I’m a liberal who has been on far more conservative podcasts and radio shows then liberal ones in the last few years. Why? Because I’m never invited on to liberal shows. That’s fine—invite who you want—but it’s pretty telling about the state of the media right now.
I’ve (reportedly) been blacklisted from my local NPR station, which is kind of odd considering I got my start in public radio and listen to it for about 20 hours a day. But conservatives—who I actually disagree with!—are more than willing to speak with me.
Speaking of which, I had a very fine conversation with @bdomenech today that will air next week.
One more thing about this... I think there’s a real fear of guilt by association on the left. So even if producers actually are interested in dissenting views, they’re scared of getting reamed on Twitter for platforming the baddies. And I can’t blame them.
This happened at my old job. A colleague complained about me and told our boss her “community” was demanding that she quit because they wouldn’t fire me. The pressure to conform is real.
