Redefining The Record

Good morning. It’s Monday, October 20th, and this is The Record🗞️ .Today’s show is about digital dependence, authoritarian theatrics, and the shifting lines of global power. From Trump mocking millions of protesters with Ai imagery, to an internet outage that took down half the web, to Zelenskyy navigating pressure from both Washington and Moscow—it’s a reminder: power isn’t always taken by force....

🎙️ The Record🗞️ — How We Got Here good morning, it’s October 19th, welcome back to the record🗞️ . i’m marlena. today’s episode is about how we got to the point where millions of people had to take the streets just to remind america — we don’t do kings. this didn’t start overnight. it’s been years in the making — every moment we normalized cruelty, excused corruption, or laughed at the collapse of...

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening. It’s Saturday, October 18th, my name is Marlena and this is The Record🗞️ .Today’s show is about resistance — at home and abroad. Millions are taking to the streets for “No Kings Day.” Trump’s using the military to flex power. A convicted congressman walks free. And Zelenskyy leaves Washington without the answers he hoped for. Democracy is hanging by thre...

This episode is a call to action. Saturday, October 18th — the No Kings protest. It’s the one opportunity we have right now to make it count, in whatever way we can. Show up in person if you’re able. Honk, hold signs, bring energy. If you can’t attend physically, help someone who can — babysit, lend support, or spread the word online. Post, share, talk about it — anything that keeps the movement a...

Good morning. It’s Thursday, October 16th, and this is The Record🗞️.Today’s show is about overreach — in power, in politics, and in public trust. From the Trump administration expanding IRS authority to target political opponents, to California calling out a live missile test over I-5, to elite universities rejecting ideological control — it’s all part of the same pattern: consolidation through ch...

Good morning. It’s Wednesday, October 15th, and this is The Record🗞️. Today’s show is about power, propaganda, and protest. From 10 million Americans preparing to march in defiance of a modern monarchy to the Supreme Court revisiting the foundations of voting rights—This isn’t random chaos. It’s coordinated control. And if we don’t call it out, it only grows stronger.🗞️ 1: The White House Braces f...

🔥 Episode Intro In this episode of Redefining The Record , I sit down with William — a public school teacher and congressional candidate in Kentucky. What starts as a conversation about working-class struggle and empathy in politics unfolds into a deeper look at education, access to healthcare, and what it really means to fight for your home state. William isn’t running for attention — he’s runni...

Good morning. It’s Monday, October 13th, and this is The Record🗞️. Today’s show is about control, chaos, and calculated distraction. From Ghislaine Maxwell’s special treatment inside a Texas prison, to Vice President JD Vance hinting at military deployment on U.S. soil, to an airport refusing propaganda from the Trump administration—and a tense shift in the Middle East as Trump stands before the K...

Good Morning. It’s Sunday, October 12th, and this is The Record🗞️. Today’s show is about collapse—political, moral, and infrastructural. From another mass shooting in South Carolina, to RFK Jr.’s purge of public health workers, to a coup attempt led by Gen Z protesters in Madagascar— This isn’t just chaos, it’s also the news. Let’s get into it.🗞️ 1: 4 Killed, 20 Hurt in South Carolina Bar Shooting...

Good morning. It’s Saturday, October 11th, and this is The Record🗞️. Today’s show is about what happens when systems collapse — when institutions built to protect us start breaking under their own weight. From another mass shooting in Mississippi to a national measles outbreak, from the Trump administration’s purge of the CDC to France’s political unraveling — this isn’t chaos. It’s consequence. L...

In today’s episode, I’m keeping it real and personal. I don’t have the bandwidth to dive into heavy news articles, so I want to talk about community, why we need to come together, and give you a window into where I’m at right now — personally and professionally. I’m building Redefining the Record because I believe the media has gotten us into this chaotic, disgusting mess — from a 34-time convicte...

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening. It’s Thursday, October 9th, and this is The Record🗞️. Today we’re diving into government shutdown battles, bipartisan pushbacks, authoritarian threats, and international ceasefire deals. From Republicans squabbling over military pay to Democrats forcing transparency on Jeffrey Epstein files, this isn’t just politics. This is power in motion—and the media...

