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Donald Trump returned to CNN this week and, as expected, the media has strong feelings about the results. We break down their reactions as well as other stories like Joe Biden’s diet, Tucker’s next move, and Eliana’s favorite self-tanner. Wretch on!If you have a story you want us to talk about, e-mail us at wretches@nebulouspodcasts.com.Sign up to receive show notes directly in your inboxTime Stamps:2:34 Front Page53:38 Obsessions1:02:41 Reader Mail1:04:29 Favorite ItemsShow Notes:NPR: CNN's town hall with Donald Trump takes on added stakes after verdict in Carroll casePuck News: The Kaitlan Era Begins TonightCNN: Trump and the Town HallTucker Carlson on Twitter: We’re Back Dylan Byers on Twitter: NEWS: Tucker Carlson will relaunch his show *on Twitter* with help from former Fox News staff. He will forgo at least $25 million owed to him by Fox Corp. in order to break non-compete clause.Axios: The food fight in the White House: Biden's diet WaPo: Opinion | President Biden should hold more solo press conferences - The Washington Post NYPost: White House bans New York Post from Biden event as Hunter indictment loomsThe Dispatch: The Content TrapBill Nichols on Twitter: I'm biased and congrats to all the #Pulitzer winners. But does anyone think that if the Washington Post or NY Times had gotten an early draft of the most important SCOTUS opinion in a generation, they would NOT have won? @politico and @joshgerstein and team deserved betterAp: AP wins public service, photo Pulitzers for Ukraine coverage YouGov: Trust in Media 2023: What news outlets do Americans trust most for information?WaPo: Most Americans support anti-trans policies favored by GOP, poll shows WaPo:Inflation eased again in April, but prices are still rising fast National Review: Cream and Sugar with Your Cup of Personal Moral Defect? Variety: MTV News Shuts Down, Paramount Lays Off 25% of Networks, Studios Group - Variety NYT: Elizabeth Holmes Opens Up About Her Theranos Trial and What Comes Next WaPo: The rich don't dress like you think they do Obsessions: NYT: The Smooth-Talking Republican Who Would Rule by FiatNYT: Opinion | American Road Deaths Show an Alarming Racial GapWall Street Journal: Vice Media Nears Deal for $400 Million Sale Out of BankruptcyNYT: Father-Son Duo in Alabama Wins Pulitzer, Bucking Headwinds in Local NewsNYT: Inside the Delirious Rise of ‘Superfake’ Handbags

The presidential debates are starting to take shape and we’re here to give you a preview of how it could go down. Also, we’re reflecting on the White House Correspondents Dinner as well as updates on Tucker and Clarence Thomas. Wretch on! If you have a story you want us to talk about, e-mail us at wretches@nebulouspodcasts.com.Sign up to receive show notes directly in your inboxWatch this episode on YouTubeTime Stamps: 3:12 Front Page41:35 Obsessions49:35 Reader Mail52:04 Favorite ItemShow Notes:CNN:Trump to appear at CNN town hall in New Hampshire | CNN Politics NYT: Trump Likely to Sit Out One or Both of First Two G.O.P. Debates WaPo: There remains little value in broadcasting Trump’s comments liveSemafor: Take Donald Trump seriously, not literally, on “fake news.”WaPo: Republicans aim to disrupt 2024 general election debates amid Trump complaintsMediaite: 'You Brought This Up!' Trump Scolds Nigel Farage For Suggesting He Stop Talking About 2020 Election NYT: Tucker Carlson’s Text That Alarmed Fox: ‘It’s Not How White Men Fight’ NYT: How Scalia Law School Became a Key Friend of the Supreme CourtAP News: Americans fault news media for dividing nation: AP-NORC poll Semafor: Politico's founder is spending $20 million to train aspiring journalistsNYT: Vice Is Said to Be Headed for Bankruptcy The Dispatch: The Flooded ZonePropublica: Clarence Thomas Had a Child in Private School. Harlan Crow Paid the Tuition. Politico: My Descent Into TikTok News Hell Mediaite: Jeffrey Toobin Recalls Departure from CNN and Infamous Zoom Call: 'I'd Rather Not Go Into the Grisly Details'SLToday:  ‘Rudderless ship of chaos’: St. Louis judge advances Kim Gardner contempt case

