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Show Notes for Thursday, June 5, 2026

9:06 · The Departure of Scott Pelley from CBS

Jake opens the show with Eric Scheiner of MRC Video on the exit of Scott Pelley from CBS and what it signals about the direction of legacy news media.

• What Pelley leaving says about the state of CBS News
• Whether the legacy broadcast model is breaking down
• How audiences are shifting toward independent outlets

Panelist: Eric Scheiner, Senior Director of MRC Video

9:20 · How the Media Is Covering ICE Unrest

Eric Scheiner returns to examine how national outlets are framing the recent unrest tied to ICE operations.

• How the unrest is being framed across major outlets
• The gap between the reporting and the footage
• What context is being left out of the coverage

Panelist: Eric Scheiner, Senior Director of MRC Video

9:35 · Monologue: Ellie

Jake Smith delivers a solo monologue titled Ellie.

9:45 · Why J.K. Rowling Is Being Silenced

Author Solomon Schmidt joins to discuss the campaign against J.K. Rowling and what his new book uncovers about her life and her decision to speak out.

• The forces driving efforts to silence Rowling
• The personal cost of standing on principle
• What the book reveals about her story

Panelist: Solomon Schmidt, author of A Pen to Change the World: The Life of J.K. Rowling

10:08 · The DOJ Response to the Delaney Hall Riots

Ken Cuccinelli breaks down how the Department of Justice has responded to the unrest outside Delaney Hall.

• The shape of the federal response so far
• The legal questions the unrest raises
• What enforcement could look like going forward

Panelist: Ken Cuccinelli, former Virginia Attorney General and National Chairman of the Election Transparency Initiative. Cuccinelli is a Senior Fellow for Homeland Security and Immigration at the Center for Renewing America. He most recently served as Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security and Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services under President Trump.

10:20 · Trump Accuses California Over the 2026 Primary

President Trump is accusing California of attempting to steal the 2026 primary results. Ken Cuccinelli and Commander Gregory Stenstrom weigh whether the charge holds up.

• The basis for the accusation against California
• The election integrity questions in play
• What to watch as the primary plays out

Panelists: Ken Cuccinelli, National Chairman of the Election Transparency Initiative; and Commander Gregory Stenstrom, USN, author of I Stand on my Briefs, Pro Se Legal Warfare

10:33 · The Truth About Iran Negotiations

Defense reporter Mike Brest looks at where the Iran negotiations stand and the reported attack on Kuwait Airport tied to Tehran.

• Where the negotiations actually stand
• The reported strike on Kuwait Airport
• The regional fallout to watch

Panelist: Mike Brest, Defense Reporter, The Washington Examiner

10:50 · Cuba and the Renewed Pacific Drug Boat Strikes

Mike Brest returns to assess the situation inside Cuba and the resumption of U.S. military strikes on suspected drug vessels in the Pacific.

• The current state of the Cuban regime
• Why interdiction operations have resumed
• The strategy behind the renewed strikes

Panelist: Mike Brest, Defense Reporter, The Washington Examiner

11:06 · Crude Oil Inventories Running Dangerously Low

Kenny Stein of the American Energy Alliance examines reports that U.S. crude oil inventories are dangerously low and whether gas lines could return.

• How far inventories have fallen
• The real risk of fuel shortages
• Whether this rhymes with 1974

Panelist: Kenny Stein, Vice President of Policy, American Energy Alliance · americanenergyalliance.org

11:20 · Confronting Antisemitic Violence in America

Rabbi Michael Barclay joins to address the continuing incidents of violence and terror against Jews in America and what a real response should look like.

• The pattern of antisemitic violence
• Why the public response has fallen short
• What communities and leaders can do now

Panelist: Rabbi Michael Barclay, host of the radio show and podcast The Rabbi's Table: Dialogue Not Debate on CRN Digital Talk Radio, where he leads conversations on religion, freedom, Israel, America, and today's pressing cultural issues. · rabbimichaelbarclay.com/podcast

11:33 · Countdown to 250

Murray Sabrin marks the Countdown to 250, celebrating 250 years of American independence.

• What the 250 year milestone means today
• The lessons of the founding worth keeping
• How to carry that spirit forward

Panelist: Murray Sabrin, PhD, Mises Institute Associated Scholar and Emeritus Professor of Finance at Ramapo College of New Jersey. Judge Andrew Napolitano calls Dr. Sabrin a courageous genius and an intellectual giant.

11:50 · Salute the Troops

Jake closes the morning with a salute to the men and women serving the nation.

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