# Batya Ungar Sargon on The No Agenda Show Batya Ungar Sargon comes up in 5 chapters across 4 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from January 2022 to March 2024. - **Chapters:** 5 - **Episodes:** 4 - **Discussed:** January 2022 – March 2024 - **Related topics:** [Batya Ungar-sargon](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/batya-ungar-sargon.md), [Bill Maher](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bill-maher.md), [Class Divide](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/class-divide.md), [Class Warfare](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/class-warfare.md), [Cpac](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cpac.md), [Crimea](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/crimea.md), [Democracy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/democracy.md), [Donald Trump](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/donald-trump.md), [Donbas](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/donbas.md), [Frank Bruni](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/frank-bruni.md) ## Chapters 1–5 of 5 ### Bill Maher and Jack Posobiec CPAC Controversy - **Episode:** [1640: Funny Farm](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1640-funny-farm.md) - **Published:** 2024-03-07 - **Time:** 4:08–11:45 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1640-funny-farm/chapter/bill-maher-and-jack-posobiec-cpac-controversy.md Comedian Bill Maher criticized conservative activist Jack Posobiec for comments made at CPAC regarding the "end of democracy." Posobiec claimed his remarks were a sarcastic critique of liberal media narratives, a point later defended by Newsweek opinion editor Batya Ungar-Sargon. Maher was accused of "phoning it in" by failing to recognize the irony in the original clip during his HBO broadcast. Keywords: [bill maher](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bill-maher.md), [jack posobiec](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/jack-posobiec.md), [cpac](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cpac.md), [democracy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/democracy.md), [batya ungar-sargon](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/batya-ungar-sargon.md), [newsweek](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/newsweek.md) ### Batya Ungar-Sargon on Media Bias and Trump - **Episode:** [1640: Funny Farm](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1640-funny-farm.md) - **Published:** 2024-03-07 - **Time:** 11:46–13:25 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1640-funny-farm/chapter/batya-ungar-sargon-on-media-bias-and-trump.md Newsweek editor Batya Ungar-Sargon appeared on Steve Bannon's War Room to discuss her recent appearance on Bill Maher's program. She argued that liberal media outlets exclude left-leaning voices who refuse to express hatred for Donald Trump. Ungar-Sargon emphasized that the Democratic Party is losing touch with the working class by focusing on ideological purity rather than economic concerns. Keywords: [batya ungar-sargon](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/batya-ungar-sargon.md), [steve bannon](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/steve-bannon.md), [war room](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/war-room.md), [donald trump](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/donald-trump.md), [working class](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/working-class.md), [media bias](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/media-bias.md) ### Batya Ungar-Sargon, Woke Media, Class Divide - **Episode:** [1433: Vodka and Diamonds](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1433-vodka-and-diamonds.md) - **Published:** 2022-04-11 - **Time:** 1:04:30–1:07:24 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1433-vodka-and-diamonds/chapter/batya-ungar-sargon-woke-media-class-divide.md Author Batya Ungar-Sargon discusses her book "How Woke Media Is Undermining Democracy" on Bill Maher's show. She argues that journalism has shifted from a working-class trade to an elite profession, leading journalists to use racial "moral panics" to distract from economic class divides and income inequality. Keywords: [batya ungar-sargon](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/batya-ungar-sargon.md), woke media, [journalism](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/journalism.md), [class warfare](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/class-warfare.md), [income inequality](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/income-inequality.md) ### Batya Ungar-Sargon Critiques Mainstream Media Coverage of Peace Negotiations - **Episode:** [1434: Second Lady](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1434-second-lady.md) - **Published:** 2022-03-17 - **Time:** 7:19–11:30 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1434-second-lady/chapter/batya-ungar-sargon-critiques-mainstream-media-coverage-of-peace-negotiations.md Author Batya Ungar-Sargon appeared on Real Time with Bill Maher to criticize mainstream media for ignoring potential off-ramps in the Russia-Ukraine war. She highlighted that Vladimir Putin laid out three conditions for a ceasefire: Ukraine abandoning NATO aspirations, recognizing Crimea as Russian, and acknowledging Donbas independence. Ungar-Sargon noted that Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed a willingness to negotiate on these points in an ABC News interview, yet Western headlines remained focused on escalation. Keywords: [batya ungar-sargon](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/batya-ungar-sargon.md), [frank bruni](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/frank-bruni.md), [new york times](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/new-york-times.md), [nato](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/nato.md), [crimea](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/crimea.md), [donbas](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/donbas.md) ### Batya Ungar-Sargon on the Origins of Woke Media - **Episode:** [1415: Equity Hotel](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1415-equity-hotel.md) - **Published:** 2022-01-09 - **Time:** 2:19:45–2:23:45 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1415-equity-hotel/chapter/batya-ungar-sargon-on-the-origins-of-woke-media.md Author Batya Ungar-Sargon discussed her book "Bad News," explaining how the term "woke" was appropriated from black slang to describe an affluent white liberal phenomenon. She cited a Yale study finding that white liberals "dumb down" their vocabulary when speaking to minorities, a behavior she described as paternalistic racism. Ungar-Sargon argues that "wokeness" serves as an alibi for economic inequality among the elite. Keywords: [batya ungar-sargon](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/batya-ungar-sargon.md), [woke](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/woke.md), [race](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/race.md), [class divide](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/class-divide.md), yale study --- This is the markdown version of a page on The No Agenda Show for AI agents. 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