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Two of the sharpest voices in media. The guests shaping politics and culture. Real conversations, live, twice a week. The Moment LIVE is the news show that actually makes sense. We're breaking down the biggest headlines and cultural moments of the day in smart, funny, honest conversations with the people shaping them. Hosted by Meredith Lynch — digital investigator, media sensation, and commentator whose work has been featured in The New York Times, Rolling Stone, and Vogue — and Rebecca Sananès, Edward R. Murrow Award-winning journalist and executive producer behind Pivot and the #1 ranked podcast Archetypes. New episodes every Tuesday and Friday. Subscribe now so you don't miss a single moment. Topics: politics explained · current events · news and culture · political commentary · breaking news · media criticism · pop culture and politics · news without the drama

  1. 1D AGO

    Did the Oscars Play It Safe? The Manosphere is Raising Your Sons, Tucker 2028, Iran & TSA Chaos ft. V Spehar

    Meredith Lynch and Rebecca Sananès are joined by V Spehar of Under the Desk News for a full Iran war update — NATO refused to escort oil ships, Trump asked China for help (China and Iran are allies), TSA agents are quitting mid-shutdown, and an Afghan asylum seeker who aided US Special Forces died in ICE custody less than 24 hours after being detained. Keep your eyes on ICE while the Iran war dominates the headlines.   Plus: Meredith and Rebecca break down Louis Theroux's Inside the Manosphere — the teen boys idolizing these creators, the income inequality at the root of it, and what it says about men in 2026. Then the Oscars: Jessie Buckley's historic win, the best documentary speech nobody covered, celebrity political silence, and Conan's jokes rated by a comedian.   And: is Tucker Carlson quietly positioning himself for 2028? Rebecca thinks yes — and makes a compelling case.   The Moment LIVE is hosted by Meredith Lynch and Rebecca Sananès. New episodes every Tuesday and Friday.   LINKS V Spehar Instagram V Spehar YouTube   Follow The Moment LIVE YouTube Substack Instagram TikTok   CHAPTERS 00:00 St. Patrick's Day, Freud & the Irish Psyche 01:22 Today's Rundown: Oscars, Manosphere, Iran & More 02:09 Oscars 2025: Jessie Buckley Wins, Hamnet & Best Picture Breakdown 05:47 Oscars Politics: Palestine, Celebrity Silence & Best Documentary Speech 10:55 Conan O'Brien's Oscars Jokes Rated 12:52 Inside the Manosphere: Louis Theroux Documentary Clip 15:51 Teen Boys, Toxic Masculinity & the Manosphere's Ripple Effects 23:07 Who Would Play Your Dog in a Movie? Welcoming V Spehar 23:41 Iran War Update: Propaganda, Supreme Leader Rumors & What's Real 26:15 NATO Refuses Trump: No Ships, No Insurance, No Help 30:38 China, Russia & Why Iran's Cheap Missiles Are Winning 34:04 Boots on the Ground: Is the US Heading Into Iraq? 35:28 ICE Detentions, Afghan Ally Dies in Custody & TSA Agents Quitting 42:54 Is Tucker Carlson Running in 2028? + TRL 1999 Is Having a Moment   Topics: manosphere explained, Louis Theroux documentary, Oscars 2025, Jessie Buckley, Iran war update, NATO Iran, TSA shutdown, ICE deportations, Tucker Carlson 2028, V Spehar, Under The Desk News, toxic masculinity, current events, politics explained

    48 min

  2. 5D AGO

    Is Social Media Addicting Us on Purpose? DOGE AI Brainrot, Iran, and Joe Rogan Betrayed by Trump

    Is social media actually designed to hook us? And who's legally responsible if it is? Journalist and author Fortesa Latifi joins to break down the landmark Section 230 trial, the dark reality of family vlogger culture, and what influencers told her on the record about monetizing their kids' worst moments. Her book Like, Follow Subscribe: Influencer Kids and the Cost of a Childhood Online is out April 7th. Plus: DOGE staffers couldn't define DEI under oath, because they used ChatGPT to cut over 1,400 humanities grants, including funding for a Holocaust documentary. We break it all down. Also: Iran cyber threats, why Joe Rogan feels betrayed by Trump, and Katherine Heigl's Mar-a-Lago moment. The Moment LIVE is hosted by Meredith Lynch and Rebecca Sananès. New episodes every Tuesday and Friday.   LINKS Pre-order Like, Follow, Subscribe: Influencer Kids and the Cost of a Childhood Online, by Fortesa Latifi, out April 7, 2026 Follow The Moment LIVE YouTube Substack Instagram TikTok CHAPTERS 00:00 Cold Open Banter 00:33 Today’s Rundown Preview 01:29 COVID Anniversary Memories 02:04 Patient Zero and Swine Flu 05:14 Iran Cyber and Oscar Threats 07:46 Rogan Feels Betrayed 11:51 Doge Bros and ChatGPT Cuts 13:39 Deposition Clip DEI Confusion 17:58 Katherine Heigl at Mar-a-Lago 21:34 Introducing Fortessa Latif 23:41 COVID Fueled Creator Boom 24:24 Mom Influencers vs Family Vlogs 25:23 Exploitation Backlash and Views 28:26 Adoption and Political Pipelines 32:45 Who Watches and What Comes Next     Topics: social media addiction, Section 230, family vloggers, kids and social media, DOGE cuts, ChatGPT in government, Joe Rogan Trump, Iran cyber attack, current events, politics explained

