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Inside the Hive

The Tucker Carlson Implosion Continues

Inside the Hive

Vanity Fair

News

4.21.5K Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

On this week’s episode, host Brian Stelter talks to Vanity Fair’s Charlotte Klein and New York Times Magazine contributor Jason Zengerle, who is writing a book about Tucker Carlson, about the latest revelations surrounding the now-former Fox News star, and whether a newly surfaced text is really a smoking gun. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey there, welcome to Inside the Hive where we're going deep on Fox and the right wing

0:05.7

media machine.

0:07.4

I'm Brian Stelter and on this week's show The Future of Fox News Without Tucker Carlson

0:13.9

and The Future of Tucker Carlson Without Fox News.

0:17.0

It's been more than a week since Carlson was suddenly shockingly fired and everyone

0:22.8

speculating what he's going to do next where he's going to go next.

0:27.4

For his part, Tucker is not showing his hand.

0:29.6

For now at least, he's acting like having this dreamy summer vacation.

0:34.9

As for Fox, is the network better off without Tucker?

0:38.0

Well, editorially, probably, but financially, absolutely not.

0:43.3

Ever since Carlson's show was canceled, Fox has been shedding viewers, especially in

0:48.1

prime time, especially in his old time slot.

0:51.4

Some nights more than half the audience that was there for Carlson is gone.

0:55.8

They have disappeared and we will talk about where some of those viewers have fled.

1:01.1

So join me here now.

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Vanity Fair staff writer Charlotte Klein, welcome Charlotte.

1:04.5

Thanks, Brian.

1:05.7

And Jason Zangerly, writer at large for The New York Times magazine.

1:08.9

Welcome, Jason.

1:09.9

Hey, how are you?

1:10.9

Hey, so you've been working on a book about Carlson and the conservative media for several

1:15.7

years now.

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