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55 Episodes 2012 - 2014
Episode 4
Sun, Jul 1, 201244 mins
Murdoch trashes Mitt on Twitter; Joe Williams on leaving Politico; David Maraniss on his Obama bio; Anderson Cooper comes out
Episode 6
Sun, Jul 1, 201241 mins
Coverage of Colorado shooting; Romney pressured by conservatives pundits to release his tax returns; Yahoo's new female CEO; morning show ratings battle- has Savannah Guthrie made an impact?
Episode 7
Sun, Jul 1, 201241 mins
Romney's Olympics gaffe, Campaign driving up candidates' negatives, Media's gun control debate, New "Face The Facts" media project, Frank DeFord on Olympics, Penn State and life as a sportswriter.
Episode 8
Wed, Aug 1, 201240 mins
Romney's "gaffes," or media bullying?; Exposing Jonah Lehrer's lies; NBC, Twitter ripped over Olympics; WikiLeaks targets NYT's Bill Keller
Episode 9
Wed, Aug 1, 201241 mins
Reliable on the road in LA! Too much veepstakes coverage?; Ad fact checking's bleak future; Obama's cozy Hollywood connection; Lolo vs. the media
Episode 10
Wed, Aug 1, 201241 mins
Coverage of Paul Ryan's first week as VP, Bob Schieffer on moderating a presidential debate, the legacy of Helen Gurley Brown.
Episode 11
Wed, Aug 1, 201241 mins
Coverage of the 2012 RNC, Media tying Rep. Todd Akin to Paul Ryan, Nightline and Kimmel switch, Wolf Blitzer talks about covering conventions
Episode 12
Sat, Sep 1, 201242 mins
Media mock Clint Eastwood; Romney outshined in the press?; Can DNC capture thrill of 2008?; Chris Matthews' outburst; New role for Twitter at conventions
Episode 13
Sat, Sep 1, 201241 mins
Fawning coverage of Democrats?; Press swoons for Clinton; Journalists show no love for campaign trail
Episode 15
Sat, Sep 1, 201242 mins
Media dissects candid Romney comments; '98 Obama video fodder for pundits; Playing entertainment news for politics; Bob Woodward on media and back room politics
Episode 16
Sat, Sep 1, 201242 mins
Media hype pres. debate as "do-or-die"; Pundits slam "biased" polls; Politicians show lighter side; SNL's Darrell Hammond on playing politicians; Media frenzy over botched NFL calls
Episode 17
Mon, Oct 1, 201241 mins
Media score first debate Romney 1, Obama 0; Lehrer slammed for moderating style; Hannity's "bombshell" Obama video all hype?; O'Reilly/Stewart friendly face-off
Episode 18
Mon, Oct 1, 201241 mins
This week's Reliable Sources guests: Steve Roberts, David Frum, Keli Goff discuss Joe Biden. Candy Crowley discusses preparing for Tuesday's debate. Buzz Bissinger interview.
Episode 19
Mon, Oct 1, 201241 mins
Pundits debating the debate; Partisan backlash to presidential moderating; Tina Brown on Newsweek's jump to all digital
Episode 20
Mon, Oct 1, 201242 mins
Media distractions explode; Foreign policy debate quickly fades; Romney's slide to the center; Obama's off-the-record stumble and media blitz
Episode 21
Thu, Nov 1, 201241 mins
Media cover politics of a superstorm; Campaigns head into final days; Sandy plays out across many screens.
Episode 22
Thu, Nov 1, 201238 mins
A look at Rove's awkward denial, how the media digests an Obama re-election and how the media contemplates GOP's future.
Episode 23
Thu, Nov 1, 201241 mins
Media barrage over Petraeus scandal; Obama meets press, Romney doesn't; New exec. editor for Washington Post
Episode 25
Sat, Dec 1, 201242 mins
Can Zucker boost CNN, Obama's fiscal cliff strategy, the media buzz over the possible nomination of Ambassador Rice and haters on Twitter.
Episode 27
Sat, Dec 1, 201241 mins
Reporting in the midst of tragedy, the media and the massacre (Lauren Ashburn, Frank Sesno and David Zurawik were guests) and social media and the news.
Episode 28
Sat, Dec 1, 201223 mins
Has the tone of journalism changed in the wake of the Connecticut school massacre? A look at the NRA chief's 'press conference' and a round-table discussion about the affect of the media on the topic of gun control.
