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Inside the Hive by Vanity Fair Vanity Fair
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4.1 • 1.3K Ratings
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Each week, Vanity Fair special correspondent Brian Stelter examines the powerful forces driving today’s news and politics. Through incisive conversations with newsmakers, journalists, politicians, and Vanity Fair’s own experts, Stelter reveals the story behind the story.
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Why UFOs Freak Out the Government
Host Brian Stelter joins author Garrett Graff for a deep dive into the world of unidentified anomalous phenomena and intelligent life elsewhere, the subject of his new book, “UFO: The Inside Story of the US Government’s Search for Alien Life Here—And Out There.” They discuss how we might discover another civilization and what Hollywood gets wrong, the government’s focus on greater transparency of UFO research, and where conspiracies stem from.
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Dominion’s Fox News Case Was Just the Beginning
Host Brian Stelter speaks with Stephen Shackelford and Davida Brook, two of the lead attorneys in Dominion Voting Systems' lawsuit against Fox. "We have so much work ahead of us," Shackelford says, because even though Fox paid $787.5 million earlier this year to settle the case, Dominion is still suing many other defendants, including Newsmax and Rudy Giuliani. Those cases are "all proceeding towards trial," Brook says. Shackelford says Dominion was "put through hell" by Donald Trump's election lies in 2020 – "hell that continues to this day." Brooks says the ongoing litigation is about "setting the record straight."
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Naomi Klein on 'Selective Information' About Israel and Gaza
Host Brian Stelter joins Naomi Klein for a trip into the mirror world, the subject of her unsettling new book, “Doppelganger.” They discuss Klein’s own mirror self—the conspiratorial writer Naomi Wolf—how Steve Bannon shapes political narratives, and the challenges of understanding what’s happening on the ground in Israel and Gaza as an information war plays out alongside the carnage.
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Exclusive: Mitt Romney Says Trump Is "Such a Whack Job"
The GOP's least favorite party pooper had some choice words after Donald Trump complained about McKay Coppins' new book. Host Brian Stelter explores Mitt Romney's path from Republican standard-bearer to party pariah with Coppins, who interviewed Romney dozens of times for “Romney: A Reckoning.” Coppins discussed Romney’s decision to unburden himself after the January 6 attack; the senator's own complicity in the GOP’s Trumpian trajectory; and fears about the future of democracy.
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Speaker Flop Sweat: Right Wing Media Inflames GOP
Host Brian Stelter breaks down the GOP dysfunction in Congress with Vanity Fair national political reporter Abigail Tracy, who has been covering the speaker fracas from the Capitol, and Brian Rosenwald, the author of “Talk Radio’s America.” They discuss Jim Jordan’s rise from fringe firebrand to the party’s pick, and the toxic synergy between House hardliners and right-wing media.
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Journalists In Israel and Gaza Discuss a Reporter’s Role In War
Host Brian Stelter gets firsthand perspective on the Israel-Hamas war, first from Avi Mayer, the editor-in-chief of The Jerusalem Post, followed by Mohammed Mhawish, a Palestinian journalist reporting from Gaza City. Both journalists discuss the physical dangers and psychological toll of covering an unfolding tragedy, along with the challenges of combating disinformation.
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Customer Reviews
Podcast about Rudy Giuliani
Brian, very informative podcast. I would suggest you might want to learn more about people with substance abuse problems such as alcohol. Substance abuse changes the brain. It is one of the reasons why people with substance abuse have a difficult time with cognitive abilities and self-awareness. Rudy unfortunately appears to have problems in that area and if you do some investigative work, you’ll find out many people that are in the limelight, including politicians have substance-abuse problems.
Five stars for Joe Hagan’s RFK reporting
Also, Brian’s stint on CNN hosting ‘Reliable Sources’ was often plagued by the exact faults that Micael Wolff called him out for on that show in 2021. Brian is showing improvement in tone on ‘Inside the Hive’. Less patronizing toward guests who may not genuflect toward his opinions.
Smart and snappy podcast
I very much enjoyed Brian’s analysis on CNN, so was tickled when he appeared on this podcast. He offers the same no-nonsense analysis here. What I like best is these are 30 minutes - not an hour fueled with fluff. He gets right to the point, he has interesting guests, and addresses intriguing topics. A must-listen is his latest with the two Harvard professors who talk about their book “Tyranny of the Minority.” Loved it and listened to it twice.