The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (04/09/2024):

3:05pm- In new editorial published by The Free Press, Uri Berliner—a Senior Editor and Reporter at National Public Radio—writes: “It’s true NPR has always had a liberal bent, but during most of my tenure here, an open-minded, curious culture prevailed. We were nerdy, but not knee-jerk, activist, or scolding. In recent years, however, that has changed. Today, those who listen to NPR or read its coverage online find something different: the distilled worldview of a very small segment of the U.S. population.” He also notes that as of 2023, “only 11 percent [of NPR listeners] described themselves as very or somewhat conservative. 21 percent as middle of the road, and 67 percent of listeners said they were very or somewhat liberal.” Consequently, NPR is “losing moderates and traditional liberals” in favor of far-left progressives. You can read the full article here: https://www.thefp.com/p/npr-editor-how-npr-lost-americas-trust

3:40pm- Rich references former Director of the National Institutes of Health Dr. Francis Collins. Of course, Matt and Henry need to play “Somewhere Past the Pandemic”—an original song to the tune of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” that Collins recorded in November 2021.

3:50pm- Recently, former ESPN anchor Sage Steele revealed that an interview she conducted with President Joe Biden on March 31, 2021 was meticulously scripted by the White House—and her employer would not allow her to deviate from the questions that were provided to her. You can read more about the story here: https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/04/the-curious-interview-between-biden-and-an-espn-host/

4:05pm- Recently, former ESPN anchor Sage Steele revealed that an interview she conducted with President Joe Biden on March 31, 2021 was meticulously scripted by the White House—and her employer would not allow her to deviate from the questions that were provided to her. You can read more about the story here: https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/04/the-curious-interview-between-biden-and-an-espn-host/

4:30pm- While speaking at an event prior to Monday’s solar eclipse, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) told a crowd that the moon is made of gases and the sun is “almost” too hot for astronauts to go near. Alarmingly, Rep. Leeserved as a member of the Science Committee and was the Ranking Member on the Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee!

4:50pm- Tommy Christopher of Mediate writes that “USA Today changed its headline about former President Donald Trump’s abortion message after President Joe Biden’s campaign torpedoed the paper in a press call.” You can read the full story here: https://www.mediaite.com/news/usa-today-changes-trump-abortion-headline-after-biden-campaign-torpedoes-them-in-press-call-see-deleted-version/

5:05pm- Last month, while appearing on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, University of Maryland Professor Thomas Schaller discussed his book and claimed that white rural voters are “racist, xenophobic, anti-immigrant, anti-gay” and pose a “threat” to the country. In response to these claims, Nicholas F. Jacobs—a political scientist at Colby College—rebutted Schaller’s findings. Jacobs writes: “I’m an academic who studies rural Americans and lives in rural Maine. My job and passion is to pore over reams of data, including some of the largest surveys of rural voters ever conducted. Sitting on my computer are detailed responses from over 25,000 rural voters that I have conducted over the last decade and use ...

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 4:

6:05pm- According to a report on NBC Nightly News, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump now leads President Joe Biden among voters aged 18 to 29 by 18% (58% to 40%). Interestingly, Biden won the demographic outright in 2020. On Monday, the Biden Administration announced a new plan to forgive student loans for up to 30 million Americans. Could this be a strategic attempt to appeal to young voters?

6:15pm- In a new editorial for the Wall Street Journal, co-founder of Susquehanna International Group Jeff Yass writes: “Every child deserves access to a quality education. For several decades my wife and I have tried to make that ideal a reality by concentrating our philanthropy and political donations on advancing school choice. We want children to have a chance at success—and, if necessary, to be able to leave schools that aren’t allowing them to meet their full potential. Often solving public-policy challenges is complicated, but in this case it isn’t. School choice is the answer.” He concludes that President Joe Biden is the “worst” candidate for school choice. You can read the full editorial here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/i-wont-fund-trump-and-i-wont-vote-for-biden-yass-school-choice-c589c588?mod=opinion_lead_pos7

6:20pm- Ryan Saavedra of The Daily Wire writes: “Sulfur hexafluoride, a gas 24,300 times more potent at creating the greenhouse effect than carbon dioxide, is being released into the atmosphere at an alarming rate as China seeks to expand its electric power grid… Sulfur hexafluoride, SF6, is used ‘primarily in high-voltage electrical switchgear in electric power grids,’ the [MIT University] report said, adding that atmospheric concentrations of the greenhouse gas have skyrocketed as the global demand for electric power increases.” You can read the full article here: https://www.dailywire.com/news/mit-study-gas-24000x-more-powerful-than-co2-being-released-from-chinas-power-grid

6:35pm- The Rich Zeoli Game Show: Who is dumber? Congressman Hank Johnson or Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee?

