The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 1:

3:05pm- In new editorial published by The Free Press, Uri Berliner—a Senior Editor and Reporter at National Public Radio—writes: “It’s true NPR has always had a liberal bent, but during most of my tenure here, an open-minded, curious culture prevailed. We were nerdy, but not knee-jerk, activist, or scolding. In recent years, however, that has changed. Today, those who listen to NPR or read its coverage online find something different: the distilled worldview of a very small segment of the U.S. population.” He also notes that as of 2023, “only 11 percent [of NPR listeners] described themselves as very or somewhat conservative. 21 percent as middle of the road, and 67 percent of listeners said they were very or somewhat liberal.” Consequently, NPR is “losing moderates and traditional liberals” in favor of far-left progressives. You can read the full article here: https://www.thefp.com/p/npr-editor-how-npr-lost-americas-trust

3:40pm- Rich references former Director of the National Institutes of Health Dr. Francis Collins. Of course, Matt and Henry need to play “Somewhere Past the Pandemic”—an original song to the tune of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” that Collins recorded in November 2021.

3:50pm- Recently, former ESPN anchor Sage Steele revealed that an interview she conducted with President Joe Biden on March 31, 2021 was meticulously scripted by the White House—and her employer would not allow her to deviate from the questions that were provided to her. You can read more about the story here: https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/04/the-curious-interview-between-biden-and-an-espn-host/