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Eliana Johnson and Chris Stirewalt love the news business but they hate a lot of what’s happening to it these days. Using their decades of experience in print, digital and TV news they tell the story behind the stories, always on the lookout for bias, sloppy reporting and, well, just plain wretched journalism. Every week they help you to be a better, smarter news consumer.
We’re reporting from the dairy state on today’s episode. Even if Chris is physically back in D.C., his spirit is with Eliana back in Milaukwee. You already know we’re diving deep into the first GOP debate of the 2024 presidential election. On top of that, we’re checking in with Don Lemon, Justin Trudeau, Brittney Spears and one of the great inventors of our time. Wretch on!
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Show Notes: NYT: How Ron DeSantis Joined the ‘Ruling Class’ — and Turned Against It Business Insider: A fellow Yale secret society member said Ron DeSantis rolled his eyes when she talked about her upbringing as a Hispanic girl in Texas: 'It was like I wasn't worth listening to' Mediaite: 'Says It All': Don Lemon Claims Vindication After CNN Fired Chris Licht — Who Fired Him Fortune: Elon Musk to remove headlines from news articles shared on X Reuters: Meta putting profit ahead of safety by blocking wildfire news, says Trudeau Axios: Newsrooms grapple with rules for AI WSJ: America’s Fight Over Tipping at Restaurants Comes to Its Biggest Battleground Yet WaPo: A sex educator in Michigan refused to be shamed. Then came the backlash. WSJ: The Inventor Whose Life Work Is Perfecting the Writing Pen TMZ: Britney Spears Paying $10K a Month for Sam Asghari's New Apartment New Yorker: Britney Spears’s Conservatorship Nightmare The Dispatch: Crowd Madness Intensifies Obsessions: Free Beacon: Democratic Opposition Researcher, a Former '60 Minutes' Producer, Masquerades as Journalist While Digging Dirt on Pennsylvania's David McCormick WaPo: West Virginia University plans to cut foreign languages and other programs Favorite Item Kansas Reflector: 'You're an ***hole, police chief': Kansas newspaper owner defiant in video of home invasion NYPost: Why Sam Bankman-Fried likely won't get Adderall while locked up in Brooklyn jail
Eliana is out this week, but we have the great Kevin Williamson stepping in for her. We’re jumping into indictment coverage from the Washington Post and then moving onto Fox News woes, local news “solutions” and closing out the front page with BBLs (Brazilian butt lifts). Wretch on!
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Show Notes: WaPo: Trump insults D.C. to get his trial moved. The city rolls its eyes. Hollywood Reporter: CNN Overhauls Lineup: Abby Phillip Takes 10 p.m., Laura Coates to Host 11 p.m., New Morning Show Hosts and Weekend Programs NYT: Fox’s Top Lawyer, Viet Dinh, Will Depart Yahoo: 'A dangerous decision': Canadian news is disappearing from Instagram, Facebook The Atlantic: The Local-News Crisis Is Weirdly Easy to Solve Kansas Reflector: Police stage 'chilling' raid on Marion County newspaper, seizing computers, records and cellphones The Dispatch: The Perils of Activist Journalism Cincinnati Enquirer: Retired Reds beat writer John Fay's life story is a love story Axios: As BBLs grow more popular, deaths rise in South Florida APNews: Armed Utah man shot by FBI last week carried AR-15 in 2018 police encounter, records show The Fire: Don’t tread on my editorial independence NYTimes: The Frothy Saga of the Jacuzzi Family The Spectator: Wolves and the Greens: why Germans are flocking to the AfD
Will Trump join the debate later this month? Does he have a good reason to sit the first one out? If you are asking these questions, then join us for an early episode this week. We’re cooking up a forecast on first GOP Presidential debate, coverage John Fetterman, STEM in journalism and a serving a robust Facile File. Wretch on!
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Show Notes: Mediaite: Fox & Friends Implores Trump Not to Snub Republican Debate NYTimes: DeSantis Upends Campaign Leadership as Trump Looms and Urgency Grows AP News:DeSantis is defending new slavery teachings. Civil rights leaders see a pattern of 'policy violence' People: President Biden Speaks Out on Hunter's Daughter, 4, with Ark. Woman: 'Jill and I Only Want What's Best' (Exclusive) Politico: Who at 1600 Penn is making bank? Free Beacon: Biden Monkeypox Adviser Says White House Supports ‘Joy’ of ‘Risky’ Sex Free Beacon: WATCH: Biden Monkeypox Adviser Makes Taxpayer-Funded Appearance in BDSM Harness NYTimes: John Fetterman, Hoodie and All, Is Adjusting to Life in the Senate - The New York Times WSJ: New York Times Earnings: Publisher Adds 180,000 Digital Subscribers AP News: Residents are at a loss after newspaper that bound community together shuts in declining coal county Poynter: A technical question: Should journalism be designated STEM? The Guardian: Racism at heart of US failure to tackle deadly heatwaves, expert warns LA Times: Remote work gave them a reprieve from racism. They don't want to go back The Daily Beast: Lizzo Was Never as Progressive as We Wanted Her to Be The Athletic: Ghiroli: Orioles’ unforced error with announcer Kevin Brown dims team’s shine at wrong time Bethenny Frankel on Instagram: “I spend money so you don’t have to” Free Beacon: How MIT Helped Develop Tech for a Chinese Company That Surveils Uyghurs NYT: How a U.S. Tech Mogul Used Nonprofits to Sow Chinese Propaganda Reason: Studies Keep Finding That Social Media Algorithms Don't Increase Polarization. Why Is the Press So Skeptical? WSJ: A Nevada Town Where the West Is Still Wild NYTimes: The Secret Hand Behind the Women Who Stood by Cuomo? His Sister.
It’s in the title, folks! We are joined by our friend and Nebulous colleague, Eli Lake, to discuss our favorite books and films in the genre of journalism. We have comedies, we have dramedies and we have some picks that are as dramatic as they get. We hope you are able to add a few movies and books to your queue!
Books: Personal History, by Katherine Graham What it Takes, by Richard Ben Cramer All the King’s Men by Robert Penn Warren Scoop, by Evelyn Waugh
Movies: The Paper All The President’s Men Broadcast News Shattered Glass Call Northside 777
We’re early this week! And in case you haven’t heard, DeSantis is cooked . . . or at least that’s the latest take from the media. We’re breaking down the latest 2024 news, controversial curriculum in Florida, Hunter Biden, and stick around for great moments in fact-checking.
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NBC: Note cards and shorter stairs: How Biden's campaign is addressing his age NYPost: Biden’s dog Commander sent Secret Service officer to hospital, bit 6 others after replacing first pooch Major CNN: DeSantis cuts additional campaign staff in effort to ‘streamline operations’ Politico: New Florida teaching standards say African Americans received some ‘personal benefit’ from slavery Washington Examiner: Truth is the first casualty of liberal media’s war on DeSantis Politico: Political consultant backing Tim Scott spewed the N-word during card game Washington Post: Tuberville’s tales about his father in World War II have false elements New York Times: Study of Elite College Admissions Data Suggests Being Very Rich Is Its Own Qualification New York Times: In Florida, Swimmers Brave an Ocean That Feels Like Steamy Syrup Washington Post: Five ways to sleep better during a heat wave without blasting the AC New York Times: Would You Drink Wastewater? What if It Was Beer? Washington Post: Interior Secretary Deb Haaland’s charged mission of healing Variety: Inside the Battle for CNN: Jeff Zucker, David Zaslav, Chris Licht and 18 Months of Crazy Backstabbing Washington Post: Black Lives Matter images deleted from Jason Aldean’s ‘Small Town’ video Washington Post: Tracy Chapman, Luke Combs and the complicated response to ‘Fast Car’ The Atlantic: What’s the Matter With Barbie? New York Times: I Saw ‘Barbie’ With Susan Faludi, and She Has a Theory About It Wall Street Journal: How Allbirds Lost Its Way New York Times: Is the Cure to Male Loneliness Out on the Pickleball Court? Business Insider: Exclusive: Hunter Biden's gallery sold his art to a Democratic donor 'friend' whom Joe Biden named to a prestigious commission AP News: ‘Mama bears’ may be the 2024 race’s soccer moms. But where the GOP seeks votes, some see extremism Chalkbeat: Politicians and pundits say parents are furious with schools. Polls say otherwise NYPost: Gen Z cries ‘time blindness’: Is being late a real medical condition? The Stanford Daily: Stanford president resigns over manipulated research, will retract at least three papers Wall Street Journal: Deadly School Fire Casts Light on Sexual Exploitation in Guyana Mining Town
We are delighted to be joined by Andrew Sullivan of The Weekly Dish. He takes us on a journey through his upbringing in traditional media to his days blogging alongside Matt Drudge in the early 2000s and how he ended up on Substack. Andrew’s story teaches us about how journalists connect with audiences and how one finds their voice. Wretch on!
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No small talk this week, we’re diving straight into the front page and it’s packed. We’re looking at all things Biden, Clarence Thomas, the fall of The New York Times Sports section and the state of men. Wretch on!
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Show Notes: The Hill: Secret Service ends probe of White House cocaine discovery with no suspect NYT: Opinion | It’s Seven Grandkids, Mr. President The New Republic: What Do Bidenomics and the President’s Grandchild Have to Do with Each Other? Everything. NYT: DeSantis Confronts a Murdoch Empire No Longer Quite So Supportive RealClearPolitics: California Gov. Newsom: FOX News "Contributes To The Mental Health Crisis" But I Can't Stop Watching It | Video Newsweek: How's Twitter Working Out for Tucker Carlson? NYT: The Case That Could Be Fox’s Next Dominion Politico: The testosterone primary of 2024 is ‘getting out of hand’ WaPo: Opinion | How today’s Twitter has made conservative boycotts more successful NYT: The Elite Circle Clarence Thomas Entered That Led to the Supreme Court The Guardian: Lawyers with supreme court business paid Clarence Thomas aide via Venmo National Review: Rand’s Latin American Campaign Stop NYT: Transgender Care Bans Leave Families and Doctors Scrambling Mediaite: CNN Apologizes After Getting Slammed for Misgendering Dylan Mulvaney In Bud Light Segment NBCNews: Kidney stones are rising among children and teens, especially girls, research shows NYT: Climate Disasters Daily? Welcome to the ‘New Normal.’ WaPo: A dip in the ocean this summer? No thanks. NYT: The New York Times to Disband Its Sports Department Poynter: We should’ve seen it coming: The New York Times dismantles its sports department Awfulannouncing:Northwestern’s student newspaper lauded for breaking football program hazing story Bethenny Frankel on Instagram: I love SPECIAL pieces. Do you like? Variety:'Dark Side of the 2000s' Premiere Date, Trailer From Vice TV Huffpost: I Started A Nudist Magazine. I Didn't Expect How Badly I'd Be Treated Because Of It. Obsessions: NYPost: Jake Tapper defends CNN over Trump town hall: 'We can't ignore him' AEI: Could News Bloom in News Deserts? Favorite Item: WaPo: Opinion | Christine Emba: Men are lost. Here’s a map out of the wilderness. WSJ: How to Make Money by Losing $300,000 a Year on Slot Machines
What does the word “Patriot” mean to you? Did you go outside to celebrate our nation’s Birthday? Well, the American news media believes these are questions worth debating. Join us on Ink Stained Wretches where we go deep on these topics and other malarky the press had for us this week.
