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Dead Air is a twice-weekly podcast that keeps score of the mainstream media, featuring Steve Schmidt and Dean Blundell. On Mondays, they autopsy the Sunday morning shows, grade the hosts, and call out what's been ignored. On Fridays, they focus on stories the mainstream media aren't widely reporting. With mainstream media, it's not just about what they cover. It's about what they don't. Steve and Dean run the grades and tell you who's really doing the work and who's just performing.

  1. 1d ago

    Dead Air: Missiles Gone. Wig On | Steve Schmidt and Dean Blundell

    Donald Trump got booed by a crowd in Vegas, can't seem to locate his missile stockpile, crashed out on Truth Social (surely not after midnight), and he dropped the hair-loss drug he's used for years — but who needs those when you've got a smokin' hot wig? Steve and Dean are here for all of it. In case you were wondering, yes, Steve's wig is on the way. Live at 12 pm ET, "Dead Air" is back to get to the bottom of the Missiles Gone, Wig On situation. Plus: Mitch McConnell has officially been discharged from the rehabilitation center, though some are saying he'll continue to be dead — just from home now. And the White House says the affordability crisis is basically solved, so why is the internet still fighting about $20 burritos? Support The Warning and become a YouTube member today! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2I50t9-7Ol7AjwryRv-Fiw/join Today's Merch: Got Mitch? tee: https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/products/got-mitch-tee?_pos=1&_sid=10cfd6cf7&_ss=r SUBSCRIBE for more and follow me here: Substack: https://steveschmidt.substack.com/subscribe Store: https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thewarningses.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SteveSchmidtSES/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thewarningses Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewarningses/ X: https://x.com/SteveSchmidtSES 🇺🇸 JOIN @SaveAmericaMvmt: The Save America Movement is dedicated to truth, accountability, and the preservation of our democracy. We can't do this without you. 👉 Take action today: TheSaveAmericaMovement.org 🔗 Follow Us & Stay Informed Website: TheSaveAmericaMovement.org See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Dead Air: Missiles Gone. Wig On | Steve Schmidt and Dean Blundell

  2. Jul 28

    Dead Air: Fourth Estate Failures | Steve Schmidt & Dean Blundell

    On today's episode of "Dead Air" with Steve Schmidt and Dean Blundell, they assert that the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner was more than an embarrassing spectacle. It was a public confession of institutional failure. The people entrusted with holding power accountable laughed, applauded, and socialized with the very figures undermining American democracy. Journalism isn’t performance. It’s a public trust. Edward R. Murrow understood that. Too many of today’s media elites don’t. Former ICE agent and whistleblower Jenn Budd then joins them for a sobering conversation about the culture inside America’s immigration enforcement system. She describes an institution where abuse, dehumanization, and a lack of accountability have become normalized, while political leaders and much of the national media avert their eyes from what’s happening in their name. They close with an unflinching assessment of the Democratic Party. At the moment America most needs a disciplined, competent, and relentless opposition, Democrats remain strategically adrift, financially weakened, and poorly led. The stakes couldn’t be higher. Defeating MAGA will require far more than outrage. It will require a party prepared to meet history with clarity, courage, and competence. Support The Warning and become a YouTube member today! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2I50t9-7Ol7AjwryRv-Fiw/join Today's Merch: F*CK ICE tee: https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/products/f-ck-ice?_pos=1&_psq=fuck+ice&_psid=90a4f3f92&_ss=e&_v=1.0 SUBSCRIBE for more and follow me here: Substack: https://steveschmidt.substack.com/subscribe Store: https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thewarningses.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SteveSchmidtSES/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thewarningses Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewarningses/ X: https://x.com/SteveSchmidtSES 🇺🇸 JOIN @SaveAmericaMvmt: The Save America Movement is dedicated to truth, accountability, and the preservation of our democracy. We can't do this without you. 👉 Take action today: TheSaveAmericaMovement.org 🔗 Follow Us & Stay Informed Website: TheSaveAmericaMovement.org See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  3. Jul 18

