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Roger Ailes's Fall and the Death of Fox's Populist Model
from Twinks in a Cage · #41
Audio-only archive episode — no video to seek.
5 minTim and Ray discuss Roger Ailes getting pushed out of Fox, joke about O'Reilly's on-air comeuppance, and analyze how alt-media figures like Alex Jones, Mike Cernovich, and Gavin McInnes are outpacing traditional cable news figures in influence.
- 26:49Bill O'Reilly as the archetypal Long Island newsman.
- 27:16There used to be a semblance of objectivity in news delivery, even if journalists were dictating for people in power.
- 27:45Bill O'Reilly and his ilk are polemicists staking claim on territory, not neutral reporters.
- 28:21Tim on Roger Ailes being thrown out of Fox News.
- 28:36Roger Ailes sexually assaulted Tim, though Tim attacked him first.
- 29:12Bill O'Reilly's farewell broadcast reader mail could include references to past harassment allegations.
- 29:49Sponsor pullouts from O'Reilly were driven by outrage, which directly hurt Fox News's ad revenue.
- 30:15The folksy populist traditionalist angle that O'Reilly embodied has run its course.
- 30:51Conspiracy-tinged aggressive figures like Alex Jones became more impactful than establishment populists like O'Reilly.
- 31:42The Trump presidency delivered results but created long-term strategic problems for conservative media.
Bill O'ReillyRoger AilesDonald TrumpAlex JonesFox NewsInfowars