Elephants in Rooms
Hi, I’m Ken LaCorte. I spent 20 years behind-the-scenes at Fox News and now host “Elephants in Rooms”. Here, we jump into topics that many people avoid and that the mainstream narrative often vilifies. Even when they’re true. If you’re looking for true insight into issues – without straw men or sensationalism – you’ve found the right place.
Episodes
"It's undeniable that the average Black American lives a shorter lifespan than others. But the answers aren't the neat and 'obvious' ones that most people believe." –Ken
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"To outsiders, Scientology seems a bit crazy. And dangerous. But to thousands of people who join it, what's the appeal? How does it often attract smart, successful people?" — Ken
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"For my whole life I never thought talking the police could hurt an innocent person. That wrong, and here's what you should know." –Ken
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"This is a different EIR video. Not about single question, but about lessons I learned from a pivotal event in my life. It's certainly the hardest video I've ever produced." --Ken
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► Here's the link to that old magazine ... kind of crazy stuff. https://www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/06...&nbs...
"Political polling used to be pretty accurate, but not in the last decade. What's going on? It's not just all about Trump." –Ken
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"We think of charity as always being a good thing. But it isn't." –Ken
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"For centuries, Latin America has struggled with poverty, despite great resources. What's going on?" --Ken
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► Mentioned video, "Why are there so many Americans in prison?" • Why are so many Americans in prison?
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"The American firebombing of Tokyo was deadlier than the atomic bombs, not to mention the many other cities burned to the ground. Why did the U.S. do that? The answers go far beyond 'revenge' into some horrific options during total war." -- Ken
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"How did we go from a relatively objective new media to the craziness we see today? It's a fascinating study of money, politics, and technology." –Ken
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"Why did the Founding Fathers accept slavery in the new country? Basic politics, or something more?" --Ken
► SCRIPT CORRECTION/FEEDBACK: Also, regarding Thomas Jefferson fathering children with Sally Hemming, some here are giving me pushback on that, claiming it's not settled. There's still a bit of dissension on that, so yes, I should've added a "likely" qualifier. There's a decent amount of evidence, between DNA show...
"I've wondered this my whole life. I finally got serious and dug into the facts as best I could." --Ken
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CORRECTION: The image at 1:56 when I say "Edison" is actually Keller with British politician Wilfred Paling.
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"Not long ago, the Boy Scouts were a major part of American life. Now they're gone. How does that happen?" –Ken
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"The U.S. gives Israel a WHOLE LOT of money and support. Why?" –Ken
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CORRECTION: At 7:11 I say that the U.S. has a base in Egypt. That's not really true. The U.S. has a small military presence there -- about 250 soldiers for various purposes -- but it's not a base in the conventional sense.
ADDITION: I should've gotten into this a bit...
"Furries aren't just a handful of young people online. It's a real deal, and growing. Why?" –Ken
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An investigation into the federal reporting systems (FBI CJIS) and the lack of standardized incarceration data at the state level.
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CORRECTION: At 6:00 -- that's the flag of Chile! Not the very similar flag of Texas. Sorry!
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"Why did Europeans conquer the world? Why did they colonize Africa and the Americas ... and not the other way around? This is a fascinating journey into how the world evolved." -- Ken
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CORRECTION: At 0:09, that cutout isn't "The Americas", it's Europe. Derp.
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"All my life I heard it was Jewish authorities, but it was the Romans doing the actual killing. What's the truth?" — Ken
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"In a good number of Muslim countries, most marriages are among cousins. Why so? And why did the rest of the world stop? This is a fascinating one." –Ken
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"Are colleges really as liberal as people say? And, if so, how did that happen in a country where we're pretty split ideologically?" — Ken
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"Some women fall hard for monsters of all sorts -- serial killers, very bad "bad" boys, and in fiction, honest-to-goodness monsters. What's going on?" —Ken
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