The Isabel Brown Show – Episode Summary

Podcast: The Isabel Brown Show
Episode: Why You Don’t Hate the Media Enough - How The BBC, New York Times, MSNBC & More Became Anti-Conservative Propaganda
Date: November 11, 2025
Host: Isabel Brown (The Daily Wire)

Episode Overview

In this episode, Isabel Brown delivers an impassioned critique of mainstream media, focusing on what she describes as systematic anti-conservative bias, manipulation, and the normalization of propaganda—especially concerning outlets such as the BBC, New York Times, MSNBC, and CNN. Sparked by Donald Trump's threatened $1 billion lawsuit against the BBC for alleged editing of his January 6 speech, Isabel walks listeners through repeated instances where, in her view, legacy media distorts reality to further a political agenda. She argues consumers should vehemently reject mainstream media and instead seek out "new media" and truth-rooted commentary.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Trump’s Lawsuit Against the BBC and Selective Editing (00:33–06:00)

• Background: Trump is reportedly planning to sue the BBC for $1B for allegedly misleadingly editing his January 6, 2021, speech in a Panorama documentary to imply he was inciting violence.

• Isabel recounts her experience livestreaming with Charlie Kirk on January 6 and expresses ongoing outrage at the media’s portrayal of the events.

• Key Example: The documentary allegedly spliced two separate parts of Trump’s remarks nearly an hour apart, overlaid with “ominous, haunting, creepy music” to cast Trump in a “sinister” light.

  Quote:

  “They took a sentence…then skipped ahead 54 minutes…into the same sentence and made it look quite seamless. That didn’t even look like there was a jump cut there…makes you very afraid for the future of AI editing…”
  — Isabel Brown [04:54]

• Isabel warns of implications for truth in the age of AI editing and blames mainstream outlets for continuing “to call Donald Trump, Charlie Kirk, or anyone who supports them a violent fascist, a white supremacist, literally Hitler.”

2. Pattern of Media Manipulation and Gaslighting (06:00–15:00)

• Media Inconsistencies: Isabel moves beyond the BBC, referencing multiple outlets and incidents:

  • BBC Headline on Nigerian Christians: When Trump advocated for persecuted Christians, the BBC ran with the headline “Are Christians being persecuted in Nigeria, as Trump claims?”

    • Quote:

      “Donald Trump claims. BBC, you have a bigger problem than just this one particular documentary…”
      — Isabel Brown [11:03]

  • CNN & Joe Rogan: CNN’s coverage of Joe Rogan’s COVID-19 illness, allegedly edited to make him look sicker due to skepticism about vaccines.

  • COVID Lab Leak Theory: Initial media denial and later slow acceptance of the possibility of COVID originating from a Wuhan lab, with outlets like The New York Times minimizing the significance when the theory gained traction.

    • Quote:

      “Why does it matter whether COVID came out of a lab? Are you serious? Goodness gracious.”
      — Isabel Brown [12:28]

  • Election Coverage: CBS’s “60 Minutes” supposedly edited Kamala Harris’s Israel/Gaza remarks to make her appear more coherent.

    • Audio Comparison: Side-by-side segment illustrates selective editing. [14:16–14:55]

  • Racial Narrative Manipulation: New York Magazine accused of cropping out Black attendees at a conservative Gen Z event to fit a “rich, white” conservative stereotype.

3. Media and Political Violence—The Normalization Critique (15:00–29:00)

• Isabel accuses mainstream media of downplaying or distorting violent events, especially when they contradict a progressive narrative:

  • Illegal Immigration: Media diminishes or redirects blame when crimes are committed by illegal immigrants.
  • MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell: Segment claims US veterans are more dangerous than illegal immigrants—cited to illustrate media pushing “insane” narratives.
    • Quote:

      “The simple fact is this country has suffered more deadly terrorism at the hands of American born citizens who are veterans of the United States military than people who have crossed into this country at the southern border.”
      — Lawrence O’Donnell [20:45]

    • Isabel's reaction: “That’s just not true…let’s actually get some fact checks going on that.”
  • Sympathy for Criminals: Outlets like MSNBC and ABC are criticized for humanizing criminals, even during violent crimes or terrorist activities.

• Media Gaslighting: Isabel argues the media systematically inverts blame, suggesting American conservatives and veterans are threats, while excusing or minimizing leftist or criminal violence.

4. Manufacturing Outrage and Rewriting Reality (29:00–38:00)

• Mainstream Media’s Shift: According to Isabel, media has transformed from informational reporting to narrative engineering, creating alternative realities for political ends.

