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Archer's Line Podcast
Talking about what's happening to broadcast news, radio, and the people who make them matter.
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Episodes
Archer's Line PodcastThe AI War Has Already Begun
Artificial intelligence is already changing how wars are fought, even though most of the public debate focuses on killer robots. Autonomous drones. Machines…
Archer's Line PodcastA Brief History of Iran
The United States has just killed the most powerful man in Iran. There was no declaration of war, even though President Trump used the word. Congress hasn’t…
Archer's Line PodcastIran and the Invisible Oval Office
Usually, when the United States launches a major war — or even a significant military strike — the president addresses the nation live from the Oval Office. We…
Archer's Line PodcastAnthropic Said No. OpenAI Said Yes. Here’s What That Actually Means.
You may have seen the headlines. Anthropic, the company behind Claude, refused to let the Pentagon use its AI for lethal strikes or mass surveillance. So Pete…
Archer's Line PodcastIs Trump Preparing to Take Over U.S. Elections? A Draft Order Raises Alarms
There comes a point where you have to say, “Maybe we’re not overreacting enough.”Over the weekend, Democracy Docket and The Washington Post reported on a draft…
Archer's Line PodcastFear and Loathing at CNN
Paid subscribers get early access to this and other exclusive articles. Netflix was expected to make a serious run at Warner Bros. Discovery. Instead, after…
Archer's Line PodcastPete Hegseth Is Pushing AI for Surveillance and Lethal Force
The Pentagon is pressuring Anthropic, the company behind the AI model Claude, to remove limits on how its technology can be used by the U.S. military. If…
Archer's Line PodcastThe Supreme Court Just Made It Harder to Vote
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court ruled 5–4 that Americans cannot sue the U.S. Postal Service for damages when postal workers intentionally destroy or refuse to…
Archer's Line PodcastA Brief History of the State of the Union
News networks, journalists, and assorted politics junkies will gather to watch the State of the Union address tonight. Though I think there may be fewer…
Archer's Line PodcastTrump Lost at the Supreme Court Today — But He’s Not Done
Make no mistake: this Supreme Court ruling is big. It’s big for the economy, which has been sluggish. And it’s big for presidential power. Archer's 🏹 Line is a…
Archer's Line PodcastEqual Time Comes for Radio
FCC Chair Brendan Carr says the equal time rule isn’t just for TV. It applies to radio, too. “We haven’t seen the same issues on the radio side,” Carr said…
Archer's Line PodcastWar With Iran Could Be Days — Not Months — Away
Every now and then, the world creeps up on us while we’re focused elsewhere — Ukraine, Gaza, inflation, elections — and suddenly we’re staring down the barrel…
Archer's Line PodcastThe Closing of the Eye
Stephen Colbert taped an interview with Texas Democrat James Talarico, who’s running for the U.S. Senate. It was a standard political conversation —…
Archer's Line PodcastAmericans Are Gloomier Than Ever... But There's Hope
Americans are more down about their future than at any point in nearly 20 years. A new Gallup poll finds that in 2025, only 59% of Americans expect their lives…
Archer's Line PodcastValentine’s Day Wasn’t Invented by Hallmark — Here’s the Real, Surprising History
Every February, right on cue, the same line makes the rounds: Valentine’s Day was invented by greeting card companies to make us feel inadequate and spend…
Archer's Line PodcastA Brief History of Pam Bondi and Jeffrey Epstein
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Archer's Line PodcastPam Bondi Melts Down in Heated House Hearing
There are lots of different ways to assess Attorney General Pam Bondi’s appearance today before the House Judiciary committee. Combative. Surly. Disdainful…
Archer's Line PodcastThe Reshaping of American Media
Donald Trump has spent years calling the free press “the enemy of the people.” It’s the same framing used by authoritarian leaders everywhere to justify…
Archer's Line PodcastA Brief History of Demoralization
Demoralization isn’t despair. It’s worse. Despair is emotional. Demoralization is structural. It’s what happens when people stop believing that effort matters…
Archer's Line PodcastRadio Anxiety Dreams: Dead Air
Anxiety dreams — almost everyone has them. And usually they involve whatever it is you do for a living. Mine are about radio. I had one the other morning. One…
Archer's Line PodcastWho Was Really Behind the FBI’s Election Office Raid in Georgia?
Last week, the Trump administration made an extraordinary move in its long-running effort to undermine the 2020 election: federal agents searched an elections…
Archer's Line PodcastThe Epstein Files Timeline
For two years, Donald Trump and his supporters demanded one thing: Release the Epstein files. They made it a rally chant, a purity test, and a political…
Archer's Line PodcastThe Lost Art of Interviewing Politicians
Charles Feldman and Rob Archer reunite for a new edition of “In Depth” as it used to be heard on KNX! Okay, not really, but we’re sitting down for a chat about…