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Elephants in Rooms

Ken LaCorte

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.

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August 24 · 19 min
ISIS was the biggest story on Earth ... then it vanished
"For a while, ISIS was the biggest story on Earth, but almost overnight they seemed to disappear. What happened?" – Ken ► Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/roHF9 FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Business Inquiries: business@ElephantsInRooms.com
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August 18 · 17 min
Why 80% of doctors got this wrong
"Ask most people and they'll tell you it's the thing that gives smokers cancer. Ask some others and they’ll tell you they use it on purpose. So is nicotine good for you or not?" -- Ken ► Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/6w9Vj FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Business Inquiries: business@ElephantsInRooms.com
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August 14 · 18 min
How do politicians get so rich?
"They're not getting Hollywood-style briefcases full of cash. That's actually pretty darn rare. The real story isn’t quite as exciting … and YOU can decide about the ethics of it." – Ken ► Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/658nQ ► "Americans in Prison" video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLECjw99F8s FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Business Inquiries: business@ElephantsInRooms.com
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August 7 · 17 min
Why is India so bad at the Olympics?
"India is missing from the world’s elite athletes. But why?" – Ken ► Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/3nOR9 FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Business Inquiries: business@ElephantsInRooms.com
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August 3 · 21 min
Why are Black men murdered so often?
"In the United States, the Black murder rate isn't just marginally higher than the rest of the country … it’s seven times higher than Whites and well above every other ethnic group they track." -- Ken ► Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/GRxEr ► Video: Why do Black athletes dominate? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrvCsdEA-v8 FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Business Inquiries: business@ElephantsInRooms.com
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July 28 · 20 min
Why does everyone suddenly hate data centers?
"I'd barely heard of data centers a year or two. Now they're the center of political rage across the country and world. What's going on?" -- Ken ► Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/8cWbg FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Business Inquiries: business@ElephantsInRooms.com
July 22 · 16 min
What if boys were never the problem?
"Boys around the world have a problem with school. And now, women often completely dominate college. What's going on?" – Ken ► Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/DkoJh FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Business Inquiries: business@ElephantsInRooms.com
July 18 · 18 min
What if Hitler had won?
"Hitler came a lot closer to winning WWII in Europe than most people realize. So ... what would that've meant?" – Ken ► Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/tZY0L ► Why did the U.S. drop not one, but two A-bombs on Japan? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9Hjqjs48zk FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Business Inquiries: business@ElephantsInRooms.com
July 17 · 18 min
What we got wrong about weed
"In my lifetime, marijuana went from 'dangerous' to 'safe' to 'maybe dangerous, after all.' What's going on? And what's the truth?" -- Ken ► Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/aFUus FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Business Inquiries: business@ElephantsInRooms.com
July 14 · 18 min
El Salvador jailed 2% of its men. Here's what happened.
"A few years ago, it was the murder capital of the world. Today, your chances of getting murdered in El Salvador are lower than anywhere in North or South America. Was the solution worth the cost?" – Ken ►Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/8kvJL FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Business Inquiries: business@ElephantsInRooms.com
July 10 · 19 min
The slavery myth nobody questions
"They say there are 50 million 'modern slaves' in the world, but what does that really mean? And why on Earth hasn't humanity fixed this by now?" –Ken ► Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/hILrx ► "The truth about Gaddafi": • The truth about Gaddafi they don't want yo... FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Business Inquiries: business@ElephantsInRooms.com
July 9 · 22 min
Is global warming really that bad?
"Seriously, how bad is this global warming thing? I hear the range from 'crisis' to 'hoax' with smart people on either side. Here's what I learned." —Ken ► Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/XmgI2 FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Business Inquiries: business@ElephantsInRooms.com
July 8 · 19 min
Was Mother Teresa really who you think she was?
"In the modern media, Mother Teresa is more reviled than revered. Are her critics anti-religious zealots and click-happy YouTubers? Or is there more to the story?" –Ken Correction: Donal MacIntyre is an Irish investigative journalist, not a British one. ► Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/tASCd Link to piece on Indian-Americans & convenience stores: • The secret of Indian store owners FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Business Inquiries: business@ElephantsInRooms.com
July 3 · 18 min
Why are cities liberal and rural areas conservative?
"Why are cities liberal and rural areas conservative? What's really driven that rift? I dive into the politics, psychology and statistics behind America's split." -- Ken ► Video "How did Korea get so insane?": • How did North Korea get so insane? ► Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/2icJa FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Business Inquiries: business@ElephantsInRooms.com
July 1 · 21 min
The myths about gay tolerance through history
"So what was it like for gays throughout various parts of history? I look at the evolution of social norms and the myths surrounding tolerance towards homosexuals throughout ancient history" –Ken ► Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/ONooU FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Business Inquiries: business@ElephantsInRooms.com
June 30 · 21 min
Did we get Thomas Jefferson wrong?
"I really thought that Thomas Jefferson having children with Sally Hemings was a settled fact. I was wrong." –Ken ► Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/83Lzy Scanned “Nature” magazine: https://www.tjheritage.org/jefferson-... FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Business Inquiries: business@ElephantsInRooms.com
June 29 · 18 min
Why do protesters hurt their own cause?
► Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/dalKK FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Business Inquiries: business@ElephantsInRooms.com
June 26 · 19 min
What nobody says about Black deaths
"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 ► Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/ZK0dd ► CORRECTION: @forrest7482 correctly pointed out that the Stanford "food desert" study I mention at 7:38 was also the same as the NYU study I mentioned as a separate study. It was a joint study, not two separate ones. It's one of a handful of studies that come to the same basic conclusion. Like this one in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science.... And a few others I found via Perplexity: https://www.perplexity.ai/search/c793... FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Business Inquiries: business@ElephantsInRooms.com
June 24 · 22 min
Former members unveil Scientology's secrets
"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 ► Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/N1wJh FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Business Inquiries: business@ElephantsInRooms.com
June 22 · 17 min
Should innocent people talk to the police?
"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 ► Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/Pk0Ue ► James Duane video: • Don't Talk to the Police FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Business Inquiries: business@ElephantsInRooms.com

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