Avoiding the Echo Chamber

This week is a sharp look at the rise of the "reactionary centrist" -- folks who drift from the left toward the political center while loudly critiquing the left and quietly validating right-wing narratives. As we attempt to avoid the echo chambers that all forms of media help to create, how often do we intentionally engage with ideas that challenge our values regardless of one's political leaning? The current events of the day call us to engage in a circumspect way as some stories are systematically silenced. Mentioned in the show:Melania Movie Review: All the Money In the World Can't Make Good Propaganda – Vanity Fair2025 was ICE’s deadliest year in two decades. Here are the 32 people who died in custody – The GuardianDeath of a detainee at an ICE detention center in Texas is ruled a homicide - NPRFamily of man killed by off-duty ICE agent in LA demands charges: ‘The ache will never go away’ – The GuardianTwo CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting – Pro PublicaShooting deaths climb in Trump's mass deportation effort – PBS News