FULL INTERVIEW  - The Media Agenda with Mimi Geerges
Channel: Mark Botros
Date: 2021-04-06

We're living in a time of converging crises amid a pandemic, economic uncertainty, cries for social justice, riots, insurrections, and a frontline battle of truth and misinformation. We’re living in a time where the media itself, has become as much of the focus as the news it covers. 

Mimi Geerges is a veteran broadcaster in TV and Radio, She was the Host and Executive Producer of the “The Mimi Geerges Show”, which was aired nationally for almost 16 years on SiriusXM Radio and PBS. Her show featured some of the most influential Washington DC power brokers, as well as leaders and luminaries from around the world. Mimi is also the Founder and President of Papyrus Media Group. In this interview, we discuss how the media really works from a real media insider. Does the media have its own agenda, or are they giving us EXACTLY what we want? YOU decide.  

TIME CUTS

00:00 Converging crises, the Media, and introducing Mimi
02:11 Mimi’s transition from an engineering job to nationwide broadcasting
05:31 About The Mimi Geerges Show
06:42 How the Middle East has changed in the last 10 years
08:44 Israel normalizes relationships with UAE, Bahrain, and Sudan
09:38 Why the show was eventually discontinued
10:06 What Mimi learned from 16 years in broadcasting?
11:08 Mimi’s view on the government, government leadership, and the country as a whole?
12:51 The Media Agenda
14:00 What news should we listen to?
14:52 News Imposters
15:10 How to be a savvy media consumer
16:03 The real customer of the media
17:00 Does The Media have a liberal bias?
17:53 How The Media prioritizes news stories
19:10Mimi’s reaction to all the recent news (e.g., The Contentious Election, The Capitol Riots)
21:40 Is someone like Donald Trump good for The Media?  
23:08 The United States reputation on the world stage today
24:37 Mimi’s two secrets of success
25:02 Mimi’s most important lesson you've ever learned either in life or in business?
25:34 Mimi’s one piece of advice to the world
25:47 What Mimi learned from interviewing Former NY Governor, Mario Cuomo
26:24 Where to find and connect with Mimi online   



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Podcast Music Credit:

Intro - "Invisible Forces" (Videvo) 
Outro - "Don't Turn Back" - Silent Partner (Youtube Audio Library)

Photo and Media Credit*:

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Connor Danylenko
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Mimi Gereges
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SiriusXM
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