Episode 29
Sat, Dec 1, 201245 mins
Journalists Under Assault on Gun Control; No Holiday for Fiscal Cliff Talks; Media Obsessions in 2012; Reliable Sources' Best of 2012
Episode 30
Tue, Jan 1, 201344 mins
A look at how the fiscal cliff was handled by the media. Was this a small deal hyped into something bigger? Is there an apology coming for Hillary Clinton after the media doubted and mocked her? And a discussion of Lance Armstrong's doping scandal.
Episode 31
Tue, Jan 1, 201344 mins
The media and the gun debate; Lance doing Oprah; Kimmel's new time slot; the fight for press freedom in China.
Episode 33
Fri, Feb 1, 201342 mins
Clinton and Gore media blitz; Media looks for bipartisan immigration reform; MSNBC's bad editing?; Fox's Rivera to Capitol Hill?; Playing the Super Bowl for ads
Episode 36
Fri, Feb 1, 201342 mins
White House press demands access after Tiger outing; Axelrod and Gibbs join MSNBC; Stuart Stevens on 2012 campaign.
Episode 38
Fri, Mar 1, 201341 mins
Obama White House's "bullying" tactics; Facebook redesign and Post eliminates ombudsman.
Episode 39
Fri, Mar 1, 201344 mins
Coverage of today's breaking news on the Steubenville rape trial, Matt Lauer speaks out about the hiring of Ann Curry and a look at the media coverage of the election of a new Pope and Pope Francis' first public services.
Episode 40
Fri, Mar 1, 201342 mins
Marisa Guthrie, Joe Concha and Gail Shister discuss NBC's decision to drop the late night comedian, and the discuss the most opinionated network. Zev Chafets discuss his new authorized biography on Fox News President Roger Ailes. Bill Press, Tim Carney and Howard Kurtz talk about the GOP 'autopsy' report. Annmarie Timmins discuss her recent column on her battle with mental illness.
Episode 41
Fri, Mar 1, 201342 mins
Media rooting for gay marriage? Barbara Walters retiring; the dangers of online dating; six-second news videos; why one reporter left journalism.
Episode 42
Mon, Apr 1, 201342 mins
Rutgers coach fired after ESPN report; a history of the late-night talk show wars; more Hillary 2016 speculation; Obama's "sexist" comment; remembering Roger Ebert.
Episode 43
Mon, Apr 1, 201342 mins
Press rooting for gun control?; Mother Jones's secret McConnell tape; Rep. Cohen's Twitter "lesson" for the media; Anthony Weiner's confessional interview; "War on Whistleblowers" shines light on attempts to curb press freedom.
Episode 44
Mon, Apr 1, 201341 mins
Breaking the Boston bombing; Reporting it first vs. reporting it right; Media's suspect speculation; Local news wins coverage; One reporter's marathon run.
Episode 45
Mon, Apr 1, 201342 mins
Partisan press exploits Boston tragedy; Boston Globe's powerful coverage; reporter's personal breast cancer story; has the press been rooting for gun control?
Episode 46
Wed, May 1, 201342 mins
Howie discusses his controversial week; Journalists cautious as new Boston suspects arrested; Jodi Arias trial nears its conclusion; Garry Trudeau's new Amazon pilot; Elsa Walsh on women and work-life balance.
Episode 47
Wed, May 1, 201334 mins
Media confront Cleveland horrors; Jodi Arias bumps rescued women; Benghazi bursts back into media coverage; Christie's silent surgery; Media soft on Sanford?
Episode 48
Wed, May 1, 201342 mins
Are media turning on Obama over scandals? Reporter opts for major preventative surgery; Barbara Walters announces her retirement; Media goes crazy for Prince Harry.
Episode 50
Sat, Jun 1, 201342 mins
Today's guest include: Dana Milbank of the Washington Post, Debra Saunders of the San Francisco Chronicle, and Lois Romano of Politico, John Stackhouse, Editor-In-Chief of Toronto's largest newspaper, The Globe and Mail.Howard will sit down with former Chicago Sun-Times photojournalist John H. White to talk about the newspaper's decision to lay off all of its full time photographers.
Episode 51
Sat, Jun 1, 201341 mins
Glenn Greenwald on breaking the NSA surveillance story; Pundits fuming of the "in-your-face" Rice appointment; MSNBC's slip in ratings; How "binge watching" is affecting critics' reviews.
Episode 52
Sat, Jun 1, 201342 mins
Glenn Greenwald responds to critics of his reporting; Snowden in media spotlight.
Episode 54
Sat, Jun 1, 201342 mins
Journalists celebrating same-sex marriage rulings? Paula Deen vs. Matt Lauer; Zimmerman trial's wall-to-wall coverage.
