Oct 31, 202642 min
Three days before the midterms, Steve Schmidt and Dean Blundell host a Halloween edition of "Dead Air." Steve predicts a historic political repudiation of Donald Trump and MAGA. They examine Trump's...
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Dead Air
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About this Podcast:
Dead Air is a twice-weekly podcast that keeps score of the mainstream media, featuring Steve Schmidt and Dean Blundell. On Mondays, they autopsy the Sunday morning shows, grade the hosts, and call out what's been ignored. On Fridays, they focus on stories the mainstream media aren't widely reporting. With mainstream media, it's not just about what they cover. It's about what they don't. Steve and Dean run the grades and tell you who's really doing the work and who's just performing.
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What is Dead Air about?
Dead Air is a twice-weekly podcast that keeps score of the mainstream media, featuring Steve Schmidt and Dean Blundell. On Mondays, they autopsy the Sunday morning shows, grade the hosts, and call out what's been ignored. On Fridays, they focus on stories the mainstream media aren't widely reporting. With mainstream media, it's not just about what they cover.
What has Dead Air covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Undead Air: MAGA Wipeout | Steve Schmidt & Dean Blundell" (31 October 2026, 42 minutes), "Dead Air: Musk's Reckoning Is Coming | Steve Schmidt & Dean Blundell" (27 October 2026, 55 minutes), and "Dead Air: Left to Die | Steve Schmidt, Dean Blundell & Ken Harbaugh" (24 October 2026, 69 minutes).
How often does Dead Air publish?
Dead Air publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 57 minutes across 46 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Dead Air?
Booking probability for Dead Air is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Dead Air requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Dead Air's contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch Dead Air?
The strongest fits for Dead Air are Radio & TV Broadcasting. Dead Air has a news audience.
About the host
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Recent episodes
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Oct 27, 202655 minEight days before the election, Steve Schmidt and Dean Blundell confront Trump's corruption, the battle over Alaska's Senate election, and Elon Musk's extraordinary influence over American government and...
Oct 24, 20261h 9mSteve Schmidt and Dean Blundell welcome Ken Harbaugh for a disturbing discussion of his reporting on American service members allegedly left dangerously exposed during Iranian attacks on U.S. military bases — and...
Oct 20, 202647 minSteve Schmidt and Dean Blundell kick things off with early voting underway, voter registration fights in Texas and California, and a whole lot of money pouring into the midterms. Elon Musk is opening his wallet for Ken...
Oct 17, 202635 minSteve Schmidt and Dean Blundell take on Trump's reported restrictions on Ukraine's Starlink access, his dealings with Russia and the growing crisis of trust in American institutions. Steve makes the case for a...
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- Oct 5, 202651 min
Donald Trump went to Ohio and declared that Republicans were on the verge of defeating their political enemies “once and for all.” In this episode of "Dead Air," brought to you by the Save America Movement...
Sep 29, 20261 hourOn today's episode of "Dead Air" Steve Schmidt and Dean Blundell talk about the final weeks before the midterms — and what must come next. Congress must come back to life. The Article I branch must be...
- Sep 26, 202656 min
Trump pulls out the White House tour and a military flyover for Chinese President Xi Jinping. Cool planes, right? Xi? Xi, did you see my bombers? Then there’s Nancy Mace’s new podcast, "Get Maced," where she...
Sep 22, 202639 minFan favorite Marshan Camese returns to "Dead Air" today. Steve and Dean talk all things Louisiana with him: the new congressional map, the shake-up to this year’s elections, and Louisiana’s truly remarkable...
Sep 19, 20261 hourReturn of the Mitch (There he is). Return of the Mitch (Rollin’ in). Return of the Mitch (Peace sign). You knew that he’d be back (Did we?). Return of the Mitch (Thumbs up). Return of the Mitch (Wrong vote)...
- Sep 6, 20261h 14m
Dead Air is back — and this time, Steve and Dean are coming to you from Europe. They’re traveling with their 20-year-old sons through some of the darkest chapters in human history, showing them how fascism...
- Aug 31, 202642 min
Donald Trump has spent the year making Washington look a little more like… Donald Trump. REBUILT THIS CITY is revisiting some of Dead Air’s favorite attempts to remake the nation’s capital in his...
Aug 29, 20261h 24mIf there’s one thing you can count on from this White House, it’s a good ole scam. "Summer of Scam" is revisiting some of Dead Air’s favorites: Don Jr. and Eric’s drone investments, Melania being...
Aug 25, 20261h 12mReligion, politics, and Donald Trump — what could possibly go wrong? DEVIL’S IN THE DETAILS digs into some of our favorite "Dead Air" moments about the religious zealotry that has taken hold of this...
Aug 23, 202629 minCongress went home, the Senate cleared out, and "Dead Air" is taking a little break — but we’re not leaving you alone with the news. Today at 12 pm ET, we’re digging into the "Dead Air" archives for...
Aug 18, 20261h 7mDonald Trump has a lot going on. He’s pulling the last U.S. aircraft carrier out of the Pacific, Iran says the latest agreement is dead, and Americans are getting crushed by the cost of groceries, gas, and health...
Aug 16, 202651 minSailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have been stuck at sea for more than 260 days, families are sounding the alarm, and multiple sailors have attempted to go overboard. Pete Hegseth’s response...
Aug 10, 20261h 12mThe reflecting pool case just collapsed, and now everybody's pointing fingers. Steve Schmidt and Dean Blundell break down how the Trump administration quietly dropped charges against the Olympic canoer, blamed the...
Aug 9, 202656 minDonald Trump got booed by a crowd in Vegas, can't seem to locate his missile stockpile, crashed out on Truth Social (surely not after midnight), and he dropped the hair-loss drug he's used for years — but who...
- Jul 28, 20261h 19m
On today's episode of "Dead Air" with Steve Schmidt and Dean Blundell, they assert that the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner was more than an embarrassing spectacle. It was a public confession of...
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