Hi, I’m Ken LaCorte. I spent 20 years behind-the-scenes at Fox News and now host “Elephants in Rooms”. Here, we jump into topics that many people avoid and that the mainstream narrative often vilifies. Even when they’re true. If you’re looking for true insight into issues – without straw men or sensationalism – you’ve found the right place.
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Chess is not a men's or a women's sport. But, men have always been better at chess than women. Is it discrimination? Biology? Something else? Ken digs in. You can find Ken on ... Twitter: https://twitter.com/KenLaCorte Substack: https://kenlacorte.substack.com/ Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-1343964 Sources: Distribution of IQ in men vs. women: htt…
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Are Asians bad drivers? How about women? Ken looks into the real numbers behind race and driving ... with some surprising statistics. You can find Ken on ... YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ElephantsInRooms Substack: https://kenlacorte.substack.com/By Ken LaCorte
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Barbie was misinterpreted by both conservative and liberal pundits alike. The movie wasn't about gender roles as much as it was about humanity, with a surprising twist on Genesis. You can find Ken on ... YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ElephantsInRooms Substack: https://kenlacorte.substack.com/By Ken LaCorte
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“Millions of children die every year.” It’s something that we often hear on TV and read in the news. But it’s not exactly bad news. To watch the video version, click here: youtube.com/@Ken_LaCorte/ You can find Ken in the social world here: https://linktr.ee/KenLaCorteBy Ken LaCorte
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If you suspected that ChatGPT treats people differently based on skin color, religion, and political party ... you're right. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Upper Echelon: Upper Echelon David Rozado's Substack: https://substack.com/profile/17348011-david-rozado -------------------------------------------…
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Why are adults sexualizing children? | Gays Against Groomers founder Jaimee Michell
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Jaimee Michell is the founder of Gays Against Groomers, a group of gay and trans people who are fighting the trend of sexualizing and indoctrinating children under the guise of the “LGBTQ” movement. In this episode, Ken talked to Jaimee about why the group’s efforts are so controversial and why they strongly disagree with claims from the LGBTQ comm…
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An inside look at the downfall of corporate media | Steve Krakauer
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Steve Krakauer has worked across the media spectrum, from Fox News to CNN, and is the person behind Fourth Watch, an eye-opening newsletter for anyone that wants to catch up on some sobering facts about the media. In this episode, Ken and Steve give a behind-the-scenes look at how the press works, the divided media landscape, and the concept of fre…
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Escaping the media bubble | Adam B. Coleman
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Wrong Speak Publishing founder Adam B. Coleman used to follow the typical mainstream media – until the media pushed him over the red line, and he discovered truths he'd never seen before. Adam tells Ken what made him change, how the media’s biased reporting affected his views, and more about his rise as a political commentator. To watch the video v…
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Hit job? I talked to a NYT writer about his Tucker book | Jason Zengerle
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The New York Times has rarely been kind to conservatives, and that’s true now more than ever. That’s why when I got an email from a New York Magazine writer – asking me for an interview for his upcoming book on Tucker Carlson – I hesitated. I agreed under the condition that we talk on video, so I can publish the conversation in full. Here it is. To…
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The surprising math behind revolutions | BJ Campbell
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BJ Campbell is the creator of the Handwaving Freakoutery blog, where he uses statistics and numbers to challenge the mainstream views on anything from culture and the media to crime and guns. In this episode, Ken and BJ Campbell have a wide-ranging discussion about the numbers behind violent revolutions, crime trends, media bias, and more. To watch…
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How to build a media empire from your bedroom | Rumen Naumovski
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At age 24, Rumen Naumovski is the founder of Resist the Mainstream, a right-leaning news site that gets millions of views a month. His newsletter goes out to 500K readers and he has a combined 1.3 million followers across social media. But, how did one young man living in Eastern Europe manage to build this from home? We talk about that, censorship…
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IRAQ: A Marine officer asks, "Why did we do it?"
