Hello, I’m your host. This week we’re looking at Jon Allsop’s Fault Lines column in The New Yorker on MSNBC’s 9 P.M. slot changing hands. Rachel Maddow, who built a devoted audience with her “circuitous monologues” and historical context, is yielding most nights to former White House press secretary Jen Psaki. Psaki promises to “decrypt Washington” with insider insight. “You can’t cower to bullies; that’s how they win,” she declares, “We are not powerless. We have our voices. And I will continue using mine.” But can she match Maddow’s “ratings Viagra”? As younger viewers scatter across apps, podcasts, and social feeds, cable news is no longer the singular tentpole of liberal energy. The article reminds us the resistance itself is fragmented, “split among incompatible strategic impulses” and struggling for new leadership. Psaki’s show may be just one fragment among many, but even in today’s fractured media landscape, a cable studio can still be a platform for future voices.
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