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HHS didn't even send the Trump EO to employees until the end of October, well over 1 month from the time it was issued. Just ask for proof, your viewers can provide
The diversity training segment is jaw-dropping. They genuinely expected federal agencies to disregard a clear piece of federal legislation, because they expect federal agencies to decide said legislation is "fascist propaganda", which subjective judgement (they believe) empowers these federal agencies to ignore the law. Literally, they believe subjectivity is more important than any law they don't like.
PLEASE post to other sites. The only time I come to this censorious site, is when it's given as a link to me. Please post to other sites, and in your description, give them. We don't want to use TH-cam. By being on this site EXCLUSIVELY you are helping the enemy of the most fundamental right Americans have, the right to talk to one another.
Hello, you missed the point that "transitions" aren't really transitions. They are body modifications without actually transitioning. The science isn't ready yet for actual transitions, so body mods are being sold as transitions. This is false advertisement and horrible misinformation. I bet 99% of people who currently oppose transitioning would drop their opposition if the transitions were really transitions.
Gina Gambony’s explanation of how programs are purchased and how public radio programming is structured / influenced was super helpful. Thank you for including that.
Men have vaginas! Women have penises! Race is immutable and categorical! The pyramid of oppression! ...cause it's all race... and all gender... 9 out of 10 is absolutely dead-on bullseye.
--- and , oh, the paper tigers and the blatant lack of journalistic honesty and integrity --- 12 out of 13 stories are written before they're even assigned. IT'S SHAMEFUL!
They play a shell game where there is nothing under any shell, but they think if they just keep continually moving the shells, no one will ever know the game is a con job.
I heard that interview with Levine as it aired and my jaw dropped at the claim that there's "no disagreement on gender affirming care", too. That is just a flat out lie. The whole idea of "gender affirming care" is an activist position, and a fringe one. It's literally like saying there's no disagreement on the Net Zero policies, or total bans on abortion.
Unfortunately it’s absolutely not fringe, although it is activist. Practically speaking, nearly all institutions of higher learning have already bought in. That means med schools, psychology and counseling departments, social workers, you name it. I would not call it fringe when the lunatics are already running the asylum and everyone else is afraid of getting ruined if they oppose the delusions. Are you going to put your foot down when your new gen z trainee demands you make a land acknowledgment or correct your pronouns? Kiss your job goodbye for that kind of microaggression…
I find myself genuinely anticipating Wednesday now, because I get to enjoy this show. I’d like to personally thank you guys for your hard work in putting this together.
I haven't listened to npr for years. For me this series speaks to NPR specifically but is also a reflection of so much of the news media today. I love how you guys break down the major bias in the reporting. You are doing very important work!
I never comment on videos, but I have to say that this has quickly become one of my favorite video series on TH-cam. Thank you for doing this! I listened to NPR for years, but could never really put my finger on the bias in their reporting- thank you for helping articulate it!
Thank you for covering this, especially the part about Levine. I am getting so sick of hearing that asking for careful evidence based care for kids with gender dysphoria is "anti-trans."
You listened to 100s of NPR various episodes! That's some serious sacrifice for us, Dr. B. I'm 27 minutes into this video and what...45 seconds into the "interview" with Fraulein Levine, and I cannot take any more. 😱
That describes the whole 4 years Trump was President. If he had declared the sky is blue or kittens are soft, he would have been accused of spreading racist lies.
When the guy at the beginning mentioned the game he would play while listening to NPR, I paused this show and went straight to my local NPR streaming service. About five minutes in there was a story about race.
Thanks so much for this series. I’m a regular NPR listener since 1980, but these days I just turn off the radio a lot more often. Biggest complaint: NPR simply doesn’t respect dissenting viewpoints. I consider myself a liberal, but I no longer see NPR as representing liberal values.
You can't buy a can of whip cream if your under 21 in NY state. Yet you can change your gender without parental permission at 14. Everything is great. You both covered the very early questions on teen transitioning.
@@spiritmatter1553 If you flip a can of whip cream right side up, put it over your mouth, and inhale it feels like you got sucked into a dubstep song. Ask any high schooler. Another good question, why do you need an ID to buy alcohol, drive, get a mortgage, rent a house, apply for any kind of welfare, drive a car, get a hotel room, buy a pet, or even get married... but asking for ID to vote is racist voter suppression. NPR certainly never told me why.
I actually find it cathartic to listen to NPR in my car alone and yell very loudly my abjections to the the crazy stupid stuff they say. Also, I miss a prairie home companion
I found myself doing that and it made me angry for the rest of the day. I punched the volume button one day when the radio was saying something about Corona virus being racist and never tuned into NPR again. I remember when there was a debate about whether the census should ask if someone is here legally and the whole time I was yelling asking why nobody said anything about illegals now counting towards electoral vote distribution and house seats.
I love this show because it gives me hope in our country that so many are leaving NPR. I am a Christian and I picked up on the bias 22 years ago. Have to wear earphones every morning when a family member turns it on. The lies make me furious.
