Topic: Russell Crowe

The Showtime series The Loudest Voice, starring Russell Crowe as Roger Ailes, provides a behind-the-scenes look at the creation and operational philosophy of Fox News. Ailes' strategy focused on visual entertainment, specifically the presentation of female anchors, to capture a conservative audience he believed was underserved by left-leaning networks like CNN and MSNBC. The network's success as a profit-driven machine transformed the landscape of television news by prioritizing audience sentiment over raw information.

The hosts review the sensationalist teaser style of Entertainment Tonight, focusing on reports of an affair involving Larry King's wife, Shawn King, and a baseball coach. The segment also touches on the promotion of the new Robin Hood film starring Russell Crowe. They contrast this "real news" with substantive political reporting.