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The Fourth Watch Podcast is a curated conversation with some of the most interesting voices in the media, hosted by Steve Krakauer. In addition to interviews, it features honest analysis and criticism of the media landscape. Find out more at FourthWatch.Media.

The Fourth Watch Podcast The First

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    • 4.6 • 125 Ratings

The Fourth Watch Podcast is a curated conversation with some of the most interesting voices in the media, hosted by Steve Krakauer. In addition to interviews, it features honest analysis and criticism of the media landscape. Find out more at FourthWatch.Media.

    Brian Stelter | Relationship with Tucker Carlson, Life After CNN, Importance of Fatherhood

    Brian Stelter | Relationship with Tucker Carlson, Life After CNN, Importance of Fatherhood

    Brian Stelter, author of "Network of Lies," joins Steve Krakauer to talk about his new book about Fox News, Sean Hannity and Bret Baier, the lack of "good guys" and "bad guys" in the Fox text messages that emerged in the Dominion lawsuit, his relationship with Tucker Carlson over the past 20 years, why Tucker really got sidelined by Fox News, Stelter's kinship with Tucker after they were both ousted from their jobs, the last time he talked to Tucker, the role of the Murdochs at Fox News, using the term "The Big Lie," censorship cheerleading in the press and the Hunter Biden laptop story, whether Chris Licht had the right idea for CNN, CNN in the Trump Era, life after his CNN exit, fatherhood and losing his own father at the age of 15, and more.




    Read Brian's blog, "My Dad": https://medium.com/@brianstelter/my-dad-b75bcdb74c5e

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    • 50 min
    Mark Halperin | Seeing the Trump Phenomenon, "Game Change" Success, Serving Real America

    Mark Halperin | Seeing the Trump Phenomenon, "Game Change" Success, Serving Real America

    Mark Halperin, founder of Wide World of News Concierge Coverage, joins Steve Krakauer to talk about what's ahead in politics in 2024, possibility of a "No Label" ticket, seeing the Trump phenomenon from the Acela Media and throughout the country, the impact of Trump and how he forever changed multiple industries, the disconnect of the mainstream press, 2008 as the beginning of celebrity politics, the success of "Game Change," where Nicolle Wallace and Steve Schmidt are now, his influential "The Note" and insider vs. outsider journalism, his exit from the spotlight in October 2017 and the randomness of cancelation and court of public opinion litigation and punishment, his "concierge coverage" focused on civil conversations and aimed at "real people," the new business model opportunities in the media, and more.




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    • 46 min
    Depressingly Predictable Media Coverage | Buck Sexton, Sharyl Attkisson, and More

    Depressingly Predictable Media Coverage | Buck Sexton, Sharyl Attkisson, and More

    We're returning to the "show" format again, with several guests on this episode of the Fourth Watch Podcast. Steve Krakauer begins with a monologue about the depressingly predictable corporate media coverage of gun violence, mass shootings, and more. Then Buck Sexton, co-host of The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show, joins to talk about gun violence coverage, the truth about crime in America, ignorance about guns through geographic bias, January 6 and the media, what it was like to work at CNN in 2015 and 2016, and more. Then Sharyl Attkisson, host of Full Measure News, joins to discuss the money behind the journalism, how narratives get shaped, her time working at CNN and CBS News, the Obama administration and journalism, what's behind sameness of coverage, and more. Then JT from Dallas joins me for another edition of "Temperature Check" to talk about classy members of Congress, naked reality shows, and more - plus, what it was like to grow up around guns in Texas.




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    • 1 hr 1 min
    Curt Menefee | Sports as the Great Connector, NFL Ratings Dominance, and the Swift-Kelce Megamerger

    Curt Menefee | Sports as the Great Connector, NFL Ratings Dominance, and the Swift-Kelce Megamerger

    Curt Menefee, lead studio host of the NFL on FOX, joins Steve Krakauer to discuss his lengthy career at FOX and longevity in the media world, the megamerger of Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift as a cultural moment, NFL's linear ratings dominance, Tom Brady's giant broadcasting deal, market value of announcers, how streaming affects viewership, sports as the great connector in America, some sports media leaning into the divisiveness of politics, his unique perspective that leads to being respectful of the people in this country, the mainstreaming of sports gambling, and more.

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    • 33 min
    Bridget Phetasy | Politically Homeless in 2024, Traits of a Writer, Becoming a Mom

    Bridget Phetasy | Politically Homeless in 2024, Traits of a Writer, Becoming a Mom

    Bridget Phetasy, writer and podcast host, joins Steve Krakauer to talk about the state of politics and culture in 2024, being politically homeless (and "politically useless"), why "real America" is like the "middle seat," how the Trump phenomenon still going, the first GOP debate, being a writer, how getting married and motherhood has changed her, her move to Texas, and more.




    Bridget's Substack: https://substack.com/@bridgetphetasy

    Bridget's epic "middle seat" "real America" rant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1i74X_H2hI

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    • 34 min
    Corporate Media's Hunter Biden Original Sin, Plus Glenn Greenwald, Tara Palmeri, Shelby Talcott, and More

    Corporate Media's Hunter Biden Original Sin, Plus Glenn Greenwald, Tara Palmeri, Shelby Talcott, and More

    Steve Krakauer begins with an explanation for what the corporate media's Hunter Biden original sin is, and how it relates to press coverage today. Then Glenn Greenwald, host of Rumble's System Update, joins to talk about his exit from The Intercept related to Hunter Biden's laptop, the revolving door between political and media elite, how the incuriosity about Hunter Biden in October 2020 has continued to the news coming out today, the incentives to cover or not cover certain stories, Chris Hayes and Rachel Maddow's evolution away from journalistic principles, and more. Then Semafor's Shelby Talcott and Tara Palmeri, of Puck News and host of "Somebody's Gotta Win," join to talk about why campaign trail reporting allows reporters to get out the Acela Media bubble, whether regular voters care about Hunter Biden corruption stories and January 6, if the conservative media are trying to make Ron DeSantis a thing, if the Trump indictments will sway voters or are more of a media story, if the increase in Biden reporting means he may be pushed out as the nominee, and more. And we close it out with "Temperature Check," featuring JT Williams, my friend here in Dallas, to talk about Grandpa Joe Biden's 7th grandchild, Hunter Biden's shame, Trump's indictments, Lizzo's supposed fat shaming, the crazy plane lady cursing about the "not real" person speaking out, and more.




    Glenn's original Hunter Biden report: https://greenwald.substack.com/p/article-on-joe-and-hunter-biden-censored




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    • 1 hr 7 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
125 Ratings

125 Ratings

Mikeytrexopop ,

Steve’s podcast

Absolutely love this podcast. My only complaint is that it’s not a weekly thing. Great guests and insights of today’s media environment.

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Another grifter

Another grifter talking to other sad grifters. Every “free thinker” with a podcast, YouTube channel, substack, etc. has the same exact talking points and uses skepticism to indoctrinate their audience. It’s lazy and copied all over the internet because selling skepticism is this centuries snake oil.

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Listening nightmare and irrelevant.

So hard to listen to between all the stammering and false starts and interruptions and like and ums and worn out talking points. Yawn.

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