Redshift with Ariel David
Redshift with Ariel David
Podcast Description
Ariel David cuts through the noise to ask the questions the media won’t. Why are America’s institutions collapsing? What ideologies are driving the the changing geopolitical order? Who’s scripting the narratives we’re told to believe?
In an era of censorship, corruption, and decline, Redshift investigates the ideas, forces, and people reshaping American power—from the halls of Congress to the depths of internet subcultures.
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The podcast covers a range of themes including political analysis, media scrutiny, foreign policy, and cultural commentary. Notable episode examples include discussions on U.S. isolationism in relation to Israel, the possible realignment of the Democratic Party, and Trump's evolving stance on foreign alliances. Each episode aims to unpack the ideologies and events driving contemporary American society.
Ariel David cuts through the noise to ask the questions the media won’t. Why are America’s institutions collapsing? What ideologies are driving the the changing geopolitical order? Who’s scripting the narratives we’re told to believe?
In an era of censorship, corruption, and decline, Redshift investigates the ideas, forces, and people reshaping American power—from the halls of Congress to the depths of internet subcultures.
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Sam Tanenhaus is an American historian, journalist, and editor whose career has spanned some of the most influential institutions in media, including Vanity Fair, The New York Review of Books, and The New York Times Book Review, where he served as editor.
He is the author of Whittaker Chambers, a Pulitzer Prize finalist, and the long-anticipated biography of William F. Buckley Jr., a project decades in the making. Tanenhaus’s work explores the evolution of American conservatism and the figures who shaped it, offering a rare combination of historical depth and cultural insight.
Across his writing and commentary, he has become one of the most respected voices examining how ideas, movements, and media have defined American political life.
WHAT WE DISCUSSED
- The playbook William F. Buckley used to sideline the John Birch Society.
- Why Tucker Carlson’s influence presents a greater challenge than past conspiracy theorists.
- The political pressure on JD Vance to become the conservative movement’s new gatekeeper.
- How media figures replaced politicians as the real leaders on the Right.
- The strategic dilemma: purge the fringes or keep them inside the tent?
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