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

YT: @thesagnikbasu

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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

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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

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0:00 Intro
0:53 Greenwashing
6:07 America is polarized, and it's getting worse
9:04 Companies lied about progressive goals
17:23 Can you be a conservative environmentalist?
28:00 Al Gore, Nixon, and the EPA
33:00 Why no one care about the environment
33:50 Protests won't solve anything, then what will?
41:20 Is Climate Change a generational issue?
44:12 Elon Musk: From Environmentalist to MAGA?
49:50 The Green New Deal is a Trojan horse?
52:41 Tariffs and Consumerism
56:44 America the beautiful

Benji Backer is a friend and the founder of the American Conservation Coalition — the largest conservative youth environmental group in the U.S. He’s also the author of The Conservative Environmentalist, offering common-sense solutions for a sustainable future. Now, he's launched a new nonprofit, Nature is Nonpartisan, focused on taking the politics out of the environmental conversation.

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

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0:00 Intro
0:45 The group chats that changed America
1:52 Silicon Valley and Donald Trump
7:57 Tech CEO's at odds with their workers
11:50 Building ELITE consensus via Group Chats
20:21 Steve Bannon and New Media
24:32 The Great Bundling & Unbundling of Media
29:20 Megyn Kelly crushing Legacy Media
33:30 What makes a great broadcaster
35:55 Political commentary in the creator economy
38:48 What's Ben Smith building with Semafor

I sat down with Ben Smith, co-founder of Semafor and host of the Mixed Signals podcast, to discuss how the Tech-Right builds consensus in secret elite pro-Trump group chats, Steve Bannon, New Media in the White House, Megyn Kelly, and the future of journalism in the creator economy.

Before starting Semafor, Ben Smith was the media columnist for The New York Times, where he covered the transformation of the news business in the digital age. Prior to that, he was the founding editor-in-chief of BuzzFeed News, where he helped build the outlet into a globally recognized digital newsroom known for its scoops, viral storytelling, and ambitious investigative journalism. Smith began his career covering politics for outlets like Politico, the New York Observer, and the New York Daily News. In 2022, he co-founded Semafor, a global news startup aimed at restoring trust in journalism through transparency and clarity. Ben is known for his sharp insight into media disruption, platform politics, and the evolving relationship between journalism and power.

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

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0:00 New media disrupting the White House briefing room
3:05 Why is Legacy News upset at the New Media
5:26 Narrative Violation: Immigration and Deportation
11:48 How new media reporting differs from mainstream media
14:55 Dressing flashy for the White House?
16:43 The hypocrisy of the 'objective' legacy media's
20:56 The Right covering culture wars
27:10 Thin, Fertile and Republican: The rise of anti-feminist media
30:30 Alex Clark, The Infertility Crisis
32:35 Is being healthy 'right coded'?
35:10 The Vibe Shift

Mary Margaret Olohan is a friend who I met years ago while working at the Daily Caller. Today, she’s the White House Correspondent at the Daily Wire.

We jammed on the New Media taking over the White House Press Briefing Room and the rise of Anti-Feminist Media, people like Candace Owens, Brett Cooper, and Alex Clark, telling women to be thin, fertile, and Republican.

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

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0:00 Intro
0:17 Immigration crackdown
03:03 Mass Deportations vs First Amendment
07:40 Patriot Act Deja Vu
09:35 Deporting to El Salvador dungeons?
12:01 Deporting college kids writing op-eds?
15:13 Harvard vs Trump
17:40 The corruption in US colleges
21:35 The WOKE Right
25:53 Don't tread on me
28:49 AOC, Bernie, Anti-Oligarchy Tour
31:17 Dems have no brand?
33:10 Elon Musk
34:34 Tariff chaos
37:24 Stock market is only for the rich?
41:11 The Abundance agenda
44:55 Signal Chat chaos, Iran, Pete Hegseth
50:11 Has the Tech Right surrendered to Trump?
52:20 Do immigrants have free speech rights?
55:32 Mahmoud Khalil, slippery slope argument
58:16 The ends shall not justify the means

Robby Soave and I do our best Resistance Lib impression to dig deep into the ongoing free speech crisis amidst the deportation chaos.

Robby hosts the Rising on The Hill and is a senior editor at Reason TV.

He also has great hair and is the first person to suit up for my pod.

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

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Julian Dorey is a friend and one of the best podcasters out there. We react to pompous Douglas Smith's debate with Dave Smith on JRE, we riffed on how the woke virus is crippling the Right because it has a spine made of glass, and a lot more. Enjoy! Subscribe and also go to Julian's channel and help him cross 1M subs.

0:00 - INTRO
0:51 - Julian Dorey Podcast Growth
2:19 - The Trump Cultural “vibe shift”, How Biden f*ed up**
6:46 - NYC when Trump first won in 2016, Tech Bros & Trump
13:06 - Douglas Murray vs. Dave Smith, Woke Right
16:46 - Immigration, Deportations and Israel
28:52 - US Gov, Antisemit!sm & Free Speech
31:24 - Trump’s Relationship w/ Israel, Israeli espionage, Criticizing Israel
35:11 - Gavin Newsom and the failure of Cailfornia
37:39 The Liberal's Abundance Theory, We need to build more
44:49 - Ezra Klein Theory on Why Democrats Lost, Newsom California failures
54:26 - Candace Owens Theory, The Left’s “Search for Joe Rogan”
1:05:44 - Is Alternate Right Wing Media Falling In The MSM corruption trap
1:14:46 - Why Julian looks at everything 10 years out
1:20:06 - How long will Elon Musk last in MAGA
1:24:04 - Julian on Joe Rogan & Elon Musk relationship
1:29:37 - Paul Rosolie theory on long-form podcast downside
1:34:57 - Trad Wives vs Feminism, “Society has sold Women a LIE” - Julian on “Society’s Plan”
1:40:29 - Julian on his Mom, Future Wife & Kids
1:44:00 - The Economy is preventing women from being trad wives and moms
1:47:04 - The College Degree Scam?
1:51:00 - The Pandemic Effects on Children & Adults Socially
1:56:00 - The “Artist” Generation Currently unfolding (4th Turning)
1:59:06 - Julian wants to be #1 in the World

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

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