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Winston Tierney is a retired Lt. Colonel in the Marine Corps who’s seen the Iraq war up close. What he saw changed his view on the war in Iraq and war in general, which eventually led him to write a book detailing his experience both on foreign and US soil. He joined me on the podcast to talk about his time in Iraq, his experience with casualty ass…
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Derick Johnson | America is getting softer
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Our society is getting softer. Toxic feel-good movements are thriving, the military is struggling to recruit, and there's a new "offensive" words every week. Derrick Johnson is a former Army veteran and personal coach who helps people become both mentally and physically strong. We talked about America's softness, the changes he's seen in the milita…
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Zac Kriegman | Reuters data scientist FIRED for exposing BLM
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Zac Kriegman, a former data scientist for Thomson Reuters, joined me on the podcast to talk about his firing from one of the most influential new organizations in the US for sharing data that discredited the BLM narrative. He not only found that the claims that police are more likely to shoot black people are not true but that the movement is actua…
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Bethany Mandel | How do you pass American values to your kids?
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Bethany Mandel joins Ken on the podcast to discuss the red flags in K-12 education, the stigma surrounding homeschooling, and the right way to teach our children about American values. Mandel is an author, a homeschooling mom of five children, and the editor of a children’s book series Heroes of Liberty that celebrates traditional values such as fr…
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Christian Toto | Hollywood's good, bad, and ugly woke
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Christian Toto is an award-entertainment journalist with more than a decade of experience, a contributor at the Daily Wire, and the founder of HollywoodInToto.com, a site that covers pop culture from a conservative perspective. He joined Ken on the podcast to talk about politics and wokeness in the movie industry and answer the question: "Do unbias…
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Heather Mac Donald | Is crime increasing due to false charges of racism?
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Heather Lynn Mac Donald is a best-selling author, a fellow at the Manhattan Institute, and a contributing editor at City Journal. She joined the podcast for an interesting conversation about the reality of crime and racism in our country, what we’re doing wrong, and what we can do to fix it.By Ken LaCorte
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Michael Oreskes | Former NY Times and NPR Editor
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Michael Oreskes joins Ken on the podcast to discuss the political left and right, the current state of the media, and how the Internet changed both. Oreskes is a journalist with decades of experience. He worked at the New York Daily News, spent 20 years at the New York Times, 7 years at the Associated Press, and then a couple more as a senior presi…
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John Ondrasik | The "Five For Fighting" singer talks about his protest against the Afghanistan withdrawal
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Five for Fighting’s John Ondrasik joins Ken to talk about John's protest song about the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal and its censorship. Also ... U.S. veterans, Afghanistan refugees, Ken’s time in Iraq, and Zelensky's leadership in the war in Ukraine. To see the video version of this podcast or to find Ken in the social world, click: https://l…
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Hollie McKay | Reporting from Kyiv, surrounded by Russian forces
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Hollie McKay is a war correspondent and war crimes investigator. After reporting from Afghanistan as it fell to the Taliban, she sneaked into Ukraine during the Russian invasion. She talked to Ken from central Kyiv as the Russians advance.By Ken LaCorte
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John Moody | Former head of news at Fox News
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Ken and John Moody talk about Roger Ailes, the early days of Fox News, the news media industry, what made America great. John recently published "Of Course They Knew, Of Course They ..." — a decidedly non-PC fictionalized account of China and the coronavirus. To see the video version of this podcast or to find Ken in the social world, click: https:…
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Ben Boychuk | Author & Managing Editor of American Greatness
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Ken talks with Ben about California politics, how Sandpoint Idaho dealt with BLM protesters, Covid stats, and why searching "Ken LaCorte" online sometimes includes "sex offender" in the results. To see the video version of this podcast or to find Ken in the social world, click: https://linktr.ee/KenLaCorte…
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Drew Curtis | The challenges of censorship and building a social media platform
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Drew Curtis is the founder of Fark, a news site with a solid dollop of humor. He and Ken talk whiskey, tech, what to do in a tsunami, censorship, and how Reddit is likely the largest porn site in the world. To see the video version of this podcast or to find Ken in the social world, click: https://linktr.ee/KenLaCorte…
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