    Dead Air: The Bar is in Hell | Steve Schmidt, Dean Blundell & Tara Palmeri

    Today's episode of "Dead Air" is coming at you harder and faster than a Blue Angels flyover at a Florida Beach. Steve Schmidt and Dean Blundell tackle Pentagon Pete's plans to provide gender-affirming care to the troops, the ex-wife of the ICE agent who shot and killed Joan Sebastian Guerrero exposing him as a violent loser who should never have been given a gun. Tara Palmeri joins to discuss Todd Blanche's humiliation in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Epstein survivors. Oh, and did you see Sen. Jon Ossoff's masterful takedown of DNI nominee Jay Clayton? If competence is your thing then you need to tune in. Brought to you by the Save America Movement. Read Tara's work and subscribe to her journalism here: https://www.tarapalmeri.com/ Support The Warning and become a member today! https://www.youtube.com/@thewarningwithsteveschmidt Today's Merch: F*CK ICE tee: https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/products/f-ck-ice?_pos=1&_psq=fuck+ice&_psid=90a4f3f92&_ss=e&_v=1.0 SUBSCRIBE for more and follow me here: Substack: https://steveschmidt.substack.com/subscribe Store: https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thewarningses.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SteveSchmidtSES/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thewarningses Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewarningses/ X: https://x.com/SteveSchmidtSES See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Dead Air: The Bar is in Hell | Steve Schmidt, Dean Blundell & Tara Palmeri

  4. Jul 14

    Dead Air: No Sanitizing The Sinners | Steve Schmidt & Dean Blundell

    On today’s episode of Dead Air, we cut through the spin surrounding three stories that speak to the decay of American political life: the political vacuum left by Lindsey Graham’s death, the unanswered questions surrounding Mitch McConnell’s condition, and what may be one of the most alarming assaults on press freedom in modern American history. We examine the carefully managed public messaging surrounding Mitch McConnell’s hospitalization, arguing that the American people deserve transparency from a man who has served at the highest levels of government for decades. The conversation explores what has — and hasn’t — been disclosed, and why the absence of clear information fuels growing public skepticism. We talked about Lindsey Graham’s legacy. I argue that Graham wasn’t merely another Republican senator, but one of the central architects of Donald Trump’s consolidation of power inside the Republican Party. His combination of institutional influence, political cynicism, and personal loyalty to Trump was singular — and leaves behind a void that is unlikely to be filled. The episode concludes with a discussion of reports that the Department of Justice, acting at the direction of the White House, has subpoenaed four New York Times reporters —Tyler Pager, Eric Lipton, Eric Schmitt, and Julian E. Barnes — following their reporting on Donald Trump’s use of a Qatari aircraft lacking defensive countermeasures. I argue that using the machinery of the federal government against journalists for doing their jobs is an attack on the First Amendment itself and another step toward the criminalization of independent journalism. Throughout the conversation, we place each story within a larger pattern: the erosion of constitutional norms, the corruption of democratic institutions, and the growing willingness of political power to substitute intimidation for accountability. It’s a sobering conversation about a country drifting further from the constitutional principles that once defined it. Support The Warning and become a member today! https://www.youtube.com/@UC2I50t9-7Ol7AjwryRv-Fiw Today's Merch: Embarrassed American https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/products/embarrassed-american-cotton-tee SUBSCRIBE for more and follow me here: Substack: https://steveschmidt.substack.com/subscribe Store: https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thewarningses.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SteveSchmidtSES/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thewarningses Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewarningses/ X: https://x.com/SteveSchmidtSES See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  5. Jul 11

    Dead Air: Weekend at Mitch's | Steve Schmidt & Dean Blundell

    Nobody has seen Mitch McConnell in weeks. He's reportedly hospitalized, senators are claiming conversations with him, but Washington is starting to look like a reboot of "Weekend at Bernie's." On today's edition of "Dead Air," brought to you by the Save America Movement, Steve Schmidt and Dean Blundell sic the bloodhounds on the senator from Kentucky, just like he would do. They also wade into the Dems' Graham Platner mess in Maine, Trump's latest chaos, and react to the horrific murder of a Houston father at the hands of ICE. Support The Warning and become a member today! https://www.youtube.com/@UC2I50t9-7Ol7AjwryRv-Fiw Today's Merch: Embarrassed American https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/products/embarrassed-american-cotton-tee SUBSCRIBE for more and follow me here: Substack: https://steveschmidt.substack.com/subscribe Store: https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thewarningses.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SteveSchmidtSES/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thewarningses Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewarningses/ X: https://x.com/SteveSchmidtSES   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Dead Air: Weekend at Mitch's | Steve Schmidt & Dean Blundell

