The Audit
Aug 10, 2023
BONUS: How PragerU’s Propaganda Machine Infiltrated Florida’s Schools
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Josh and Dave are joined by journalist and media expert John Knefel to discuss how the conservative propaganda operation PragerU landed a major new partnership with Florida’s public schools.
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Jul 10, 2023
School Is Out With Wyatt Cenac
For the final episode of The Audit season three, Dave and Josh are joined by comedian and actor Wyatt Cenac. These old-school chums engage in a wide-ranging exploration of their favorite PragerU topics, including abortion, climate change, guns, pornography, and “woke” investing.
PragerU videos discussed this week:
* Why Do You Hate Conservatives?
* ESG: Woke to Broke
For Star Trek fans out there, here’s a link to the Bad Faith podcast episode where Wyatt and Josh debate whether or not the Federation is a space navy.
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A transcript of this episode is available here.
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Jul 3, 2023
A Field Trip to PragerU HQ
In this week’s episode of The Audit, Dave and Josh join forces with Andrew Perez, investigative reporter from The Lever, to delve deeper into the financial underpinnings of PragerU.
The three review, with horror, the organization’s fawning and unhinged interview with Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus, who donates millions to PragerU. Dave and Josh also recount their mission to obtain PragerU’s tax documents, which leads to an unexpected face-to-face encounter. Finally, the episode also discusses how right-wing media outlets provoked the extremist assault on the Glendale Unified School District.
Videos discussed:
* Who Is Dennis Prager?
* Bernie Marcus's Impact on the Success of The Home Depot
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A transcript of this episode is available here.
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Jun 26, 2023
Make Love, Not Culture War
On this week’s episode of The Audit, Dave and Josh submit their supple minds to the mental libido of Dennis Prager, whose “fireside chat” video about the sexual nature of “men versus women” exposes the ugly truths about the many regressive cravings of modern conservatism. Joined by guests Will Menaker of Chapo Trap House and Kath Krueger of Discourse Blog (43:22), this episode will require that you too repress your urges — to laugh!
Also discussed: The Joe Rogan anti-vax “debate-gate” controversy (5:10). Here’s the link to the referenced Naomi Klein article on RFK Jr. Here's the link to the PragerU article Will mentions.
PragerU videos viewed this week:
* Sex and Human Nature (A “Fireside Chat” with Dennis)
* Woke War on Reality
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