About this episode

Emily Jashinsky and Max Tani discuss Jimmy Kimmel's future, Elaine Chao's alleged ties to the Chinese government, and the Lindsay Clancy trial.

Emily Jashinsky is joined by Semafor Media Editor and “Mixed Signals” podcast co-host Max Tani to break down conflicting reports about Jimmy Kimmel’s future at ABC and what they reveal about the rapidly changing late-night landscape. Max also details his exclusive reporting on Crooked Ideas’ effort to build creator-first programming for younger audiences as Democrats continue to play catch-up to the right in the new media space. Emily then examines explosive new reporting about Elaine Chao’s alleged ties to Chinese government and CCP-linked organizations and reacts to Lindsay Clancy jurors publicly criticizing the lone holdout in her trial. She also weighs in on the conservative civil war over Vice President Vance’s stay-at-home parent proposal and highlights new FIRE data showing some encouraging signs for free speech on college campuses one year after Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Emily closes out the show with viewer reaction to her recent segment on Hasan Piker, some additional thoughts on Piker’s controversial 9/11 comments, and flags new reporting raising questions about what U.S. and Israeli officials may have known ahead of the October 7 attacks. SelectQuote: Compare…

People in this episode

Host: Emily Jashinsky

Guest: Max Tani

Topics covered

• Jimmy Kimmel
• Elaine Chao
• Lindsay Clancy
• media landscape
• free speech
• politics
• creator-first programming

Keywords

• Jimmy Kimmel
• Elaine Chao
• Lindsay Clancy
• Charlie Kirk
• Hasan Piker
• free speech
• creator-first programming

Sponsors

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Semafor Media, Crooked Ideas, Vice President Vance

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