  6. Jul 6

    Dead Air: Red, White Supremacists & Blue | Steve Schmidt & Dean Blundell

    'Dead Air' with Steve Schmidt & Dean Blundell is back as they break down a 250th that America won't soon forget. They cover the white nationalist group Patriot Front marching openly, while the government refuses to condemn them, the National Mall evacuation as Trump claimed that "rain is fun," and so much more. Brought to you by the Save America Movement. Support The Warning and become a YouTube member today! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2I50t9-7Ol7AjwryRv-Fiw/join Today's Merch: Freedom is a Gift tee: https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/products/unisex-garment-dyed-heavyweight-t-shirt SUBSCRIBE for more and follow me here: Substack: https://steveschmidt.substack.com/subscribe Store: https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thewarningses.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SteveSchmidtSES/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thewarningses Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewarningses/ X: https://x.com/SteveSchmidtSES 🇺🇸 JOIN @SaveAmericaMvmt: The Save America Movement is dedicated to truth, accountability, and the preservation of our democracy. We can't do this without you. 👉 Take action today: TheSaveAmericaMovement.org 🔗 Follow Us & Stay Informed Website: TheSaveAmericaMovement.org Subscribe to Dean Blundell: https://deanblundell.substack.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  7. Jun 28

    Dead Air: Life's Not Fair | Steve Schmidt and Dean Blundell

    To absolutely no one's surprise, Donald Trump's "Great American Fair" is a flop. Seven states are a no-show, the ferris wheel is on the fritz and the ICE CREAM HAS MELTED. Speaking of meltdowns, Steve and Dean tear apart Megyn Kelly's hideous racist rant against Haitians and take a deep dive into the progressive primary sweep we saw in New York this week. Does it mean the entire Democratic party is about to take a big step to the left? Brought to you by the Save America Movement.  Support The Warning and become a YouTube member today! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2I50t9-7Ol7AjwryRv-Fiw/join Today's Merch: Freedom is a Gift tee https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/products/unisex-garment-dyed-heavyweight-t-shirt SUBSCRIBE for more and follow me here: Substack: https://steveschmidt.substack.com/subscribe Store: https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thewarningses.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SteveSchmidtSES/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thewarningses Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewarningses/ X: https://x.com/SteveSchmidtSES 🇺🇸 JOIN @SaveAmericaMvmt: The Save America Movement is dedicated to truth, accountability, and the preservation of our democracy. We can't do this without you. 👉 Take action today: TheSaveAmericaMovement.org 🔗 Follow Us & Stay Informed Website: TheSaveAmericaMovement.org Subscribe to Dean Blundell: https://deanblundell.substack.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Dead Air: Life's Not Fair | Steve Schmidt and Dean Blundell

  8. Jun 22

    Dead Air: A Monumental Mess | Steve Schmidt, Dean Blundell, Jennifer Welch and Angie "Pumps" Sullivan

    Tacky gold trim, torn up sod, and a "reflecting pool" full of algae and dead ducks. You've really got to hand it to Donald Trump -- only he could make one of the most historic and picturesque cities in America look like the home and garden section of a foreclosed Big Lots. Steve Schmidt and Dean Blundell are joined by a pair of guests who've also "had it" with Donald's desecration of our nation's capitol: Jennifer Welch and Angie "Pumps" Sullivan of the "I've Had It" Podcast. Nothing and no one is safe from these four so we hope JD's eyeliner is waterproof today. Put on your best Erika Kirk death stare and come join us for this show that you do not want to miss! Brought to you by the Save America Movement.  Support The Warning and become a YouTube member today! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2I50t9-7Ol7AjwryRv-Fiw/join Today's Merch: Freedom is a Gift Tee https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/products/unisex-garment-dyed-heavyweight-t-shirt SUBSCRIBE for more and follow me here:  Substack: https://steveschmidt.substack.com/subscribe Store: https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thewarningses.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SteveSchmidtSES/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thewarningses Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewarningses/ X: https://x.com/SteveSchmidtSES 🇺🇸 JOIN @SaveAmericaMvmt: The Save America Movement is dedicated to truth, accountability, and the preservation of our democracy. We can't do this without you. 👉 Take action today: TheSaveAmericaMovement.org 🔗 Follow Us & Stay Informed Website: TheSaveAmericaMovement.org See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Dead Air: A Monumental Mess | Steve Schmidt, Dean Blundell, Jennifer Welch and Angie "Pumps" Sullivan
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Dead Air is a twice-weekly podcast that keeps score of the mainstream media, featuring Steve Schmidt and Dean Blundell. On Mondays, they autopsy the Sunday morning shows, grade the hosts, and call out what's been ignored. On Fridays, they focus on stories the mainstream media aren't widely reporting. With mainstream media, it's not just about what they cover. It's about what they don't. Steve and Dean run the grades and tell you who's really doing the work and who's just performing.

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    iHeartPodcasts
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    28
  • Rating
    Explicit
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