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Shane Smith sits down with Aaron Parnas, the 26-year-old lawyer, journalist, and viral political commentator who’s redefining how Americans get their news. Together, they unpack the collapse of public trust in mainstream media, the rise of social platforms as new journalism hubs, and how Gen Z’s relationship to truth and power differs from every generation before.

Parnas opens up about growing up amid political scandal, as the son of Lev Parnas, an associate of Rudy Giuliani, and how personal trauma forged his drive to bring clarity and speed to today’s chaotic information ecosystem. He explains how he built a platform reaching more than 80 million Americans on TikTok by reporting in real time using court filings, direct government sources, and social feeds instead of corporate newsrooms.

Shane and Aaron compare notes on their own careers in war zones and misinformation battlegrounds, exploring how “social media has democratized journalism” but also created echo chambers, rage cycles, and conspiratorial feedback loops.

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Chapters
00:00 Welcome, Aaron Parnas!
02:36 Trauma as an Origin
09:57 “Trump First” Experience
12:00 How Aaron Defined his Future
14:34 How Aaron gets the News
16:03 The Price of Journalism
18:56 Mainstream Media and Ukraine
23:38 War and the Narratives for Cloud
26:41 How Social Media is Changing News
29:03 The Strategy Behind the Approach to the Audience
32:07 The Lack of Understanding of GeoPolitics
33:58 The Greatest Gaslight in Media
36:21 The Turn of Not Return
41:09 How Important is the Speed in Journalism
43:07 What Influence Means Nowadays
46:45 The Bubble of Social Media
49:16 Living in a Divided Society
52:10 Final Thoughts
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How Social Media Rewired Journalism ft. Aaron Parnas | Shane Smith Has Questions
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