Ink Stained Wretches

Goodbye, Other Chris

Jun 9, 2023

01:07:05

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

CNN CEO's Fire: A Year After CNN Was Acquired in Deal With Discovery

2min

The Pretext to Push Chris Licht Out of the Network

2min

CNN's Decision to Fire Brian Stelter

2min

The Granting of Access Bespeaks Hubris

2min

The Importance of Calm

2min

The Importance of Humility in Leadership

3min

Jeff Zuckers's Effort to Come Back to CNN

2min

CNN's Jeff Zucker's Candor About His Exit From the Network

2min

10.

CNN's Future

2min

11.

The Importance of Sunday Shows

3min

12.

The Rise and Fall of the Republican Party

2min

13.

The Harsh Media Is Good for You, Right?

2min

14.

The Importance of Humility in the Republican Nominating Contest

2min

15.

The Importance of Humility

2min

16.

Why Marco Rubio Isn't President

2min

17.

Casey DeSantis: The Walmart Melania

3min

18.

Trump Wears Ankle Bracelet While Accepting Nomination

1min

19.

CNN's Ratings Want MSNBC to Consume This Content

2min

20.

The Full-on Conspiracy Theory of Things

2min

21.

The Tension Between Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder

5min

22.

Fox News Leaks Tucker Carlson's Show

2min

23.

Why Axios Is Patronizing the New York Times

2min

24.

The Associated Press, LB, LGBTQ Kids of Color Feel Less Welcome at School as Bands Become Law

2min

25.

The Importance of Pat Robertson

2min

26.

Mark Zuckerberg Slams the New York Times

2min

27.

The New Purple Shake at McDonald's: The Origin Story of Grimace

2min

28.

The Dark Side of Joe Biden

2min

29.

The Secret Way Amazon and Google Fund Anti-Abortion Legislators

2min

30.

The Importance of Reading George Orwell's Essays

2min

31.

Eliana's Favorite Time of the Week

2min

32.

Kevin McCarthy's Role in the Debt Deal Is Understated

3min

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?

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