Meta’s metaverse experiment is shrinking fast, and the layoffs tell the real story. TJ Walker breaks down why Mark Zuckerberg’s most ambitious bet collapsed, what Wall Street learned, and why A.I. now dominates Silicon Valley strategy.

This episode also examines a broader credibility breakdown: CBS News turmoil, Bari Weiss’s media influence, Dan Bongino’s podcast return, and new research showing how sleep quietly shapes behavior more than motivation ever could.

Finally, a deep dive into institutional pressure, from the Federal Reserve to election systems, and what happens when power tests the limits of trust.

A podcast just won a Golden Globe, and it confirms that the center of media gravity has officially shifted.

In this episode of Filtered with TJ Walker, TJ explains why podcasting is no longer an alternative medium but a dominant force in audience trust, ad revenue, and cultural relevance. We also analyze nationwide protests after the Minneapolis ICE shooting, growing pressure on the Federal Reserve, disturbing revelations from Donald Trump’s New York Times interview, and why Rep. Thomas Massie’s stand against executive overreach represents a rare moment of political courage.

This is news analysis filtered through communication, influence, and personal development, not partisan noise.

Private companies are proposing climate experiments that would block sunlight to cool the Earth, a move some scientists warn could spiral out of control.

In this episode of Filtered with TJ Walker, we examine five stories that reveal how incentives and power now shape outcomes in housing, transportation, politics, and the courts.

We break down why America stopped building starter homes, how congestion pricing actually worked as a market solution, what Steve Bannon’s legal and ethical record reveals about modern political extremism, and why new data suggests America’s judiciary may no longer function independently.

This is a conversation about systems, incentives, and communication, not partisan talking points.