Hello and welcome to episode two of Conversations with my Conservative Dead Father. This podcast comes from direct transcriptions of the email exchanges my father and I had the year before he died. My father was a smart educated guy who happened to also be a conservative. As you might guess, I’m a liberal. These discussions create a forum I know he would proud to be a part of - even if there’s a dangling participle in that sentence. Sorry Pops!

My father and I never tried to convince each other. Our objective was to learn and listen. It was a great gift to be able to hear the other side from someone who I very much respected, even if I totally disagreed with the conclusions.

So let’s get started. 

On today's episode we ask the question can we trust the media’s reporting on politics? Or on anything for that matter? How do we know what is truth and what is spin? Recently I started using a browser extension called Ground News which can let you know the bias of the article you’re reading. It can be helpful to know if the publisher normally leans left, center or right. It can also direct you to multiple sources on the same news report so you can see how different side are reporting on it. 

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• Introduction to the podcast episode: "Conversations with my Conservative Dead Father" hosted by Jonathan Grossman and cohosted by Michael Grossman
• Discussion about the use of an AI-generated voice for Michael Grossman and Jonathan's explanation for the choice
• Introduction to the main topic: Can we trust the media's reporting on politics?
• Mention of the browser extension "Ground News" that helps identify the bias of articles and provides multiple sources for the same news report
• Jonathan's disclaimer about his father's attitude during the discussions and the need for Jonathan to do his homework
• Reference to a New York Times article about the Trump Administration rolling back Obama-era health protections for transgender patients
• Quote from the New York Times article regarding the proposed rule change
• Jonathan asks his father, "How is this ethical?" and brings up the fact that his gay grandson has transgender friends and aspires to be a lawyer for LGBTQ rights
• Discussion about the reliability and bias of the New York Times and other media outlets
• Jonathan provides a link to a similar story reported by Politico
• Father expresses his conservative views and skepticism towards media bias
• Jonathan redirects the conversation back to the Trump administration's agenda on rolling back protections for transgender patients and asks for his father's opinion
• Father expresses his opposition to discrimination in healthcare access but also mentions his support for relaxing language service requirements
• Jonathan shares his thoughts on Biden and Trump, highlighting their differences in inclusivity, compassion, and methods of achieving goals
• Father responds by expressing his concerns about unruly mobs, occupation of parts of cities, and the rewriting of history
• Jonathan asks for suggestions on improving the political system
• Father suggests making a major change in the political system and mentions the need to address corruption in politics.

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