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Filtered with TJ Walker

Filtered with TJ Walker is your daily lens on news, business, technology, and culture - analyzed through the skills and strategies of effective communication. Hosted by world-renowned media trainer and commentator TJ Walker, each episode cuts through the noise, filters out the spin, and delivers clear, practical insights that help you understand not only what’s happening but why it matters.
From breaking headlines on global leaders, artificial intelligence, Wall Street, and elections, to cultural shifts shaping everyday life, TJ explains how stories are framed, sold, and communicated to the public. If you want sharp analysis, real-world context, and lessons you can apply to your own communication, this podcast is for you.
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Honest, unfiltered news commentary
Practical communication lessons
Deep dives into media, AI, and culture
Actionable insights for leaders, professionals, and creators

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33 Episodes
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AI Chatbots, RFK Jr.’s Food Policy, Housing & Federal Power [Filtered]

A sweeping look at five major stories shaping America today. TJ Walker examines a tragic AI chatbot lawsuit involving a teenager, new dietary guidelines from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the rise of extreme cosmetic surgery culture, President Trump’s housing proposal targeting Wall Street, and a deadly ICE shooting…
8 Jan 7PM 52 min

Filtered: AI’s $230B Moment, Nuclear Reality, and the Politics of Power

Elon Musk raises $20 billion more for his AI startup — but does that signal innovation, speculation, or both? TJ Walker explains why every major technological revolution has come with massive bubbles, and why AI may be no different. We then unpack nuclear power’s quiet comeback. Despite decades of fear,…
7 Jan 4PM 1 hour

Filtered | How Leaders Communicate: Body Language, Storytelling, Focus & Action

In this episode of Filtered with TJ Walker, TJ shares powerful, real-world lessons on leadership communication and personal development. You’ll discover why people judge leadership instantly through body language, how to tell stories that audiences actually remember, why breaking big goals into small steps works, and how a single clear…
5 Jan 10PM 22 min

Filtered: Maduro Seized Claim, No-Shoes Offices, Peptide Gray Market, BYD vs Tesla, Saks Crisis

TJ Walker analyzes today’s top stories: the White House claim of capturing Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, the rise of no-shoes office policies, Silicon Valley’s gray-market peptide injections, BYD overtaking Tesla in 2025 EV sales, and Saks Global’s debt-driven turmoil. Plus, a practical Q and A on clarity, projection, and why microphones…
3 Jan 6PM 45 min

Filtered: Why Resolutions Fail, Podcast Driving Distraction, and Viral-Outrage Government

On the January 1, 2026 episode of Filtered with TJ Walker, TJ explains why New Year’s resolutions collapse, and why “discipline” is the wrong frame. TJ argues that bad habits come with billion-dollar marketing support, while your goals need systems: tiny daily actions, scheduling, and repeatable routines. TJ then lays…
1 Jan 8PM 59 min

Filtered: Vegas Tourism Drops, Bourbon Glut, ACA Warning, Epstein Files, SNAP Soda Ban

TJ Walker’s end-of-year episode connects five big themes: weakening discretionary spending signals, a cultural shift away from nature, health-care politics that can explode at the kitchen-table level, the realities of document releases in high-profile cases, and a new wave of SNAP restrictions targeting soda and candy in multiple states. Practical,…
31 Dec 2025 9PM 54 min

Filtered: Media Layoffs, AI Deepfakes, Data Centers, Post-Trump GOP, Jan 6 Bombs

TJ Walker analyzes the day’s biggest themes in politics, media, and technology: the 2025 media job collapse, AI deepfakes targeting public figures, backlash against data centers, the early post-Trump Republican succession conversation, and an update tied to the January 6 Capitol bombs narrative. Practical takeaway: slow down, verify, and learn…
30 Dec 2025 8PM 57 min

Media Training: Get Quoted, Look Confident, Build Leads

TJ Walker pulls a “vault” lesson that proves a powerful point: you do not need perfect production to create lasting impact. TJ explains how to craft three short message points, deliver memorable sound bites, and handle questions without repeating negative framing. You’ll also get practical on-camera tips for posture, eye…
29 Dec 2025 9PM 57 min

Bankruptcies Surge, Even Without a Recession

Filtered with TJ Walker is your daily lens on news, business, technology, and culture - analyzed through the skills and strategies of effective communication. Hosted by world-renowned media trainer and commentator TJ Walker, each episode cuts through the noise, filters out the spin, and delivers clear, practical insights that help…
28 Dec 2025 12AM 51 min

Filtered: Nigeria Strikes, Brown Disinfo, TikTok Livestream Death, Christmas Politics, Kennedy Center Fallout

TJ Walker analyzes five headline stories: the U.S. strikes ISIS targets in Nigeria and the selective framing around victims; the Brown University shooting and the role powerful figures play in accelerating misinformation; a TikTok livestream driving incident that allegedly killed a pedestrian and the broader distracted-driving crisis; official government Christmas…
26 Dec 2025 5PM 43 min

Filtered: Christmas Tree Wars, CBS News Takedowns, Epstein Files

On this Christmas Day episode, TJ Walker examines the incentives behind the stories, who benefits, who gets silenced, and why the framing matters. Topics include: the “real vs. artificial” Christmas tree fight and a major Home Depot ad campaign; the death of legendary park ranger Betty Reid Soskin at 104…
25 Dec 2025 12PM 40 min

Filtered: Wegovy Goes Pill, YouTube Beats Netflix, and Trump Halts Offshore Wind

On today’s Filtered with TJ Walker: Wegovy’s move toward a pill form and why that could reshape health behavior and consumer culture. Then, YouTube’s dominance on TV screens, especially daytime, signals a deeper collapse of legacy media gatekeeping. We also reflect on May Britt’s legacy through her marriage to Sammy…
23 Dec 2025 5PM 44 min

Shapiro’s “Truth” Challenge, Stefanik Exit, Romney’s Tax Pitch, and the “Trump Kennedy Center”

TJ Walker analyzes Ben Shapiro’s Turning Point USA speech on “truth” and misinformation, then turns to Elise Stefanik’s decision to exit the New York governor race and the strategic context around Trump-world politics. TJ also reacts to Mitt Romney’s “Tax the Rich, Like Me” argument, including the Social Security taxable…
21 Dec 2025 3PM 50 min

Filtered: Oscars to YouTube, AOC vs Vance Poll, Coldplay Kiss Cam Fallout

TJ Walker breaks down five fast-moving stories: the Oscars moving to YouTube in 2029 and what it says about fading media gatekeepers, a Mamdani staff resignation over resurfaced posts, early 2028 speculation sparked by an AOC vs J.D. Vance poll, the Coldplay “kiss cam” controversy through a workplace and public-harassment…
19 Dec 2025 5PM 47 min

Filtered | Trump’s Address to the Nation: Fact-Check, Rhetoric, and What It Mean

President Donald Trump delivered an “Address to the Nation,” and in this special episode of Filtered, TJ Walker breaks it down line-by-line, separating claims from verifiable reality and analyzing the communication strategy behind the speech. You’ll hear focused commentary on: inflation and prices, the border and crime claims, culture-war framing,…
18 Dec 2025 3PM 54 min
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