I used to love listening to Medved. He was genius level wirh his memory and history stories. (I was in Seattle area....haven’t listened in years.) I think you may be on to something. Wonder what Rabbi Lapin thinks?...he was a good friend of his.
I actually talked to Medved at length at a KVI picnic event out by fall city once. He was a nice guy and taller than I expected.
You nailed why I used to like him as well. But something’s changed. Either that or something has been exposed...