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.

I also speak with creators and entrepreneurs building media on their own terms—people forging new paths outside the traditional gatekeepers.

I’m not here to sell you anything. None of this is monetized. I’m just grateful you’re listening.

IG: @sssagnic

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0:00 The Joe Biden Cover-Up
13:37 Lessons for the media
17:50 MSM's stronghold is crumbling
25:04 Elon Musk is done
30:03 Does the GOP care about limited government
32:00 Immigration, deportation, foreign students
34:08 Harvard vs Trump
37:18 Deportation tactics, vettings, Chinese spies in America?
40:30 Democrats' future: Populism vs Abundance
44:00 The comeback of neo-liberalism?
46:30 The future of Democrats
48:30 The future of Republicans
51:41 Who is the next mayor of NYC?

Robby hosts the Rising on ‪The Hill‬ and is a senior editor at ‪Reason TV. We chatted about the state of Liberal media and their complacency in covering up the Biden's mental state leading up to 2024 Presidential Election.

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.

I also speak with creators and entrepreneurs building media on their own terms—people forging new paths outside the traditional gatekeepers.

I’m not here to sell you anything. None of this is monetized. I’m just grateful you’re listening.

IG: @sssagnic

YT: @thesagnikbasu

X: @_sagnikbasu

0:00 Intro
1:10 ICE raid protests in LA
3:45 Immigrants are no longer required to assimilate
5:49 Deportations - Kilmar Abrego Garcia
9:06 Deportations - Student Visas
10:30 Jared Isaacman is gone, why?
13:20 Elon Musk vs Trump conflict
17:30 Was DOGE a failure?
18:36 MAGA is only for Trump loyalists
20:36 Karine Jean-Pierre and the Joe Biden coverup
22:10 The future for: Populists vs Abundance
24:54 The New Right is skeptical about | Israel
30:50 Trump and America's foreign policy towards | Israel
32:07 Boomer Republicans are pro-Israel, why?
32:11 How the media covered up Biden's decline
40:12 Conservative media should hold up the standards
44:40 The future of social conservatism

Amber Duke is a friend, Senior Editor at The Daily Caller, cohost of Rising On The Hill, and cohost of Free Media on Reason TV.

We talked about the state of the ongoing ICE raids in Los Angeles, deportations, and what lies at the core of America's identity crisis.

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.

I also speak with creators and entrepreneurs building media on their own terms—people forging new paths outside the traditional gatekeepers.

I’m not here to sell you anything. None of this is monetized. I’m just grateful you’re listening.

IG: @sssagnic

YT: @thesagnikbasu

X: @_sagnikbasu