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Bloomberg: Biden Appeal Opens a New Front in Battle Over Internet Speech NYT: Ruling Puts Social Media at Crossroads of Disinformation and Free Speech NYT: A ‘Cage Match’ Between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg May Be No Joke Wapo: Secret Service investigating suspected cocaine found in White House Politco: White House cocaine culprit unlikely to be found: Law enforcement official Mediaite: Joy Reid Says She Wouldn't Go Out on July 4 'Because America is Awash With Guns' NPR: Heat is making squirrels 'sploot' — a goofy act that signals something serious Wapo: How hot dog contestants went from eating 10 to 76 hot dogs in 10 minutes Hollywood reporter: ESPN Cutting On-Air Talent as It Seeks Additional Cost Savings WSJ: Food Is Meh, Décor Is Bland, Parking Nonexistent: Must Be D.C.’s Most-Exclusive Restaurant The Atlantic: The Harry and Meghan Podcasts We’ll Never Get to Hear Obsessions: NYT: Ms. Rachel the YouTube Star Wants to Sing With Her Littles Wapo: An unlikely provocateur, Miss Texas, takes on the state's GOP leaders Favorite Items: CTV News:Unexploded bombs among dangers for nude trespassers, Calgary First Nation says
NYT: Hunter Biden’s Daughter and a Tale of Two Families
We’re shaking things up and starting the show with praise this week regarding Hunter Biden coverage. After that, we break down the aftermath of Trump’s Fox Interview, RFK Jr., and the benefits of micro dosing.
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Show Notes: NBC: Biden warns top aides against offering him political advice about Hunter NYT: Opinion | The Meaning of Hunter Biden Politico: Playbook: Mike Pence’s plan to go further on abortion The Hill: Trump rips ‘nasty’ Bret Baier after Fox News interview Vanity Fair: Fox News Is Scrambling to Get Donald Trump on the Debate Stage: “He Despises the Murdochs” WaPo:Jesse Watters gets Tucker Carlson’s 8 p.m. slot in Fox News shake-up The Atlantic: Inside the Mind of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. NYT: - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Wants to Be President. Cheryl Hines Is Along for the Ride. WSJ: Canada Passes Law Forcing Facebook, Google to Pay Media for Links AP News: Smoke from Canada wildfires is increasing health risks in Black and poorer US communities Scientific American: Climate-Friendly Cocktail Recipes Go Light on Ice The Atlantic: The Comic Strip That Explains the Evolution of American Parenting Reuters: More Than 100 U.S. Political Elites Have Family Links to Slavery Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President by Candace Millard NYT: How Migrants Flown to Martha’s Vineyard Came to Call It Home NYT: ‘Hava Nagila,’ the Jewish Folk Song, is a Hit at Clubs, Bars and Even Mets Games Obsessions: NYT: Why Did Jenna Lyons Join the Rebooted RHONY? WSJ: Magic Mushrooms. LSD. Ketamine. The Drugs That Power Silicon Valley. Favorite Item: WSJ: This Small Oil Town Has an Extravagant Obsession: Million-Dollar Home Renovations Yahoo Sports: US judge throws out high-profile chess cheating lawsuit
We’re going big for Grimace’s birthday today on Ink Stained Wretches. We’re sipping on some purple shakes while breaking down the Hunter Biden coverage, Brett Baeir’s interview with Trump, Robert Kennedy and much more.
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Show Notes: National Review: The Intentionally Provocative Hunter Biden Plea Deal The Dispatch: Night of the Hunter Mediaite: Bret Baier Earns Bipartisan Praise for Grilling Trump on Classified Docs: 'An Extraordinary Interview' Chicago Tribune: Victor Shi: Cameras must be allowed during Donald Trump’s trial Mediaite: Jake Tapper Says CNN Won't Cover 'Potentially Dangerous' Trump Speech — One Month After Network Held Town Hall for Him The Wrap: Gavin Newsom Tells Sean Hannity He Was Blasted by Left for ‘Incredible Relationship’ With Trump During COVID (Video) Commentary Magazine: The End of Cable News? - Christine Rosen WaPo: The life and power of Casey DeSantis WaPo: Gov. Ron DeSantis used secretive panel to flip state Supreme Court News Nation: Joe Rogan challenges vaccine expert to debate anti-vaxxer National Review: The Real Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Daily Beast: The Lost Titanic Sub Didn't Even Have a Basic Safety Beacon New Republic: OceanGate CEO Missing in Titanic Sub Had History of Donating to GOP Candidates | The New Republic WaPo: Fred Ryan to leave Washington Post after nine years as publisher WaPo: Tesla 'Autopilot' crashes and fatalities surge, despite Musk's claims WaPo: Inside a conservative confab for young women, where feminism is a lie TIME: Tequila Is Eclipsing Vodka as U.S.'s Most Popular Spirit Michigan Daily: The whiteness of green spaces: The cyclical nature of exclusion in environmental professions Mens Health: Are You Gynosexual? Here's What It Means, According to Experts NYT: Lionel Messi, Saudi Arabia and the Deal That Paid Off for Both Sides NYT: Why Do Team Owners Raise the Championship Trophy First? Mediaite: Andy Reid Raves About Food At Chiefs' White House Visit WSJ: Prince Harry and Meghan, Spotify End Podcasting Deal Variety: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Labeled 'F—ing Grifters' by Spotify Exec Bill Simmons After Deal Ends NYT: A Flight Attendant’s 12 Etiquette Rules for Summer Travel Obsessions: Public on Substack: First People Sickened By COVID-19 Were Chinese Scientists At Wuhan Institute Of Virology, Say US Government Sources WSJ: U.S.-Funded Scientist Among Three Chinese Researchers Who Fell Ill Amid Early Covid-19 Outbreak National Review: When the Scandal of the Century Has No Consequences The Atlantic: Lara Logan’s Break With Reality The Dispatch: When Public Opinion Is Irrelevant NYT: Tracking Major Supreme Court Cases in 2023: Affirmative Action, Elections and More Favorite Items: Inquirer: Two Rhode Island officials visited Philly. They were so rude their state launched two separate investigations. Sports Illustrated: Stephen F. Austin Bowling Coach Quits After Affair With Player Is Revealed
Today we are joined by Yahoo News’s Jon Ward. Chris dives deep into Jon’s new book, Testimony: Inside the Evangelical Movement That Failed a Generation. Outside of the book, Chris and Jon also open up about their beginnings in journalism and the rise of digital media. Wretch on!
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Strap in, Wretches. We’re going deep into the firing of CNN Chief, Chris Licht. We also breakdown Chuck Todd’s exit, Tucker’s full Twitter debut and the origins of McDonald’s Grimace.
Time Stamps: 2:00 Front Page 56:37 Obsessions 1:00:50 Reader Mail 1:03:56 Favorite Item If you have a story you want us to talk about, e-mail us at wretches@nebulouspodcasts.com. Sign up for our Newsletter Watch the full episode here Follow us on Instagram @InkStainedWretches
Show Notes: The Atlantic: Inside the Meltdown at CNN NYT: Could Jeff Zucker Fix CNN? He Seems to Think So. Semafor: CNN lost trust over COVID coverage, internal report found Politico: The Real Reason Chris Licht Got Fired From CNN The Information: The Real CNN Drama is Cable News' Growing Irrelevance NYT: Chuck Todd to Leave ‘Meet the Press’ National Review: NYT: GOP’s Diverse Field Just a Sign of GOP Racism The New Republic: The Arrogance of Already Crowning Trump the Republican Nominee The Daily Beast: Casey DeSantis Is the Walmart Melania Trump WaPo: Let Ron DeSantis identify however he wants Mediaite: Jen Psaki, James Comey Envision Trump in an Ankle Bracelet Deadline: Tucker Carlson Debuts Twitter Show To Big Numbers, Threatens To Leave Elon Musk-Owned Platform If Anyone Calls Him Out Semafor: Inside the high-stakes clash for control of Ukraine’s story NYT: Nazi Symbols on Ukraine’s Front Lines Highlight Thorny Issues of History Mediaite: Is Anyone Going to Retract Their Baseless Claims That Fox News Leaked the Tucker Tapes? APNews: As conservatives target schools, LGBTQ+ kids and students of color feel less safe NYT: Pat Robertson, Who Gave Christian Conservatives Clout, Is Dead at 93 Daily Mail: Mark Zuckerberg denies that he was choked out during Jiu-Jitsu tournament NYT: With Hannah Gadsby’s ‘It’s Pablo-matic,’ the Joke’s on the Brooklyn Museum VinePair: Behold the Nostalgic, Purple Silliness That Is McDonald's Grimace Shake Obsessions: NYT: The Complicated Reality of Joe Biden, America’s Oldest President The Guardian: Amazon and Google fund anti-abortion lawmakers through complex shell game Favorite Items: WaPo: The fugitive heiress next door: Why Brazil is fascinated by Margarida Bonetti Semafor: Did Washington underestimate Kevin McCarthy?
Filling in for Eliana this week is Christine Rosen, Chris’s colleague from AEI. We have lots to catch up on this week from Kanye West’s Mar-a-Lago dinner to the media’s treatment of SBF.If you have a story you want us to talk about, e-mail us at wretches@nebulouspodcasts.com. Receive show notes directly in your inbox, subscribe to the newsletter here.Time Stamps: 03:19 Front Page1:02:00 Obsessions1:05:36 Reader Mail 1:11:18 Favorite Item of the WeekShow Notes: Fox News: Rep. Boebert’s apparent midterm victory makes liberal pundits eat their wordsThe Atlantic: Just Wait Until You Get to Know Ron DeSantisReuters: Trump ally Devin Nunes can sue NBCUniversal for defamation - judgeWaPo: Elon Musk and the hardcore cult of Diet CokeWaPo: Musk's Twitter no longer bans covid misinformationFox News: Taylor Lorenz rips Elon Musk on BBC: He has made Twitter a 'disaster'Good Morning America: George Stephanopoulos sits down with FTX CEO Sam Bankman-FriedNYT: Sam Bankman-Fried Blames ‘Huge Management Failures’ for FTX CollapseAxios: Sam Bankman-Fried's "underdressed genius” lookThe Atlantic: The Black Investors Who Were Burned by BitcoinBloomberg: NPR Hiring Freeze, CNN Cuts Are Latest Signs of Media CrunchAxios: CNN Layoffs BeginThe Daily Beast: AP Fires Reporter Behind Retracted ‘Russian Missiles’ Story NYT: President Biden Is Turning 80. Experts Say Age Is More Than a Number.WaPo: Rise in Iranian assassination, kidnapping plots alarms Western officialsDailyMail: EXCLUSIVE: From co-stars to lovers: GMA anchors Amy Robach, 49, and T.J. Holmes's, 45, romance is revealedThe Guardian: Delaware man sentenced for joining US Capitol riots while on Tinder date WaPo: She has 13 cats in a two-bedroom condo. Here's her litter-box advice. Quartz: Apple hobbled a crucial tool of dissent in China weeks before widespread protests broke out Politico:‘No path’ forward: Biden calls on Congress to avert rail strikeWaPo: Union Station has fallen on hard times. Can it be saved?NYT: San Francisco Considers Allowing Use of Deadly Robots by Police
Please enjoy a compilation of a few of our favorite stories from this past year while you’re doom scrolling on your couch in a pool of leftovers. We will be back next week!
