The Fight For America w/ Bari Weiss

Conversations With Coleman

The Free Press

Philosophy, Society & Culture

4.8 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2025

⏱️ 73 minutes

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I am proud to announce that I have relaunched my podcast, Conversations with Coleman, with The Free Press. My first guest is none other than Bari Weiss, who talks to me about the recent surge in antisemitism, what it means to speak out in a time when doing so can come at a cost, and how walking away from The New York Times has helped shape The Free Press. Join us as we also cover Trump, God, and the future of our democracy. It's a conversation you won’t want to miss. Ground News: Go to groundnews.com/coleman to get 40% off the unlimited access Vantage plan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to another episode of Conversations with Coleman, now produced by the Free Press.
0:05.2	If you're a longtime listener and don't know much about the free press, this episode will give you great context because I'm interviewing its founder, Barry Weiss.
0:14.7	Most of the conversation is about her vision for the FP as an institution, where she thinks it fits in the modern media landscape,
0:23.1	how her vision has changed over time, and how she plans to execute that vision.
0:28.3	We also talk about her position on the Trump administration and her ongoing concerns about
0:33.3	anti-Semitism. So without further ado, Barry Weiss.
0:37.3	Thank you. anti-Semitism. So without further ado, Barry Weiss.
0:49.9	AI already has a large hand in dictating the headlines you see and the voices you hear.
0:56.0	To keep that power on the side of free inquiry, the Cosmos Institute and Fire, the foundation for individual rights and expression, have put up $1 million in grant funding for open source projects
1:01.7	that make AI a better partner for truth, not a hidden sensor. They're looking for builders who
1:07.0	can service dissenting views, expose blind spots, and keep the marketplace of ideas open,
1:12.1	no matter who's in charge of the algorithm. To learn more, visit cosmosgrants.org
1:17.1	slash truth. Again, that's cosmosgrants.org slash truth. Why are podcasts like this one at all popular?
1:25.1	We can't compete with the resources of a place like CNN. I can't give
1:29.3	you the sheer volume of analysis that the New York Times can, but there's one thing I have that
1:34.1	those organizations lack. Trust. I think my audience listens to me because they found my judgment
1:40.5	to be trustworthy in the past, but have found mainstream media organizations to be the
1:45.4	exact opposite. That's why I love ground news. They're an app and website designed to help you
1:52.2	escape ideological echo chambers by pulling in the world's perspective on today's most
1:57.4	emotionally and politically charged issues.
2:07.0	Ground news breaks down the political bent, reliability, ownership, and location of each reporting source, so you understand that news isn't simply reported. Often, narratives are crafted.
2:13.7	For example, consider a recent story about the Department of Education informing my alma mater
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