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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

Court of Public Opinion

Launch Day: What This Show Is and Why It Exists

Jon Herold & Chris Paul

Asking the Right Question

The Questions Congress Hopes You Never Ask

Guest TBA

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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