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Veteran Boston media personalities Jim Braude and Margery Eagan join Chuck Todd for a wide-ranging discussion about the crisis facing American journalism and democracy. The conversation explores how journalists are compromising their ethics out of personal preservation, the devastating impact of local journalism's decline on political accountability, and the broader media landscape shaped by figures like Roger Ailes since Watergate. Braude and Eagan reflect on how toxic politics has driven good people away from public service, with harassment and threats becoming commonplace for public figures, while an increasingly uninformed public receives information through polarized channels like Fox News and social media.

The discussion turns to specific political dynamics, from the deteriorating Kennedy brand in Massachusetts—with RFK Jr. damaging the family legacy while Ted Kennedy's effectiveness as a politician is remembered—to broader questions about whether America can survive and recover from the Trump era. The hosts examine why Americans have become numb to Trump's inflammatory rhetoric, debate whether Democrats should break rules in defiance of Trump (citing the gun violence sit-in as an example of constructive rule-breaking), and discuss the messaging challenges facing the Democratic Party. They also explore how cultural issues rather than economics serve as the glue for both parties, why democratic socialist policies are popular but the socialist label is toxic, and whether politicians from Massachusetts can win nationally, before concluding with reflections on local Boston politics and the ultimate question of whether America can extract itself from its current political mess.

Timeline:
00:00 Jim Braude and Margery Eagan join the Chuck ToddCast!
02:00 The state of journalism and public radio
03:30 Journalists compromising ethics out of personal preservation
05:30 The death of print journalism
07:30 The impact of local journalism on political accountability
09:00 John’s background in politics led him to radio/journalism
10:15 Media is harsher on activists than politicians
11:30 John’s experience in city council made him a better journalist
12:45 Harassment/threats to public figures
14:15 Politics is so toxic that good people don’t run
16:45 "Liberal media" discourse goes back to Roger Ailes & Watergate
18:15 How do educated elected Republicans sleep at night?
19:00 The country is woefully uninformed
20:15 Fox News & social media have been incredibly effective for the right
21:45 What’s the state of the Kennedy brand in Massachusetts?
24:00 Ted Kennedy was one of the most effective politicians ever
26:00 RFK Jr. is doing tremendous damage to the family name
27:00 Americans have become numb to Trump’s outrages
28:30 Will America survive and recover from the Trump era?
30:15 The administration is reaping what they’ve sown with Epstein
32:30 Trump gets away with “I hate Democrats” comments
33:30 Should Dems break rules in defiance of Trump?
35:30 Democrats sit-in over guns was good rule breaking
37:00 Democrats are bad messengers
38:15 Politicians have to be performative
41:45 The left needs to have a socialism vs capitalism debate
42:30 Cultural issues are the glue for both parties, not economics
44:15 Democratic socialist policies are popular, the socialist label is not
46:30 Can a Massachusetts politician win nationally?
49:45 State of the Boston mayoral race
53:15 Should Michelle Wu be worried about being an incumbent
55:15 Can Andrew Cuomo make a comeback against Mamdani?
57:15 Can America get itself out of this mess?


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