Mediaite reports:

A bombshell deep dive into nearly 70,000 hours of political podcasts found that MAGA podcasters are increasingly avoiding mentions of President Donald Trump — with references to his name down nearly 70% from their peak ahead of the 2024 election.

The Wall Street Journal analyzed 147 political podcasts using their own AI tool. While liberal shows have continued discussing Trump at roughly the same rate, conservative podcasts have moved sharply in the opposite direction.

And that shift has only accelerated during Trump’s second term. Since the U.S. launched the war in Iran in late February, monthly mentions of the president on conservative podcasts have dropped another 30%, according to the Journal. Some hosts have openly criticized the conflict, with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson taking it further by publicly breaking with the administration.

Trump mentions on conservative podcasts peaked at roughly 39 per hour around the 2024 election before tumbling to about 11 per hour by Sept. 20, according to the Journal‘s analysis. [Continue reading…]