Peter and Matt thank you so much for producing this content! I’m a very religious Christian conservative and please consider me a hardcore fan of yours! Keep it up guys!!
I am physically exhausted from the mental gymnastics I have had to go through to follow the logical And illogic Of this podcast. I thought I was a flexible thinker but I think I pulled a mental muscle.... Keep it up guys. I need the exercise.
How did I miss this series? This is the MOST valuable series on the internet today. Wow. I cannot believe you guys did this. Thank you so much for giving voice to what I have been feeling for at least 8 years.
I stopped listening to npr when they did a story on the anniversary of 9/11 and asked a fireman who’d been at Ground Zero why there were so few women working fire and rescue. (Could it be because men are better at it because they’re stronger?)
OUTRAGEOUS! I would totally confide in some ppl 1.50mt high and 40kg of weight, with the muscle mass of a pigeon, to carry me out from a building engulfed in flames, on her back, safely! WTF are you talking about?! :DDDDDD
Thank you so much for what you guys do and anybody that’s free thinking out there in general!!! I personally just want to thank you guys for flashing your sources up on the screen as you go, like the actual covers of the books and stuff that is so helpful, my reading list has exploded!
My sister is an NPR devotee and has said to me, over 2 years ago, that she can't stand listening to President Trump's voice. Now I know where she got that aversion. I love my sister but it's sad to see her so possessed. She cut me out of her life in late fall of 2020 because I would not agree with her and have not agreed with her on issues, and as much as this banishing has hurt me, this has been a blessing in disguise in many ways.
Like so many others here, I used to be a regular NPR listener. I grew up hearing the familiar tune on the radio in the mornings, and my parents listening to it while in the car. I'll never forget one memorial road trip, where they were listening to "All things considered", when I stated, "All things considered, this show sucks". Lol. But I was a kid and didn't appreciate the channel yet. Fast forward about a decade and I was an avid listener, hearing my kids complain to me. Then came the 2016 election cycle and it became very obvious that NPR had a clear bias, with Tom Ashbrook being the douche frosting on the cake. Now, I wasn't upset over who they supported, but over the unfair reporting. And that was it for me. I tuned out and and never returned. Super sad, because they used to be such a wealth of information.
I gotta love these podcasts because they give you references to interesting books to buy if you're interested in the literature and know how to navigate it without the ideological influence ruin the neutrality of it.
I agree with all I have heard on your show . I also was an NPR fan and stopped listening for all the reasons mentioned here . I am immensely happy to hear other smart people also seeing the same trend . Thank you and please give us more !
Thank you for the ENTIRE series. Enlightening and informative throughout, particularly Gina Gambony @13:27 in this episode. Lifelong NPR listener (and former fan); I just can't stand them anymore. Your work and related links/resources inspires me to speak up and reach out to resist and stop this nonsense.
When we talk about "affirming" trans youth.... the notion is that we should validate delusion... I refuse to lie to people to validate their delusions. Instead I think it is imperative to invalidate delusion and reinforce TRUTH.
What are your thoughts on Christmas or, more specifically, a Saviour raised from the dead? I happen to agree with your post %100, but do get frustrated the level of allowable delusion societally as long as it suits certain narratives.
@@JH-ji6cj You could argue that those delusions usually don't lead to sterilization surgery on minors, puberty blockers or lifelong dependency on cross-sex hormones. (Even typing that made my skin crawl.)
@@Surreal452 what's your opinion on foreskin removal surgery from childhood? My point being that, whole I too am against 'gender affirming transition surgical options for children',, I think the Right has a lot of logical interference in having a leg to stand on when it comes to religious beliefs and social contracts.
As a Brit NPR sounds a lot like BBC Radio 4 in the UK (or the BBC more broadly). A once respected institution that has long lost its balance and objectivity…although I’ve seen a kernel of improvement more recently so maybe the pendulum is swinging back.
Thank you for doing this. These kinds of conversations are a breathe of fresh air. The paternal tone that NPR has adopted in the last five years is the single biggest reason that I stopped listening to NPR, and seeing other people identifying these and other downward trends at NPR begs the question; When are you going to create a news organization built on public funding and, the scientific method, and the socratic method . . .
I have watched many of your videos and have appreciated how you have remained civil while addressing topics that should not be controversial to discuss. I have noticed that a lot of academics are not pushing back on the misappropriation of the term "phobia" in that it has a specific meaning and usage for people who experience like the fear of in closed spaces which is called claustrophobia.
@@bradmowreader5983 Thanks for the commitment but I will have to disagree with the claim of unreasonable. Due to that many people who have this type of fear generally will have gone through some type of mental or physical abuse that underlies this condition. So the fear, even though from a person that has not suffered through the abuse would see this condition as unreasonable, would be reasonable for the person that has suffered the abuse.
