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The news today is engineered to provoke us, to keep us angry, anxious, and divided. Vet the News is a podcast about slowing down, getting past the rage-bait, and understanding our reactions so we can find our way back to meaningful conversation.

We live in an era of 24-hour breaking news cycles and algorithms designed to trigger our "fight or flight" response. This show offers a much-needed pause to examine the information we consume and, more importantly, how it consumes us. Instead of just dismissing the "other side," we look deeper into the experiences and motivations that make certain arguments resonate so deeply.

On Vet the News, we explore:

▸ The "Why" Behind the Rage: Investigating the underlying fears and values that make reactive arguments feel like common sense to those who hold them.

▸ Deconstructing the Programming: Understanding how our backgrounds, environments, and media diets shape our worldviews and emotional triggers.

▸ Validation Without Agreement: Learning how to validate the human emotion behind a perspective without necessarily agreeing with the conclusion.

▸ Meaningful Reconnection: Practical ways to bridge the gap and talk to the person, not the "talking point."

If you are feeling "news burnout" or are tired of the constant noise, join us as we navigate the headlines with curiosity instead of contempt. It’s time to stop just reacting to the news and start vetting it.

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    • Charlie Kirk: A Case Study in Better Conversations

      Charlie Kirk: A Case Study in Better Conversations
      Jan 26 2026

      Episode Summary

      This episode, I explore an event that served as the catalyst for this show: the assassination of Charlie Kirk and the media firestorm that followed. What I learned in conversations following that event can be used as a case study in how we can break the outrage cycle we're all trapped in. Through a personal story about a conversation I had with my neighbor, a Kirk supporter, I relate how we can move past trying to prove each other wrong to find genuine shared values.

      Episode Page

      https://rss.com/podcasts/vet-the-news/2492035/

      Links

      Charlie Kirk Views - NY Times

      Jimmy Kimmel Monologue - Youtube

      Brenden Carr Response and Clarification - Youtube

      Children Living with Dads - National Fatherhood Initiative

      Motivational Race - Youtube

      Domestication of Raccoons - Scientific American

      Contact the Show

      Email: podcast@newsvet.net | Bluesky: @newsvet.bsky.social

      Credits

      SFX: Freesound.org | Music: Pixabay.com (P. Krasnoshchok, V. Krotov, I. Poltavskyi)
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      22 min
    • Renee Good & Maduro Raid: Why Can't We Agree on What We See?

      Renee Good & Maduro Raid: Why Can't We Agree on What We See?
      Jan 17 2026

      Episode Summary

      In this episode, we dive into the polarizing media coverage surrounding two major recent events: the ICE shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis and the capture of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela. I explore how our individual media bubbles dictate not just our opinions, but how we perceive objective facts. By examining rhetoric from figures like JD Vance, Kristi Noem, and the Mayor of Minneapolis, we look past the rage bait to understand the underlying psychology of our reactions. This is a case study in finding shared values, like community safety and government accountability, even when we can’t agree on what we see with our own eyes.

      Episode Page

      https://rss.com/podcasts/vet-the-news/2464936/

      Links

      Video Analysis of ICE Shooting

      New York Times

      BBC

      Mayor Statements - Youtube

      Vance Statements - Youtube

      Noem Statements - PBS

      Father in Law Interview - Fox

      Maduro Capture Timeline - PBS

      Maduro Capture - AP News

      Pete Hegseth CBS Interview - Youtube

      Parading Maduro Through NY - Instagram

      Contact the Show

      Email: podcast@newsvet.net | Bluesky: @newsvet.bsky.social

      Credits

      SFX: Freesound.org | Music: Pixabay.com (P. Krasnoshchok, V. Krotov, I. Poltavskyi)
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      40 min
    • Introducing Vet the News

      Introducing Vet the News
      Jan 11 2026

      Episode Summary

      Welcome to the very first episode of Vet the News.

      Like a lot of you, I’ve felt frustrated by the constant cycles of outrage and the superficial arguments that dominate our social media feeds. I'd like to create a space where we can try to move past the soundbites and actually understand the reactions to the news we consume. This episode lays out why I want to start this show, the philosophy for the podcast, and how we might start to find a better way to talk about the world together.

      Episode Page

      https://rss.com/podcasts/vet-the-news/2453126

      Links

      Polarization Visualization - Vox

      Polarization Roots - Pew Research

      Social Media & News - Pew Research

      Republican No Kings - Common Dreams

      Hamtramck Flag Ban - The Guardian

      Last Day as an Accomplice of the Republican Party - The Bulwark

      Christian Picciolini - TED

      Nano Artists - BBC

      David Lindon - Instagram

      Mini Lisa - Wiki

      Learn Something New - XKCD

      Contact the Show

      Email: podcast@newsvet.net | Bluesky: @newsvet.bsky.social

      Credits

      SFX: Freesound.org | Music: Pixabay.com (P. Krasnoshchok, V. Krotov, I. Poltavskyi)
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      37 min
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