A āfeisty, literate, and uncompromisingā (Publishers Weekly) primer on the most urgent issues of our day, from the creators and co-hosts of Citizen Radio, a listener-supported show whose slogan is āindependent radio that wonāt lead you to war.ā
#Newsfail is definitely not your grandmotherās comedic-memoir-slash-political-manifesto. From page one (in a preface titled, āIn Which the Authors Interview Ralph Nader in the Bathtubā), comedian Jamie Kilstein and journalist Allison Kilkenny pledge to give you the news like youāve never gotten it before.
On issues ranging from feminism to gun control, climate change to class war, foreign policy to net neutrality, they tell you how the mainstream media gets it left, right, and utterly, unforgivably, irresponsibly wrongāthink Noam Chomsky as channeled by Fred and Carrie from Portlandia. #Newsfail is all this, plus the story of Allison and Jamieās own DIY foray into independent media via their podcast, Citizen Radio, which has featured guests such as Jeremy Scahill, Sarah Silverman, Glenn Greenwald, and Neil deGrasse Tyson, and been downloaded millions of times by people all over the world.
In #Newsfail, they āmake a strong case that a greater range of voices needs to be part of the national media discussion, including theirsā (Kirkus Reviews). Their mission is truth-telling above brainwashing. All you have to do is listen.