Topic: Lydia Depillis

ProPublica journalist Lydia DePillis is criticized for an article lamenting the lack of "social control" over podcasting. The hosts argue that DePillis is advocating for the shutdown of speech she disagrees with and characterize ProPublica as an "anti-journalist" organization that opposes figures like Julian Assange and Edward Snowden.

Lydia DePillis of ProPublica authored an article criticizing the lack of "social control" over podcasts and Apple's refusal to censor content in its directory. The hosts argue that journalists are now advocating for the shutdown of free speech and are frustrated that podcasting remains a decentralized medium they cannot easily regulate.