Totally agree, I fell out of love with the CBC in 2017. The vitriol spewed against Albertan oil and the Trans Mountain Pipeline. Living on Vancouver Island from Alberta at the time I couldn’t believe the hypocrisy of BCers. Oil / gas bad but no one was giving up their car or boats.
This series is great. It's a relief that I'm not the only one who has noticed what has happened to NPR in the last few years. And although I still listen, I'm glad I'm not the only one who plays the game where I see how long it takes for them to bring race, gender, or climate into absolutely any story on any subject. It isn't nearly as entertaining as Tom and Ray were, but it's pretty damn entertaining.
Really enjoyed this! Missed the first couple so will catch up & look out for the next. Love seeing you hitting your new stride after letting go of the old.
I really wish there would be more of these episodes. They were honestly so fascinating. I think there are many ways to assess media, on many levels, so I don't think the subject would get tiresome. Maybe you can pick different news outlets to unpack. When I see physical ads mailed to me from both the left and the right, on a specific issue, I often think both sides are being disingenuous in how they talk the issues. "Democrats want to allow sexual predators into kindergarten!" Now, I get the point - I may even agree with the point, but I do not see how framing it like that is honest or helpful. Many people are villainizing the opposition and it makes us hate each other. Like you say, let the expert talk for themselves, don't just set them up as insane hypothetical monsters. I think you can apply this to the left and the right. But since I'm left leaning, it's way more fascinating for me to hear a critique of my own side.
This is an absolutely brilliant series. I've been able to solidly piece together so much of what I figured was happening to the US public opinion balance as it has been portrayed internationally. Fortunately wokeness doesn't seem to be as bad down in Australia (not that we don't have other problems - with our media and elsewhere). But geez it sure seems bloody awful up there.
Rachel Lavine saying there is no argument about the standards of care while going to Texas to advocate because there is an argument about the standards of care. This is either gaslighting or cognitive dissonance but I don't know which... maybe both!
Great work, Mr. Borghossian, thank you very much. I loved these last 4 podcasts. Could you please publish bits of it to share, e.g. the direct quote from Trumps EO, the dinosaur story told by Gina Gambony in episode 3 or the personal stories of why people stopped listening to NPR. It would help to share your great content to people who are not familiar with it and might be scared by the length of one episode.
Thank you both! I listened to NPR throughout the last decades too. It was in the early 2000s that I became very uneasy with it. Then came 2015ish. I would be seeing with my own eyes what was harming in Berkeley and watching live feeds of events in Frisco. Then I would hop over to the local MSM feeds. WTF? Complete nonsense. I start to spit nickels recalling the gross misreporting. I so get upset when the powers in charge of SF got several thousand people to go March around a park. Where TWO people from the Modesto area were reported to be dangerous gang of Nazis. When in fact they had been run out of another part of town with turd reich and bullying. And only wanted to talk to one reporter in ac safe place The fact that those two politicians could get that many to show up to protest was truly disgusting. Mass hypnosis? Egregore? Who knows. But it’s not good.
NPR went through a period of several years where you literally could not turn on the radio for 30 seconds without hearing someone talking about race. In fact, if I'd had the time, I was considering listening to NPR for 24 hours straight with a stopwatch and a counter to count how long they could go between stories on race and/or how many times a day it was mentioned. Since COVID and Ukraine, they have backed off a little, but it's still very slanted. I still listen sometimes, but I listen through NPR's bias, not directly to what they say.
One more thing on the trans segment: even social transition - that happens way more than medical transition in youth - have been ruled (in the UK) as “not a neutral act”. In fact, according to Dr Hilary Cass’s interim report on the gender services in the UK, social transition is a psycho-social intervention. It’s not neutral because it makes medical transition more likely and desistance less likely. According to the UK, Sweden, Finland etc Now think what school teacher is qualified to prescribe a medical intervention.
this is great! i am not kidding when i tell you that you could have a similar outpouring from liberals if you do a "when did you stop watching MSNBC" segment. seriously you should try this.
I still listen to NPR (even though it only takes about 60 seconds of listening for me to get annoyed) just so I can keep up with what those kind of people are thinking - especially since those people and that mindset is what dominates modern culture, and holds the most political power. And knowing what they think is how I can easily out-debate them. I stopped AGREEING with npr right before the pandemic, when I noticed how much emphasis was just on “orange man bad”, and how it didn’t align with what average Americans really cared about. It was them just pushing “orange man bad” all day every day to the point it was unbearable.
Feeling masochistic?!? Review the Nina Jankowicz interview. I was so angry I called the station 🤣 A lot of good that did. I'm a poli sci teacher. I've been following you, Helen, and James for a few years. I still listen to NPR because I need to understand my enemy.
That opener was amazing. FakeChuck unwittingly proved the entire point of these episodes. I wonder if light being shined on these facts may change his mind. I'm not optimistic.
