🎙️ What a show tells
Know Your Enemy
- LEFTour grouping of the show
- 12claims in our motif index
- 15motifs they came up in
⚠️ Stories told, not claims that they're true.
What the show's hosts, guests, callers and the clips they play said, as claims in our words, filed by the shape of the story. "Came up on" the show: told, reported or argued against. We don't yet mark which.
👯 Tells the most alike
the shows whose stories overlap most with its own, whatever their lean
- 🎙️ The David Frum Show 23% alike · left
- 🎙️ CNN 5 Things 22% alike · left
- 🎙️ Morning Wire 21% alike · right
- 🎙️ Breaking Points 19% alike · center
- 🎙️ David Pakman Show (podcast) 19% alike · left
🧩 Its repertoire
every motif its claims came up in, the most first
🧩 Political party surge ×1 🧩 Political realignment ×1 🧩 Politicians' empty promises ×1 🧩 Showman politician ×1 🧩 Fighting the last war ×1 🧩 Political infighting ×1 🧩 Losing the base ×1 🧩 It's the economy, stupid ×1 🧩 Unpopular war ×1 🧩 Institutions sell their soul ×1 🧩 Sheep's clothing ×1 🧩 Big crowds ×1 🧩 In the wilderness ×1 🧩 Return to normalcy ×1 🧩 Toxic brand ×1
🎙️ Lately on the show
its latest claims, in our words, with their motifs
- 2026-10-05 “Democrats have a favorable momentum in the midterm elections.”
🧩 Political party surge - 2026-10-05 “Texas elections have shifted from being reliably Republican to being more competitive.”
🧩 Political realignment - 2026-10-05 “Donald Trump may be reaching a point where his promises no longer gain public credibility.”
🧩 Politicians' empty promises - 2026-10-05 “Donald Trump is a highly effective messenger who can influence political outcomes through his rhetoric.”
🧩 Showman politician 🧩 Big crowds - 2026-10-05 “Democrats lack a coherent alternative vision for the current era.”
🧩 Fighting the last war 🧩 In the wilderness - 2026-10-05 “Nationalist conservatives are dissatisfied with the Trump Republican Party regarding immigration and support for Israel.”
🧩 Political infighting 🧩 Losing the base - 2026-10-05 “Trump is running in an election where voters do not believe he can handle the economy well.”
🧩 It's the economy, stupid - 2026-10-05 “Voters have developed a deep fatigue regarding foreign wars and are largely indifferent to Middle East geopolitics.”
🧩 Unpopular war - 2026-10-05 “The Republican party is moving away from being a creedal nation toward a more nativist, non-creedal identity.”
🧩 Institutions sell their soul - 2026-10-05 “Abdul El-Sayed is a highly skilled political operator who uses economic issues to deflect from cultural controversies.”
🧩 Sheep's clothing - 2026-10-05 “Democrats are successfully returning to a narrative of being the normal, effective governing party.”
🧩 Return to normalcy - 2026-10-05 “Nominating independent candidates in certain states is an admission that the Democratic brand is weak.”
🧩 Toxic brand