Something big is shifting in how we get our news, and you can feel it in your body. You want to stay informed, but you also kind of want to throw your phone across the room. I asked a simple question on Facebook. Where do you get your news? What came back wasn’t a list of outlets. It was a list of survival strategies. And once I started digging into the data, it became very clear why so many smart, thoughtful people feel unsettled right now.

This episode is about where Americans get their news, why trust feels so shaky, and what’s actually changing beneath the surface as we head into 2026.

• We are talking about:

  • Why almost no one trusts a single news source anymore

  • How social media officially replaced TV as the main way Americans get news

  • Why independent journalists and news influencers are exploding

  • What’s really happening with political polarization and platform trust

  • The influence of AI and Deepfakes

  • How to stay informed without burning yourself out or getting duped

  Key Timestamps:

  • 0:38 Are you being radicalized by the news?

  • 1:35 What people actually said when asked where they get news

  • 3:51 Social media overtakes TV as the main news source

  • 7:41 Why mainstream news feels like WWE

  • 12:01 Personality trust vs platform trust

  • 14:36 Video platforms as the new TV

  • 18:58 The rise of independent journalists

  • 22:35 Why newsletters and community matter

  • 25:04 Why local news still has an edge

  • 27:26 Political affiliation and platform behavior

  • 28:29 Flooding the zone and source confusion

  • 33:25 Why conversations change culture

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