    50 min

  3. MAR 10

    Why Does Everyone Get the South Wrong? Dr. Chris Jones + Ashlie Atkinson on Arkansas, the Draft & the 2026 Midterms

    Is the Iran war over, or just beginning? Meredith Lynch and Rebecca Sananès are joined by actress Ashlie Atkinson (The Gilded Age, BlacKkKlansman) and Arkansas congressional candidate Dr. Chris Jones for a wide-ranging conversation on draft talk, the Save America Act, and why the House majority could hinge on a state most people fly over. Plus: why Timothée Chalamet declaring opera dead reveals something nobody's talking about — and what the AIDS crisis has to do with it. News decoded. Headlines dissected. Welcome to The Moment — what you’d get if your smartest group chat turned into a news show. Hosted by Rebecca Sananès and Meredith Lynch, the show brings smart commentary, sharp guests, and the context you need to make sense of the week’s chaos. Come for the internet vibes. Stay for the newsroom chops. New episodes every Tuesday and Friday at 11am ET / 8am PT. Follow The Moment: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheMoment_LIVE Substack: https://themomentshow.substack.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsthemomentlive TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@themomentislive Credits Host: Rebecca Sananès Host: Meredith Lynch Producer: Vienna DeGiacomo

    49 min

  4. 11/23/2025 · VIDEO

    Should The Left Stop Looking For The Next Joe Rogan? Hope Walz On GenZ Politics, Living In A Red State, and Which Real Housewife Would Thrive In Politics

    The news keeps rolling and so does The Moment! Comedian Carolina Montisqueieu is taking the NYC comedy scene by storm, but this morning, she is here to break down everything from Bad Bunny to Bill Clinton. Then Gen-Z icon and Fox News favorite, Hope Walz joins the chat to school our millennial asses on the next generation of the Democratic party and where she stands on matching friendship tattoos, spoiler alert, they are cringe.  Need the video and our sources? We don't blame you, get them on our FREE Substack.

    52 min

  5. 08/05/2025

    Maybe Get A Journal? On Family Vlogging and Kid Influencers with Fortesa Latifi

    Should you show your kids online? What rules should you have in place if your child wants to start a YouTube? What have we learned so far about this mostly uncharted world of child influencing? Fan favorite journalist Fortesa Latifi (Rolling Stone, The Cut, etc) is back on the pod to break it all down. We get into the recent doc Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kid Influencing to discuss what can go wrong when kids become influencers and what parents should be aware of. Pre-Order Fortesa's book here Follow Fortesa on social  Join Meredith's Patreon

    38 min

  6. 07/10/2025

    How Is That Legal? with Jim Baker from the Private Equity Stakeholder Project

    Our friends from the Private Equity Stakeholder Project are back to help us unpack what's at stake with the sale of Walgreens to private equity firm Sycamore Partners. Jim Baker, Executive Director of PESP joins us to get into Sycamore's track record and why that brings up concerns for their involvement in Walgreens. We also get into how Trump 2.0 has been responding to private equity and a few wins we have been seeing at the state level. It's an important episode of anyone who has ever needed to go to the pharmacy, so it's an important episode for basically everyone.    Follow PESP on Instagram here Subscribe to the Patreon here

    41 min

  7. 06/23/2025

    Craiglist Nightmares and Cursive Dreams with Rob Schulte

    First things first, BOSTON we hope you have your tickets to come see us Wednesday, June 25th at Laugh Boston. Tix here! This week on the pod the King of Kansas City is here to discuss all the wild historical things that happened on the day we recorded this. Brace yourselves because it goes from Anne Frank to OJ Simpson FAST. We discuss some of our earliest attempts at being funny (don't cancel us), cursive writing, and the Christmas where every 14-year-old boy got a Structure sweater and a gold chain. AND I uncover why men become cops! PLUS a lil Taylor Swift.  Follow Rob!  Come see us live June 25th at Laugh Boston! Tix Here!

    51 min

  8. 06/13/2025

    I Can Get Really Coupon-y with Molly McAleer

    My cousin in Christ Molly McAleer is in the house to talk about the Revolutionary War, Karen Read, and if anyone is switching cell phone providers in 2025. We get into Turtle Boy, what happened when I discovered the fifth wave of Beatles fans, and I invite Molly to be a city planner.  Come see us June 25th and June 26th in Boston! Tix here!  Get this full conversation on Pateron. See the playground where it all went down.  Follow Mollz

    47 min
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Two of the sharpest voices in media. The guests shaping politics and culture. Real conversations, live, twice a week. The Moment LIVE is the news show that actually makes sense. We're breaking down the biggest headlines and cultural moments of the day in smart, funny, honest conversations with the people shaping them. Hosted by Meredith Lynch — digital investigator, media sensation, and commentator whose work has been featured in The New York Times, Rolling Stone, and Vogue — and Rebecca Sananès, Edward R. Murrow Award-winning journalist and executive producer behind Pivot and the #1 ranked podcast Archetypes. New episodes every Tuesday and Friday. Subscribe now so you don't miss a single moment. Topics: politics explained · current events · news and culture · political commentary · breaking news · media criticism · pop culture and politics · news without the drama

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