6:50pm- Zach Jewell of The Daily Wire writes: “Democrats and the campaign for President Joe Biden are heading for trouble in Ohio as a law in the state could prevent Biden from appearing on the ballot in November. The Ohio Secretary of State’s office sent a letter to Ohio Democratic Chair Liz Walters on Friday, warning of ‘an apparent conflict in Ohio law’ as the Democratic National Convention—where Biden will officially be nominated—is scheduled for August 19, 12 days after the deadline when presidential nominees must be certified by the Secretary of State.” You can read the full article here: https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-faces-potential-trouble-getting-on-general-election-ballot-in-midwestern-state

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 3:

5:05pm- Last month, while appearing on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, University of Maryland Professor Thomas Schaller discussed his book and claimed that white rural voters are “racist, xenophobic, anti-immigrant, anti-gay” and pose a “threat” to the country. In response to these claims, Nicholas F. Jacobs—a political scientist at Colby College—rebutted Schaller’s findings. Jacobs writes: “I’m an academic who studies rural Americans and lives in rural Maine. My job and passion is to pore over reams of data, including some of the largest surveys of rural voters ever conducted. Sitting on my computer are detailed responses from over 25,000 rural voters that I have conducted over the last decade and used to publish a range of peer-reviewed and widely cited research. And I’ve done it all largely to make sense of why rural voters are continually drawn to the Republican Party. But the thing about rage—I’ve never found it.” You can read the Jacobs’s full article here: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/04/05/white-rural-rage-myth-00150395

5:45pm- Flashback: Hillary Clinton claimed she carried hot sauce with her at all times + Joe Biden told coal miners they should learn to code. Progressives have belittled blue collar workers for several election cycles—are they going to completely abandon the Democrat party in 2024?

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 2:

4:05pm- Recently, former ESPN anchor Sage Steele revealed that an interview she conducted with President Joe Biden on March 31, 2021 was meticulously scripted by the White House—and her employer would not allow her to deviate from the questions that were provided to her. You can read more about the story here: https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/04/the-curious-interview-between-biden-and-an-espn-host/

4:30pm- While speaking at an event prior to Monday’s solar eclipse, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) told a crowd that the moon is made of gases and the sun is “almost” too hot for astronauts to go near. Alarmingly, Rep. Leeserved as a member of the Science Committee and was the Ranking Member on the Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee!

4:50pm- Tommy Christopher of Mediate writes that “USA Today changed its headline about former President Donald Trump’s abortion message after President Joe Biden’s campaign torpedoed the paper in a press call.” You can read the full story here: https://www.mediaite.com/news/usa-today-changes-trump-abortion-headline-after-biden-campaign-torpedoes-them-in-press-call-see-deleted-version/

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 1:

3:05pm- In new editorial published by The Free Press, Uri Berliner—a Senior Editor and Reporter at National Public Radio—writes: “It’s true NPR has always had a liberal bent, but during most of my tenure here, an open-minded, curious culture prevailed. We were nerdy, but not knee-jerk, activist, or scolding. In recent years, however, that has changed. Today, those who listen to NPR or read its coverage online find something different: the distilled worldview of a very small segment of the U.S. population.” He also notes that as of 2023, “only 11 percent [of NPR listeners] described themselves as very or somewhat conservative. 21 percent as middle of the road, and 67 percent of listeners said they were very or somewhat liberal.” Consequently, NPR is “losing moderates and traditional liberals” in favor of far-left progressives. You can read the full article here: https://www.thefp.com/p/npr-editor-how-npr-lost-americas-trust

3:40pm- Rich references former Director of the National Institutes of Health Dr. Francis Collins. Of course, Matt and Henry need to play “Somewhere Past the Pandemic”—an original song to the tune of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” that Collins recorded in November 2021.

