Why are health agencies still pushing dire COVID messaging instead of offering practical guidance? What are both Republicans and Democrats overlooking on the immigration reform debate? And what do legacy journalists have against platforms like Substack and Clubhouse? 

Liz Wolfe, Staff Editor at Reason, joins host Stephen Kent this week on “Right Now with Stephen Kent” to discuss legacy media’s annoyance over their inability to control conversations on apps like Clubhouse, how both parties reframe the immigration debate to suit their own political goals, and the frustration that several months into the pandemic, we still haven’t determined which COVID-19 policies are working or not. 

---- Content of This Episode ---- 
00:00​ Episode Start 
00:43. What’s in store for Episode 6 
02:08 Liz Wolfe is in pain – physically and politically 
04:15 Moving to NYC amid pandemic 
06:39 Texas drops mask mandate – millions do not die 
09:20 Why are we still figuring this out? 
11:10 CDC director’s sense of “impending doom” 
12:53 Talking Clubhouse – with drinking games! 
14:35 Stephen & Liz – unfettererd 
19:45 Why some journalists feel threatened by Clubhouse 
23:00 A culture of civility 
24:50 Contrarian migration to Substack 
30:44 Narratives Project: The border crisis 
39:02 Good News: The lab-grown meats arms race 

---- Reading List ---- 

When Texas ended its mask mandate, event cancellations started – the losses are adding up (Texas Tribune) 
https://www.texastribune.org/2021/03/25/conventions-texas-mask-mandate/ 

Red State COVID vs. Blue State COVID (Reason) https://reason.com/2020/11/17/red-state-covid-vs-blue-state-covid/ 

Journalists Worried About People Having Conversations on Clubhouse (Reason) https://reason.com/2021/02/12/journalists-worried-about-people-having-conversations-on-clubhouse/

I Beg to Differ - The rise of online contrarians on Substack exposes a dysfunctional media ecosystem (Persuasion) 
https://tinyurl.com/h52tz8k4

In Defense of Substack (Matt Taibbi) 
https://taibbi.substack.com/p/in-defense-of-substack

Clubhouse Moderation Issues and Incidents (Taylor Lorenz) https://taylorlorenz.medium.com/clubhouse-moderation-issues-and-incidents-726a88a1b4bd

Raising the steaks: First 3D-printed rib-eye is unveiled (Houston Chronicle) https://www.chron.com/business/article/Raising-the-steaks-First-3D-printed-rib-eye-is-15936002.php

Hong Kong cooks up lab-grown fish ad demand for clean meat rises (South China Morning Post) 
https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/lifestyle/article/3120185/hong-kong-cooks-lab-grown-fish-demand-clean-meat-rises

---- Plug for our guest ---- 

Follow, Liz Wolfe, Staff Editor at Reason magazine, on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lizzywol

---- Plug for our collaborators at The Narratives Project ---- 

Visit The Narratives Project's website and follow them on Twitter: 

Website: https://www.narrativesproject.com/ 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NarrativesProj

Why are health agencies still pushing dire COVID messaging instead of offering practical guidance? What are both Republicans and Democrats overlooking on the immigration reform debate? And what do legacy journalists have against platforms like Substack and Clubhouse? Liz Wolfe, Staff Editor at Reason, joins host Stephen Kent this week on &ldquo;Right Now with Stephen Kent&rdquo; to discuss legacy media&rsquo;s annoyance over their inability to control conversations on apps like Clubhouse, how both parties reframe the immigration debate to suit their own political goals, and the frustration that several months into the pandemic, we still haven&rsquo;t determined which COVID-19 policies are working or not. ---- Content of This Episode ---- 00:00​ Episode Start 00:43. What&rsquo;s in store for Episode 6 02:08 Liz Wolfe is in pain &ndash; physically and politically 04:15 Moving to NYC amid pandemic 06:39 Texas drops mask mandate &ndash; millions do not die 09:20 Why are we still figuring this out? 11:10 CDC director&rsquo;s sense of &ldquo;impending doom&rdquo; 12:53 Talking Clubhouse &ndash; with drinking games! 14:35 Stephen &amp; Liz &ndash; unfettererd 19:45 Why some journalists feel threatened by Clubhouse 23:00 A culture of civility 24:50 Contrarian migration to Substack 30:44 Narratives Project: The border crisis 39:02 Good News: The lab-grown meats arms race ---- Reading List ---- When Texas ended its mask mandate, event cancellations started &ndash; the losses are adding up (Texas Tribune) <a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2021/03/25/conventions-texas-mask-mandate/">https://www.texastribune.org/2021/03/25/conventions-texas-mask-mandate/ </a> Red State COVID vs. Blue State COVID (Reason) <a href="https://reason.com/2020/11/17/red-state-covid-vs-blue-state-covid/">https://reason.com/2020/11/17/red-state-covid-vs-blue-state-covid/ </a> Journalists Worried About People Having Conversations on Clubhouse (Reason) <a href="https://reason.com/2021/02/12/journalists-worried-about-people-having-conversations-on-clubhouse/">https://reason.com/2021/02/12/journalists-worried-about-people-having-conversations-on-clubhouse/</a> I Beg to Differ - The rise of online contrarians on Substack exposes a dysfunctional media ecosystem (Persuasion) <a href="https://tinyurl.com/h52tz8k4">https://tinyurl.com/h52tz8k4</a> In Defense of Substack (Matt Taibbi) <a href="https://taibbi.substack.com/p/in-defense-of-substack">https://taibbi.substack.com/p/in-defense-of-substack</a> Clubhouse Moderation Issues and Incidents (Taylor Lorenz) <a href="https://taylorlorenz.medium.com/clubhouse-moderation-issues-and-incidents-726a88a1b4bd">https://taylorlorenz.medium.com/clubhouse-moderation-issues-and-incidents-726a88a1b4bd</a> Raising the steaks: First 3D-printed rib-eye is unveiled (Houston Chronicle) <a href="https://www.chron.com/business/article/Raising-the-steaks-First-3D-printed-rib-eye-is-15936002.php">https://www.chron.com/business/article/Raising-the-steaks-First-3D-printed-rib-eye-is-15936002.php</a> Hong Kong cooks up lab-grown fish ad demand for clean meat rises (South China Morning Post) <a href="https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/lifestyle/article/3120185/hong-kong-cooks-lab-grown-fish-demand-clean-meat-rises">https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/lifestyle/article/3120185/hong-kong-cooks-lab-grown-fish-demand-clean-meat-rises</a> ---- Plug for our guest ---- Follow, Liz Wolfe, Staff Editor at Reason magazine, on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lizzywol">https://twitter.com/lizzywol</a> ---- Plug for our collaborators at The Narratives Project ---- Visit The Narratives Project's website and follow them on Twitter: Website: <a href="https://www.narrativesproject.com/">https://www.narrativesproject.com/ </a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/NarrativesProj">https://twitter.com/NarrativesProj</a>

Right Now with Stephen Kent, is hosted by one of the rising young stars of the conservative/libertarian movement in America. Stephen will be joined by some awesome co-hosts for the YouTube-based show. It’s an opinion-led interview program that seeks to get beyond talking points and retweets to engage current newsmakers, opinion leaders and incisive commentators from across the political spectrum in a discussion about the issues animating the American right.

Right Now with Stephen Kent, is hosted by one of the rising young stars of the conservative/libertarian movement in America. Stephen will be joined by some awesome co-hosts for the YouTube-based show. It&rsquo;s an opinion-led interview program that seeks to get beyond talking points and retweets to engage current newsmakers, opinion leaders and incisive commentators from across the political spectrum in a discussion about the issues animating the American right.

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