Juliet Jeske dives into a week of Fox News brainwashing. Brit Hume emerges as a surprising critic of Trump and the GOP during the New Hampshire primary. The Five cast attacks Nikki Haley prematurely, while Kellyanne Conway reacts dramatically and a diner guest surprises all.
John V. Petrocelli, an experimental social psychologist and Professor of Psychology at Wake Forest University and author of The Life-Changing Science of Detecting B******t breaks down propaganda on Fox News with Decoding Fox News founder, Juliet Jeske, MA in Journalism, Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. We breakdown clips along the lines of the psychology of how Fox manipulates its audience. It’s nerdy but also funny as we openly laugh at the absurdity that is Fox News.
American political discourse has become more toxic than ever. In today's episode, Rick speaks with Frank Bruni, author of the new book, "The Age of Grievance," which examines the pervasive culture of outrage and grievance driving contemporary American politics.
Fox News tried really hard to intimidate jurors on Trump's criminal hush money trial. Jesse Watters seemed to make it his personal mission to reveal the jurors identities. Tammy Bruce said the world was destroyed but Trump will save the world. Sean Hannity lied about our alliance with Israel. Charlie Hurt compared Trump's trial to O.J. Simpson's double murder trial and said the criminal trial would be a laugh riot. As usual it was a whole lotta stupid.
In Part 3 of his series on Fox, Brian Daitzman covers the alarming methods, such as DARVO, employed by the network to control narratives, sow division, and erode trust in democratic institutions.