Wretch Nation! We’re late, but we are here. It’s a big week in news media and we waste no time geting into stories circling Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon. There are plenty of theories, anonymous tips and hot takes this week so tune in to hear us make sense of the madness.If you have a story you want us to talk about, e-mail us at wretches@nebulouspodcasts.com.Show Notes:Daily Beast: The Inside Story of Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon’s Monday Media MassacreNY Mag: Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon’s Same-Day DemisePolitico: Tucker Carlson’s Exit Shows Who’s the Real Star at FoxPolitico: Don’t Believe Everything You Read About Tucker CarlsonI Might Be Wrong Substack: The Tucker Carlson Role Just Opened UpFiveThirtyEight: The Fox News Defamation Trial Hurt Trust Among Some ViewersNYTimes: Newsmax Ratings Climb After Tucker Carlson’s Exit at Fox Don Lemon on Twitter: I was informed this morning by my agent that I have been terminated from CNN.CNN Communications on Twitter: Don Lemon’s statement about this morning’s events is inaccurate. He was offered an opportunity to meet with management but instead released a statement on Twitter.Variety: Gayle King, Charles Barkley Confirm Weekly CNN Show NY Times: Signed Letters, Mar-a-Lago Dinners: Trump's Personal Touch in Fighting DeSantis WaPo: Trump touts authoritarian vision for second term: ‘I am your justice’The Hill: Trump questions why he should participate in GOP primary debatesPolitico: GOP tries to paint Biden’s labor nominee as radical, hoping to turn Dem votes against herPolitico: Judge tosses Devin Nunes suit over Esquire article NYT: Neil Gorsuch Sold Property to Head of a Major Law FirmWaPo:BRENNAN DISCLOSES GIFTS FROM LOCAL DEVELOPER NYT: BuzzFeed News, Which Dragged Media Into the Digital Age, Shuts Down Semafor: Semafor Newsletter @NateSilver538 on Twitter: Disney layoffs have substantially impacted FiveThirtyEight. I am sad and disappointed to a degree that’s kind of hard to express right now. We’ve been at Disney almost 10 years. My contract is up soon and I expect that I’ll be leaving at the end of it.Propublica: In Secret Recording, a Top City Library Official Calls Alaska Natives “Woke” and “Racists” NYPost: New York Post reporter Conor Skelding loses battle with cancer Tucker Carlson: Quarter Zip PulloverThe Atlantic: You Will Miss Bed Bath & BeyondPolitico: POLITICO's awards for D.C.'s 10 biggest attention-seekers: The ThirstiesWashington Examiner: Your reminder that the Left started the culture wars over transgenderismVanity Fair: Tucker Carlson’s Prayer Talk May Have Led to Fox News Ouster: “That Stuff Freaks Rupert Out” New York Times: Tucker Carlson Texts Set Off Crisis Atop Fox on Eve of Trial

We have a big episode this week, folks. Starting off with the Fox News and Dominion settlement, jumping over to 2024 coverage and taking a moment to examine the future of humankind. Tune in!Time Stamps:3:00 Front Page47:56 Obsessions 54:30 Reader Mail57:36 Favorite Item of the WeekIf you have a story you want us to talk about, e-mail us at wretches@nebulouspodcasts.com.Sign up to receive show notes directly in your inboxShow Notes:Fox News: FOX News Media, Dominion Voting Systems reach agreement over defamation lawsuit Reuters: Exclusive: Fox investors seek records in possible step toward suing directorsNYT: Opinion | What Protects Fox News In the Dominion Trial Also Protects Our Democracy WaPo: After high-flying start, DeSantis hits stumbling blocks on road to 2024The American Conservative: Learning From Vlad the ImpalerNews Nation: Musk, media reach boiling point over Twitter changes WSJ: Harlan Crow Is ‘Collateral Damage’ of a Smear Campaign Against Clarence ThomasPolitico: Playbook: No GOP favors for FeinsteinYahoo News: Meet the ‘elite’ couples breeding to save mankindWaPo: Choosing not to have a kid out of climate fears? You're not alone. - The Washington PostWaPo: Tax season is getting longer. Blame climate change.MarketWatch: Oklahoma sheriff’s office says recording by McCurtain Gazette-News of talk about killing journalists was illegalWSJ: Prayers, a Glitchy App and a Five-Minute Race for Migrants at Border to Win Entry to U.S. NYTimes:As Migrant Children Were Put to Work, U.S. Ignored Warnings WSJ: Can I Wear Jeans and a White T-Shirt to Work? Plus 8 More Burning Questions On the Classic Men’s Outfit Obsessions:NYT: How a Campaign Against Transgender Rights Mobilized ConservativesWaPo: Boston is a bucket-list marathon. Now nonbinary runners can compete, too. WSJ: A Tense Wait for an Imprisoned SonWSJ: Evan Gershkovich Is Not a SpyFavorite Items:WaPo: Teachers nationwide are flummoxed by students' new chess obsession104.5 WOKV: Mets broadcasters hilariously explain possum still at large in Athletics' television booth

