Bribes, Billionaires, and Bari Weiss

About this episode

The episode discusses the connections between Bari Weiss, CBS News, and Trump associates, exploring media objectivity and oligarch influence.

The new editor-in-chief at CBS News is suspiciously tied to Trump cronies. How objective is Bari Weiss, and how have the oligarchs manipulated our media? LINKS Verge article Ted talk Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thethinkingatheist--3270347/support .

People in this episode

Host: The Thinking Atheist

Topics covered

• media manipulation
• journalism
• politics
• oligarchs
• Bari Weiss
• CBS News

Keywords

• Bari Weiss
• CBS News
• Trump
• media manipulation
• journalism
• oligarchs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CBS News, Trump, Verge

Books & works: Ted talk

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