Is Tucker Carlson the next president?

About this episode

The episode discusses Tucker Carlson's controversial opinions and his potential political ambitions with guest Jason Zengerle.

Tucker Carlson is still going, gaining traction in unexpected places with his controversial opinions while appealing to the left with his stance on Israel. What’s going on? What does he want? And who is he, really? Jason Zengerle, author of Hated by All the Right People: Tucker Carlson and the Unravelling of the Conservative Mind, joins Jarv and Nikki to discuss. Buy Hated by All the Right People through our affiliate bookshop and you’ll help fund American Friction by earning us a small commission for every sale. Bookshop.org’s fees help support independent bookshops too. Back us on Patreon – we need your help to keep going. Get ad free episodes, extra bits and merch: https://www.patreon.com/c/americanfriction We’re now on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@AmericanFrictionPod Follow us on social media: BlueSky Instagram TikTok Written and presented by Chris Jones and Jacob Jarvis. Video and audio editor: Simon Williams. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis Executive producer: Martin Bojtos. Artwork by James Parrett. Music: Orange Factory Music. AMERICAN FRICTION is a Podmasters Production. www.podmasters.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…

People in this episode

Hosts: Chris Jones, Jacob Jarvis, Andrew Harrison

Guest: Jason Zengerle

Topics covered

• Tucker Carlson
• politics
• media
• conservatism
• Israel
• interview

Keywords

• Tucker Carlson
• Jason Zengerle
• Hated by All the Right People
• politics
• media
• conservatism
• Israel

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Bookshop.org

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American Friction, Podmasters, Bookshop.org, Patreon, Orange Factory Music

Books & works: Hated by All the Right People

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