GUESTS
Curtis Houck is the Managing Editor of MRC NewsBusters, the Media Research Center's flagship media watchdog platform, where he has tracked and exposed liberal media bias in broadcast news, digital platforms, and technology. Follow him on X @CurtisHouck and find his work at newsbusters.org. NewsBusters is also available as an app on Google Play and the Apple App Store.
Samantha Flom is an Associate Editor at Restoration News, where she focuses on life issues. Her work has appeared in the Epoch Times, Real Clear Politics, and other publications. Follow her on X @SamanthaFlom and find her work at restorationnews.com.
TOPICS COVERED
Iran ceasefire: Jenny Beth opens with a breakdown of the ceasefire agreement and Secretary Pete Hegseth's response
NPR's synagogue attack failure: NPR covered a Michigan synagogue terror attack without quoting a single victim — the network's own public editor admitted the omission
ICE coverage bias: MRC found 93% of broadcast coverage of ICE operations was negative; PBS NewsHour at 85%
Apple News bias: MRC data shows Apple News delivered 434 of 592 top stories from left-leaning outlets in a single month — more biased than Google News, MSN, and Yahoo combined
What Americans can do: Curtis on using bookmarks, trusted sources, and breaking algorithm dependency
Abortion pill pollution: Samantha Flom on mifepristone safety data, water contamination, and the Clean Water for All Life Act
Sen. Josh Hawley's bill to revoke FDA approval of mifepristone
Take It Down Act: first federal conviction under Melania Trump's AI exploitation law
SAVE America Act CTA: call 202-224-3121, visit passthesaveamericaact.com
TIMESTAMPS
02:38 — Jenny Beth opens: Iran ceasefire, Secretary Hegseth clip
04:03 — Preview: NPR bias, Apple News, abortion pill, Take It Down Act
05:02 — Guest intro: Curtis Houck, MRC NewsBusters
05:40 — NPR ignored synagogue attack victims — public editor's admission
08:53 — Was defunding NPR the right call? Curtis responds
11:39 — ICE coverage: 93% negative — how biased coverage shapes public opinion
16:54 — Apple News exposed: more biased than Google, MSN, and Yahoo combined
19:55 — Jenny Beth's personal experience: why she deleted Apple News
23:20 — What Americans can do: Curtis on algorithm-breaking habits and AI bias
27:43 — SAVE America Act CTA
28:44 — Guest intro: Samantha Flom, Restoration News
29:31 — Abortion pill side effects: 1 in 10 women experiencing serious events
33:11 — Mifepristone metabolites found in U.S. water supply
36:18 — Clean Water for All Life Act: what Rep. Mary Miller's bill would do
38:41 — Women facing life-threatening complications from abortion pills in post-Dobbs states
43:44 — Sen. Hawley's bill to revoke FDA approval of mifepristone
45:11 — Take It Down Act: first conviction under Melania Trump's AI law
46:16 — Closing: SAVE America Act CTA and Artemis 2
LINKS
NewsBusters: newsbusters.org | @CurtisHouck on X
Restoration News: restorationnews.com
Pass the SAVE America Act: passthesaveamericaact.com
Tea Party Patriots Action: teapartypatriots.org
The Jenny Beth Show: jennybethshow.com
Senate switchboard: 202-224-3121