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Mike Pesca: Is Blue City Media Up to the Challenge of Covering Trump 2.0?

Former National Public Radio and Slate journalist Mike Pesca, host of the longest-running (and highly entertaining!) daily news podcast, "The Gist," joins us to talk about the tough challenges blue city media is facing during the terrifying roller coaster ride that is Trump’s second term. Especially at a time when public trust in the media is at a record low.

Mike's got some well informed - and strong - opinions on whether major blue city outlets like the Washington Post and LA Times are caving to pressure from the Trump administration, and if the media outlets that shape the worldview of…

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