Brian Karem's Free The Press
The Bob Cesca Show | Politics Podcast, News & Commentary
Bob Cesca
4.8 • 1.9K Ratings
🗓️ 12 January 2022
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
[Explicit Language] White House reporter Brian Karem returns to the show to talk about journalism and his brand new book, FREE THE PRESS: The Death of American Journalism and How to Revive It. It's an outstanding look at some press history – tracking why we are where we are right now – and how best to fix journalism as we stare down the barrel of authoritarian fascism, disinformation, and the diminished role of local news. Follow Brian on Twitter here. Meantime, if you like what you hear, be sure to subscribe to our bonus content at bobcescashow.com.
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| 0:00.0 | Oh, yes. I hate this. It is revolting. |
| 0:09.0 | More? Please. |
| 0:11.0 | Let's go show. |
| 0:27.0 | From our nation's capital, it is Wednesday, January 12, 2022. |
| 0:31.0 | And this is the interview edition for Bob Seska Show on the sexy liberal podcast Network. |
| 0:35.0 | Hi, I'm Bob. Hello, Bob. Hello, day 358 of the Biden-Harris administration. |
| 0:39.0 | Three of the days until the 22 midterms find me on Instagram at the Bob Seska and on Twitter at Bob Seska underscore go. |
| 0:46.0 | All right, Brian Karam is back on the show today. His third appearance so far. |
| 0:51.0 | Brian, I swear to God, Brian is the real deal. |
| 0:53.0 | He's a legitimate hard-nosed, no bullshit journalist. |
| 0:57.0 | As you may know, he used to report for playboy facing off against Trump at the White House for four years. |
| 1:02.0 | And now he's got my old job writing a weekly column for salon. |
| 1:05.0 | I'll try not to be jealous. |
| 1:07.0 | Still covering the White House, by the way, in a whole lot more. |
| 1:10.0 | His new book is called Free the Press, the death of American journalism and how to revive it. |
| 1:15.0 | It's an outstanding look at some press history tracking why we are where we are right now, |
| 1:20.0 | how best to fix journalism as we stare down the barrel of authoritarian fascism, disinformation, |
| 1:26.0 | the diminished role of local news and more. |
| 1:29.0 | Seriously, if you want an inside look at how reporters cover what they cover, |
| 1:33.0 | this is an essential volume to dig into. |
| 1:36.0 | Link in the description under this episode at BobSeska.com. |
| 1:39.0 | All right, hang on to your socks. Here comes my talk with Brian Karam. |
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