PoliticKING with Larry King

PoliticKING is a half hour weekly political talk show hosted by Larry King since 2013. I was privileged to be a GUEST IN 2016 discussing the first season of the video series SURVIVORS GUIDE TO EARTH. Larry asked if I would guest host from time to time. It has been my pleasure to do so since then. Guests of the show include political figures, authors, journalists and world leaders. The show is distributed by OraTV, and HULU.

LARRY KING is a legendary television and radio hose who has done over 30K interviews. his work has been recognized with two Peabodys, an Emmy, and 10 Cable Ace Awards. You can read more about him here.

Highlights:

• The Young Turks' John Iadarola and conservative commentator Michael Knowles - AUG 30, 2019
   a look at Bernie Sanders' plan to protect "real journalism" and curb Silicon Valley's power and influence.

• BEN GLEIB (2020 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE) - AUG 15, 2019
  the stand up comic takes a serious run for the white house. calls trump a world champion "heckler"

• DANNY TREJO - AUG 2, 2019
  the U.S. border, acting, the criminal justice system and why he's an advocate for social issues

• Andrew Yang (2020 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE) - May 2, 2019
Andrew discusses the automation revolution, his universal basic income proposal and much more

• John Carlos Frey (5-time Emmy Winning journalist) - July 9, 2019
Frey's new book, "Sand and Blood," takes a 30-year look at America's "stealth war" along the U.S.-Mexico border.

• Katrina Vanden Heuvel ("THE NATION" PUBLISHER & EDITOR) and Brent Bozell - June 21, 2019
is Elizabeth Warren gaining on Bernie Sanders and how to cover the primaries

• Ralph Nader and Dan Abrams - May 30, 2019
  Nader discusses his book how the rats re-formed the congress and the 2020 race

• Marianne Williamson (2020 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE) - May 17, 2019
DISCUSSES HER CAMPAIGN, A UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME, REPARATIONS FOR SLAVERY, AND BREAKING UP FACEBOOK

• Simon Tam (The Slants) - May 17, 2019
  his supreme court battle against the U.S. government for the right to trademark a racial slur

• Interview with Breitbart's Joel Pollack - May 17, 2019
is FACEBOOK a dangerous monopoly that the government should break apart?

• VALERIE PLAME (Outed CIA Agent-turned congressional candidate) - May 16, 2019
healthcare reform, and scooter libby who was pardoned by trump after being convicted of obstruction

This segment was cut from the show. The guests exploded into an argument. I felt that propaganda was being presented as fact and we cut the panel discussion short.

What I love about Larry's show is it allows guests more time than your average cable news show program to dig into a topic. The guests are the stars not the host.

The show's producers are incredibly talented and experienced. They do a brilliant job researching and providing a wide variety of guests and perspectives to inform viewers

My role on PoliticKING, despite my strongly held political beliefs, is to be as neutral as possible and provide a space for meaningful discussion to understand the range of each guest's perspective.

In today's political environment, however, the job of the host has grown increasingly difficult. If a guest ignores or distorts basic facts, a show can feel like it's being used as a platform for a PR or a psy ops campaign like Cambridge Analytica was involved in.

My objective is striking the right balance in seeking common ground with alternative viewpoints while not feeling like I'm participating in the enabling of something truly unhealthy or even dangerous.

Feel free to leave me a comment here or on social media. I'm interested in your views.

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