Undercurrents

Madeline Fry Schultz joins Emily to talk about the case of Lily Phillips, a 23-year-old OnlyFans creator who had sex with 100 men in one day. After the recent release of a documentary about Phillip’s experience, Fry Schultz weighs in on what it means for our culture.

Head to http://lumen.me/UNDERCURRENTS for 15% off your purchaseSenator Rand Paul joins Emily to discuss the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, after the fallen dictator fled the country for Moscow and rebels began forming a new government. Sen. Paul also weighed in on whether the chaos would hurt Tulsi Gabbard’s odds of being confirmed to Donald Trump’s cabinet.

Ken Klippenstein reflects on a week of attacks over his decision to politicize the killing of Brian Thompson. Klippenstein argues it was important to rebut media coverage that heralded Thompson’s character without analyzing UnitedHealthcare’s scandals.

Nicole Gelinas reports on weeks of covering the trial of Daniel Penny from inside the courtroom. Gelinas explains what she saw and why the jury acquitted Penny in the death of Jordan Neely.Watch it on the Undercurrents website: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/Listen to the podcast: https://shows.acast.com/undercurrentsFollow UnHerd on social media:Twitter: https://twitter.com/UndercurrentsTV#UnHerd #Undercurrents #DanielPenny

Head to http://lumen.me/UNDERCURRENTS for 15% off your purchasePresidential historian Tevi Troy breaks down what steps Joe Biden is taking now, with six weeks left in his presidency, to cement a legacy and undermine Donald Trump. Troy, who served in government under George W. Bush, explains how Biden can use the levers of bureaucratic power to throw up obstacles for the incoming administration.

James Lindsay joins Emily to explain how he tricked a conservative news outlet into publishing a modified version of the Communist Manifesto. This, according to Lindsay, proves the right has its own problem with the ‘woke’ ideology of ‘oppressed and oppressor.’

Matt Taibbi joins Emily to explain why Donald Trump’s pick for FBI director, Kash Patel, wants to radically reform the organization. Taibbi breaks down the recent history of surveillance abuses to show why Trump and his allies are focused on the bureau. 

Head to http://lumen.me/UNDERCURRENTS for 15% off your purchaseEli Lake joins Emily to make the case that no evidence suggests Tulsi Gabbard is a foreign asset. This, according to Eli, is why innuendo suggesting she’s compromised by another government amounts to a smear campaign given her military service.

Lee Fang explains why the sweeping Hunter Biden pardon is even worse than most journalists are willing to admit.