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Show Notes: Free Beacon: How the Left Learned To Stop Worrying and Love Domestic Terrorism CNN: Washington Post's Dave Weigel suspended for retweeting sexist remark Mediaite: Did the 'FBI Planted Evidence' Theory Come From Trump? The Daily Beast: NBC’s ‘Meet the Press’ Shakeup Puts Chuck Todd in Jeopardy New York Times: Washington Post’s Business Struggles as Frustrations Mount
Happy (now belated) birthday to our very own Chris Stirewalt! How else would we celebrate but check in with Trump’s third presidential bid, midterm aftermath and the media’s reaction to the FTX drama.
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Show Notes: The Guardian: Murdoch tells Trump he will not back fresh White House bid – report CNN: The New York Post just brutally trolled Donald Trump WSJ: Donald Trump’s Presidential Rerun Washington Post: Trump’s early 2024 presidential campaign launch fails to rally GOP NYT: Jonathan Swan Joins The New York Times WaPo: Accused U-Va. gunman was scrutinized by threat assessment team for weapon NYT: China and Iran Use Private Detectives to Reach Dissidents in America NYT: Elon Musk Fires Twitter Employees Who Criticized Him NPR: Elon Musk gives Twitter employees an ultimatum: Stay or go by tomorrow CNN: CNN Plans to Sober Up Boozy New Year’s Eve Coverage NYT: How Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX Crypto Empire Collapsed Vox: Interview: Fallen crypto CEO Sam Bankman-Fried opens up about FTX, Alameda Research, and his regrets News.com.au FTX coach says executives were ‘undersexed’, denies rampant amphetamine use Shakespeare Theatre: Much Ado About Nothing Commentary Magazine: O Ye of Little Faith: The Anti-Semitism of Kanye West
Welcome to the otherside of the midterms! Eliana opens with her soliloquy on the election before we jump into events that unfolded Tuesday night. We’re also checking on twitter and DeSantis’s past.
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Show Notes: Popular Information: Political media is broken New York Times: 5 Ways To Soothe Election Stress New York Times: A rare win for MSNBC over CNN in the election night ratings battle. CNN: Fact check: Biden's midterms message includes false and misleading claims New York Post: Here’s how Donald Trump sabotaged the Republican midterms WSJ: Trump Is the Republican Party’s Biggest Loser WSJ: The GOP’s Midterm Failure WSJ: Mike Pence: My Last Days With Donald Trump The New York Times: Resistance to Misinformation Is Weakening on Twitter, a Report Found The New York Times: How Molly Jong-Fast Tweeted Her Way to Liberal Media Stardom The Washington Post: NBC retracts erroneous Paul Pelosi story that fueled conspiracy theories The Dispatch: Radical Kooks Axios: The new seaplane between D.C. and New York is a blast Washington Post: Ron DeSantis, who denounced Disney, actually got married there The New York Times: Pranks, Parties and Politics: Ron DeSantis’s Year as a Schoolteacher Wall Street Journal: How 2022 Midterm Polls Performed in Senate Races New York Times: 40 Chickens in 40 Days: How a Philadelphia Man Cheered His City WSJ: FTX Tapped Into Customer Accounts to Fund Risky Bets, Setting Up Its Downfall Bloomberg Law: Matt Levine’s Money Stuff: FTX Had a Death Spiral CNBC: Crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried blames himself for FTX's collapse, admits he 'f---ed up'
The attack on Paul Pelosi polarizes the press, CNN debuts their new morning show and Chris Hayes is absolutely exhausted of predicting the future.
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Show Notes: The Spectator World: We should be better than Paul Pelosi conspiracy theories Forbes: Debut Of ‘CNN This Morning’ Draws Just 387,000 Viewers, Down From The Show It Replaced, ‘CNN New Day’ NY Times: Biden Verbally Fumbles, Twice, During Campaign Trip in Florida WaPo: Opinion | Blame NYT Tom Cotton op-ed scandal on A.G. Sulzberger, not James Bennet WaPo: Elon Musk Twitter deal closes, CEO fired The Daily Beast: Chris Hayes Is Tired of Predicting the Future NBC: No U.S.-born Black players expected on World Series rosters Politico: Ads targeting transgender kids flood swing states Wall Street Journal: Jony Ive on Life After Apple
This week we’re recapping coverage of the Pennsylvania Senate debate, diving into new developments at CNN and breaking down why Ted Cruz appeared on The View.
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Show Notes: The Atlantic: The Fetterman-Oz Debate Was a Rorschach Test The Independent: Kara Swisher shuts down ‘nonsense’ claims that John Fetterman couldn’t follow conversation CNBC: CNN chief Chris Licht has big ideas, but employees are nervous, and more job cuts are coming Axios: Scoop: Tucker Carlson lashes out at GOP campaign chief in irate private call The Daily Beast: Newsmax Bans Lara Logan After She Goes Full QAnon, Spews Blood Libel on Network Seattle Times: Seattle Councilmember Sawant says her property is being vandalized, criticizes police investigation The Hill: Nearly 60 percent see mainstream media as a threat to democracy: poll https://thehill.com/homenews/3695872-nearly-60-percent-see-mainstream-media-as-a-threat-to-democracy-poll/ Semafor: Jimmy Finkelstein raises $40 million to launch Daily Mail, Washington Post hybrid WaPo: America has a Black sperm donor shortage. Black women are paying the price. NY Times: With Ads, Imagery and Words, Republicans Inject Race Into Campaigns NYPost: Hecklers interrupt 'The View' taping to shout down Ted Cruz WaPo: Congress and divorce: The curse of the Oregon 5th District NYTimes: Blunder in Affirmative Action Case May Cost Harvard $15 Million
The media gets anxious about the midterms, former execs pass the buck on missing Hunter Biden coverage and the use of the word “illegal” starts to lose its meaning. Time Stamps: 03:53 Front Page 46:54 Obsessions 54:37 Reader Mail 59:43 Favorite Item of the Week Show Notes: Variety: Election Threats Spur CBS News to Test New Coverage for Midterms NYT: Poll Shows Voters See Democracy in Peril, but Saving It Isn’t a Priority WaPo: The potential sleeper races of 2022, from Utah to Oregon Mediaite: Ex-MSNBC Boss Phil Griffin and Ex-CNN Chief Jeff Zucker Defend Their Non-Coverage of Hunter Biden: ‘He Was Never Arrested!’ NYT: Bernard McGuirk, Famous and Infamous as Foil of Imus, Dies at 64 Reuters: Former WSJ reporter says law firm used Indian hackers to sabotage his career WaPo: Death of Lola, 12, found in box in Paris sparks shock in France CNBC: Putin introduces martial law in illegally annexed Ukrainian regions WaPo: UAE relied on expertise of retired U.S. troops to beef up its military New York Times: Suzanne Scott’s Vision for Fox News Gets Tested in Court The Atlantic: Kevin Durant purchases Major League Pickleball expansion team Politico: Charlie Kirk Needed a Friend NYT: Fencing Can Be Six-Figure Expensive, but It Wins in College Admissions NYT: It’s Never Too Late to Pivot From N.F.L. Safety to Neurosurgeon Sky Full of Bacon Blog If you have a story you want us to talk about, e-mail us at wretches@nebulouspodcasts.com
Jake Tapper sits down with President Biden as Tucker sits down with Kanye West. Also, we play catch-up on Politico's reaction to their new boss's leaked messages.
Time Stamps: 01:32 Front Page 35:30 Obsessions 41:00 Reader Mail 43:49 Favorite Item of the week
Show Notes: NewsWeek:Hannity Airs Joe Biden's Private Voicemail to Hunter Biden Daily Mail: Kanye West claims 'fake children were planted in his home to sexualise his kids' Indy Star: Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita under fire after defending Kanye West The Washington Post: Mathias Dopfner has a 'contrarian' plan for Politico and global media I Might Be Wrong Substack: Did We Learn a Single Fucking Thing From Covid? The Washington Post: Places in America with the most chain restaurants New York Times: Biden, Storyteller in Chief, Spins Yarns That Often Unravel MKHammer Substack: In the Age of Quiet Quitting, I Was Quiet Suspended, And I Can't Shut Up About It Flawater Free Press: Six Nebraska towns are trying to ban abortion. Will it change anything? The North Platte Bulletin: Gray Television fires KNOP news director The Atlantic: The Most Important Amicus Brief in the History of the World The Wall Street Journal: Chess Investigation Finds That U.S. Grandmaster ‘Likely Cheated’ More Than 100 Times Independent: Irish dancing rocked by major allegations of competition fixing involving dance teachers and judges
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We’re back with our regular schedule this week. Biden’s Press Secretary tries to spin his gaffes while the media spins Hurricane Ian coverage into climate change awareness. Plus, the Washington Post encourages readers to embrace the recession.
Time Stamps: 00:26 Introduction 4:17 Front Page 27:09 Obsessions 42:54 Reader Mail 48:47 Favorite Item of the Week
Show Notes: Greg Price on Twitter Free Beacon: WATCH: As Hurricane Ian Reaches Florida, Media Fixate on Climate Change CNN video on Twitter WaPo: Recessions have a silver lining Puck: Murdoch’s World: Thiel vs. McConnell TMZ: NBC Hurricane Reporter Using Condoms to Protect Microphone Bloomberg: CNN Lays Off Podcast Employees in Latest Round of Cuts St. Louis Cardinals on Twitter NYT: Sundance Liked Her Documentary, ‘Jihad Rehab,’ Until Muslim Critics Didn’t
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This week we’re diving deep into the relationships between journalists and politicians. Plus Don Lemon gets a history lesson, and more drama in the world chess.
Time Stamps: 00:23 Introduction 03: 22 Front Page 33:14 Obsessions 40:24 Reader Mail 47:37 Favorite Item of the Week
Show Notes: 60 Minutes: President Joe Biden: The 2022 Politico: Nina Totenberg Had a Beautiful Friendship With RBG. Her Book About It Is an Embarrassment. Daily Beast: Bret Baier Wanted Fox to Rescind Arizona Call, 'Put It Back' in Trump's 'Column' Puck: The WaPo’s Post-Trump Blues Continue WaPo: Youngkin’s meeting with Va. delegation gets heated over trans policy Christiane Amanpour on Twitter CNN: Don Lemon on Reparations video NYT: How Russian Trolls Helped Keep the Women’s March Out of Lock Step Tablet Mag: Is the Women's March Melting Down? WSJ: The Question Behind the Magnus Carlsen-Hans Niemann Drama: How to Cheat at Chess? Washingtonian: Confirmed: Maryland Drivers Are Worse Than Virginia Drivers
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We’re back, folks! Journos do their best to report on the economy, CNN assembles a new morning crew, Brian Stelter lands a new gig and The Washington Post is looking for a new “Social Media Coach”.
