🎙️ What a show tells
Strict Scrutiny
- LEFTour grouping of the show
- 16claims in our motif index
- 18motifs they came up in
⚠️ Stories told, not claims that they're true.
What the show's hosts, guests, callers and the clips they play said, as claims in our words, filed by the shape of the story. "Came up on" the show: told, reported or argued against. We don't yet mark which.
✍️ Its signature
the motifs it tells far more than the other shows we follow do
🧩 Botched execution 🧩 Hatch Act 🧩 Smear campaign
👯 Tells the most alike
the shows whose stories overlap most with its own, whatever their lean
- 🎙️ To the Contrary with Charlie Sykes 50% alike · left
- 🎙️ David Pakman Show (podcast) 34% alike · left
- 🎙️ Hacks on Tap 27% alike · left
- 🎙️ NPR Politics Podcast 27% alike · center
- 🎙️ Pod Save America 27% alike · left
🧩 Its repertoire
every motif its claims came up in, the most first
🧩 Hatch Act ×3 🧩 Smear campaign ×3 🧩 Botched execution ×2 🧩 Flawed system revealed ×1 🧩 Executive overreach ×1 🧩 Intimidation ×1 🧩 Misusing public funds ×1 🧩 Immigration policy abuse ×1 🧩 The conniving politician ×1 🧩 Lawfare ×1 🧩 Pay to play ×1 🧩 The family business ×1 🧩 Ballot security ×1 🧩 Voter fraud ×1 🧩 They're going to steal it ×1 🧩 Sad angry little man ×1 🧩 Solution in search of a problem ×1 🧩 Absolute immunity ×1
🎙️ Lately on the show
its latest claims, in our words, with their motifs
- 2026-10-26 “The Department of Justice lawsuit in Alaska is a precursor to attempts to overturn elections.”
🧩 Executive overreach 🧩 They're going to steal it - 2026-10-26 “Mike Rogers intends to use off-duty police officers as poll walkers to intimidate voters.”
🧩 Intimidation 🧩 Ballot security - 2026-10-26 “Donald Trump used taxpayer dollars to fund campaign advertisements by switching the disclaimers.”
🧩 Misusing public funds 🧩 Hatch Act - 2026-10-26 “The White House is using taxpayer money to produce campaign-style advertisements for Donald Trump.”
🧩 Hatch Act - 2026-10-26 “Trump is using taxpayer money to fund PSAs that are actually political advertisements for himself and the Republican party.”
🧩 Hatch Act - 2026-10-26 “Vivek Ramaswamy is a pathetic man willing to hurt anyone to get what he wants.”
🧩 The conniving politician 🧩 Sad angry little man - 2026-10-26 “Democrats use the law, the FBI, and other institutions as weapons against their political enemies.”
🧩 Lawfare - 2026-10-26 “Jared Kushner is accused of trading American foreign policy interests for personal financial gain.”
🧩 Pay to play 🧩 The family business - 2026-10-26 “The DOJ is attempting to manufacture evidence by charging non-citizens who claim they did not register to vote.”
🧩 Voter fraud 🧩 Solution in search of a problem - 2026-10-26 “Vivek Ramaswamy is attempting to use Amy Acton's alleged childhood abuse as a political talking point.”
🧩 Smear campaign - 2026-10-26 “The Vivek Ramaswamy campaign released a disgusting ad using Amy Acton's estranged mother to attack her credibility.”
🧩 Smear campaign - 2026-10-26 “The ad featuring Amy Acton's mother is disturbing and disgusting.”
🧩 Smear campaign - 2026-10-05 “The state of Tennessee failed significantly in its responsibility to carry out the execution of Krista Pike.”
🧩 Flawed system revealed 🧩 Botched execution - 2026-10-05 “The execution of Krista Pike in Tennessee was a botched attempt.”
🧩 Botched execution - 2026-10-05 “The administration's policy of third-country deportation deprives individuals of their due process rights and protection from harm.”
🧩 Immigration policy abuse - 2026-10-05 “The Supreme Court has granted Donald Trump absolute immunity.”
🧩 Absolute immunity