Spot on about soccer, Matt. My husband grew up really poor in Mexico. He and his brothers and friends used to play “the beautiful game” with a rolled-up shirt! And though everyone worked loads of hours, they found plenty of time to play soccer. I wouldn’t want to play against such folks. In fact, when my son’s team was up against largely brown teams we knew the latter would likely win. And so they did, even though those players’s families made less money and worked longer hours than did those of the white kids. Exactly right about NPR starting with the conclusion and working backwards, lol!
The latest NPR story I heard was about documentary films. More specifically, it was about the struggles of Native American film makers. This was 2 days ago.
@@drpeterboghossian no thank you Mr Boghossian. Following your work all the way from Norway. We have many of the same issues plaguing the USA over here. I have learned a lot from your street epistemology videos, and have incorporated the “system” into my own conversations. Keep up the good work.
I stopped listening to NPR years ago after hearing two episodes of Fresh Air in 2003 on the topic of US tax policy. One episode featured an interview with conservative economist Grover Norquist and the second one with liberal economist Paul Krugman. The approach of host Terry Gross' interviews was night and day different with each guest. With Norquist, Gross was argumentative, at times cut him off to offer counter examples, and was obviously hostile to what he was saying throughout the whole interview. In contrast, Gross was literally quite agreeable to the economic ideas that Krugman put forward. More than once she explicitly said she agreed with what Krugman said and often provided additional observations to back him up. She was clearly in awe of Krugman's economic brilliance. Gross had ZERO amount of objectivity with either guest. More of this behavior was on display when about the same time she had Bill O'Rielly on her program. I'm not a personal fan of O'Reilly, but her openly hostile attitude with him (not even listening to his answers) and repeated attempts at "Gotcha" questioning eventually caused the Fox News personality to get up and walk out of the interview when he realized that a dialogue with Gross wasn't going to happen.
I think Gina has the most pleasing voice I have ever heard. And she is brilliant. If NPR would only appoint her as top boss the world would instantly become a better place.
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We got a lot of superchats during this episode - thank you all! Your donations go to my nonprofit (www.nationalprogressalliance.org/), which funds our ability to make this content for you. We also turned on “Super Thanks” (located under the video title) if you feel so inclined. Your viewership is appreciated all the same!
HHS didn't even send the Trump EO to employees until the end of October, well over 1 month from the time it was issued.
Just ask for proof, your viewers can provide
How long was Levine a father.
The diversity training segment is jaw-dropping. They genuinely expected federal agencies to disregard a clear piece of federal legislation, because they expect federal agencies to decide said legislation is "fascist propaganda", which subjective judgement (they believe) empowers these federal agencies to ignore the law.
Literally, they believe subjectivity is more important than any law they don't like.
PLEASE post to other sites. The only time I come to this censorious site, is when it's given as a link to me.
Please post to other sites, and in your description, give them. We don't want to use TH-cam. By being on this site EXCLUSIVELY you are helping the enemy of the most fundamental right Americans have, the right to talk to one another.
Hello, you missed the point that "transitions" aren't really transitions. They are body modifications without actually transitioning. The science isn't ready yet for actual transitions, so body mods are being sold as transitions. This is false advertisement and horrible misinformation. I bet 99% of people who currently oppose transitioning would drop their opposition if the transitions were really transitions.
Gina Gambony’s explanation of how programs are purchased and how public radio programming is structured / influenced was super helpful. Thank you for including that.
ABSOLUTELY. I never knew that and I worked in public radio in LA!
That was valuable information and explained a lot.
I love this --- cause I used to be an all day listener to NPR and now it repulses me.
Men have vaginas! Women have penises! Race is immutable and categorical! The pyramid of oppression! ...cause it's all race... and all gender... 9 out of 10 is absolutely dead-on bullseye.
--- and , oh, the paper tigers and the blatant lack of journalistic honesty and integrity --- 12 out of 13 stories are written before they're even assigned.
IT'S SHAMEFUL!
same
You are not alone.
Me too!
NPR: Trust the science
Me: " Studies had shown that transition doesn't lower suicide rate."
NPR: " Not that science."
They play a shell game where there is nothing under any shell, but they think if they just keep continually moving the shells, no one will ever know the game is a con job.
I heard that interview with Levine as it aired and my jaw dropped at the claim that there's "no disagreement on gender affirming care", too. That is just a flat out lie. The whole idea of "gender affirming care" is an activist position, and a fringe one. It's literally like saying there's no disagreement on the Net Zero policies, or total bans on abortion.
Correct
Unfortunately it’s absolutely not fringe, although it is activist. Practically speaking, nearly all institutions of higher learning have already bought in. That means med schools, psychology and counseling departments, social workers, you name it. I would not call it fringe when the lunatics are already running the asylum and everyone else is afraid of getting ruined if they oppose the delusions. Are you going to put your foot down when your new gen z trainee demands you make a land acknowledgment or correct your pronouns? Kiss your job goodbye for that kind of microaggression…
@@hairyott3rr Why do “micro” aggressions always get macro responses?
The term for microaggression used to be “faux pas.”
@@spiritmatter1553 Seems like all at once everything has a new politically loaded name.