Time Stamps: 00:23 Introduction 03:29 Front Page 32:11 Obsessions 48:02 Reader Mail 56:32 Favorite Item of the Week
Show Notes: Free Beacon: WATCH: Journalists Tout ‘Good News’ of 8.3% Inflation as Stock Market Plummets Axios: Brian Stelter heads to Harvard while he figures out next gig WaPo: Social Media Coach CBS News: Queen Elizabeth's beloved corgis are getting a new home after her death — with Prince Andrew CNN: Queen Elizabeth's beloved corgis are getting a new home after her death — with Prince Andrew NPR: BYU bans a fan who yelled a racist slur at a Black volleyball player on Duke's team WaPo: BYU bans fan, relocates volleyball match after racist slurs, threats NyTimes: B.Y.U. Says It Found No Evidence of Racial Slurs at Volleyball Match Common Sense: How the Media Fell for A Racism Sham Techdirt: Legacy News Orgs’ Hatred Of Google Runs So Deep They’re Willing To Give Up Fair Use To Punish Google WSJ: Latino Voters, Once Solidly Democratic, Split Along Economic Lines WSJ: Chess Is in Chaos Over Suspicion That a Player Cheated Against Magnus Carlsen Reductress: Cute! Queen Elizabeth’s Corgis Prepare to Be Buried Alive With Her
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NBC reshuffles plans for Meet The Press, Washington Post is turning out to have a rough year and Steve Doocy changes his tone on Trump.
Time Stamps: 00:23 Introduction 3:45 Front Page 36:48 Obsessions 44:37 Reader Mail 51:04 Favorite Item of the Week
Show Notes: MSN:NBC’s ‘Meet the Press’ Shakeup Puts Chuck Todd in Jeopardy NYT: Frustrations Mount at Washington Post as Its Business Struggles Mediaite: Steve Doocy Flatly Asks Why Classified Documents Were in Trump's Desk: 'These Are the Biggest Secrets in the World!' CJR: Jared Kushner bubbles up again NYT: Opinion | Harry Styles Walks a Fine Line NYT: Death in Navy SEAL Training Exposes a Culture of Brutality, Cheating and Drugs WSJ: Do You Need an Interior Designer or a Marriage Counselor? The Cut: Meghan Markle on Her New Life in California If you have a story you want us to talk about, e-mail us at wretches@nebulouspodcasts.com
Chris is in the spotlight this week as we discuss the release of his new book, ‘Broken News’. We also catch up on Brian Stelter’s departure from CNN and a surfing donkey.
Show Notes: The Daily Beast: CNN Staff Fears Right-Wing Billionaire John Malone Will Turn It Into a Dumpster Fire NYT: Brian Stelter Leaving CNN After Network Cancels ‘Reliable Sources’ - The New York Times NYT: Nelson’s Long Encore Axios: Democrats' stunning turnaround AP News: Cheney ponders 2024 bid after losing Wyoming GOP primary WaPo: Trump’s dominance in GOP comes into focus, worrying some in the party Gutsy — Official Trailer | Apple TV+ Broken News is available now for purchase on Amazon.
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Too much to catch up on this week, with the FBI raising Mar-a-Lago, Axios hitting payday, and CNN saying hasta la vista to Jeffrey Toobin.
Time Stamps: 00:23 Introduction 03:26 Front Page 1:01:08 Obsessions 1:08:38 Reader Mail 1:15:01 Favorite Item of the week
Show Notes: Mediaite: Did the 'FBI Planted Evidence' Theory Come From Trump? NYT: Defamation Suit About Election Falsehoods Puts Fox on Its Heels The Hill: Bream selected as Fox Sunday host; Wallace gets CNN show Axios: Cox Enterprises Acquires Axios Media Inc. Washington Post: Opinion | Study: CNN, MSNBC took sharp left turns during Trump's presidency Jeffery Toobin on Twitter Reuters: Washington DC lightning strike that killed three offers climate warning Washington Post: How a four-day workweek could be better for the climate NYT: Aspen’s Tangled Summer Saga: The Rich Developer vs. the Local Paper Reuters: Fact Check- Fabricated Op-Ed in The Washington Post on ‘canceling the midterms’ created as satire Mississippi Free Press: UM Graduate Suspected of Killing Jay Lee in Oxford Appears in Court, Still No Details New York Post: Ontario Premier Doug Ford swallows bee during live news conference The Dishcast Podcast: Dexter Filkins On DeSantis And Trump If you have a story you want us to talk about, e-mail us at wretches@nebulouspodcasts.com
Founding Editor of the Washington Free Beacon and AEI Senior Fellow Matthew Continetti joins Eliana and Chris to discuss the relationship between the right and the media, as detailed in his new book, The Right.
The Right: The Hundred-Year War for American Conservatism by Matthew Continetti
CNN goes on an apology tour while profits drop, the media embraces for a blue wave and we kindly ask audiences to stop giving into performative outrage.
Time Stamps: 0:24 - Introduction 5:08 - Front Page 45:15 - Obsessions 58:57 - Reader Mail 1:01:27 - Favorite Item of the Week
Show Notes: CNN: Harris' remark sparks right-wing media outrage. Hear what happened in the room Fox News: Twitter blows up over Kamala Harris introducing herself with 'she/her' pronouns, description of her clothing @unionmarketdc on Instagram Washingtonian: Union Market’s Edens Apologizes for Anti-Asian Email After Chef-Led Petition Lexington Herald Leader: Some suggest flood victims 'got what they voted for.' Kentuckians aren't having any of that. Washington Post: Several election deniers backed by Trump prevail in hotly contested primaries Washington Beacon: CNN Chief’s Republican Apology Tour New York Times: CNN Profits Are Down as Ratings Plummet NYMag: Why Republicans Stopped Talking to the Press The New York Times: The Morning Aug, 4, 2022 The Washington Post: A TikTok rival promised millions to Black creators. Now some are deep in debt. New York Times: How Did a Two-Time Killer Get Out to Be Charged Again at Age 83? The Washington Post: Opinion | Trans people shouldn’t have to hide to help Democrats win Inquirer: Pa. Senate: John Fetterman's comfortable upbringing undercuts image, Republicans say
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Wall Street Journal Global View columnist and author Walter Russell Mead talks to Eliana about what reporters get wrong about Israel, what makes a great columnist, his new book, and more.
The Arc of the Covenant by Walter Russell Mead
AOC’s fake cuffs, the New Yorker gets its own Feliciz Sonmez, and it turns out many Americans are consuming no news.
Time Stamps: 00:24 - Introduction 02:43 - Front Page 32:00 - Obsessions 45:06 - Reader Mail 51:21 - Favorite Item of the Week
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Show Notes: The Washington Post: Opinion | How media coverage drove Biden’s political plunge CJR: ‘Blowtorch Britain’ captures global attention New York Times: CNN Chairman Chris Licht Picks Leadership Team for Post-Zucker Era CNN: “Boxing” video Erin Overbey’s Twitter thread New York Times: Wake Up, Billionaires: The Occupiers Are Coming for the Hamptons AOC’s Tweet Fox News: Tucker: This is a book-length suck-up to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Reuters Institute: Overview and key findings of the 2022 Digital News Report WMC-TV: Rep. Bennie Thompson tests positive for COVID-19, White House hearing continues in his absence The Guardian: Mortgage strikes threaten China’s economic and political stability The New York Times: Opinion | What It Means to See America in Person
Austin-American Statesman releases footage of the shooting, abortion fact checks go awry, and Chris and Eliana explain former Rep. Katie Hill’s public-interest nudes. Plus, the great breakfast taco debate.
Time Stamps: 0:24 - Introduction 05:26 - Front Page 56:07 - Obsessions 1:03:47 - Reader Mail 1:13:46 - Favorite Item of the Week
Show Notes: The Washington Post: A one-source story about a 10-year-old and an abortion goes viral Jessie Watters Primetime Clip The Columbus Dispatch: Arrest made in rape of Ohio girl that led to Indiana abortion drawing international attention Politifact: Anti-abortion group exaggerates how states regulate late-term abortions Austin American-Statesman: Watch Uvalde school shooting video obtained by Statesman showing police response Austin American-Statesman: Why the Austin American-Statesman chose to publish video from inside Robb Elementary Free Beacon: The Legal Precedents That Haunt Uvalde The New York Times: How Elon Musk Damaged Twitter and Left It Worse Off The Wall Street Journal: Twitter Didn't Seek a Sale. Now Elon Musk Doesn't Want to Buy. Cue Strange Legal Drama. Politico: Opinion | If Tucker Runs in 2024, Here's Who the Democrats Need The Daily Beast: Tucker Carlson 'Steamrolls' Ben Smith During Awkward Semafor Rollout Interview Columbia Journalism Review: The Biden administration's weasel words on press freedom Mediaite: 'A Judge Ruled That My Naked Body Was in the Public Interest': Former Rep. Katie Hill Bankrupt After Revenge Porn Suit The Washington Post: • Uber leveraged violent attacks against its drivers to pressure politicians CNN: Jill Biden apologizes after citing 'bodegas' and 'breakfast tacos' to praise Hispanic diversity The Daily Caller: Cassidy Hutchinson Begged Senior Trump Officials For 'Financial Assistance' After Being Subpoenaed By J6 Committee The Atlantic: The Most Pathetic Men in America CBS News: Meet the dog who learned to walk like a human The New York Times: Columbia Loses Its No. 2 Spot in the US News Rankings
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Press searches for Biden 2024 alternatives, CNN says it ain’t paying attention to the ratings as it pivots away from partisanship, and “Sir, this is a Denny’s”
Time Stamps: 00:24 - Introduction 05:28 - Front Page 41:44 - Obsessions 49:57 - Reader Mail 57:59 - Favorite Item of the Week
Show Notes: CNN: After string of Supreme Court setbacks, Democrats wonder whether Biden White House is capable of urgency moment demands The New York Times: Biden Promised to Stay Above the Fray, but Democrats Want a Fighter The New York Times: Ken Auletta Finally Wrote the Harvey Weinstein Story He Wanted to Tell - The New York Times POLITICO: Shadow 2024 race: Newsom vs. DeSantis POLITICO: Gun safety group announces $10M for battleground state races Variety: David Zaslav Sees ‘Opportunity’ Amid Industry Turmoil as Moguls Convene in Sun Valley The Washington Post: As some Democrats grow impatient with Biden, alternative voices emerge The Washington Post: Maybe the Democrats aren’t doomed in November The Washington Post: As some Democrats grow impatient with Biden, alternative voices emerge WGCL-TV: Denny’s Employees attack a news crew Tweet from @bobhardt
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As Roe v Wade gets wall-to-wall coverage, Eliana and Chris break down the Jan. 6 hearing, including former ABC News president James Goldston’s role and what his 2003 Michael Jackson documentary tells us about how to understand things. Plus, Bret Baier takes the heat from Trump-backed candidate for governor in AZ.
Time Stamps: 00:23 - Introduction 01:44 - Front Page 48:26 - Obsessions 1:02:19 - Reader Mail 1:08:21 - Favorite Item of the Week
Show Notes: Honesty with Bari Weiss Podcast NPR: The end of Roe v. Wade Has Huge Economic Implications For Male Partners, Too NYT: New Guidelines Encourage Breastfeeding Longer, but Call for More Parental Support CJR: Punchbowl and Power in Washington, DC WaPo: 6 Takeaways From Illinois, Colorado, Oklahoma and Other States WaPo: Election Deniers in Colo. Rejected in Favor of More Moderate Republicans Vanity Fair: “Our Metric Isn't Rachel's Numbers or Bust”: Can Alex Wagner Keep The Maddow Faithful Tuned In? Forbes: With Rachel Maddow On Leave, Ratings Drop 26% For MSNBC’s ‘The Rachel Maddow Show’ NYT: How the House Jan. 6 Panel Has Redefined the Congressional Hearing Poynter: It's Possible to be a Journalist and a Human
The media primary is underway as candidate profiles pop up everywhere, the NYT does a climate change doozy, and the wretches are flooded with Burger King mail.
