The Death Of Journalism

Zig breaks down the current state of the presidential race including the very latest polls showing Biden gaining some momentum nationally. There's clearly been some movement amongst independents and John wonders why. The biggest thing for republicans to fear going into the debate (2:15-22:30).This rarely happens but Zig finds himself in alignment with the conventional wisdom that Trump is walking...

Zig bravely asks Alison Ziegler to come on as his guest. We soon learn why Zig has no choice but to take the annual trip to Yosemite. Alison shares her perspective as a teacher maneuvering through the woke madness of California. We get validation on some of the biggest Zig stories of all time and we learn that while the Zieglers describe themselves as "Comfortably Stuck" their love, respect and af...

A Daily Mail story breathes a little life into the prospects for Jerry Sandusky (0:00-13:15). While Sandusky continues to chase a merited exoneration false exonerations are on the rise (13:15-22:30). Dr. Fauci is confronted by a CBS anchor who didn't get the memo (22:30-47:40). The costly threat of "Cheap Fakes" (48:00-1:05:40). Willie Mays, Caitlin Clark, Rory McElroy, Bryson DeChambeau and the B...

Zig breaks down the US Open coverage like no one else can and makes a bold prediction following the epic collapse of Rory McElroy at Pinehurst (1:30-35:00). The latest drama in the world of the WNBA and Caitlin Clark (35:00-1:11:00). The induction of Tom Brady into the New England Patriots Hall Of Fame creates an opportunity for Zig to share a story about coaching HS football in California (1:11:0...

The verdict is in and Hunter Biden was found guilty and Zig wonders whether he'll now be motivated to hope his father loses in November. The irony of aJoe Biden speaking about gun control days after his son is convicted on gun charges (1:00-13:00). DJT successfully wrangles those singe-issue-voters torn between electrocution and shark attack (15:00-22:00). Do recent elections across the EU indicat...

Did President Biden pirate Ronald Reagan's 1984 speech in Normandy and did he test the absorbency of his Depends on the world stage? Zig appeared with Dan Abrams on NewsNation to address these concerns about Biden and relied on his "Internal Clock" to close out the segment (1:00-21:00). Zig's BS detector registered a 10 when right wing media outlets were falling for the phony Facebook post from a...

Just as Zig predicted, the post-verdict polling has been largely inconclusive (0:00-10:30). A few thoughts on the Hunter Biden gun trial (10:30-13:45). The Wall St. Journal has a new report about what's happening behind the scenes on team Biden as it become harder to ignore his diminishing mental acuity (13:45-29:30). Fauci testifies to House committee and John breaks it all down (29:30-58:00). So...

In episode #160 Zigs has a great interview with Louisville radio legend Terry Meiners. Nobody was closer to the Scottie Scheffler, PGA Championship fiasco than Terry so Zig gets all the details plus the two share some thoughts about Zig's defamation trial and the state of college athletics. The interview starts at about 38:00.Before the interview John shares his initial take on the aftermath of th...

A frustrated Zig couldn't wait until next week to deliver his thoughts regarding the Trump conviction. In true John Ziegler fashion, his take and the analogy he presents are unique. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-death-of-journalism--5691723/support .

As the Trump NYC jury begins deliberations Zig looks at the variety of possible outcomes and makes some predictions (0:00-23:00), actor Robert DeNiro delivers perhaps his worst performance as Biden's surrogate outside the NYC courthouse (23:00-45:00), Zig wonders if actors have any impact at all on elections and turns to Dennis Quaid for his thoughts ((45:00-50:00), as Zig predicted the charges ar...

We start off with the tragic news from the world of golf regarding 30 year-old Grayson Murray taking his own life and then Zig rolls into the continuing ridiculousness of the Louisville police pressing forward with charges against Scottie Scheffler (0:00-23:30). Zig breaks down the latest news in Trump World including the first whispers about polling in the Omaha congressional district plus Trump...

Zig has a great interview with journalist, pollster, TDOJ subscriber and all-around good guy, Steve Cortes who is back supporting DJT following a dedicated effort to try and get Ron DeSantis nominated. Zig gets inside the battle ground polls Steve is conducting and the two friends have a direct and spirited conversation you don't want to miss. They make some time for some football talk near the en...

We spend more time than some think we should talking about the world of Golf but this week the world of Golf took center-stage in the theater of the ridiculous. World #1 player, Scottie Scheffler, who could be Harrison Butker's more devoted big brother, was arrested at the front gates of Valhalla where the PGA Championship was being contested (0:00-28:00). Zig shares the odyssey of his arrest duri...