Episode 57
Mon, Jul 1, 201342 mins
Anthony Weiner sexts (again); Royal baby media frenzy; Al Jazeera America's editorial direction
Episode 58
Thu, Aug 1, 201341 mins
Will Limbaugh and Hannity dropped from Cummulius Media and does this mean the beginning of the end of Right Wing radio? And, will an upcoming TV mini-series make Hillary Clinton the front-runner for the 2016 Democratic Presidential nomination?
Episode 62
Sun, Sep 1, 201340 mins
Brian Stelter returns to host our show this week . Frederik Pleitgen with an update on Syria, andThe Wall Street Journal's Sam Dagher, Huffington Post's Michael Calderone, Matt Lewis and Al Monitor's Foreign Policy Reporter Laura Rozen join Stelter in the studio to discuss media's coverage of the Iraq War. BuzzFeed's Whitney Jefferson on the media circus surrounding Miley Cyrus.
Episode 63
Sun, Sep 1, 201342 mins
The news in Syria raises questions about the US and the different media outlets all have their own opinions. Is Twitter ruining the presidential campaign. Plus, Jeff Bezos pays his first visit to his new acquisition, the Washington Post.
Episode 66
Sun, Sep 1, 201341 mins
Ana Marie Cox, Manu Raju and Ryan Lizza join guest host Brian Stelter to discuss the media's coverage of the potential government shutdown. Allen Salkin to talks about his new book that takes inside look at the Food Network. As Cecily Strong joins Seth Meyers on Weekend Update, James Poniewozik and Maureen Ryan discuss Strong's performance. President of AMC Charlie Collier discuss Breaking Bad.
Episode 69
Tue, Oct 1, 201342 mins
The government shutdown comes to an end but did the media distracted from the underlying economic cost. Also, the press reports the death of a Senator only to find out he's still alive but not quickly enough to stop re-Tweets. Plus, former NSA executive travels to Moscow to meet with Edward Snowden.
Episode 71
Fri, Nov 1, 201341 mins
New information come out about Rupert Murdoch and how is tabloids really operated. 60 Minutes story which aired last week has teh validity of its source comes into question. Plus, journalists heavyweights, Bill Keller and Glenn Greenwald, take sides on the question of holding the powerful accountable.
Episode 73
Fri, Nov 1, 201342 mins
Errol Louis, Lynn Sweet, Dylan Byers and Terence Smith join guest host Frank Sesno on the 60 Minutes botched Benghazi story. Writer Chris Jones on events on Air Force one the day of JFK's assassination. Film critic Ann Hornaday on a study about gun violence in PG-13 movies. Philippe Cousteau and Andrew Revkin on lack of interest about climate chage.
Episode 74
Fri, Nov 1, 201332 mins
This week's guest host is Eric Deggans, TV critic from NPR. Eric looks at MSNBC's Eric Bashir's inflamatory comments about Sara Palin. Erik Wemple and Amy Holmes also weigh in. Also, how was it possible for a City Councilman in Flynt Michigan get elected without his past conviction from murder being made public?
Episode 76
Sun, Dec 1, 201341 mins
Today: The White House Press Core and the White House go back and forth about their level of access to they need while the White House says they will never be satisfied. Plus, a look at Fox' coverage of this week's Santa controversy. Also, a look at the extreme marketing campaign for the new Ron Burgundy movie due out this week.
Episode 77
Sun, Dec 1, 201343 mins
Today: Did Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson's comment deserve so much coverage? Why is CBS news show 60 Minutes suffering through a 3rd round of criticism? And, will American news reporters be allowed to stay in China?
Episode 78
Sun, Dec 1, 201344 mins
Run through the year's headlines, then preview a television tradition - New Year's Eve in Times Square - with three people who are there every year: Ryan Seacrest, Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin.
Episode 85
Sat, Feb 1, 201439 mins
Howard Bragman and Daniel Flynn discuss how the media has covered Michael Sam's announcement. Craig Aaron analyze Comcast's Time Warner Cable takeover; Carl Bernstein on documents that provide insight into Hillary Clinton. Michael Smerconish discusses Chris Christie's media mauling. Kallie Cart on the West VIrginia story that has received scant national media attention in recent weeks.
Episode 86
Sat, Feb 1, 201438 mins
Today: Why can't reporters call out bigotry when it's starting them in the face? Brian looks at the comments from Ted Nugent. Then, when someone calls out Donald Trump on his possible 'bluff' at running for political office again he strikes back, and harshly. And finally, a few words about the movie that changes the the news.