@@hairyott3rr when the rug is almost completely unraveled, most all of it is fringe.
I find myself genuinely anticipating Wednesday now, because I get to enjoy this show. I’d like to personally thank you guys for your hard work in putting this together.
Agreed as well.
Yes, I enjoy watching Wednesday as well but I think that Nevermore College is really meant to be Evergreen College. 😃
I haven't listened to npr for years. For me this series speaks to NPR specifically but is also a reflection of so much of the news media today. I love how you guys break down the major bias in the reporting. You are doing very important work!
Thank you. We really appreciate that.
You could easily do this sort of damning forensic analysis on all the major broadcast and cable news programs. They are all just as biased.
Yes. Exactly this.
Government interfering in sexual matters:
China 1 child policy
Romania Orphan Crisis
USA Gender affirming
The kazoo kills me every time. Whoever came up with the idea is a genius.
Peter I just want to say I really like this. You've hit your stride.
Absolutely. I’m loving this series.
Thank you!
I never comment on videos, but I have to say that this has quickly become one of my favorite video series on TH-cam. Thank you for doing this! I listened to NPR for years, but could never really put my finger on the bias in their reporting- thank you for helping articulate it!
No offense but you _really_ couldn't put your finger on the bias at NPR 🤔?
@@b.g.5869 the bias was obvious. Articulating precisely, that was the challenge.
@@joejoebeanz Fair enough.
Thank you for covering this, especially the part about Levine. I am getting so sick of hearing that asking for careful evidence based care for kids with gender dysphoria is "anti-trans."
You’re very welcome.
You listened to 100s of NPR various episodes! That's some serious sacrifice for us, Dr. B. I'm 27 minutes into this video and what...45 seconds into the "interview" with Fraulein Levine, and I cannot take any more. 😱
“ Just because somebody you don’t like says something it doesn’t make it wrong“ yes 100%. I don’t know why people have a such a hard time seeing this
Mental laziness and trouble with cognitive dissonance.
That describes the whole 4 years Trump was President. If he had declared the sky is blue or kittens are soft, he would have been accused of spreading racist lies.
It is because people find having tribal identity and group safety more important than determining truth and having accountability.
Thank you all for this. 🙏🏽 ❤️🇺🇸
You’re more than welcome. Now share it with and NPR listener!
When the guy at the beginning mentioned the game he would play while listening to NPR, I paused this show and went straight to my local NPR streaming service. About five minutes in there was a story about race.
Npr Is a clown show,all they do is lie
Thanks so much for this series. I’m a regular NPR listener since 1980, but these days I just turn off the radio a lot more often. Biggest complaint: NPR simply doesn’t respect dissenting viewpoints. I consider myself a liberal, but I no longer see NPR as representing liberal values.
Amen.
You can't buy a can of whip cream if your under 21 in NY state. Yet you can change your gender without parental permission at 14. Everything is great. You both covered the very early questions on teen transitioning.
What? Why on earth? 😮
@@spiritmatter1553 If you flip a can of whip cream right side up, put it over your mouth, and inhale it feels like you got sucked into a dubstep song. Ask any high schooler.
Another good question, why do you need an ID to buy alcohol, drive, get a mortgage, rent a house, apply for any kind of welfare, drive a car, get a hotel room, buy a pet, or even get married... but asking for ID to vote is racist voter suppression. NPR certainly never told me why.
I actually find it cathartic to listen to NPR in my car alone and yell very loudly my abjections to the the crazy stupid stuff they say. Also, I miss a prairie home companion
thanks, i thought i was the only one haha
I found myself doing that and it made me angry for the rest of the day. I punched the volume button one day when the radio was saying something about Corona virus being racist and never tuned into NPR again. I remember when there was a debate about whether the census should ask if someone is here legally and the whole time I was yelling asking why nobody said anything about illegals now counting towards electoral vote distribution and house seats.
Love this show! Feels so good to know I'm not alone in feeling like NPR has gone off the rails over the past decade or so.
You are definitely NOT alone
I love this show because it gives me hope in our country that so many are leaving NPR. I am a Christian and I picked up on the bias 22 years ago. Have to wear earphones every morning when a family member turns it on. The lies make me furious.
Adore this series! Definitely thought-provoking and eye-opening.
Thanks
Another great episode. Thanks Peter, Matt, Gina and the rest of the team. Keep up the good work!
Thank you!
Thanks, love you guys. My only regret is that this series will come to an end!
Another great and educational video! I love listening to this so I don’t feel alone!
Thank you!
This is the best show I have listened to that exposes what is going on in our world. Please don't stop. You both make great hosts!
Peter, absolutely loving this series. 👍 Thanks!
Thank you!
Peter and Matt thank you so much for producing this content! I’m a very religious Christian conservative and please consider me a hardcore fan of yours! Keep it up guys!!
I am bowled over by the quality of this show. for a small garage band you guys are doing great! Good job!
Excellent analysis! It's insane what's happened to NPR and the mainstream media in general.
