0:00 Intro 
1:23 Did the media know about Biden's decline?
8:29 Should we give Jake Tapper the benefit of the doubt?
12:20 Why did Joe Biden refuse press access? 
16:09 Why does the Biden cover-up matter?
17:39 Why does the bias always run in the same direction?
19:50 Elon Musk is out of Washington DC and MAGA
26:56 Was Elon Musk compatible with politics 
29:09 Muzzle velocity politics 
31:06 Trump's current popularity after tariffs and deportations 
35:56 Trump vs Harvard 
38:45 What is the future for Democrats 
43:00 Will MAGA survive the midterms? 
45:53 What can New Media do better than Legacy Media?

Shelby Talcott is the White House Correspondent for Semafor. She spent the last year covering the Trump Campaign all across America. She also covered the BLM riots during her time at the Daily Caller, where we met.

Welcome to The Sagnik Show — where politics, media, and identity collide.

Over the past decade, I’ve worked across legacy and new media, from FOX to independent platforms alongside people like Tucker Carlson, Saagar Enjeti, and Krystal Ball.

I didn’t come to the U.S. to cover politics—I just happened to fall into it. What followed was an unexpected crash course in the American political machine, taught by some of the sharpest (and most polarizing) voices in the business.

This show is my attempt to process what I’ve learned—and unlearned.

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