Redshift with Ariel David

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Ariel David cuts through the noise to ask the questions the media won’t. Why are America’s institutions collapsing? What ideologies are driving the the changing geopolitical order? Who’s scripting the narratives we’re told to believe? In an era of censorship, corruption, and decline, Redshift investigates the ideas, forces, and people reshaping American power—from the halls of Congress to the depths of internet subcultures. Powered by Upward News. Stay sharp on everything from D.C. power plays to media hoaxes and global conflicts. Get our free, uncensored daily briefing at www.upward.news/subscribe

  1. DEC 2

    The New QAnon And JD Vance’s Choice, With Sam Tanenhaus

    Sam Tanenhaus is an American historian, journalist, and editor whose career has spanned some of the most influential institutions in media, including Vanity Fair, The New York Review of Books, and The New York Times Book Review, where he served as editor. He is the author of Whittaker Chambers, a Pulitzer Prize finalist, and the long-anticipated biography of William F. Buckley Jr., a project decades in the making. Tanenhaus’s work explores the evolution of American conservatism and the figures who shaped it, offering a rare combination of historical depth and cultural insight. Across his writing and commentary, he has become one of the most respected voices examining how ideas, movements, and media have defined American political life. WHAT WE DISCUSSED The playbook William F. Buckley used to sideline the John Birch Society.Why Tucker Carlson's influence presents a greater challenge than past conspiracy theorists.The political pressure on JD Vance to become the conservative movement's new gatekeeper.How media figures replaced politicians as the real leaders on the Right.The strategic dilemma: purge the fringes or keep them inside the tent?

    52 min

  2. SEP 19

    Candace & Tucker's Blitzkrieg On Charlie Kirk's Legacy With Josh Hammer

    Today on the show we have Josh Hammer. He's a leading conservative commentator, attorney, and author. He's senior editor-at-large at Newsweek, host of The Josh Hammer Show, which everyone should listen to, and author of the must-read Israel and Civilization: The Fate of the Jewish Nation and the Destiny of the West. He was very close friends with Charlie Kirk, and at TPUSA’s Student Action Summit, Charlie personally tapped him to take the stage in a high-stakes Israel debate. In this interview, we remembered Charlie—what he believed about Israel, how he built Jewish-Christian alliances, and how his legacy is now being contested. We also discuss how the so-called woke right, including Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens, have been weaponizing Charlie's death to push narratives that turn America against Israel. WHAT WE DISCUSSED • Josh Hammer reflects on his friendship with Charlie Kirk and the impact of his assassination • How figures like Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens are exploiting Charlie’s death to push anti-Israel narratives • The collapse of trust in institutions fueling conspiracy theories and antisemitism on the right • Josh’s book Israel and Civilization and why he argues the Bible is the foundation of Western civilization • The growing threat to the Christian-Jewish alliance and why preserving it is critical for America’s future.

    31 min

  3. SEP 5

    The MAHA Americans Running For Congress with Ryan Sheridan

    Ryan Sheridan is a Missouri nurse practitioner and entrepreneur, running for Congress on the MAHA agenda. His campaign is championing transparency in food and medicine, decentralization of healthcare, and fiscal responsibility, positioning him as a conservative alternative to failed bureaucratic systems. WHAT WE DISCUSSED How to dismantle America's broken healthcare system and end hospital monopoliesThe MAHA movement’s push for total transparency in food and medicineWhy Americans are still demanding accountability for COVID-19 mandatesA plan to stop corporations from buying single-family homesThe $137 trillion national debt crushing young Americans

    22 min

  4. AUG 29

    Trump vs. The Billionaire CEOs With Tevi Troy

    Tevi Troy served as Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services under President George W. Bush and was one of the administration’s top domestic policy advisors. He played a key role in shaping health and homeland security policy during a critical era. He’s now a presidential historian and senior fellow at the Bipartisan Policy Center, and the author of Fight House and other books on politics, media, and the presidency. WHAT WE DISCUSSED Why Trump’s second term is more focused and unified than his firstHow Trump negotiates directly with CEOs like Tim Cook and Jamie DimonThe story of Elon Musk’s political fallout and why he’s now “homeless”Why the administration is taking a cautious approach to AI regulationIs Trump’s populist rhetoric just an act?

