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.
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56:37 Obsessions
1:00:50 Reader Mail
1:03:56 Favorite Item
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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?
