E369. How Cultural Elites Lost Touch With Heartland America - Salena Zito

Boots-on-the-ground journalist Salena Zito, sits down with Bridget to discuss the gaping chasm between online discourse and the reality of heartland America, Salena’s eyewitness account of the Butler rally shooting from her position just feet away from President Trump, and his inspiring response to her question days later about why he said, “Fight, fight, fight.” They cover the cultural betrayals that tanked Bud Light and the NFL, the quiet resurgence of faith among young people, why Trump’s visit to East Palestine, OH was the moment Salena knew he was going to be reelected, old-school journalistic integrity, what’s changed in media, and how place, community, and sheer resilience still quietly decide elections. It’s a can’t miss episode with the woman who drives around the country on back roads to truly get a sense of what’s going on with Americans.  Buy Salena’s book Butler here - https://amzn.to/4s4xcaG  Sponsor Links:  - Quest offers 100+ lab tests to empower you to have more control over your health journey. Choose from a variety of test types that best suit your needs, use code WALKINS25 to get 25% off - https://www.questhealth.com  ---------------------------------------------------------------------  Walk-Ins Welcome with Bridget Phetasy  - Podcast Bridget Phetasy admires grit and authenticity. On Walk-Ins Welcome, she talks about the beautiful failures and frightening successes of her own life and the lives of her guests. She doesn’t conduct interviews—she has conversations. Conversations with real people about the real struggle and will remind you that we can laugh in pain and cry in joy but there’s no greater mistake than hiding from it all. By embracing it all, and celebrating it with the stories she’ll bring listeners, she believes that our lowest moments can be the building blocks for our eventual fulfillment.  ----------------------------------------------------------------------  PHETASY IS a movement disguised as a company. We just want to make you laugh while the world burns. https://www.phetasy.com/  Buy PHETASY MERCH here: https://www.bridgetphetasy.com/ For more content, including the unedited version of Dumpster Fire, BTS content, writing, photos, livestreams and a kick-ass community, subscribe at https://phetasy.com/  Twitter - https://twitter.com/BridgetPhetasy  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bridgetphetasy/  Podcast - Walk-Ins Welcome with Bridget Phetasy  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/walk-ins-welcome/id1437447846  https://open.spotify.com/show/7jbRU0qOjbxZJf9d49AHEh  https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/I3gqggwe23u6mnsdgqynu447wva Support the show