The Prevailing Narrative with Matt Bilinsky

Middle East: Lee Smith is an elite geo-political analyst who has been ahead of the curve on nearly every foreign policy issue of the past decade. His recent piece "Killing Nasrallah" cogently explains the motives, mechanics, results, and impact of Israel's assassination of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah. He joins me to discuss the recent developments and future projections for the war in the Middle East.Gender Politics: The media keeps rolling out pieces on how "nice guy" liberals like Tim Walz & Douglas Emhoff represent the "New Masculinity". What is this new masculinity they speak of and is this election a referendum on this new concept of masculinity? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Legendary social media personality Josh Ostrovsky aka "The Fat Jew" was the 1st person to publicly discuss what had been an open secret in Hollywood and nightlife circles - the freaky sexual proclivities of P-Diddy. This is of course now coming to a head with Diddy's arrest and an avalanche of claims around his depraved sexual tastes, and alleged criminal behavior surrounding it. The Fat Jew was also (arguably) the 1st person to meaningfully monetize social media popularity. He joins me to discuss the Diddy situation, and the evolution of celebrity and influencer culture over the past 15 years since "being famous online" became a thing. (Ok and a few other shocking revelations from the world of celebrity freakhood) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mark Zuckerberg releases a startling letter revealing that the government pressured Facebook into censorship around COVID and duped Facebook into shelving the Hunter Biden Laptop story - both of which he regrets.Telegram founder Pavel Durov arrested in France which brings up the question: Is a platform responsible for the criminal behavior of its users?RFK Jr. quits his campaign and endorses Donald Trump - aggressively. What does this tell us about political and social realignment, and what does this mean for the 2024 election? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A summary of the first month of Kamala Harris as the Dem nominee. Trump's assassination attempt and Joe Biden mysteriously stepping down already a distant memory.An entire media apparatus springs into action to wipe all memory of Kamala as an embarrassing failure as VP from everyone's memory. Well I won't let people forget.A summary of her history as a candidate and Vice President, and some thoughts on the Democratic National Convention (and their policies, if you can find them). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Julian Assange strikes a deal making him a free man for the 1st time in 14 years. International affairs expert Niccolo Soldo joins me for a retrospective on Assange & Wikileaks, the controversy surrounding him, and what it tells us about "Digital Age" issues like privacy, civil liberties, government corruption, and the American political realignment of the last decade.Joe Biden just turned in arguably the worst debate performance in modern history. Everyone seems to think there is no way he can be carted out as the Democratic nominee and assume he'll be replace. I explain why I think that is WRONG & why Joe Biden is likely to be the Democratic candidate the fall.Niccolo also gives us a deeper picture of the recent French elections with shocking success for the right wing anti-immigration coalition led by the National Rally. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Recently many lies have taken hold around historical events like "colonization" or the fight against Communism in the 20th Century. Why do these lies matter? Because they are being weaponized in arguments around current topics like immigration, the Middle East conflict, and DEI.Wilfred Reilly decided to debunk these lies and give a fuller picture of history in his recent book "Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me" - and he joins me this week to discuss.Also - immigration issues heated up domestically and overseas with (1) Anti-Immigration parties doing remarkably well in EU elections, and (2) Trump announcing intention to deport 15-20 million undocumented immigrants. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Donald Trump convicted on 34 counts of "Falsifying Business Records". A "crime" almost exclusively charged as a misdemeanor, but prosecuted against Trump as a felony. Will Chamberlain of the Article 3 Project joins me to discuss the abuse of the law and numerous improprieties around this case.Multiple "whistleblowers" have now come out exposing a deeply troubling decline in quality and standards at UCLA Medical School. Student failure rates have skyrocketed since UCLA hired a new Dean of Admissions focusing almost entirely on DEI. Aaron Sibarium spoke with the whistleblowers and joins me to discuss.Anthony Fauci grilled by Congress and admits much of his COVID medical guidance had no scientific basis. A summary of the revelations from his testimony.Michael Moynihan wrote an incredible piece on the Downfall of Vice Magazine. How a company went from a $6 billion valuation to bankrupt in a matter of years. Seemingly infested by the Woke Virus. A true "Go Woke Go Broke" masterpiece. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Campus protests and civil unrest have hit America's colleges, and some of its cities. Yes, there are money sources behind many of these protests. But if you follow the money trail, what do you find?Do you find a deliberately constructed plan to tear America apart at its seams? Or do you find a chaotic random web of naive philanthropists, "professional activists", and NGOs that simply lump together seemingly unrelated progressive causes?I believe you find the latter. There is no Wizard of Oz orchestrating it all, just a "witches brew of billionaires, Islamists, and leftists" as Tablet Magazine puts it.In this episode, I explore the web of funding sources - the Who, the What, the How, and the Why.I also discuss the Resurrection of the American Frat Bro, as basic frat dudes are cheered on taking on the protestors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Real life Ray Donovan meets Michael Corleone. That is the life of Orlando "Ori" Spado who served as "Hollywood's Fixer" with connections to organized crime for decades.Ori's story is an odyssey of 20th Century Hollywood & Mafia including figures from Frank Sinatra & the Rat Pack to Naomi Campbell & Suge Knight.Dealing with the highest stakes incidents with the highest profile celebs, Ori survived and thrived by living by a strict Honor Code of rules and principles.He joined me to share those principles and the wisdom gained from some incredible stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NY Mag dropped a hit piece this week on "the man" in the wellness world - Andrew Huberman. Mostly focusing on his dating life. Were these necessary revelations exposing a fraudulent guru? Or just a sleazy tabloid smear attempt?Candace Owens is terminated by the Daily Wire and paints herself as the victim YET AGAIN. Why she is a lazy conspiracy theorist and perpetual martyr, not a courageous contrarian.Murthy vs. Missouri is the landmark case around 1st Amendment intrusion during the COVID years. Lower courts ruled that the government was so coercive in its communications with Facebook, Twitter, etc. that it turned the social media platforms into arms of the government & violated 1st Amendment rights. The case is now being heard by the Supreme Court and legal expert Ben Weingarten joins me to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices