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Jeremy Boreing on the Rise of Grift and Conspiracy Media
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- Feb 27, 2026
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Summary
After a break from public life, Daily Wire co-founder Jeremy Boreing joins PragerU CEO Marissa Streit to reflect on how the reinvention of conservative media impacted America’s culture. They examine how social media fuels tribalism and rage, why political “Christianity,” conspiracy culture, and grift media are gaining ground, and what influential voices are ultimately trying to build with their rhetoric. Chapters: 0:00 Jeremy’s 10-month Sabbath + what changed while he was gone 1:15 How the Right learned to win online (and why it worked) 2:40 The downside: algorithms reward engagement over truth 4:42 Losing cultural literacy: no shared story, no shared reality 6:26 Conservatives and new tech: from social media to AI panic 23:51 Reactionary “online Christianity” as tribal politics 26:00 “Rhetorical statue-toppling”: conspiracies that erase trust 36:43 Grift mechanics: influencers, fame, and “human algorithm” behavior 46:16 The post-Trump fight: power, populism, and revolutionary instincts 1:00:36 The antidote: agency, responsibility, family—and rebuilding meaning Follow Marissa on social: https://www.instagram.com/marissastreit/ https://x.com/marissastreit https://www.linkedin.com/in/marissastreit/ Follow Jeremy Boreing: https://x.com/JeremyDBoreing https://www.instagram.com/jeremyboreing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices