The Importance of Calm

Chris Licht's job clearly wasn't going to work out for him. He should have asked Matt Continetti a lot more questions about what made his predecessor successful, he says. "I like in my view, the town hall and the Atlantic profile were merely the straw that broke the camel's back"

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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.

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2:00 Front Page

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