Time Stamps
00:25 - Introduction
02:29 - Front Page
34:02 - Obsessions
45:18 - Reader Mail
56:33 - Favorite Items of the Week
Show Notes:
Limited Liability Podcast
NYT: Infighting Overshadow's Big Plans at The Washington Post
Politico: Fifty Years After Watergate, A Generation of Frightened Editors
WaPo: Floridians Give Desantis Points For His Covid Stance. Will it Hold?
New Yorker: Can Ron DeSantis Displace Donald Trump as the G.O.P.’s Combatant-in-Chief?
WaPo: USA Today Removes 23 Articles, Says Reporter Fabricated Sources
Vice: White Nationalists Want to Reclaim Nature as a Safe Space for Racists
NYT: Republicans Drive to Tilt Courts Against Climate Action Reaches a Crucial Moment
Reason: Are a Majority of D.C. Circuit Judges Republican Appointees? NYT Thinks So
The Hostile Media Phenomenon: Biased Perception and Perceptions of Media Bias in Coverage of the Beirut Massacre
WSJ: One Grocer Wanted to Give Up Plastic. It Got Rotting Bananas Instead.
Poynter: Pairing College Journalism Students With News Outlets May Be Key to Solving the Local News Crisis, Researchers Suspect
Stirewalt squirms under Johnson’s questioning about his testimony, woke wars tear the Left apart, and why journos should not write about economics.
Time Stamps: 0:17 - Introduction 9:38 - The Front Page 43:05 - Obsessions 52:53 - Reader Mail 59:19 - Favorite Items
Show Notes: Washington Post: Chris Stirewalt lost his job at Fox News. But he knows he was right. NYT: A Vanishing Word in Abortion Debate: "Women" The Intercept: Elephant in the Zoom Vanity Fair: "We Have To Be Ready". Steady and Calm Joe Kahn Takes Charge of the Turbulent Times NYT: Democrats' Risky Bet: Aid GOP Extremists in Spring, Hoping to Beat Them in Fall WSJ: On Inflation, Economics Has Some Explaining to Do Popville: A Photo Farewell to The Big Hunt NYT: What Makes a Bathing Suit So Expensive?
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Democracy dies in twitter fights, Phil Mickelson learns a lesson about ‘off the record' and the undercovered case of the anti-police fire bomber.
Time Stamps 0:24 - Introduction 2:13 - Front Page 43:07 - Obsessions 57:04 - Reader Mail 1:01:51 - Favorite Items
Show Notes CNN: Dave Wiegel Suspended Washington Post: Black Voters' Support of Biden Has Cooled, Poll Finds SI: Phil Mickelson Claims Some Saudi-Related Comments Off The Record NYT: The Bachelorette Party Comes for Scottsdale WSJ: Read This Before You Rage-Tweet at Your Airline Free Beacon: How the Left Learned To Stop Worrying and Love Domestic Terrorism
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In an off-brand moment for ISW, Eliana is full of praise this week for fact-checkers. We also have journalists down in Uvalde trying to figure out the play-by-play of the horrific shooting, and CNN is hoping to exercise some restraint with the ‘ole breaking news chyron.
Show Notes: NYT: Uvalde Teacher Spoke With Husband, a Police Officer, Before She Died WaPo: Biden’s fantastical claim of $500 in annual utility savings Fortune: EXCLUSIVE: Sheryl Sandberg, prompted by Roe v Wade, says why she decided to step down from Facebook after historic tenure Rolling Stone: ‘Men Always Win’: Survivors ‘Sickened’ by the Amber Heard Verdict NYPost: Repairman who revealed Hunter Biden laptop sues Schiff, CNN, Politico and the Daily Beast WSJ: Expatriate Executives Flee Saudia Arabia’s Bad Bosses Caitlin Flanagan: I’m a Coastal Grandmother. Stop Appropriating Our Culture
Time Stamps: 0:23 - Introduction 4:12 - Front Page 34:29 - Obsessions 43:15 - Reader Mail 44:30 - Favorite Items of the Week
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We break down media coverage of the Texas shooting, ‘Jim Crow 2.0’ goes poof, and NPR creates a snitch line.
Show Notes: LA Times on Chris's big news Ronald Brownstein on Filibuster WaPo on Stefanik WaPo on Monkeypox CJR on Political Writing Smithsonian on Small Town papers WaPo Op-Ed on Trump 2024 WSJ on Depp v Herd Trial trends NYT on John Fetterman's style
Timestamps: 5:22 - Coverage of Texas Shooting 9:41 - Filibuster 14:40 - NRA mentioned in Media 19:17 - Trump Primary Coverage 29:39 - Stu Varney 32:15 - Sussman Trial 35:00 - Monkeypox 40:04 - NPR Mask Policy 44:00 - Obsessions 44:14 - WaPo on Elise Stefanik 50:40 - CJR on Political Writing 54:39 - Reader Mail 1:00:56 - Smithsonian on small-town paper 1:02:15 - Trends from Depp v Herd trial 1:04:31 - NYT on John Fetterman's style
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Media makes a hash of the Buffalo shooting, the Biden administration pulls the plug on the Biden administration’s “disinformation” board, and a birder is back.
Show Notes: WaPo on Stefanik and Buffalo NYT on Paul Krugman Malcon Gladwell on Tucker WaPo's Climate Change Stats Axios Chart on Depp v Heard Case WaPo on Disinformation Board NYT on a birder Politico on Steve Schmidt NPR on Pulitzer Debate
Time Stamps 3:50 - Front Page 4:11 - WaPo and Stefanik 13:02 - Paul Krugman and NYT 14:30 - Tucker on Buffalo Shooting 17:45 - "Eye Patch McCain" 20:01 - Gladwell on Tucker 22:01 - Lawerence O'Donnell's crazy cakes 24:05 - CNN+ 27:49 - WaPo Rant 32:11 - Amber (Ya) Heard 37:01 - Disinformationn Board Disamebled 40:23 - A Birder is Back 42:55 - Holy Schmidt 48:33 - Kathy Barnette 54:00 - Reader Mail 55:59 - Pultizer Debate 57:30 - Clarence Thomas
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Axios gets its comeuppance for allowing reporters to join political protests, Chris has some issues with primary coverage, and the AP misses the real story on corporate silence on Roe decision
Time Stamps:
2:01 - Front Page
2:15 - Axios Employee Policy
8:25 - Roe Effect on Media
11:54 - Mississippi Governor v CNN
16:01 - Politico Doubles Down
23:11 - Fan Mail on AP Article
30:23 - Ugh, Pulitzers
33:37 - Renaming GWU
38:25 - OANN PSA
39:22 - Big (or small?) Moves for Chuck Todd
44:30 - Tom Brady's Big Contract
48:02 - Obsessions
48:20 - New Press Secretary
52:20 - Primary Coverage
59:20 - Reader Mail
1:03:29 - Favorite Items
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We break down Roe v. Wade coverage, the “boring” White House beat, and Trump’s role in the GOP primaries.
Time Stamps: 4:15 - Roe V Wade 18:40 - Primary Fever 22:00 - White Correspondence Dinner 28:31 - Mr. President's Teleprompter 32:04 - Taylor Lorenz and Drudge Report 37:08 - Madison Cawthorne Video 42:15 - Obsessions 51:30 - Reader Mail 1:00:25 - Say Something Nice
Show Notes: NYT on Politico's big scoop Poytner Column AEI article from the great Samantha Goldstein Politico article on White House Coverage Politico article mentioning the teleprompter NYT's Elon Musk Profile
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Pressies panic over Musk’s Twitter acquisition and “harassment” of obscenely wealthy and powerful tech execs, Murdoch’s Facebook grudge lives on – and isn’t newsworthy, and should we care whether Kamala is taking a COVID pill? Show Notes: WSJ on Sheryl Sandberg putting pressure on Daily Mail WaPo on Musk twitter attack Michael Lewis's Podcast George Will's column Jeff Maurer in Persuasion Time Stamps: 2:58 - Kamala has Covid 10:09 - Most Dangerous Man in The World: Rupert Murdoch 15:07 - Facebook v. Murdoch 23:48 - Obsessions 24:05 - Elon boosts online attacks 33:09 - Michael Lewis on Tornados 37:40 - Fan Mail 46:55 - Favorite Items - Email us stories or just say hi: wretches@nebulouspodcasts.com
CNN scuttles streaming service, Taylor Lorenz plays ding dong ditch, and the journos go nuts over a judge’s ruling on the CDC mask mandate for federal transit.
Show Notes:
Pew research on twitter users
Shawn McCreesh's profile of Joe Kahn
Politico’s coverage of Joe Kahn
Wonderful Fred Smith interview in WSJ
Time Stamps
3:57 - Lorenz Doxxes
14:53 - Chris Licht takes a dig at journos
20:04 - Joe Kahn Profile
27:03 - Fact-checkers check Biden's arm shake
30:25 - Tucker Carlson explores testicle tanning
34:10 - Piers Morgan is something else
36:40 - Rudy is also something else
37:53 - Obsessions
38:20 - RIP CNN+
43:32 - Journos resond to mask ruling
51:05 - Reader Mail
53:51 - Favorite Items of the Week
54:10 - CNN Colleagues being bros
56: 02 - FedEx Founder skirts non-PC comments
How race skews crime coverage, CNN gets owned, and geez, why can’t the NYT or the WaPo tell us what the 1619 Project actually says? Show Notes:
Freebeacon coverage on the race of murders
NYT coverage on subway shooter
Cuomo's corporate puff piece
Stelter owned
Axios coverage on CNN+
NYT coverage on substack
Lachlan Murdoch makes views clear
NYT on 1619 project
Elon wants twitter
BLM's $6 million mansion
Dianne Feinstein Coverage
Time Stamps:
6:37 - Front Page
2:50 - Coverage of the Subway shooter
12:49 - Chris Cuomo's corporate puff segment
17:57 - Brian Stelter gets caught off guard
23:31 - CNN+ isn't doing hot
30:37 - Substack growing pains
33:01 - Laura Ingraham beefs with Hannity
36:52 - Lachlan Murdoch makes his views clear
41:19 - NYT and Hillsdale
42:55 - What happens if Elon buys twitter?
45:55 - Obsessions
51:12 - Fan Mail
59:28 - SF Chronicle takes on a rough one
1:02:35 - BLM Mansion
This week we've got New York Times: #NeverTweet, Gridiron dinner becomes a COVID superspreader, and will Psaki bomb on MSNBC?
Show Notes:
Leaked memo on NYT social media policy
MSNBC interviews Taylor Lorenz
Conservative radio cancels an employee
WaPo editorial board on Hunter Biden
Jen Psaki in talks to join MSNBC
Australian journalist tried in China
Vox covers Elizabeth Warren
Axios and Edelman poll
NYT on Bachelor couples
Time Stamps:
3:18 Dean Baquet. You're a hero, or not?
13:15 Taylor Lorenz goes on MSNBC
18:19 Conservative radio cancels an employee over a tweet
20:44 More Hunter Biden!
