Chris Licht (Chris #2) is doing the interview rounds again as rumors fly about CNN’s interest in adding some comedy flavor to its programming. WaPo’s Fred Ryan is facing some heat as business continues to stumble and scientists are eating legos to see . . what comes out the other end. Tune in for more “other end” conversations!
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51:26 Obsessions
1:00:29 Reader Mail
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Show Notes:
LA Times: CNN boss Chris Licht on restoring trust and why he deleted his Twitter account
Washington Examiner: CNN to begin airing Bill Maher's Overtime amid reports of a comedy venture
Puck News: Will Gayle King Bite on CNN?
New Yorker: What Happened to the Washington Post?
Philadelphia Inquirer: The NYT should tell readers whether it helped crooked FBI agents get Trump elected in 2016
WaPo: GOP report shows plan to ramp up focus on disproven election fraud claims
WaPo: 'Environmental racism' and the mysterious cars rusting in D.C. woods
WaPo: Hunter Biden’s lawyers, in new aggressive strategy, target his critics
Matt Feeney on Twitter: https://twitter.com/m_feeney/status/1621087095577272321
Wapo: Opinion | Britain’s proposed online safety rules defy common sense
NPR: 6 doctors swallowed Lego heads for science. Here's what came out
Free Beacon: The Political Targeting of George Santos Is Inextricable From His Sexual Orientation and Latinx Heritage
Politico: 16 Hours With George Santos: Dunkin’ Donuts, 27,000 Steps and a Scolding
NYT: Bobby Hull, Hockey Hall of Famer, Is Dead at 84
NYT: Bobby Hull’s Golden Hockey Career Diminished by His Troubling Dark Side
NYT: How Parenting Today Is Different, and Harder
The Verge: Lauren Sánchez will lead an all-woman crew to space on Blue Origin
NYT: In the Fight Over Gas Stoves, Meet the Industry’s Go-To Scientist
Andrew Sullivan on Substack: Rod Dreher On His Crises Of Faith And Family
WTAE: Groundhog Day 2023: Punxsutawney Phil makes his prediction
WSJ: Missing Dallas Zoo Monkeys Found in Closet of Abandoned Home