3:50pm- Recently, former ESPN anchor Sage Steele revealed that an interview she conducted with President Joe Biden on March 31, 2021 was meticulously scripted by the White House—and her employer would not allow her to deviate from the questions that were provided to her. You can read more about the story here: https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/04/the-curious-interview-between-biden-and-an-espn-host/

The Rich Zeoli Show- Full Episode (04/08/2024):

3:05pm- Lindsay Wise of The Wall Street Journal reports that “House Speaker Mike Johnson (R., La.) has pledged to bring up Ukraine aid for a vote in the House soon after Congress returns from Easter recess in coming days. But what the bill will look like—and who will support it—remains unsettled…The Senate passed a $95 billion package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan in February with bipartisan support. Johnson has resisted calls from defense hawks of both parties to simply bring the Senate bill up for a vote in the House, saying his chamber will move forward with its own bill that would add ‘some important innovations’ not included in the Senate version.” You can read the full report here: https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/mike-johnson-us-ukraine-aid-package-a3bac384?mod=hp_lead_pos2

3:10pm- Rich offers live play-by-play of the solar eclipse—however, he can’t see anything from the studio. Henry leaves to try to get a better angle but still can’t see anything thanks to clouds—so, the play-by-play is not going well. Matt refuses to look at the sky because he doesn’t trust the quality of the glasses Henry acquired via Amazon.

3:30pm- According to Dr. Sabine Stanely—a professor of planetary sciences at Johns Hopkins University—the moon is slowly moving away from Earth. Consequently, we only have 600 million more years of solar eclipses ahead of us. So, enjoy it while you can! You can read the full article here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/04/05/eclipse-sun-moon-earth-science/

4:05pm- Michael D. Shear of The New York Times writes that on Monday, while speaking from Madison, Wisconsin, President Joe Biden “announced a large-scale effort to help pay off federal student loans for tens of millions of American borrowers, seeking an election-year boost by returning to a 2020 campaign promise that was blocked by the Supreme Court last year. Mr. Biden’s new plan would reduce the amount that 25 million borrowers still owe on their undergraduate and graduate loans. It would wipe away the entire amount for more than four million Americans. Altogether, White House officials said, 10 million borrowers would see debt relief of $5,000 or more.” You can read more here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/08/us/politics/biden-student-loans-debt-relief.html

4:20pm- While appearing on CNN, Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) defended the Biden Administration’s plan to eliminate $5,000 of student loan debt for an estimated 10 million borrowers despite the Supreme Court having previously ruled that the executive branch is constitutionally incapable of forgiving loan debt unilaterally.

4:35pm- Are jeans causing climate change? Researchers at Guangdong University have concluded that jeans are as environmentally unfriendly as driving a gas-powered vehicle 6 miles.

4:40pm- Zach Kessel of National Review reports: “Rutgers University president Jonathan Holloway held a town hall with students Thursday night aimed at offering the school community the opportunity to ask him questions. Before he was able to answer a single one, anti-Israel protesters unleashed chaos. As Holloway attempted to address the crowd, ‘pro-Palestinian students interrupted the town hall and prevented the scheduled programming from happening. They shouted and tried to intimidate other students,’ Rutgers student Sarah Shiner, who was in attendance Thursday night.” You can read the full article here: https://www.nationalreview.co ...

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 4:

6:05pm- Michael D. Shear of The New York Times writes that on Monday, while speaking from Madison, Wisconsin, President Joe Biden “announced a large-scale effort to help pay off federal student loans for tens of millions of American borrowers, seeking an election-year boost by returning to a 2020 campaign promise that was blocked by the Supreme Court last year. Mr. Biden’s new plan would reduce the amount that 25 million borrowers still owe on their undergraduate and graduate loans. It would wipe away the entire amount for more than four million Americans. Altogether, White House officials said, 10 million borrowers would see debt relief of $5,000 or more.” You can read more here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/08/us/politics/biden-student-loans-debt-relief.html

6:10pm- Will Pennsylvania vote red in 2024? Aaron Zitner and Kris Maher of The Wall Street Journal explain that “energy-economy voters see Biden as hostile to fracking, which taps natural gas trapped in sedimentary rock deep underground. The sector has drawn billions of dollars in new investment in Pennsylvania, much of it in the state’s southwest corner.” You can read the full report here: https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/fracking-boom-pennsylvania-trump-biden-voters-a360fd1b?mod=hp_lead_pos9

6:30pm- “Civil War,” new dystopian action film starring Nick Offerman, Jesse Plemons, and Kirsten Dunst is set to release this week. During an interview, Offerman was asked if the film’s premise had anything to do with Donald Trump dividing America—he quickly dismissed the notion.