28:44 Jen Psaki joins MSNBC
32:51 Pedo weirdness
38:41 Cooking up a superspreader at the Gridiron
Obsessions
44:49 - Elizabeth Warren coverage
48:31 - Axios Poll
53:25 Reader Mail
Favorite Item of the Week
54:39 - Bret Baier's interview with Zelenskyy
55:22- Bachelor Couples who make it work
The WaPo investigates the authenticity of Hunter Biden’s laptop, Ginni Thomas pushes Ukraine off the front page, and Chris and Eliana tackle reader e-mail.
Show Notes GWB letter to kids on business opportunities Behold! WaPo authenticates Hunter Biden laptop NYT on Clarence and Ginni Thomas Ezra Klein interviews Larry Summers
Times
5:03 - Behold! WaPo authenticates the Hunter Biden laptop
18:03 - Media manipulation– bonus Taylor Lorenz content
21:06 - Bedingfield testifies in maiden voyage
24:20 - Lara Logan speaks out
29:43 - Mulvaney hire roils CBS
34:40 - Obsessions
345:05 - Ginni Thomas
45:42 - The Slap
Reader Mail
1:04:211 - Favorite Items of the Week
1:04:31 - Goldilocks coverage of Ukraine
1:06:58 - Ezra Klein on Larry Summers
Mary Katharine Ham is in for Chris. We talk about the latest brouhaha over an NYT editorial, what the heck is up with Axios’s weird new newsletter, and lots of listener mail.
Show Notes: Axios steps in it Invasion of the Fact-Checkers Manchin’s houseboat too homely to be a yacht, experts say Buy Mary Katharine’s book Listen to Getting Hammered
Chris Cuomo’s novel defense, emotionally exploitative Ukraine coverage, and Chris makes a star turn on Jon Stewart’s show
Times:
05:20 - Segment: Front Page
05:31 - "They made me do it" - Chris Cuomo
9:49 - Taylor sits down with Obama Bro
16:44 - Chris hangs out Jon Stewart
19:15 - NYT falls for Veritas
22:44 - Exploitative Cable News Coverage on Ukraine
28:02 - Keith Olbermann pitches Keith Olbermann to MSNBC
33:40 - Segment: Obsessions
33:56 - Justin Smith believes the era of the foreign correspondents is over
42:18 - Substack launches a standalone app
46:06 - Segment: Favorite Item of the Week
46:20 - Emails from our listeners! We are thankful!
47:44 - Mina Kimes owns the bullies
Links: Chris Cuomo: They made me do it! Andrew Cuomo wants to make a comeback First Rule of the NYT: Don’t Talk About the NYT Mina Kimes defends pretty sports reporters
Taylor Lorenz is just bigger than that, according to Taylor Lorenz, plus the truckers are the left’s Mexican caravan, and a top NYT reporter accidentally says what he really thinks about some of his whiny colleagues
Show Notes: Shawn McCreesh profiles Taylor Lorenz CRINGE Taylor Lorenz Twitter thread NYT’s Matt Rosenberg spills the beans on Jan. 6 and his sissy colleagues in Project Veritas sting Amazing Ukraine pic FNC’s Jen Griffin fact-checks her FNC colleagues on Russia/Ukraine
Chris goes all-in on why SOTU coverage is ridiculous, journos unite at the altar of Zelensky, and Eliana is doubly obsessed with CNN.
Show Notes:
Axios on Smith-Smith fundraising Chris Licht’s CNN mandate WSJ: Drip, drip, drip on CNN Nikole Hannah-Jones beclowns herself John Malone on CNN
Eliana talks baby, plus Eliana and Chris dig deep on their obsessions over the past six weeks: the CNN drama, the Washington Post's (mis)understanding of freedom, and the Free Beacon's crack pipe blockbuster. Links Pre-order Chris’s book here! David Graham piece in Atlantic WaPo on Clyburn and Biden’s SCOTUS picks, with an epic correction WaPo on freedom is white supremacy WFB on crack pipes WaPo and NYT “fact check” the Washington Free Beacon 80s news screens Shape covers restless anal syndrome
POLITICO White House correspondent and author of West Wing Playbook Alex Thompson talks to the wretches about the trials and travails of covering the Biden administration, working for Maureen Dowd, and more.
Links Sign up for the West Wing Playbook Chris Cadelago and Daniel Lippman's reporting Alex Thompson's other talent: jumping rope with his arms
In what we didn't know was an exit interview, the recently departed New York Times media writer covers the waterfront on journalism and the news business with Eliana and Chris
Links Ben's piece in the New York Times on racecar driver Brandon Brown
Eliana and Chris unpack the best and worst of the media in 2021
Times
02:18 - The Worst
03:15 - Nicole Wallace on public opinion of President Biden's Afghanistan withdrawal
08:17 - Coverage of critical race theory and the Virginia gubernatorial election
12:58 - Tucker Carlson's January 6 documentary
16:17 - Mainstream media's praise for Simone Biles quitting the summer Olympics
18:48 - The Brothers Cuomo
24:16 - The Best
24:33 - New York Times reporter Michael Powell on the tyranny of the woke in the media
28:48 - PBS's documentary of the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan
31:00 - Pat McAfee announces FanDuel deal
32:52 - Reid Epstein's piece on long-lost father and son
33:57 - Animals on the loose!
35:28 - Yale Daily News on mental health and Daylight Saving Time
Links Reid Epstein's article
Joe Manchin is no maverick, Kamala can't take the heat in the kitchen, and capes are super, or the Financial Times says
Times
04:26 - Segment: Front Page
04:38 - Joe Manchin kills Build Back Better
12:50 - Chris Wallace's Fox News Sunday replacement
17:06 - Jesse Watters catches flack after saying he wants a "kill shot" interview with Fauci
24:59 - Kamala Harris spends big in a Paris kitchen store
28:46 - Trump's Truth Social won't allow criticism of the network
30:50 - Ben Smith's interview with Brandon Brown of "Let's Go Brandon" fame
34:04 - The New York Times on coronavirus and college students' mental health
39:06 - Segment: Obsessions
39:18 - The obituary of Renay Mandel Corren (Chris)
41:09 - The Wall Street Journal's coverage of the Washington Post grappling with post-Trump subscription decline (Eliana)
47:01 - Segment: Favorite Item of the Week
41:11 - Wall Street Journal travel columnist Scott McCartney bids adieu (Chris)
48:34 - Capes are in, according to the Financial Times (Eliana)
Links Chris's Dispatch article on Joe Manchin The San Francisco Chronicle's hard-hitting coverage of Kamala Harris Harris complains about her media coverage (like this piece in the Washington Free Beacon) Ben Smith of the New York Times interviews Brandon of "Let's Go Brandon" fame The Wall Street Journal's piece on the Washington Post's post-Trump struggles Long live the obituary! Rest in peace, Renay Mandel Corren Wall Street Journal travel columnist Scott McCartney signs off Not all heroes wear capes. But according to the Financial Times, they're having a moment.
FNC Sunday host jumps to streaming, NYT issues an epic correction aka retraction, and Fox News hosts hit up Mark Meadows on Jan. 6 with their unvarnished thoughts.
Times
03:24 - Segment: Front Page
03:33 - Chris Wallace departs Fox News to join CNN +
14:52 - Sen. Amy Klobuchar plays hall monitor with CNN's Jake Tapper
18:55 - Operation Whistle Pig
22:15 - The Washington Post's piece on Sen. Joe Manchin's opposition to green energy
26:40 - Dr. Oz tells CNN that he will only do interviews on Fox News
29:30 - Segment: Obsessions
29:40 - Fox News hosts sent texts to Mark Meadows urging Trump to act on January 6 (Chris)
36:01 - The New York Times "corrects" a story on a Palestinian professor in Gaza "calmly" teaching Israeli poetry (Eliana)
41:57 - Segment: Favorite Item of the Week
42:08 - The best-ever restaurant review in on the Everywhereist blog (Chris)
45:57 - Real Housewife of New York City Luann de Lesseps dines and dashes at Le Diplomate (Eliana)
Links YaHoo News on the article on CPB investigating Americans The most epic New York Times correction The most wild restaurant review ever Real Housewife of New York City dines and dashes at Le Diplomate, via New York Magazine
Rep. Devin Nunes leaves Congress for MAGA media, surgeon general shrinks the news, much ado about Fox’s torched tinsel
Times
01:34 - Segment: Front Page
01:40 - Times names Simone Biles Athlete of the Year
05:02 - The Washington Post editorializes the obituary of late editor Fred Hiatt
08:09 - Chris Cuomo fired from CNN, and he prepares to sue
12:23 - The Los Angeles Times on the entertainment nexus of QAnon and Hollywood
13:33 - Politico on Biden foreign policy
16:51 - Politico on inflation
20:57 - Rep. Devin Nunes to retire from Congress to head up Trump's social media company
25:11 - Buzzfeed goes public, and shares tank
27:31 - Supreme Court abortion case coverage focuses on Justice Kavanaugh
30:00 - The surgeon general warns of mental health issues in young people
32:10 - Fox's Christmas tree fire
34:33 - Segment: Obsessions
34:39 - Politico's Jack Shafer blasts cable news (Chris)
38:04 - The New York Times coverage of the withdrawal of Biden's socialist nominee for comptroller of the currency (Eliana)
42:23 - Segment: Favorite Item of the Week
42:48 - Coverage of the Ghislaine Maxwell trial (Chris)
45:40 - Wall Street Journal op-ed on crime (Eliana)
Links Times names Simone Biles Athlete of the Year New York Post article on Chris Cuomo suing CNN Los Angeles Times piece on QAnon and Hollywood Politico article on Biden Politico article on inflation Jack Shafer's piece on cable news Ghislaine Maxwell trial coverage, via Poynter Wall Street Journal op-ed on crime
Chris Cuomo demonstrates once again that he is unfit for primetime, or anytime, the media botches crime and Omicron coverage, and Chris's Dispatch colleagues hit the exits from Fox News
Times
03:26 - Segment: Front Page
03:34 - The return of The Brothers Cuomo
11:38 - The Daily Beast reports on drama at Politico
13:27 - Chris's colleagues Jonah Goldberg and Stephen Hayes leave Fox News
22:53 - The New York Times can't explain the nationwide spike in violent crimes
29:07 - Crisis coverage of climate change and the Smithsonian, via the New York Times
31:28 - The Yale Daily News publishes the greatest story ever written
35:08 - Segment: Obsessions
35:18 - New York Magazine piece on Dave Portnoy of Barstool Sports (Chris)
40:09 - The media coverage of the Omicron coronavirus variant (Eliana)
46:26 - Segment: Favorite Item of the Week
46:50 - Chris's favorite headline (Chris)
47:21 - Erik Wemple's Washington Post article on Chris Cuomo and CNN boss Jeff Zucker
Links Daily Beast article on drama at Politico The New York Times article on climate change and the Smithsonian The best article ever, à la the Yale Daily News Chris's favorite headline ever Erik Wemple's article on CNN
The Aspen Institute takes on “misinformation,” the left wants in on the right’s media “dominance,” and POLITICO fills us in on the mental health travails of State Department employees Times
03:45 - Segment: Front Page
03:53 - The federal investigation into Project Veritas and First Amendment questions
07:31 - Substack CEO's interview with Substacker Mike Solana
11:25 - Aspen Institute commission on disinformation
15:17 - One America News Network backs Gigi Sohn, Biden's left-wing nominee to the FCC
18:26 - The Daily Beast reports that Newsmax is eyeing former Fox News talent
23:15 - Rupert Murdoch bashes Trump for focusing on the past
26:15 - Politico's report on Democrats launching left-wing media outlets
31:49 - CNN's report on Kamala Harris's tumultuous relationship with the West Wing
38:44 - The Washington Post headline on Trump's bureau of land management and racism
42:42 - Segment: Obsessions
42:53 - Former New York Times CEO says TV news is in "dead trouble" (Chris)
47:05 - Politico on State Department officials' mental health the Afghanistan withdraw (Eliana)
51:38 - Segment: Favorite Item of the Week
51:53 - Importance of obituaries (Chris)
54:23 - John Malone blasts CNN during CNBC interview (Eliana)
Links The Washington Post article on Project Veritas and James O'Keefe Substack CEO's sound off Politico article on State Department officials' mental health post-Afghanistan withdraw Poynter article on obituaries
Plus, MSNBC grapples with big changes, the New York Times gives us chef's kiss climate summit coverage, and we dig into how the media beclowned itself with the Steele dossier Times
02:28 - Segment: Front Page
02:38 - The future of MSNBC
09:51 - Nieman Lab study on the gender distribution of bylines
12:16 - The New York Times on women running the climate change movement
15:23 - FBI raids Project Veritas's office, related to Ashley Biden diary investigation
20:49 - President Biden's awkward interview with a local news anchor
24:34 - President Biden's pick for the FCC: Gigi Sohn
27:40 - Spending package includes $1.6 billion tax credit to news outlets
29:14 - The Virginia election and the Lincoln Project stunt
35:40 - Segment: Obsessions
36:50 - Coverage of the Ahmaud Arbery trial versus the Kyle Rittenhouse trial (Chris)
40:34 - Indictment of a Steele Dossier analyst, and fawning Steele coverage circa 2018 (Eliana)
47:40 - Segment: Favorite Item of the Week
47:52 - Kevin William's National Review piece on Texas (Chris)
48:44 - The Miami Herald hires a bot writer for real estate beat (Eliana)
Links Our very own Eliana Johnson's article on Rachel Maddow circa 2014 The New York Times article on young women leading the movement against climate change The National Review article on Texas The New York Post article on the Miami Herald hiring bot writers
Dems and the MSM try to tell the audience that critical race theory doesn't exist in Virginia, workers of the world unite at Politico, and the New York Times reports Americans are confused by wokesters' evolving language.