Zig's got analysis of Michael Cohen's testimony and potentially sympathetic jurors, KC Chiefs kicker Harrison Butler surprises with an onside kick of a commencement speech, Aaron Rodgers talking NFL and Covid with Tucker Carlson, the media's blatant attempt to conceal the "probably inappropriate" notations in the Ashley Biden diary, civil war breaks out at the NY Times, the evolving soap opera in...

A surprise at CNN as Erin Burnett fires a couple of fastballs at Biden and he fails to make contact with the ball, Biden counters later with an endless stream of falsehoods including the claim that inflation was at 9% when he took office, the Trump "hush money" trial continues with Michael Cohen taking the stand, a fresh NY Times poll has Zig declaring Nevada for Trump and thinking the odds for hi...

Zigs got a unique take on Stormy Damiels' testimony and how the Trump defense team may have blown it, it now looks like the NY case may be the only path to a pre-election Trump conviction and Zigs got the details on the delays and appeals in the other cases, 269 to 269 is looking like more and more of a possibility, Trump earns Antonio Brown's endorsement, the time warp that is the Tom Brady roast...

Frat boys become key to the narrative shift on campus protests and Libs go crazy over Ole Miss frat boy's noises, Columbia grad Dan Abrams lets his alma mater have it, blue states vs red states on campus, did Al Sharpton equate the on-campus protests to Jan 6th, Politico article exposes the funding sources for campus mayhem - no surprises there, will the country split, Smerconish commencement canc...

Protests waged on at campuses across the US but the outcomes in blue cities and red cities were very different, protestors at Columbia demand food and drink service, UCLA and USC infected with Woke Mind Virus, what would Reagan do, the demographics tell it all, Zig and 9 others go to Zoom school, Trump in contempt of court, Zig's "reverse coattales" theory on the latest swing-state polling, Pelosi...

Zig breaks down the media's coverage of college campus protests and republicans "pouncing", the surprising turn of events as SCOTUS looks into presedential immunity, the New York trial proves "the enemy of my enemy...", new polls from CNN and Bloomberg show Trump stronger than anticipated, what was Kristi Noem thinking, what in the world happened to Howard Stern, Joe takes a literal "pause", the W...

Zig and Liz Habib reunite for a great interview and some great insight into the Shohei Ohtani scandal and sports media in general, Zig's take on testimony from David Pecker and" Catch and Kill" at the National Inquirer, Megyn Kelly gets it way wrong about NBC, Ronan Farrow and Matt Layer, protests continue at Columbia and others, Reggie Bush is getting his Heisman back and Elon's remarkable chart...

We'd like to apologize for the numerous sound quality blips in this episode. We are working to isolate and fix the issue. We've done our best to work around the problems and retain the integrity of John's content. In this episode you'll hear Stephen A. Smith on the stupidity of the Trump trial in NYC, Zigs got the latest polls and a possible shift in the RFKJ impact, the other Kennedys weigh in on...

Jury selection in NYC heats up as Trump attorneys search for Clay Travis' fans, Joy Reid loves her some DEI, SCOTUS tackles what constitutes "disruption of an official proceeding", NPR CEO's old posts explain it all, King Gavin does it again, Caitlin's rookie deal draws ire and the president joins in, the real Katie Couric, a New Jersey high school discovers so-called white student union, a few mo...

Iran attacks Israel, the Trump "hush money" trial starts, Zig's thoughts on The Masters and Tiger Woods, CBS and Catherine Herridge, WAPO's Montana smear campaign, a near miracle in California and the complete saga of Zig and O.J. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-death-of-journalism--5691723/support .

Zigs last word on the eclipse and overblown coverage, Trump's stance on abortion, Michael Avenatti weighs in with an unexpected take regarding Trump hush money trial, so the Ashley Biden diary is real, the dumbest clip ever from "The View", a look at NPR's sausage making and a deep dive into the Lindbergh Kidnapping case. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-dea...

Zig's fed up with the media's idiotic eclipse coverage, America was captivated by the Women's NCAA Final Four and so was John - from calls you shouldn't make on the court to calls you shouldn't make during a press conference - this event inspired some unique Zig takes. Kamala gives a masterclass in women's bracketology, some big democrat names are sharing the reality on the ground in the election,...