  Quote:

  “There is no such thing as unbiased media anymore. Every single one of these organizations…have proven themselves…to be a propaganda machine…”
  — Isabel Brown [26:14]

• Recent Examples:

  • Cartels and Crime: New York Times coverage suggesting that labeling cartels as terrorists could hurt the US economy, downplaying the threat to justify inaction.
  • School Shooter Pronoun Corrections: NBC’s priority after a school shooting was the pronoun usage of the trans shooter.
  • Stabbing Video: Axios headlined that a gruesome murder video “fuelled MAGA’s crime message” rather than focusing on the violence itself.
  • Selective Outrage: The host critiques the tendency to address details peripheral to violence—pronouns, “root causes,” economic impact—rather than condemning the acts.

5. The Media Response to Attacks on Conservatives (38:00–end)

• Trump Assassination Attempt (Butler, Pennsylvania):
  • Media minimized or obscured the assassination attempt against Trump, with headlines focusing on “gunman dies,” “Trump ducked loud noises,” or even “Trump fell down”—an erasure of the event’s reality according to Isabel.
  • The Atlantic accused Trump of using attempts on his life to “inflame tensions.”
• Charlie Kirk Assassination:
  • Isabel summarizes media coverage as romanticizing Kirk’s assassin, emphasizing personal relationships over the violence itself.
    • Quote:

      “It was very touching in a way many of us didn’t expect—a very intimate portrait into this relationship…”
      — ABC analysis [36:48]

    • Isabel’s Reaction:

      “What the actual f. Honestly.”

  • MSNBC speculated the shooting might have been a supporter firing “in celebration,” implicitly blaming conservatives.
• General Thesis:
  • Isabel asserts this pattern is not just about public figures. “If this happened to any of you, they would respond the exact same way.”
  • The media, Isabel insists, is now an active agent of radicalization, using “violence inducing propaganda…to achieve power.”

6. Calls to Action and Final Thoughts

• Reject Mainstream Media:

  • Quote:

    “This is my call to action for you today. You need to start seriously asking yourself…what media are you consuming?”
    — Isabel Brown [38:38]

• On Truth:

  • The host urges listeners to seek truth rooted in faith: “Truth with a capital T has a name and that name is Jesus.”

• Closing Appeal:

  • Turn off legacy media, be vigilant against narrative manipulation, and pray for the wisdom to recognize truth.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On AI Editing:

  • “Makes you very afraid for the future of AI editing, where we won’t ever be able to tell what was actually said by real people…” [04:54]

• On Media Gaslighting:

  • “They’ll gaslight you, they’ll make you the bad guy, they’ll make you think you’re crazy.” [21:08]

• On Unbiased Reporting:

  • “There is no such thing as unbiased media anymore. Every single one of these organizations…have proven themselves…to be a propaganda machine…” [26:14]

• On Cartels:

  • “The literal New York Times put out a headline saying labeling cartels as terrorists…could actually hurt the US economy.” [29:00]

• On Truth:

  • “The source of all truth is ultimately God…Truth with a capital T has a name and that name is Jesus.” [39:45]

Key Timestamps for Important Segments

• [00:33] — Introduction to Trump’s BBC lawsuit and the theme of media manipulation
• [04:18] — Example of BBC's alleged speech editing (audio clip)
• [11:03] — Critique of BBC's Nigeria Christian persecution coverage
• [12:06] — CNN’s portrayal of Joe Rogan and the COVID-19 narrative
• [14:16] — CBS selectively edits Kamala Harris (audio comparison)
• [20:45] — MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell: "Veterans more dangerous than immigrants"
• [26:14] — “There is no such thing as unbiased media anymore…”
• [36:48] — ABC’s romanticization of Charlie Kirk's assassin (audio and reaction)
• [37:53] — MSNBC: Speculating shooting was a "supporter shooting their gun off in celebration"
• [38:38] — Isabel’s closing call to action about media consumption

Takeaway

Isabel Brown asserts that mainstream media are no longer trustworthy purveyors of truth, but active creators of propaganda designed to demonize conservatives, excuse certain violence, and manipulate the public. She urges listeners to reject traditional outlets, instead seeking out media and commentators—ideally rooted in faith—who are committed to honest truth-telling. The episode repeatedly emphasizes urgency and personal responsibility in discerning and resisting media manipulation, concluding with a direct call to “turn off the mainstream media” and engage in critical, faith-informed analysis of current events.