Jason Concepcion on the Right-Wing Media Slump, David Ellison’s Pitch for Owning CNN, and Portland vs. the Blazers’ New Owner
Summary
Jason Whitlock joins the show to analyze the decline in right-wing media ratings, attributing it to voter exhaustion with Trump’s incoherent ideology and policy failures like the Iran conflict. The hosts also discuss David Ellison’s controversial op-ed defending his potential acquisition of CNN, criticizing his contradictory claims of neutrality amidst growing media monopolization. Finally, they cover the Portland Trail Blazers’ owner Tom Dundon’s hostile tactics regarding arena funding and WNBA player Sophie Cunningham’s rise as a polarizing anti-trans figure.
Topics discussed
Tremphaya and NOS Energy advertisements
Decline in right-wing media and Trump malaise
Trump's incoherent ideology and loyalists
David Ellison's CNN acquisition and media consolidation
Wealth hoarding and legacy brand ransacking
Jody Allen and the Portland Trail Blazers relocation
Sophie Cunningham controversy and WNBA response
Whole Foods advertisement
Listen ad-free on Castria