Good morning, good afternoon, good afternoon. It’s Wednesday, October 8, and this is The Record🗞️.Today’s show is about power, public safety, and diplomacy in motion. From militarized raids in Chicago and grounded flights at major airports to Texas troops on the move and fragile Gaza ceasefire talks—this isn’t chaos. This is the news. And I’m tired of it being filtered through corporate neutrality...

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening. It’s Tuesday, October 7th, and this is The Record🗞️. Today’s show is about power — who has it, who’s losing it, and who’s trying to take it back. From Trump threatening to send U.S. troops into American cities and state leaders calling it an invasion, to Oregon’s GOP fabricating chaos online — the playbook is familiar: create fear, justify control. And w...

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening. It’s Monday, October 6th, my name is Marlena and this is The Record🗞️. Here’s what’s happening today:A federal judge in Oregon blocked the Trump administration from sending National Guard troops into Portland, siding with state officials who called the move unconstitutional. The U.S. government shutdown has now stretched into its sixth day, putting milli...

Good morning. It’s Sunday, October 5th, and this is The Record🗞️. Today’s show is about control — the kind governments demand when democracy starts to slip. From Trump threatening to federalize state guards to judges blocking his overreach, from national parks closing to civilians fleeing Ukrainian cities under new Russian strikes— This isn’t order. It’s erosion. And the only thing worse than chao...

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening. It’s Saturday, October 4th, and this is The Record🗞️. Today’s show is about control — and how it’s being disguised as order. From Trump’s illegal flag-burning order and another Pentagon power grab, to the Supreme Court’s ruling that could deport hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans — and overnight bombings in Gaza that defy every diplomatic plea —This is...

Today’s show is about power, leverage, and the politics of chaos. From Democrats refusing to fund the government without extending healthcare subsidies to Republicans scrambling to control the narrative—this isn’t just a shutdown. This is a test of who really holds power, who voters trust, and how far either side will go. And I’m tired of it being filtered through headlines that barely scratch the...

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening. It’s Thursday, October 2nd, and this is The Record🗞️. Today’s show is about shutdowns, raids, courts, and a violent attack overseas. From Trump weaponizing the government shutdown and cutting billions in Democratic projects, to ICE helicopters over Chicago neighborhoods, to the Supreme Court drowning in emergency appeals—this isn’t just chaos. This is th...

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening. It’s Wednesday, October 1st, and this is The Record🗞️. Today’s show is about political standoffs, economic uncertainty, and international tension. From a U.S. government shutdown affecting well over a million federal workers, to drug pricing deals, job losses, and escalating Gaza aid crises—this isn’t just chaos. This is the news. And I’m tired of it bei...

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening. It’s Tuesday, September 30th, my name is Marlena and this is The Record🗞️.Today’s show is all about illusion—the stories we’re told to make control look like stability. Immigration as the threat. Coal as the future. War as strength. Peace as conditional. If you only read the headlines, you’ll see policy. If you listen closer, you’ll hear the performance....

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening. It’s Monday, September 29th, my name is Marlena and this is The Record🗞️. Today’s show is about fear, control, and the stories we’re told to believe. From a looming government shutdown wrapped in healthcare warfare, to a mass shooting inside a Michigan church, to Trump seizing state troops for political theater, to Ukraine asking Europe to stand under on...

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening. It’s Sunday, September 28th, and this is The Record🗞️. Today’s show is a doozy - it’s about violence, power, and who gets to belong in America. From mass shootings in three U.S. cities, to Trump sending troops into Portland, to the arrest of Des Moines’ schools chief by ICE, and Russia launching one of its most sustained assaults on Ukraine—This isn’t ju...

🎧 intro Good morning, good afternoon, good evening. It’s Saturday, September 27th, my name is Marlena and this is The Record🗞️.Today’s show is about political power plays, economic blackmail, and military theatre. From Congress blocking transparency on Epstein files, to the White House using a shutdown as a weapon, to generals summoned for a show of loyalty, to hospitals collapsing under bombardm...

Overview: This episode combines the formats of Off the Record and The Record . We (you and me, I hate the invisible “we”) cover key headlines, unpack pressing issues, and explore the stakes of leadership, truth, and accountability in government, media, and society. Headlines & Analysis: * Obama Critiques Trump’s Tylenol Announcement * What Happened: Former President Barack Obama called claims link...