Times
02:02 - Segment: Front Page
02:15 - Democrats' messaging around the Virginia gubernatorial race
18:04 - Tucker Carlson's January 6 series airs on Fox Nation
23:05 - Politico employees unionize
27:37 - To read or not to read the comment section
30:19 - Segment: Obsessions
30:39 - New York Times' piece on wokespeak (Eliana)
33:56 - Jeff Maurer's Substack (Chris)
40:42 - Segment: Favorite Item of the Week
40:51 - Mark Perry on suicide statistics (Chris)
42:52 - New York Post coverage of the Glasgow climate summit (Eliana)
Links Columbia Journalism Review article on CNN Poynter article on web comments New York Times' article on wokespeak AEI’s Mark Perry research on suicide among white men - VIPs fly private to climate summit in Glasgow
Facebook ignites a moral panic in the media, Tucker Carlson prepares to air special on Jan. 6 as "false flag," and the NYT tells us how and why Gen Z is owning the millennials. Times
4:23 - Segment: Front Page
4:31 - Trailer for Tucker Carlson's Fox Nation special
10:44 - National Institute of Health funded gain-of-function research
13:31 - Wall Street Journal publishes Donald Trump letter
14:00 - The Facebook Papers
19:09 - Newsbusters on media outlets "hiding" coverage of Virginia governor's race
23:54 - Norah O'Donnell is on the chopping block at CBS News
25:35 - Tweet from CNN's Kasie Hunt on the reconciliation bill
28:49 - Segment: Obsessions
28:59 - New York Magazine on Matt Taibbi (Chris)
34:09 - Media outlets adopt lucrative advertising model (Eliana)
38:00 - Segment: Favorite Item of the Week
38:12 - AEI Virginia Conversation (Chris)
38:50 - Millennials afraid of GenZ (Eliana)
Links Check out these great Halloween costumes for kids New York Magazine article on Matt Taibbi New York Times article on millennials vs. Gen-Z in the office
Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos half caves, but speaks to an important truth, Pete Buttigieg's paternity brouhaha, and David Corn vs. Joe Manchin
Times
01:49 - Segment: Front Page
01:53 - Politico's scoop on Pete Buttigieg's paternity leave
07:15 - Mother Jones's "scoop on Joe Manchin leaving the Democratic Party
14:54 - Donald Trump's new social media platform
20:37 - Bari Weiss slams CNN's Brian Stelter over his network's Covid coverate
26:54 - Politico says Biden dodges print interviews
30:42 - Update on Washington Post reporter Felicia Sonmez's sexual assault allegations
35:41 - Politco's paywall
37:37 - Segment: Obsessions
37:54 - The Washington Post article on a black zookeeper (Chris)
45:13 - Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos and the Dave Chappelle Netflix comedy special (Eliana)
50:37 - Segment: Favorite Item of the Week
50:46 - Jeff Mauer's Substack article on columnists' avatars (Chris)
54:02 - Katie Couric apologizes for editing her interview with the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Eliana)
Links Mother Jones's Joe Manchin "scoop" The Washington Posts's article on the black zookeeper Netflix CEO TED Sarandos apologizes, according to the Wall Street Journal Jeff Maurer's Substack article on columnists' avatars
Gruesome Gruden coverage, Katie Couric takes a knee for RBG, and alternative media sources pick up the MSM slack on wokeism
Times
03:26 - Segment: Front Page
03:35 - Jon Gruden's horrific emails
10:19 - Katie Couric's admits to editing an interview with the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg
14:40 - The New York Times' critical race theory coverage
20:08 - Sanjay Gupta on why he likes to be famous
21:50 - WaPo's fake French food critic
25:35 - Tucker Carlson and Fox News' vaccine mandate
27:34 - WaPo's article on quitting Facebook
30:23 - Segment: Obsessions
30:32 - Jonah Goldberg's article on the populist GOP (Chris)
33:35 - Bari Weiss's coverage of the excesses of wokeism (Eliana)
39:04 - Segment: Favorite Item of the Week
39:28 - Reid Epstein's tear jerker of a story (Chris)
41:02 - Conan O'Brien's Podcasting network (Eliana)
Links The other Katie Couric edit, as reported by the Washington Free Beacon The Atlantic article on Gannett Jonah Goldberg's article on the "Trumpified" GOP Cancelled MIT professor Dorian Abbot and suspended UCLA professor Gordon Klein share their stories on Bari Weiss's Substack
Stirewalt sounds off on Jon Stewart’s new show, the problems with the media coverage of the Facebook whistleblower, and Katie Couric is eviscerated
Times
2:35 - Segment: Front Page
2:50 - Ozy Media
7:50 - OANN cut funding deal with AT&T
14:00 - People paying for news
17:53 - AP fact checker
20:13 - Segment: Obsessions
20:19 - John Stewart: the problem
25:35 - Facebook whistleblower
34:00- Segment: Favorite Item(s) of the Week
34:17 - WSJ piece on management of the Mafia
35:10 - NY Post review of Katie Couric
Links Ozy Media shutting down, oh wait AT&T bankrolling OANN AP tries its had at “factchecking” WSJ on mob management NY Post Katie Couric review
Mark Milley fails his book report, Ben Smith shreds the Theranos of media, and local news is sending out the alert on put gummies in your kids' Halloween candy Times
1:16 - Segment: Front Page
1:25 - Mark Milley's Senate Armed Services Committee hearing
8:30 - Spending Bill
10:55 - Chris Cuomo, like his older brother, faces allegations of sexual harassment
15:42 - Anonymously-sourced report on South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem
24:27 - Stephanie Grisham's gives her reasoning for not holding press briefings
26:19 - Portland News' mental health day
27:45 - Local news sounds the alarm on pot gummies in kids' Halloween candy
30:27 - Segment: Obsessions
30:37 - Social media as news media (Chris)
33:05 - Ben Smith's story on Ozy Media, the Theranos of news media (Eliana)
36:55 - Segment: Favorite Item(s) of the Week
37:00 - Kudos to Simone Biles (Chris)
38:15 - Gunman who killed five Capitol Gazette employees convicted (Chris)
38:47 - Ben Smith's story (Eliana)
39:15 - "Fallatious" gorillas at the Bronx Zoo (guess who)
Links Poynter article on journalism and trauma Oops I gave the kids edibles Ben Smith shreds Ozy Media The New York Post's story on the Bronx Zoo gorillas
The media gets the border-patrol story wrong and can't stop complaining that pretty young white women get too much coverage
Times
2:50 - Segment: Front Page
3:06 - The fake news about border patrol whipping Haitians at the border
7:30 - Headlines headache: Business Insider and defaulting on debt
10:13 - CNN uses kids to cast blame on Tucker Carlson
14:17 - Trump sues niece over exposé
16:51 - Elizabeth Holmes' texts
20:34 - Segment: Obsessions
20:47 - Coverage of Gabby Petito and "missing white woman's syndrome"
28:45 - MSM finally authenticates Hunter Biden's laptop
34:21 - Segment: Favorite Item of the Week
34:39 - The Spokane Spokesman-Review brings back the afternoon newspaper
38:18 - Casey Michel writes on Hunter Biden's forthcoming art show
Links Philip Bump's article in the Washington Post on horse whips Casey Michel's article in The Atlantic on Hunter Biden's art
Joint Chiefs chairman Mark Milley becomes a hero for some, a villain for others
Times
2:36 - Segment: Front Page
2:45 - Biden's hostage crisis in Afghanistan
5:43 - Whatcha gonna do when they come for you? Fox News' reboot of Cops
8:11 - Fox and the Vax
11:02 - Max Boot hates the Founding Fathers
15:59 - Ellen Pao on Sexism in the Elizabeth Holmes trial
19:56 - AOC at the Met Gala
22:38 - Segment: Obsessions
23:00 - The Bob's Book on Mark Milley and the end of the Trump administration
35:18 - The New York Times coverage of "climate disinformation"
36:59 - Segment: Favorite Item of the Week
37:12 - Rest in Peace, Norm MacDonald
39:09 - Politico and Jen Rubin
Links Max Boot in the Washington Post on why the the Founding Fathers suck The New York Times features Ellen Pao on sexism in Elizabeth Holmes trial Politico's West Wing Playbook on Jennifer Rubin
The MSM can't stop talking about the "horse drug," the WaPo hit piece on Stanley McChrystal, and Tomi Lahren puts us on alert for voter fraud in California
Times
2:56 - Segment: Front Page
3:10 - Rolling Stone's fake story on ivermectin overdoses in Oklahoma
12:43 - NPR, Matt Taibbi, and the dangers of free speech
15:24 - Stephanie Grisham to release book
18:55 - Gavin Newsom, Tomi Lahren, and the California recall
26:30 - Elizabeth Holmes trial
29:38 - Coverage of the 20th anniversary of 9/11
30:57 - Coda of Afghanistan coverage
32:25 - Segment: Obsessions
32:40 - WaPo's story on US generals (Eliana)
37:46 - WaPo's on Politico's biggest problem: normalizing Republicans (Chris)
42:47 - Segment: Favorite Item of the Week
43:01 - Naomi Biden engaged to longtime... uh... (Chris)
43:43 - Dana Perino makes an Eliana move and reveals Jessica Tarlov's pregnancy (Chris)
45:05 - The New York Times on Mommy Brain (Eliana)
Links WaPo's article on Stanley McChrystal Perry Bacon's WaPo article on Politico The New York Times' article on Mommy Brain
Afghanistan coverage goes off the rails, CNN’s “standards,” and our beef with fact-checkers
Times
0:33 - Segment: Most Important Stories of the Week
0:44 - Afghanistan coverage
3:20 - Biden Transcript
11:25 - Axel Springer
15:05 - FED and Climate Change
17:20 - Vice News
20:47 - News Trust declines
25:19 - Jeffrey Toobin
28:48 - Segment: Obsessions of the Week
27:47 - Harpers
34:05 - Politfact
38:42 - Segment: Favorite Item of the Week
39:01 - Screenland
40:46 - Michael Powell
Links New York Times piece on Tik Tok New York Times piece on Critical Race Theory in New York public schools