I am physically exhausted from the mental gymnastics I have had to go through to follow the logical And illogic Of this podcast. I thought I was a flexible thinker but I think I pulled a mental muscle.... Keep it up guys. I need the exercise.
How did I miss this series? This is the MOST valuable series on the internet today.
Wow. I cannot believe you guys did this. Thank you so much for giving voice to what I have been feeling for at least 8 years.
I stopped listening to npr when they did a story on the anniversary of 9/11 and asked a fireman who’d been at Ground Zero why there were so few women working fire and rescue. (Could it be because men are better at it because they’re stronger?)
Made me literally lol
@@drpeterboghossian 🙏🏼 😂 💕
OUTRAGEOUS!
I would totally confide in some ppl 1.50mt high and 40kg of weight, with the muscle mass of a pigeon, to carry me out from a building engulfed in flames, on her back, safely!
WTF are you talking about?! :DDDDDD
The "Diversity" the local college and NPR means is everyone thinking exactly the same but looking different.
but not looking or being white.
@@Winterascent True
Thank you so much for what you guys do and anybody that’s free thinking out there in general!!! I personally just want to thank you guys for flashing your sources up on the screen as you go, like the actual covers of the books and stuff that is so helpful, my reading list has exploded!
I’m really appreciating these episodes.
Thank you!
My sister is an NPR devotee and has said to me, over 2 years ago, that she can't stand listening to President Trump's voice. Now I know where she got that aversion. I love my sister but it's sad to see her so possessed. She cut me out of her life in late fall of 2020 because I would not agree with her and have not agreed with her on issues, and as much as this banishing has hurt me, this has been a blessing in disguise in many ways.
Really enjoying these episodes, looking forward to many more
Thanks. There’s one left in the season but we may do another season.
@@drpeterboghossian I really hope you do! It's excellent!
@@drpeterboghossian i really hope you do more, I’ve thoroughly enjoyed every episode
Like so many others here, I used to be a regular NPR listener. I grew up hearing the familiar tune on the radio in the mornings, and my parents listening to it while in the car. I'll never forget one memorial road trip, where they were listening to "All things considered", when I stated, "All things considered, this show sucks". Lol. But I was a kid and didn't appreciate the channel yet.
Fast forward about a decade and I was an avid listener, hearing my kids complain to me. Then came the 2016 election cycle and it became very obvious that NPR had a clear bias, with Tom Ashbrook being the douche frosting on the cake. Now, I wasn't upset over who they supported, but over the unfair reporting. And that was it for me. I tuned out and and never returned.
Super sad, because they used to be such a wealth of information.
It’s the journalists job to provide us the information. Clearly we no longer have journalists on NPR.
Love love love this series!!! So spot on.
Four episodes in and that kazoo still kills me! The perfect personification of today's NPR.
I gotta love these podcasts because they give you references to interesting books to buy if you're interested in the literature and know how to navigate it without the ideological influence ruin the neutrality of it.
Thanks. We can do more of this if we have a second series.
I agree with all I have heard on your show . I also was an NPR fan and stopped listening for all the reasons mentioned here . I am immensely happy to hear other smart people also seeing the same trend . Thank you and please give us more !
Thank you for the ENTIRE series. Enlightening and informative throughout, particularly Gina Gambony @13:27 in this episode. Lifelong NPR listener (and former fan); I just can't stand them anymore. Your work and related links/resources inspires me to speak up and reach out to resist and stop this nonsense.
When we talk about "affirming" trans youth.... the notion is that we should validate delusion... I refuse to lie to people to validate their delusions. Instead I think it is imperative to invalidate delusion and reinforce TRUTH.
What are your thoughts on Christmas or, more specifically, a Saviour raised from the dead? I happen to agree with your post %100, but do get frustrated the level of allowable delusion societally as long as it suits certain narratives.
@@JH-ji6cj You could argue that those delusions usually don't lead to sterilization surgery on minors, puberty blockers or lifelong dependency on cross-sex hormones. (Even typing that made my skin crawl.)
@@Surreal452 what's your opinion on foreskin removal surgery from childhood? My point being that, whole I too am against 'gender affirming transition surgical options for children',, I think the Right has a lot of logical interference in having a leg to stand on when it comes to religious beliefs and social contracts.
@@JH-ji6cj I'm against it 100%, and I agree
As a Brit NPR sounds a lot like BBC Radio 4 in the UK (or the BBC more broadly). A once respected institution that has long lost its balance and objectivity…although I’ve seen a kernel of improvement more recently so maybe the pendulum is swinging back.
Excellent series. I hope it gets wider attention. Please keep going.
Can’t stress enough how great and useful this is. Keep up the good work!
Thank you for this breath of sanity.
Love this series, Peter. Not partisan, truly worth a listen
This is the best show on the internet.
