Hard Pass

By Mark

White House reporter Brian Karem (Salon) and two university journalism professors, Dr. Michael Mirer (UW-Milwaukee) and Dr. Mark Mederson (Texas State University), analyze whether news media are holdi... more

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How many episodes does Hard Pass have?

The podcast currently has 77 episodes available.

Hard Pass episodes:

August 19, 2025 Putin on the Ritz (audio)
The team looks at coverage of the meeting in Alaska between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. They talk about coverage of the event. They also take a look at the meeting with Zelensky at the White House. What was and was not accomplished in these meetings?
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48min
August 12, 2025 Has the Keystone Dropped? Trump announces a takeover of DC
In this episode, the team looks at Trump's newly announced takeover of DC law enforcement. Is it the first step toward authoritarianism of just a way to finally get news media to lose their focus on Epstein?
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49min
August 12, 2025 Has the Keystone Dropped? Trump announces a takeover of DC
In this episode, the team looks at Trump's newly announced takeover of DC law enforcement. Is it the first step toward authoritarianism, or just a way to finally get news media to lose their focus on Epstein?
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49min
August 05, 2025 Is it 1984? (audio only)
In this episode the team discusses the administration's efforts to control the message. The president fired the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics after a bad jobs report was made public. Is a comparison to Orwell's 1984 legitimate or not?
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52min
August 05, 2025 Is it 1984?
In this episode the team discusses the administration's efforts to control the message. The president fired the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics after a bad jobs report was made public. Is a comparison to Orwell's 1984 legitimate or not?
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52min
July 29, 2025 It's Like Gum On My Shoe (audio only)
The team is analyzing the coverage of the story that won't seem to go away - the Epstein files. In addition to the coverage, we'll discuss a media theory that applies to the persistence of the story: Agenda Setting.
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44min
July 29, 2025 It's Like Gum On My Shoe
The team is analyzing the coverage of the story that won't seem to go away - the Epstein files. In addition to the coverage, we'll discuss a media theory that applies to the persistence of the story: Agenda Setting.
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44min
July 23, 2025 Don't Shoot the Messenger
In this episode, the team looks at the litigation Donald Trump has been engaging in with media outlets. What really led to the cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert?
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44min
July 23, 2025 Don't Shoot the Messenger (audio only)
In this episode, the team looks at the litigation Donald Trump has been engaging in with media outlets. What really led to the cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert?
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44min
July 15, 2025 It was here a second ago - the Epstein client list (audio only)
On this episode, the team examines the coverage of the non-release of the Jeffrey Epstein client list. Finally, something both sides can agree upon!
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1h 13min

FAQs about Hard Pass:

How many episodes does Hard Pass have?

The podcast currently has 77 episodes available.