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Nov 20, 2021 • 0sec
Listen to This Article: The Rittenhouse Verdict is Only Shocking if You Followed the Last Year of Terrible Reporting
A year of pronouncing the "Kenosha shooter" a murderer could have serious real-world consequencesRead by Jared Moore. Find us on Apple Podcasts ( or wherever you get your podcasts)Original text version published 11/19/21: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.racket.news/subscribe
Nov 19, 2021 • 0sec
Listen to This Article: The Russiagate Whitewash Era Begins
After the WMD mess, Judith Miller got the blame, while a long list of just-as-guilty media villains failed upward. Now, a nervous press is looking for Russiagate's fall guysRead by Jared Moore Original text versionFind us on Apple Podcasts ( or wherever you get your podcasts) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.racket.news/subscribe
Nov 19, 2021 • 0sec
Listen to This Article: Another Humorous Substack Panic
Has the Empire really struck back at "independent newsletters"?Read by Jared Moore Original text version:Find us on Apple Podcasts (Or wherever you get your podcasts) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.racket.news/subscribe
Nov 15, 2021 • 8min
Listen to This Article: As America Falls Apart, Profits Soar
As the country again prepares to go to war with itself, this time over a high-profile trial, a bigger story goes unnoticed.Read by Jared Moore. Original text versionFind us on Apple Podcasts This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.racket.news/subscribe
Nov 6, 2021 • 16min
Listen to This Article: Rachel Maddow's Shocking New Low
With last night's loony response to the indictment of Igor Danchenko, the MSNBC anchor takes a bold leap off the credibility cliff.Read by Jared Moore. Original text versionFind us on Apple Podcasts This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.racket.news/subscribe
Nov 3, 2021 • 6min
Listen to This Article: The Red-Pilling of Loudoun County, Virginia
Notes on a "realigning" election. Read by Jared Moore. Original text versionFind us on Apple Podcasts This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.racket.news/subscribe
Nov 2, 2021 • 10min
Listen to This Article: The "Let's Go, Brandon!" Freakout Goes Next-Level
A Southwest pilot earns ISIS comparisons for joking into a loudspeaker, as pundits continue to mass-forget the previous four years.Read by Jared Moore.Original text versionFind us on Apple Podcasts This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.racket.news/subscribe
Oct 25, 2021 • 14min
Listen to This Article: Cancel Culture Takes a Big "L"
The press tries and fails to hype a crisis into existence over Dave Chappelle's new Netflix special.Read by Jared Moore. Original text version Find us on Apple Podcasts This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.racket.news/subscribe
Oct 20, 2021 • 30min
Listen to This Article: "The Bidens": Is the First Family Corrupt, or Merely Crazy?
Politico reporter Ben Schreckinger's new book is an equal opportunity offender that may push a reluctant national media to re-examine ugly questions about President Joe Biden. Read by Jared MooreFind us on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tk-to-go/id1587382650 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.racket.news/subscribe
Oct 19, 2021 • 15min
Listen to This Article: Yes, Virginia, There is a Deep State
A major untold story of the Trump era has been the political comeback of the CIA, NSA, and FBI, who thanks to an ingenious marketing campaign now enjoy widespread support among young liberals. Read by Jared Moore. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.racket.news/subscribe
