UNBIASED Politics (5/5/25): NPR/PBS Funding Cuts, Trump's Pope Picture, Alcatraz Re-Opening, Tariffs on Films, Fact-Checking Trump's 'Meet the Press' Interview, SpaceX Gets Its Own City, and More.

UNBIASED Politics

Jordan Berman

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4.9 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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SUBSCRIBE TO JORDAN'S ⁠FREE WEEKLY NEWSLETTER⁠. Get the facts, without the spin. UNBIASED offers a clear, impartial recap of US news, including politics, elections, legal news, and more. Hosted by lawyer Jordan Berman, each episode provides a recap of current political events plus breakdowns of complex concepts—like constitutional rights, recent Supreme Court rulings, and new legislation—in an easy-to-understand way. No personal opinions, just the facts you need to stay informed on the daily news that matters. If you miss how journalism used to be, you're in the right place. In today's episode: Trump's New Executive Order Cuts Funding for NPR and PBS (1:05) Voice of America in Limbo After Appellate Ruling (9:39) Fact-Checking Sunday's 'Meet the Press' with the President; Highlighting Notable Moments (14:21) The Reality Behind Trump's Pope Picture on Truth Social (28:58) Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Cancel TPS for Venezuelans and Allow DOGE to Access Social Security Records (30:02) Trump Calls For Alcatraz to be "Rebuilt and Reopened" (33:43) Trump Calls for 100% Tariffs on Foreign Made Films (36:56) Education Dept. Resumes Collecting on Defaulted Students Loans (38:59) SpaceX Gets Its Own City Called Starbase (40:23) Quick Hitters: NASAs Fifth Spacewalk, House Cancels Vote on Anti-Boycott Act, REAL ID Requirement Takes Effect This Week, P. Diddy's Jury Selection Begins, DHS Offers Self-Deportation Stipend (42:36) Critical Thinking Segment (45:11) SUBSCRIBE TO JORDAN'S FREE WEEKLY NEWSLETTER. Watch this episode on YouTube. Follow Jordan on Instagram and TikTok. All sources for this episode can be found here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Amazon offers employees up to £8,000 for education and training, like Juliet.
0:07.0	She's now a trained technician. And to her, the sound of machinery in need of repair,
0:13.0	reminds her of how far she's come. In two years, she's landed her dream job, providing her with valuable skills. That's up to
0:24.9	£8,000 for education and training at Amazon. Eligibility conditions apply. Welcome back to Unbiased,
0:32.3	your favorite source of unbiased news and legal analysis. Welcome back to unbiased politics.
0:39.2	Today is Monday, May 5th.
0:41.2	Let's talk about some news.
0:42.8	Before we do, though, I do want to let you know that starting tomorrow, my newsletter
0:46.3	will be going out twice a week, Tuesdays and Fridays.
0:49.1	The newsletter is full of quick hitters covering the top stories in politics, pop culture,
0:53.8	health, and business
0:54.7	news from the last few days. And I might be biased for once, but I think it's pretty great. It's not
1:00.9	too dense. And I created it like that on purpose because basically what I did is I, you know,
1:07.3	it's full of quick hitters, but there's a bunch of hyperlinks so it can be more
1:11.5	dense and more informative if you want it to be. You choose the level of depth. I always have
1:17.7	the link to subscribe in every episode description in the show notes, but there are actually a few
1:22.7	ways you can do it so you can either click the link in this episode description, which is the
1:26.4	easiest way, or you can
1:27.8	head over to substack.com or the substack app and just search unbiased society, which is the name of
1:34.4	the newsletter. First story of the day on Thursday last week, Trump signed an executive order
1:39.9	prohibiting federal taxpayer dollars from supporting NPR and PBS.
1:44.9	Ending taxpayer subsidization of biased media is the name of the order, and it directs the
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