Joe Flint

Well, I think it really depends on the particular markets. So you're in D.C., I'm in L.A. We're in big markets. The public stations here and in D.C. don't rely as much on those funds from CPB the way smaller market stations do. But you go out into smaller markets and you might be talking about 15, 20 percent of their funding comes from the corporation.

And so if they lose that money, a lot of these stations, of course, produce their own local content. They're covering town halls. They're covering the markets they're in. They're doing their own TV shows. And so without that funding, they won't be able to make as much or do other services inside a town that they might provide.

And so if they lose that money, a lot of these stations, of course, produce their own local content. They're covering town halls. They're covering the markets they're in. They're doing their own TV shows. And so without that funding, they won't be able to make as much or do other services inside a town that they might provide.

And so if they lose that money, a lot of these stations, of course, produce their own local content. They're covering town halls. They're covering the markets they're in. They're doing their own TV shows. And so without that funding, they won't be able to make as much or do other services inside a town that they might provide.

Well, in the spring, there was a hearing chaired by Marjorie Taylor Greene to discuss the bias in public media.

Well, in the spring, there was a hearing chaired by Marjorie Taylor Greene to discuss the bias in public media.

Well, in the spring, there was a hearing chaired by Marjorie Taylor Greene to discuss the bias in public media.

And these hearings happen every few years, and they are somewhat predictable. Entertaining, but predictable. You will have Republicans telling us that the political bias of NPR and PBS is outrageous and that they carry a lot of children's content that isn't necessarily appropriate for children, that they are pushing an agenda and a culture that they don't feel should be pushed to their kids.

And these hearings happen every few years, and they are somewhat predictable. Entertaining, but predictable. You will have Republicans telling us that the political bias of NPR and PBS is outrageous and that they carry a lot of children's content that isn't necessarily appropriate for children, that they are pushing an agenda and a culture that they don't feel should be pushed to their kids.

And these hearings happen every few years, and they are somewhat predictable. Entertaining, but predictable. You will have Republicans telling us that the political bias of NPR and PBS is outrageous and that they carry a lot of children's content that isn't necessarily appropriate for children, that they are pushing an agenda and a culture that they don't feel should be pushed to their kids.

So these things quickly turn into kind of a lot of broad attacks.

So these things quickly turn into kind of a lot of broad attacks.

So these things quickly turn into kind of a lot of broad attacks.

The hearing quickly turned into that sort of thing. One side is attacking them for their politics. The other side is defending Sesame Street.

The hearing quickly turned into that sort of thing. One side is attacking them for their politics. The other side is defending Sesame Street.

The hearing quickly turned into that sort of thing. One side is attacking them for their politics. The other side is defending Sesame Street.

Well, these things, usually there's hearings, there's lots of talk, but they don't go anywhere. And one of the reasons they don't go anywhere is there are even a lot of Republican lawmakers from rural areas that count heavily on those public media stations. So they also may not be in the biggest rush to get rid of them because they're important to their constituents. We have a president right now

Well, these things, usually there's hearings, there's lots of talk, but they don't go anywhere. And one of the reasons they don't go anywhere is there are even a lot of Republican lawmakers from rural areas that count heavily on those public media stations. So they also may not be in the biggest rush to get rid of them because they're important to their constituents. We have a president right now

Well, these things, usually there's hearings, there's lots of talk, but they don't go anywhere. And one of the reasons they don't go anywhere is there are even a lot of Republican lawmakers from rural areas that count heavily on those public media stations. So they also may not be in the biggest rush to get rid of them because they're important to their constituents. We have a president right now

who is very confident in his ability to get what he wants through executive order, through muscling his way through situations. And so he issued in May, early May, an executive order saying that all funding for public media should stop.