Thank you for doing this. These kinds of conversations are a breathe of fresh air. The paternal tone that NPR has adopted in the last five years is the single biggest reason that I stopped listening to NPR, and seeing other people identifying these and other downward trends at NPR begs the question; When are you going to create a news organization built on public funding and, the scientific method, and the socratic method . . .
I have watched many of your videos and have appreciated how you have remained civil while addressing topics that should not be controversial to discuss. I have noticed that a lot of academics are not pushing back on the misappropriation of the term "phobia" in that it has a specific meaning and usage for people who experience like the fear of in closed spaces which is called claustrophobia.
The keyword is unreasonable. An unreasonable fear of enclosed spaces.
@@bradmowreader5983 Thanks for the commitment but I will have to disagree with the claim of unreasonable. Due to that many people who have this type of fear generally will have gone through some type of mental or physical abuse that underlies this condition. So the fear, even though from a person that has not suffered through the abuse would see this condition as unreasonable, would be reasonable for the person that has suffered the abuse.
I appreciate this show so much.
Thanks!
I play Dan's game on CBC Radio as well with identical results. Keep 'em coming guys, great work.
Totally agree, I fell out of love with the CBC in 2017. The vitriol spewed against Albertan oil and the Trans Mountain Pipeline. Living on Vancouver Island from Alberta at the time I couldn’t believe the hypocrisy of BCers. Oil / gas bad but no one was giving up their car or boats.
Thanks for the commentary. I was a lifetime fan of NPR from 1988 until 2020. Never again!
Thank you, Peter.
The term "went the way of the Buffalo" is going to be replaced with "went the way of the University" NPR went the way of the university.
These episodes are excellent. Thank you for doing this.
Another great eye-opening episode!
Thank you!
Simply the best content being provided on a weekly basis.
This series is great. It's a relief that I'm not the only one who has noticed what has happened to NPR in the last few years. And although I still listen, I'm glad I'm not the only one who plays the game where I see how long it takes for them to bring race, gender, or climate into absolutely any story on any subject. It isn't nearly as entertaining as Tom and Ray were, but it's pretty damn entertaining.
From a person that never watched NPR. This show is so good.
Really enjoyed this! Missed the first couple so will catch up & look out for the next. Love seeing you hitting your new stride after letting go of the old.
I really wish there would be more of these episodes. They were honestly so fascinating. I think there are many ways to assess media, on many levels, so I don't think the subject would get tiresome. Maybe you can pick different news outlets to unpack. When I see physical ads mailed to me from both the left and the right, on a specific issue, I often think both sides are being disingenuous in how they talk the issues. "Democrats want to allow sexual predators into kindergarten!" Now, I get the point - I may even agree with the point, but I do not see how framing it like that is honest or helpful. Many people are villainizing the opposition and it makes us hate each other. Like you say, let the expert talk for themselves, don't just set them up as insane hypothetical monsters. I think you can apply this to the left and the right. But since I'm left leaning, it's way more fascinating for me to hear a critique of my own side.
All things reconsidered is fast becoming one of my favorite podcasts!! I need more kazoo!
I'm not going to miss any of these.
Oh wow. The thumbnail alone is priceless!!! 🤣
Its scary when a high ranking official claims there is no argument against a highly contested field or topic
Yeah...also if he sais:"well, it's really complicated, so I wont even try to explain it to you...just TRUST me..." :DD
Conformity is Diversity
Exclusion is Inclusion
Domination is Equity
This is an absolutely brilliant series. I've been able to solidly piece together so much of what I figured was happening to the US public opinion balance as it has been portrayed internationally. Fortunately wokeness doesn't seem to be as bad down in Australia (not that we don't have other problems - with our media and elsewhere). But geez it sure seems bloody awful up there.
In 2018 I heard a story about safe spaces. The segment read like they were fetishizing trauma. That was it for me. Haven't listened since.
Rachel Lavine saying there is no argument about the standards of care while going to Texas to advocate because there is an argument about the standards of care. This is either gaslighting or cognitive dissonance but I don't know which... maybe both!
Great work, Mr. Borghossian, thank you very much. I loved these last 4 podcasts.
Could you please publish bits of it to share, e.g. the direct quote from Trumps EO, the dinosaur story told by Gina Gambony in episode 3 or the personal stories of why people stopped listening to NPR. It would help to share your great content to people who are not familiar with it and might be scared by the length of one episode.
😈 Yet another former NPR listener here. Thanks Peter for pointing out the dishonesty.
Badass show!! This needs to be brought to light & yall do a brilliant job! Bravo!!
Thank you!
After watching these episodes, I find NPR to be even worse than I thought.
Thank you both! I listened to NPR throughout the last decades too. It was in the early 2000s that I became very uneasy with it. Then came 2015ish. I would be seeing with my own eyes what was harming in Berkeley and watching live feeds of events in Frisco. Then I would hop over to the local MSM feeds.
WTF?
Complete nonsense.
I start to spit nickels recalling the gross misreporting.
I so get upset when the powers in charge of SF got several thousand people to go March around a park.
