Loading
Episodes · 12 months
46
Nov 2025–Oct 2026peak share, Dec 2025
Share of analysed episodes per month, Nov 2025 to Oct 2026: 2 of 3,584, 9 of 3,862, 4 of 4,115, 4 of 4,226, 5 of 4,731, 3 of 4,438, 4 of 4,230, 4 of 4,319, 2 of 4,515, 2 of 4,419, 2 of 4,624, 5 of 4,594.
All time
113
+42 via 28 narrower
On record
80
took a position
Where they standLast discussed
6d ago
Nov 9, 2026
Who's talking
Top voices on this topicThe eight guests on the most episodes about this topic in the last 13 weeks, not counting their own shows or clips they were only heard in, most episodes first. VoiceRank (their score across the whole corpus) is shown for context and only breaks a tie. Each strip is that guest's episodes week by week, and the newest week is still in progress.
#Guest · last 13 weeksEpisodes, sorted, most firstVoiceRank
1
JR
BW
CC
EG
KK
Episodes on this topic, by weekEvery analysed episode tagged with this topic in each of the last 13 weeks, across all shows and whoever was on them. The newest week is still in progress, and recent weeks fill in as transcripts are analysed. Point at a name, or tab to it, to highlight the weeks that guest was on an episode.
All shows
Episodes on this topic per week, weeks starting Aug 17 to Nov 9 (the last still in progress): 1, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 2, 1, 0, 2, 0, 1.
Where they stand
Camps of opinion · 3Positions people took on this topic in transcripts, grouped by school of thought. The bar shows each camp's share of the people sorted into a camp. It is not a poll and not a share of any audience, and people whose position fit no camp are left out of it. Within a camp, people with demonstrated expertise on the topic come first, then those who reached the most listeners on it. Positions are extracted from transcripts by a model and may misattribute who said what. Every quote links to the episode it came from.
Share of people placed in a camp10 people
40%
30%
30%
- Transition to independent direct media4 people · 40%
- Prioritize political agendas over…3 people · 30%
- Media requires disciplined curation3 people · 30%
Transition to independent direct media
The traditional media network model is obsolete or disadvantageous compared to building independent brands directly with audiences.
4 people · 3 episodes
He argues that it is economically disadvantageous for successful independent creators to move back into traditional media production models.
“it doesn't economically make sense for a Creator who has escape velocity to go backwards and I I I wonder freedberg if the answer to this question is anybody who is actually talented enough like a Megan Kelly or you know somebody who like Mr Beast or even uh Tucker Carlson like how could they ever g”
The All-In Podcast · Apr 2025 · 7 episodes · 4.2M views on this topic
He believes the model of allowing talent to reach audiences directly via streaming and social media makes it easier to build a brand without being attached to a traditional media network.
“But, in this day and age of, you know, streaming and Twitch and Instagram and Snapchat and and TikTok, you can build a pretty big brand without being attached to a network. It's a lot easier.”
Anthony Pompliano · Jun 2026 · 3 episodes · 617K views on this topic
He claims that avoiding the Hollywood machine is the best way for comedians to maintain their freedom.
“But for sure, the best way to be free is to not to be connected to the Hollywood machine, cuz the Hollywood machine is all woke now, and it's completely ridiculous”
Comedy Enforcement · May 2026 · 2 episodes · 1.9M views on this topicPrioritize political agendas over…
Mainstream media is failing or acting corruptly by favoring political narratives and ideological alignment over objective reporting.
3 people · 3 episodes
Mainstream late-night talk shows are failing commercially because they prioritize ideological alignment with the Democratic party over broad audience appeal.
“Cuz he's talking to an audience that they're not making fun of. And all you're doing is making fun of the conservative audience. Here's the thing, Jimmy Fallon Kimmel. If you truly want to do this, you know what would be great? Invite Erica Kirk on the show.”
PBD Podcast · Sep 2025 · 9 episodes · 4.5M views on this topic
The mainstream media industry is fundamentally corrupt and serves to manipulate the public rather than inform them.
“it's actually the most corrupt institution in the United States by far what do I know it's the only one I've worked in but I can say it's it's fundamentally corrupt like there's no non-corrupt part period period”
Shawn Ryan Show · Jun 2024 · 2 episodes · 5.2M views on this topic
Mainstream media organizations are failing because they prioritize political agendas over objective reporting and are losing their audience to alternative platforms.
“The media, a free press, only exists to inform the population, right? To provide you with information so you can make better decisions. When they cease to do that job, they cease to serve a purpose.”
StevenCrowder · Jan 2025 · 2 episodes · 519K views on this topicMedia requires disciplined curation
The decline of high-quality media is a result of losing knowledgeable gatekeepers and allowing a surplus of uncurated content.
3 people · 3 episodes
Tina BrownUnrated
Tina Brown asserts that the modern lack of confident, tasteful media gatekeepers has resulted in an overwhelming and uncurated surplus of low-quality content.
“The thing about not having any gatekeepers means that there is no one person who's got the flair, the taste, and the courage to say, "I like that. I want to do it."”
The Interview · Jan 2026 · 1 episode · 347K views on this topicLB
Lucy BiggersUnrated
The algorithmic nature of social media platforms and the culture of newsrooms encourage groupthink and the suppression of critical thinking.
“it was just sort of a slow spiral of silence where I stopped listening to my own internal critical thinking voice and my authentic opinions and started putting the beliefs of the group ahead of myself to fit in with the group.”
Allie Beth Stuckey · Aug 2025 · 1 episode · 90K views on this topicBW
Bill WeirUnrated
Media companies currently prioritize divisive sound bites and social media engagement, which is detrimental to healthy discourse.
“we live in sort of a media ecosystem where sound divisive sound bites are the currency of the realm and social media is not helping”
10% Happier · Feb 2025 · 1 episode · 3K views on this topicExtracted by a model; may misattribute who said what.
In the transcripts
Episodes discussing this topicIncludes episodes tagged with a narrower subject. Each is marked with the subject it came in through.
60%
75%
70%
85%
RTL, Random House & 40 Unicorns: Bertelsmann-Vorstand Carsten Coesfeld über das Geschäft der Zukunft
80%
80%
Showing 10 of 30
Over time
Share of episodesThis topic's episodes as a share of every episode we analysed, in each complete month. We analyse more episodes every month, so a raw count would mostly show that growth. Recent months fill in as transcripts are analysed.
Complete months · first on record Jun 2015