over fringe influencer Laura Loomer's close involvement with Donald Trump. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jacob Mchangama is the executive director of The Future of Free Speech and a research professor at Vanderbilt University. He joins Emily to discuss Elon Musk's inconsistent stance on free speech on X. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Michael Knowles joins Emily to discuss whether abortion and IVF are major liabilities for the Republican Party. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Robby Soave of Reason Magazine and Rising on Hill TV joins Emily to break down the highlights and lowlights of Donald Trump's debate with Kamala Harris. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Glenn Greenwald joins Emily to dissect the media's dramatic shift from doubting Kamala Harris to embracing her. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Emily is joined by Marshall Kosloff, host of The Realignment podcast, to break down Dick and Liz Cheney's endorsement of Kamala Harris. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Chaos erupted as Tenet Media became entangled in a DOJ indictment. Emily is joined by Substack writer Ken Klippenstein, who delves into the details of this Russian "influence operation" and discusses other key figures involved, including Dave Rubin, Tim Pool, and Benny Johnson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Amid uproar over Tucker Carlson’s interview with Darryl Cooper, Emily is joined by UnHerd contributing editor Mary Harrington. Mary argues that revisionist historians like Cooper signal the rise of a “woke right” that parallels the woke left. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
As campus protestors pick up where they left off, Emily is joined by Aaron Sibarium of the Washington Free Beacon. Aaron's reporting on anti-Israel protests last fall and spring upended several Ivy League institutions, including Harvard and Columbia. Now, Aaron says renewed protests "might get worse" as the fall semester continues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On today's edition of Undercurrents, Emily and James dive into the landmark free speech battle between Elon Musk and Brazil. James breaks down new Trump campaign ads and Houthi attacks in the Red Sea. Emily explores the Cold War revisionism at the heart of recent controversies over Candace Owens and Tucker Carlson. James Pogue joins the show to reflect on his recent New York Times profile of Dem. Sen. Chris Murphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
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Emily is joined by Flo Read to break down Tulsi Gabbard's endorsement of Donald Trump, the arrest of Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov, and new plagiarism allegations against Robin DiAngelo. Emily asks whether RFK Jr's campaign would have gone differently if he'd approached Israel differently, and Harper's president and publisher Rick MacArthur joins the show to explore the dynamics of control inside the Democratic Party, from Vietnam to Joe Biden. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...
Emily breaks down all the action at the DNC after speeches by Bill Clinton, Oprah, and Tim Walz. James explores a potential Trump endorsement from RFK Jr, Trump’s revealing interview with comedian Theo Von, and Zelensky’s new approach to allies. James also does a fascinating Deep Dive into the political trajectory of Candace Owens. Emily is joined by reporter Julio Rosas, who’s embedded with the protestors in Chicago. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
On today’s edition of Undercurrents, Emily reports from the scene of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. James discusses Elon Musk’s dust up in Brazil, a new plan for a tech libertarian utopia, and Germany’s latest move in the Ukraine war. Emily weighs in on Kamala-mentum and interviews protestors outside the convention. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On today's edition of Undercurrents, Emily covers the resignation of Columbia University's president, RFK Jr.'s pitch to Kamala Harris, and new immigration numbers. James does a Deep Dive into the Nord Stream pipeline. Emily breaks down Trump's feud with Big Labor, and Dr. Richard Bosshardt stops by to explain why one association of plastic surgeons is urging caution over gender surgeries for minors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily shares why the rather boring conversation between Elon Musk and Donald Trump matters enormously to the future of the West. James does a deep dive on the massive news out of Eastern Europe, where Ukraine just made the largest incursion into Russian territory since World War II. Emily asks why nobody is talking about where the major candidates stand on censorship and Susan Crabtree joins the show ...
Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily and James discuss the demise of “The Squad,” as another member lost re-election on Tuesday. They watch Andrew Tate’s interview on Piers Morgan and explore Tim Walz’s specific strain of Lutheranism. Emily explains why Tim Walz will fail to connect with rural voters. Elizabeth Nolan Brown joins the show to analyze feminist critiques of Ballerina Farms and Usha Vance. Watch it on the Undercurrents ...
Emily and James explore Kamala Harris's vice presidential pick, Red Scare hosting Tucker Carlson, and Elon Musk's feud with Keir Starmer. I also take a look at how Trump is botching his re-election campaign, just not in the way most people think. Plus Tim Miller of the Bulwark joins the show to outline the conservative case for Kamala Harris. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On episode #3 of UnHerd's brand new twice-weekly show @UndercurrentsUnherd Emily and James explore Trump's wild Wednesday interview, a study on teen misery, and the Southport tragedy. Emily shares an interview with the head of Project 2025, Kevin Roberts. Jennifer Sey and Michele Tafoya break down the politicization of the Olympics. Subscribe to Undercurrents today on YouTube: @UndercurrentsUnherd Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Hos...
On episode #2 of UnHerd's brand new twice-weekly show @UndercurrentsUnherd Emily Jashinsky and James Billot explore the "White Dudes" and "Karens" for Kamala movements, a shocking new gender divide, and recent comments on Christianity from Peter Thiel. James leads a deep dive into the election chaos in Venezuela. Emily breaks down the 25th Amendment scandal. Delano Squires offers a nuanced take on the horrific shooting of Sonya Massey. Subscribe to Undercurrents today on YouTube: @UndercurrentsU...
Emily and James analyze Netanyahu's chaotic visit to Capitol Hill, dive into the weird world of AI dating, break down the attacks on right wing tech bros, and look at a new study on COVID masking. Emily explains why Republican attacks on cat ladies are counterproductive. Lee Fang joins the show for an in-depth look at Kamala Harris's history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