Where TWO people from the Modesto area were reported to be dangerous gang of Nazis. When in fact they had been run out of another part of town with turd reich and bullying. And only wanted to talk to one reporter in ac safe place The fact that those two politicians could get that many to show up to protest was truly disgusting.
Mass hypnosis? Egregore?
Who knows. But it’s not good.
How do we get people who need to hear these to hear them?
Thanks all!
Another excellent episode!
Soccer is literally the sport with the lowest barrier to entry financially and everyone knows that.
Unless you're a western woman, and then apparently there are mental hurdles.
NPR went through a period of several years where you literally could not turn on the radio for 30 seconds without hearing someone talking about race. In fact, if I'd had the time, I was considering listening to NPR for 24 hours straight with a stopwatch and a counter to count how long they could go between stories on race and/or how many times a day it was mentioned. Since COVID and Ukraine, they have backed off a little, but it's still very slanted. I still listen sometimes, but I listen through NPR's bias, not directly to what they say.
One more thing on the trans segment: even social transition - that happens way more than medical transition in youth - have been ruled (in the UK) as “not a neutral act”. In fact, according to Dr Hilary Cass’s interim report on the gender services in the UK, social transition is a psycho-social intervention. It’s not neutral because it makes medical transition more likely and desistance less likely. According to the UK, Sweden, Finland etc
Now think what school teacher is qualified to prescribe a medical intervention.
Love this program
AGAIN, I LOVE THE SPONSORS!!!
this is great! i am not kidding when i tell you that you could have a similar outpouring from liberals if you do a "when did you stop watching MSNBC" segment. seriously you should try this.
I still listen to NPR (even though it only takes about 60 seconds of listening for me to get annoyed) just so I can keep up with what those kind of people are thinking - especially since those people and that mindset is what dominates modern culture, and holds the most political power. And knowing what they think is how I can easily out-debate them.
I stopped AGREEING with npr right before the pandemic, when I noticed how much emphasis was just on “orange man bad”, and how it didn’t align with what average Americans really cared about. It was them just pushing “orange man bad” all day every day to the point it was unbearable.
Thanks guys. Awesome program!
I am sad this series ended, any possibility of more episodes in the future?
At 15 years old in oregon kids can get medical care including hormones without parental consent or even informing the parents
Birth control?
Wow, this is a really thought provoking series! If NPR could take some tips from you then they could be really great!
Feeling masochistic?!? Review the Nina Jankowicz interview. I was so angry I called the station 🤣 A lot of good that did. I'm a poli sci teacher. I've been following you, Helen, and James for a few years. I still listen to NPR because I need to understand my enemy.
That opener was amazing. FakeChuck unwittingly proved the entire point of these episodes. I wonder if light being shined on these facts may change his mind. I'm not optimistic.
Spot on about soccer, Matt. My husband grew up really poor in Mexico. He and his brothers and friends used to play “the beautiful game” with a rolled-up shirt! And though everyone worked loads of hours, they found plenty of time to play soccer. I wouldn’t want to play against such folks. In fact, when my son’s team was up against largely brown teams we knew the latter would likely win. And so they did, even though those players’s families made less money and worked longer hours than did those of the white kids. Exactly right about NPR starting with the conclusion and working backwards, lol!
The latest NPR story I heard was about documentary films. More specifically, it was about the struggles of Native American film makers.
This was 2 days ago.
Immensely enjoyable content
Thank you!
@@drpeterboghossian no thank you Mr Boghossian. Following your work all the way from Norway. We have many of the same issues plaguing the USA over here. I have learned a lot from your street epistemology videos, and have incorporated the “system” into my own conversations. Keep up the good work.
Can you offer this series as a Podcast also?
I stopped listening to NPR years ago after hearing two episodes of Fresh Air in 2003 on the topic of US tax policy. One episode featured an interview with conservative economist Grover Norquist and the second one with liberal economist Paul Krugman. The approach of host Terry Gross' interviews was night and day different with each guest. With Norquist, Gross was argumentative, at times cut him off to offer counter examples, and was obviously hostile to what he was saying throughout the whole interview. In contrast, Gross was literally quite agreeable to the economic ideas that Krugman put forward. More than once she explicitly said she agreed with what Krugman said and often provided additional observations to back him up. She was clearly in awe of Krugman's economic brilliance. Gross had ZERO amount of objectivity with either guest. More of this behavior was on display when about the same time she had Bill O'Rielly on her program. I'm not a personal fan of O'Reilly, but her openly hostile attitude with him (not even listening to his answers) and repeated attempts at "Gotcha" questioning eventually caused the Fox News personality to get up and walk out of the interview when he realized that a dialogue with Gross wasn't going to happen.
Fantastic video Peter!
I think Gina has the most pleasing voice I have ever heard. And she is brilliant. If NPR would only appoint her as top boss the world would instantly become a better place.
Great stuff… I know what I’m going to send to anyone still claiming that NPR is objectively reporting the news. I’m going to send them this video.