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A Badlands Media Production · Launching July 2026

Make Your Case.

A real court of public opinion. Guests set the agenda. We ask the questions nobody else will.

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Streaming on Rumble · YouTube · Substack

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Latest Episodes

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Court of Public Opinion

Launch Day: What This Show Is and Why It Exists

Jon Herold & Chris Paul

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Asking the Right Question

The Questions Congress Hopes You Never Ask

Guest TBA

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Daily Devolution

Revisiting the Theory That Started It All

Jon Herold

Format

How The Show Works

Court of Public OpinionTwo sides, one issue, live — the audience decides.
Asking the Right QuestionThe questions the media is scripted to avoid.
Daily DevolutionToday's headlines, connected to the deeper story.
Live Call-InsReal Americans, real arguments, on air every day.

Who's Talking

Meet The Hosts

Jon Herold

Co-Host · Founder, Badlands Media

Built an entire media operation from a Substack series written under a pseudonym. On air up to 11 times a week.

Chris Paul

Co-Host · Contributor, Badlands Media

Walked away from 15 years in Hollywood when telling the truth cost him everything.

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