German media giant acquires Politico, the blame game in Afghanistan, and DeSantis dukes it out with the Associated Press
Times
0:35 - Segment: Front Page
1:08 - Media coverage on Afghanistan evolves
10:00 - Gallup poll on American's satisfaction with the United States
12:15 - Politico sells to Axel Springer for $1 billion
17:44 - ABC producer Michael Corn sued over sexual harassment allegations
20:56 - Talk radio host Larry Elder surges ahead as a Republican contender to California governor Gavin Newsom, who is facing a recall
25:00 - Climate activists protests the Federal Reserve
27:40 - Segment: Obsessions of the Week
27:57 - Bruhaha between the Associated Press and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
33:00 - Republican Congressional candidate Kim Klacik files a defamation suit against the Daily Wire's Candice Owens
39:17 - Segment: Favorite Item of the Week
39:21 - Minnesota Star Tribune's coverage of the transgender Mosque bomber
41:04 - The American Conservative's piece on Ohio Senate hopeful J.D. Vance
Links Gallup poll on U.S. satisfaction with direction of the country Bloomberg article on the Federal Reserve and Climate Change Minnesota Star-Tribune article on the transgender Mosque bomber The American Conservative article on Ohio Senate candidate J.D. Vance
Joe Biden faces a media reckoning
Times
0:34 - Segment: Front Page
0:50 - Biden's media honeymoon is over
13:16 - An update on The Brothers Cuomo (the least successful of Farrelly Brothers' movies)
14:58 - CNN's reminder that racism still exists, in the form of article on the Census results
18:35 - The New York Times piece on Titian
21:08 - Revisiting the Afghanistan crisis and Taliban's media tactics
23:57 - Segment: Obsessions of the Week
24:05 - The New York Times coverage of Greg Abbott (Chris)
28:02 - The Current Affairs' Twitter meltdown (Eliana)
31:06 - Segment: Favorite Item of the Week
31:15 - Beth Macy's book, Dopesick, set to become a movie (Chris)
32:24 - The New York Post's coverage of MAXIM and Playboy's pay-to-play scandal (Eliana)
Links CNN's article reminding us that racism still exists New York Times article taking issue with Titian's paintings Twitter thread on socialist leadership and unionizing at Current Affairs New York Post article on Playboy pay-to-play
Our friend Julie Mason steps in to discuss infighting at Fox, CNN gets a late-night lashing, a new look at the bird watcher of Central Park, and New York Times laments the ethnic food isle
Times
1:54 - Segment: Front Page
2:10 - Fox's Dan Bongino interviews Donald Trump
6:45 - Stephen Colbert slams Brian Stelter and CNN
10:20 - The media's fawning over Andrew Cuomo
12:15 - National outlets' bias toward covering New York City and Washington, D.C.
16:00 - Ian Leslie's Substack article on the infamous Central Park birdwatching incident
20:40 - Segment: Obsessions
20:55 - The New York Times piece on the ethnic isle (Chris)
29:02 - Scott Brown returns to politics (Julie)
33:15 - Segment: Favorite Item of the Week
33:38 - Democrats turn on the media (Julie)
37:09 - "Fatal Griz Mauling Linked to Carcass" (Chris)
Links Listen to Julie Mason Mornings on weekdays from 6 - 9 a.m. EST on Sirius XM's POTUS Channel Dan Bongino's interview with Donald Trump Stephen Colbert slams Brian Stelter on The Late Show Ian Leslie's Susbtack piece on the Central Park birdwatcher, Angels, Demons, and Videotape New York Times article, "Why Do American Stores Still Have an Ethnic Isle?"
The Cuomo brothers' brouhaha, Tucker Carlson interviews Hungarian strongman Viktor Orbán, and NPR greenlights political protests on the part of its reporters so long as they're in favor of "the freedom and dignity of human beings."
Times
0:34 - Segment: Front Page
0:47 - Cuomo, Cuomo, Cuomo (Eliana)
5:19 - Best BBQ of Big Sky and Memphis
8:10 - Donald Trump and Ralph Northam
14:00 - Tucker Carlson's defense of Viktor Orbán (Chris)
18:28 - Andrew Napolitano out at Fox over sexual harassment allegations (Chris)
22:14 - New York Times piece: "Three (White Male) Tough Guys Sign Off. Is it a Moment?" (Eliana)
27:15 -The Atlantic piece on Yale Law Professor Amy Chua (Chris)
30:51 - Segment: Obsessions of the Week
31:12 - Race and Vaccinations (Chris)
38:38 - NPR gives reporters the greenlight to protest (Eliana)
42:53 - Politico writers want to unionize (Eliana)
43:48 - Segment: Favorite Item of the Week
44:18 - Gallup Poll on preferred terms for racial groups (Chris)
46:30 - Illegal immigrant beheads American in Minneapolis, as reported by Eliana's dad, Scott Johnson (Eliana)
Links "Jewish Girl in the Wild:" Check out videos of Eliana trap shooting in Big Sky, Montana, via Instagram Appendix of report on sexual assault allegations against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, featuring advice from brother and CNN host Chris Cuomo Riverhouse BBQ in Blue Sky and Cozy Corner BBQ in Memphis James Kirchick on Viktor Orbán in the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post Politico article on sexual assault allegations facing Judge Andrew Napolitano New York Times article, "Three (White Male) Tough Guys Sign Off. Is it a Moment?" Elizabeth Bruenig's article in The Atlantic on Yale Professor Amy Chua (shoutout to listener Karen Billups for sending!) Scott Johnson's coverage on an illegal Cuban immigrant, Alexis Saborit, who beheaded an American in Minnesota, from the Power Line Blog
Simone Biles and safety culture come to the Olympics, news reporters take a stand on Jan. 6, and Felicia Sonmez sues her bosses
Times
00:39 - Segment: Most Important Stories of the Week
00:45 - Simone Biles
08:50 - NYT JD Tweets
10:46 - Racial Disparities in COVID Learning
16:38 - Tucker NSA
18:47 - Segment: Obsessions of the Week
19:09 - Craiglist vs Local Papers
22:52 - Suit against Washington Post
29:53 - Segment: Favorite Item of the Week
30:17 - AEI Panel
31:47 - Matt Lauer Home Listing
Links The Atlantic piece by Caitlin Flanagan, The University of California Is Lying to Us AEI Event on Post-Journalism NY Post report on Matt Lauer's Hamptons house
The Texas Democrats’ big adventure gets MSM treatment, Fox News goes pro-vax, and Michael Wolff drops a truth bomb on CNN’s Brian Stelter
Times
0:32 - Segment: Most Important Stories of the Week
0:35 - Texas Democrats Flee State to Protest Voting Restrictions, Turn DC Trip to Superspreader Event (Eliana)
8:50 - Fox Flips on Vaccines (Chris)
10:50 - Tucker Bucks Fox Flip on Vaccine Flip (Eliana)
15:20 - Authoritarian Governments Use Israeli Spyware to Target Heads of State, Journalists (Chris)
17:51 - NPR's Attempted Dunk on Ben Shapiro (Eliana)
21:25 - Kaitlan Collins' Bylines Disappear from Daily Caller Website and Mysteriously Reappear (Eliana)
25:10 - Buffalo Bylines
27:25 - Segment: Obsessions
27:33 - The Need for a Renaissance in Local News and the "Phoniness" of Circulation Statistics (Chris)
30:35 - Michael Wolff Promotes Book, Drops Truth Bomb on Brian Stelter's Show (Eliana)
40:38 - Segment: Favorite Item of the Week
40:45 - Michael Wolff Gives His Reason for Going on CNN
41:20 - The Atlantic's Coverage of Uyghur Camps in China
42:20 - Close
Links Story mentioned from The Atlantic Washington Free Beacon piece on CNN+ - "EXCLUSIVE: An Inside Look at CNN+, the Cable Network’s Premium Streaming Service Launching in 2022"
Find Chris on TikTok: chris.stirewalt For information on the post-Journalism panel at AEI on July 28, go here.
Times
0:51 - Segment: Most Important Stories of the Week
1:00 - Michael Wolf Book on Fox’s Arizona Call (Eliana)
5:27 - Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig Book on the Decline in the Trump Presidency (Chris)
12:16 - NBC News report on The Atlantic struggle for subscriptions (Eliana)
19:56 - New York Times corrections (Chris)
21:12 - Segment: Obsessions
21:37 - Newsmax Benny Johnson compares Trump to Batman (Chris)
26:27 - Former NYT Freelance editor Lauren Wolfe “Bias Journalist” (Eliana)
34:39 - Segment: Favorite items of the Week
34:54 - Keith Olbermann TikTok (Chris)
37:20 - New Yorker article on Robin DiAngelo
Tucker vs. the NSA, Media covers the media’s Jan. 6 heroes, and CNN goes all-in on Critical Race Theory
Times
0:53 - Segment: Most Important Stories of the Week
1:00 - Henry Suing Fox News, Tucker and the NSA (Eliana)
8:35 - NPR Not reading the declaration of independence this year (Eliana)
11:59 - Vice News Expose on reporters who “survived” the Capitol Riot (Eliana)
14:04 - Gallup poll of happiness (Chris)
15:33 - New York Times “How will climate change affect your elite childs summer camp experience (Chris)
18:03 - Segment: Obsessions of the Week
18:20 - Max Boot “Republicans are going to kill us with Vax denial” (Chris)
22:30 - CNN “Critical Race Theory” Coverage (Eliana)
27:32 - Segment: Favorite Items
28:18 - Kaitlin Flannagin (SP?) The Atlantic “Why to Quit Twitter” (Chris)
31:44 - Corey Sitcha (SP?) The real reason he left the Times (Eliana)
Eliana and Chris interview each other about how the heck they ended up sitting next to each other doing a podcast about the media.
Eliana Johnson and Chris Stirewalt love the news business but they hate a lot of what’s happening to it these days. Using their decades of experience in print, digital and TV news they tell the story behind the stories, always on the lookout for bias, sloppy reporting and, well, just plain wretched journalism. Every week they help you to be a better, smarter news consumer.