6:40pm- While on vacation, Rich missed last week’s earthquake in New Jersey. BUT he did not miss today’s solar eclipse…well, he sort of did because he couldn’t see anything from the studio.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 3:

5:05pm- In a video posted to his Truth Social account, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said abortion policy should not be crafted at the federal level—and instead, should be left to individual states to decide.

5:30pm- Did you watch the solar eclipse? Plus, what topic is Matt writing his 25-page term paper on? Rich falls asleep during the explanation.

5:35pm- During an interview with The New York Post, Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) said squatters have no rights: “How can you even pretend that this is anything other than you’re just breaking the law?” You can read more here: https://www.dailywire.com/news/fetterman-blasts-squatters-trying-to-steal-peoples-homes-squatters-have-no-rights

5:40pm- AUDIO OF THE DAY: Actress, singer, dancer, and author Jennifer Lewis has hilarious anti-Trump meltdown while appearing on Sirius XM.

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 2:

4:05pm- Michael D. Shear of The New York Times writes that on Monday, while speaking from Madison, Wisconsin, President Joe Biden “announced a large-scale effort to help pay off federal student loans for tens of millions of American borrowers, seeking an election-year boost by returning to a 2020 campaign promise that was blocked by the Supreme Court last year. Mr. Biden’s new plan would reduce the amount that 25 million borrowers still owe on their undergraduate and graduate loans. It would wipe away the entire amount for more than four million Americans. Altogether, White House officials said, 10 million borrowers would see debt relief of $5,000 or more.” You can read more here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/08/us/politics/biden-student-loans-debt-relief.html

4:20pm- While appearing on CNN, Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) defended the Biden Administration’s plan to eliminate $5,000 of student loan debt for an estimated 10 million borrowers despite the Supreme Court having previously ruled that the executive branch is constitutionally incapable of forgiving loan debt unilaterally.

4:35pm- Are jeans causing climate change? Researchers at Guangdong University have concluded that jeans are as environmentally unfriendly as driving a gas-powered vehicle 6 miles.

4:40pm- Zach Kessel of National Review reports: “Rutgers University president Jonathan Holloway held a town hall with students Thursday night aimed at offering the school community the opportunity to ask him questions. Before he was able to answer a single one, anti-Israel protesters unleashed chaos. As Holloway attempted to address the crowd, ‘pro-Palestinian students interrupted the town hall and prevented the scheduled programming from happening. They shouted and tried to intimidate other students,’ Rutgers student Sarah Shiner, who was in attendance Thursday night.” You can read the full article here: https://www.nationalreview.com/news/rutgers-police-escort-jewish-students-out-of-town-hall-after-pro-palestinian-protesters-call-for-intifada/

The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 1:

3:05pm- Lindsay Wise of The Wall Street Journal reports that “House Speaker Mike Johnson (R., La.) has pledged to bring up Ukraine aid for a vote in the House soon after Congress returns from Easter recess in coming days. But what the bill will look like—and who will support it—remains unsettled…The Senate passed a $95 billion package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan in February with bipartisan support. Johnson has resisted calls from defense hawks of both parties to simply bring the Senate bill up for a vote in the House, saying his chamber will move forward with its own bill that would add ‘some important innovations’ not included in the Senate version.” You can read the full report here: https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/mike-johnson-us-ukraine-aid-package-a3bac384?mod=hp_lead_pos2

3:10pm- Rich offers live play-by-play of the solar eclipse—however, he can’t see anything from the studio. Henry leaves to try to get a better angle but still can’t see anything thanks to clouds—so, the play-by-play is not going well. Matt refuses to look at the sky because he doesn’t trust the quality of the glasses Henry acquired via Amazon.

3:30pm- According to Dr. Sabine Stanely—a professor of planetary sciences at Johns Hopkins University—the moon is slowly moving away from Earth. Consequently, we only have 600 million more years of solar eclipses ahead of us. So, enjoy it while you can! You can read the full article here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/04/05/eclipse-sun-moon-earth-science/