Trump's Terms - Podcast Rankings and reviews

We have much needed more focus on this issue above and beyond occasional snippets in news and obviously biased podcasts filled with hyperbole. Two established journalists with restraint and integrity are here to explore the legal and fiscal ramifications of Trump’s crimes - I’m looking forward to hearing more.

This is an informative and intelligent podcast from which I always learn something. I'm excited that NPR is now expanding it to include election coverage. Go NPR!

It would be a really great to have a nerdy podcast focused on the legal (and sometimes political) status of all the Trump litigation. Maybe even branch out to other political litigation (prosecution of elected officials and election litigation). With lawyers or other legal analysts going into detail. However, this is not that podcast.

Unfortunately, this podcast is more often quick takes that you've probably already heard in other news, with maybe a minute of deeper detail. And it is really coming from the perspective of a news reporter, not a legal analyst.

The most recent episode discussing the death of Kirk and the reaction from the administration was shockingly one-sided. No pushback was given by Steve when the guest spoke about how poorly treated the right has been and how that justifies their treatment of all groups that do not hold their beliefs. No corrections were made by Steve when the guest decried the horrors of hate speech, from the left, about the hate speech endorsed by Kirk and his organization. If you’re too fearful to report accurately, then please don’t report on anything. I don’t think this type of journalism will bring back the federal funding that was stripped away by this administration. I don’t think this type of journalism will get any supporters of the current administration to sign up for the premium subscription to NPR. For those of us that are members of marginalized communities, and live at the tip of this spear, your silence could be our death. A death that was celebrated by Kirk, and still celebrated by so many of his followers. Thank you for assisting them in covering up their true mission.

While I like that NPR is doing a show dedicated to these trials, please make more of an effort to be nonpartisan. Having a guest comment that she’s “rethinking her life choices” because Ron DeSantis agrees with her on a legal point is not a good look, nor what drew me to this podcast. I think the public want more of the legal explanations and nuances behind these trials rather than hearing one side’s repeatedly characterized as “dumb.” Make that one improvement, and this is a slam dunk.