Ink Stained Wretches

Media Dunks on DeSantis

May 26, 2023

59:13

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

The History of Social Media

2min

Elon Musk and Fox News

2min

DeSantis's Anti-Media Strategy Is a Missed Opportunity for Him to Look Bigger

2min

The Pros and Cons of Ron DeSantis

3min

The Pros and Cons of Ron DeSantis' Anti Press Strategy

2min

Tim Scott and Ladies

2min

The Rotten Political Press Obsessing Over Tim Scott's Sex Life Is Difficult

2min

The Importance of Being a Virgin

2min

10.

The Disadvantages of Running for President

4min

11.

The Debt Ceiling: A Happy Medium

3min

12.

The Heritage Foundation's Daily Signal: Fox News Is a Wake Corporation

3min

13.

Fox News Correction: Migrants Booting Veterans

2min

14.

The Tensions Flare Inside the Messenger of a Fledgling News Site

5min

15.

The Intersection of Race and Baseball Coverage

4min

16.

The New York Times Magazine's Article on Couple Therapy

2min

17.

The Influence of Social Movements on Our Beings

3min

18.

The Social Justice Lexicon Has Made Its Way Into Her Therapy Room

2min

19.

The Casey DeSantis Problem

2min

20.

The Return of the Lady Macbeth Trope

2min

21.

The Rabbit Hole of News

3min

22.

Rebecca's Letter to Susie Wiles

2min

23.

How to Lead by Example

2min

24.

How to Land a Plane

2min

We’re kicking off with Meatball Ron and how the media meanies are dogpiling on his botch launch. We also breakdown recent coverage around Tim Scott, the Debt Ceiling and Fox New’s “woke” employee handbook. Wretch on this MDW!

Time Stamps:

02:44 Front Page

46:22 Obsessions

53:48 Reader Mail

55:42 Favorite Item of the Week

If you have a story you want us to talk about, e-mail us at wretches@nebulouspodcasts.com.

Show Notes:

Semafor: Ron DeSantis shut out the media. That's changing.

Puck News: Ronny on the Run

NBC: Read the full transcript of NBC News' exclusive interview with Sen. Tim Scott

WaPo: In debt ceiling talks, House Dems worry over Biden’s approach with GOP

Daily Signal: EXCLUSIVE: Leaked Policy Exposes Fox News Stances on Woke Ideology

Mediaite: Fox News Show Outnumbered Finally Issues Brief Correction to 'Migrants Booting Veterans' Story

NYT: Tensions Flare Inside The Messenger, a Fledgling News Site

AP News: Black children are more likely to have asthma. A lot comes down to where they live

KFF: Poverty Rate by Race/Ethnicity

The Desk: NBC fires Glen Kuiper after on-air slur during Oakland A's game

NYT: I’m a Couples Therapist. Something New Is Happening in Relationships.

Obsessions:

Politico: The Casey DeSantis Problem: ‘His Greatest Asset and His Greatest Liability’

Nature: Users choose to engage with more partisan news than they are exposed to on Google Search

The Hill: ‘Am I gay?’-related Google searches soar 1,300 percent in 19 years: analysis

Politico: The return of the Lady Macbeth trope

Favorite Items:

@Emmerpope on Instagram: “Catching Up on the News” Video

WaPo: Think you can land a plane? We put average people to the test.

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