Did 24-Hour Cable News Kill America?
Stuff You Should Know
iHeartPodcasts
4.5 • 82.9K Ratings
🗓️ 16 June 2026
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
You can make a pretty good case that the rise of opinion “news” and filter bubbles on cable tv created the current cultural and political schism that plagues American society. How did it start? Where did it come from? And what the heck can we do about it?
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| 1:01.6 | Hey, and welcome to the podcast. I'm Josh, and there's Chuck. And it's just two of us today. That's all right. |
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| 1:18.3 | we are talking about cable news, possibly ruining our country. I don't know that there's much |
| 1:25.2 | possibly about it. Yeah, you know, I never really thought about it. |
| 1:30.3 | I mean, I think about our country being ruined a lot. |
| 1:33.0 | Yeah. |
| 1:33.4 | But I, you know, I never really thought a lot about, like, what was the initial cause of stuff. |
| 1:38.8 | But it's hard to not make an argument that cable news has been like 24 hour 24-7 cable news coverage is what we're |
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