    26 min

  5. AUG 22

    Israel, Epstein, & Online MAGA’s Turn Against Trump With Park MacDougald

    Park MacDougald is a senior writer for Tablet magazine’s newsletter, The Scroll, and a fellow at the Manhattan Institute. Recently named a Robert Novak Fellow, his work focuses on exposing information operations and the financial and political networks that manufacture narratives to shape public debate. WHAT WE DISCUSSED The propaganda war against Israel: who’s behind it and why they’re winning.The campaign to split Evangelicals from Israel with fake persecution stories."Epstein Gate": Tucker and Bannon's attempt to redefine MAGA and corner Trump.Why Tucker Carlson’s anti-Israel crusade has little to do with “America First.”The battle over Israel and the future of the post-Trump GOP.

    33 min

  6. AUG 15

    How Trump Just Got REALLY Rich, With Eric Lipton

    Eric Lipton is an investigative reporter for The New York Times and a multiple Pulitzer Prize winner. His work specializes in dissecting the hidden influence of money and lobbying on American government, revealing how powerful interests shape policy far from public view. WHAT WE DISCUSSED How Trump’s family has built massive new wealth through crypto ventures since his second term beganWhy the scale and direct involvement of a sitting president in these business deals is unprecedentedThe potential conflicts of interest created by Trump’s business partners benefiting from government actionsWhy these business ties haven’t hurt Trump politically—and why most of his base isn’t concernedHow the use of crypto adds layers of secrecy and foreign influence risk to presidential business dealings

    23 min

  7. AUG 8

    In This House, Science Is Real With Brian Nosek

    Brian Nosek, a pioneering psychologist and professor at the University of Virginia, shook the scientific establishment in 2015 when his Reproducibility Project revealed that only 36% of published psychology studies could be successfully replicated—exposing a crisis at the heart of scientific research. As co-founder of the Center for Open Science, Nosek has built an organization dedicated to increasing transparency and accountability in scientific practice. His work challenges the academic incentive structure that rewards publishing novel, positive results over methodological rigor and accurate findings, pushing researchers to focus on career advancement rather than discovering truth. WHAT WE DISCUSSED Brian Nosek reveals the reproducibility crisis in science, where the pressure to publish novel, tidy results often conflicts with rigorous, messy reality.How incentive structures in academia can skew research, pushing scientists toward career advancement over truth-seeking.The role of decentralized skepticism in science, and why converging evidence over time builds trust in findings.Solutions like Registered Reports, which commit to publishing studies regardless of outcome, aiming to align rewards with rigor.The impact of bureaucracy and funding biases on research, alongside innovative ideas to reduce friction and accelerate discovery.

    39 min

  8. JUL 31

    Does Anyone Believe In Free Speech? With Rikki Schlott

    Rikki Schlott is a journalist at the New York Post, a fellow at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, and co-author of The Canceling of the American Mind. As a Gen Z voice in the national conversation on free speech, she’s become a sharp critic of academic orthodoxy and cancel culture. Schlott also hosts two podcasts—Lost Debate and We Never Had This Conversation—where she challenges dominant narratives and explores the generational divide over expression, politics, and power. We discussed: How cancel culture ebbs and flows with cultural disruptions - from 2016 to 2020 and post-October 7thThe generational divide on free speech - why older generations defend it more consistently than Gen ZWhy academia creates censorious environments and whether government intervention on campuses is appropriateThe political inconsistency of free speech advocacy - how both sides abandon principles when in powerSocial media's role in free speech debates and why Elon Musk's Twitter takeover led to an unbalanced discourse

    34 min
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Ariel David cuts through the noise to ask the questions the media won’t. Why are America’s institutions collapsing? What ideologies are driving the the changing geopolitical order? Who’s scripting the narratives we’re told to believe? In an era of censorship, corruption, and decline, Redshift investigates the ideas, forces, and people reshaping American power—from the halls of Congress to the depths of internet subcultures. Powered by Upward News. Stay sharp on everything from D.C. power plays to media hoaxes and global conflicts. Get our free, uncensored daily briefing at www.upward.news/subscribe

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