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Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff

224. Gideon Yago. The Death of MTV News. His Incredible 9/11 Story. What Vice Got Wrong. The Writers Strike. America is Broken. DeSantis Announces. US F-16s Are Finally En Route to Ukraine. The NBA Playoffs Are Amazing. Memorial Day 2023. #GoSilent.

Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff

Righteous Media | Bleav

Daily News, Veteran, News, Politics, News Commentary, National Security

4.6907 Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2023

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Summary

MTV News gone. And so is Vice. And Buzzfeed News and others. But there was only one MTV News. And while it may be officially dead, its spirit lives on. Forever. MTV News was always about the future. And in this moment of hardship for America, it’s critical that we reflect on our past, to chart out a better future.  The revolution will not be televised. Because TV is dead. But it will be broadcast. Because broadcasts of truth never die. They adapt, improvise and overcome. And the independent media, and especially truth tellers, will be essential.  And so will the voice and mind of Gideon Yago (@gideonyago). And the younger generation that he informed and inspired. And the young generations that will follow.  Welcome to a look back at our media, our politics and our culture  Welcome to a discussion about the younger generation, that ain’t so young any more.  And welcome to a conversation about the power of the young ones yet to come.  Welcome to the next iteration of the MTV generation.  MTV NEWS is DEAD, LONG LIVE MTV NEWS. Welcome to Independent Americans, Episode 224. Gideon Yago is the iconic host of MTV News who has interviewed Presidents, covered politics, war and culture for decades, and received a Peabody and Emmy Award. He started at MTV at only 21 years old, and has also worked at CBS News, hosted The IFC Media Project, served as Shorenstein Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School, and been a writer for The Newsroom, Narcos and The Mosquito Coast. And with host Paul Rieckhoff, this episode will also dig into the writers strike, American F-16s now en route to Ukraine, #MemorialDay, Ron DeSantis announcing his candidacy for president and more. Every episode of Independent Americans is independent light to contrast the heat of other politics and news shows. It’s content for the 42% of Americans that call themselves independent. And delivers the Righteous Media 5 Is: independence, integrity, information, inspiration and impact. Always with a unique focus on national security, foreign affairs and military and vets issues. This is another pod to help you stay vigilant. Because vigilance is the price of democracy. In these trying times especially, Independent Americans is your trusted place for independent news, politics and inspiration.  -Get extra content, connect with guests, events, merch discounts and support this show that speaks truth to power by joining us on Patreon.  -WATCH video of Paul and Gideon’s conversation. -Check #LookForTheHelpers on Twitter. And share yours.  -Find us on social media or www.IndependentAmericans.us. -Watch Paul’s weekly national security and politics segment on NewsNation with Marni Hughes from last Thursday.  -Hear other Righteous pods like The Firefighters Podcast with Rob Serra, Uncle Montel - The OG of Weed and B Dorm.  Independent Americans is powered by Righteous Media. America’s next great independent media company.

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0:15.4

Welcome to Independent Americans.

0:18.5

Welcome to episode 224. I'm your host, Paul Reikoff. Believe it or not,

0:26.4

May is almost over. And Memorial Day weekend is upon us. That means June is coming.

0:34.4

And that means the NBA Finals is coming. But it's not yet June and not yet the finals.

0:42.6

And May has had no shortage of heat. And it's definitely been a time to stay vigilant.

0:55.9

Jamal, a year ago, you were still rehabbing your way back from an ACL tear.

1:01.2

And now here you are headed to the finals.

1:03.4

Just what does that mean to you?

1:07.5

I'm just glad I put the work in during the rehab so I can reflect on that moment, not regret

1:14.6

anything during the rehab, so to come out here, be here with my guys, everybody supported

1:18.6

through the way, so to make it this far with everybody just means a lot.

1:21.6

But I know that the job is not done yet.

1:23.6

For sure.

1:24.6

What have you, Nicola, what have you guys all said to each other about what it's going to take to get you to where you ultimately want to be? It's going to take us to be together. I think that's the main thing. We can do anything together. Soon we start to separate, that's when we struggle. So once we do that, through the ups and downs, we'll be fine. Thanks, Jamal.al thank you that's jamal murray superstar for the

1:47.0

denver nuggets who are now headed to the nba finals likely to play against the miami heat now that

1:54.3

series isn't done yet but with the celtics down three to one it definitely looks like it but jamal

2:00.6

murray has come back from a terrible

2:02.4

ACL knee injury that happened over a year ago in a game, and he missed all of last season.

2:08.7

And when he got hurt, he was down. But after Murray scored 37 points Saturday night in a game

2:15.7

three win over the Lakers to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the series, Nuggets head coach Mike Malone talked about it.

2:23.5

He said, I remember being on the bus with Murray after the injury. He had tears in his eyes.

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