This week we are lucky to be joined by Karol Markowicz while Chris is on Spring Break. We’ll be breaking down the coverage of the leaked classified documents, Clarence Thomas, The Tennessee Three and much more.Time Stamps:14:54 Front Page38:11 Reader Mail39:52 Favorite Item of the WeekIf you have a story you want us to talk about, e-mail us at wretches@nebulouspodcasts.com.Sign up to our newsletter to receive show notes directly in your inboxShow Notes:WaPo: Discord member details how documents leaked from closed chat groupWashingtonian: Clarence Thomas’s Billionaire Benefactor Collects Hitler ArtifactsThe Daily Beast: ‘Misunderstanding’ Led to Good Morning America’s Blur of Trump’s Campaign Podium Bloomberg: Murdoch to Testify at Fox-Dominion Trial as Soon as Monday Yahoo News: How Tennessee Republicans turned gun control lawmakers into Democratic heroesVanity Fair: Between the Tennessee Three, Abortion, and Trump, the GOP Just Loves Losing Politico: Sorry, Jon Stewart — America Needs Crossfire AgainAP News: Climate change adding 50 homers a year in MLB, study saysJezebel: Rupert Murdoch, Jerry Hall's Divorce Agreement Bars Her From Giving Story Ideas to 'Succession' Mediaite: SNL Parodies Trump Hating Liberals With 'CNZen' Commercial NY Post: CNN boss Chris Licht admits Don Lemon is a 'lightning rod' after sexist rant, misogyny historyNYT: These Couples Got Married During Trump’s IndictmentYouTube: 'You Just Lied': Elon Musk Slaughters BBC Reporter In Live Interview

It’s another historic week by the media’s standards as they try to chase ratings with Trump’s arraignment. The press was also busy reacting to 60 Minute’s newest special and reacting to Women’s NCAA White House plans. All of this and more on this week’s episode. Tune in!If you have a story you want us to talk about, e-mail us at wretches@nebulouspodcasts.com.Sign up to our newsletter to receive show notes directly in your inboxTime Stamps:03:05 Front Page30:07 Obsessions37:57 Reader Mail39:53 Favorite Items of the WeekShow Notes:Free Beacon: Chase Those Ratings: Watch the Media's Obsessive Coverage of Trump's Arraignment Journey WaPo: On ‘historic’ Trump indictment day, media scrambled to show us somethingNYT: Trump will be arraigned today. Clinton will be honored.Washington Examiner: The Washington Post's gross partisan practice when reporting on alleged sex crimes WaPo:Opinion | Fox News's Dominion 'cherry-picking' defense is rotten - The Washington Post Semafor: Fake news’ no more: Marjorie Taylor Greene’s journey to 60 MinutesWSJ: Evan Gershkovich — Reporter at The Wall Street Journal The Spectator: The Wall Street Journal’s curious DEI hire NYT: For Lower-Income Students, Big Tech Internships Can Be Hard to GetThe Atlantic: Angel Reese Meets the Same Old Stereotypes TMZ: Elon Musk's Twitter Strips New York Times of Verified Checkmark NYPost: Meet the Whittakers: Inside 'America's most inbred family' that speaks in gruntsNYT: When Climate Change Melts Your RelationshipNational Day Calendar: NATIONAL HUG A NEWSPERSON DAY - April 4 Obsessions:Politico: How to tell what's real online WaPo:ChatGPT invented a sexual harassment scandal and named a real law prof as the accused Favorite item: NYT: ‘Hot Ones’ Was a Slow Burn All AlongVariety: Don Lemon's Misogyny at CNN, Exposed: Malicious Texts, Mocking Female Co-Workers and 'Diva-Like Behavior' 

Good news: the gang is back together in the studio. From their guild to housing crisis reporting, we have lots to catch up on with the New York Times. We’re also checking in on CNN’s latest play, reading between the lines in Marty Baron’s op-ed, and learning it's okay to sleep with stuffed animals.If you have a story you want us to talk about, e-mail us at wretches@nebulouspodcasts.com.Sign up to our newsletter to receive show notes directly in your inboxTime Stamps:2:57 Front Page51:42 Obsessions57:13 Reader Mail58:04 Favorite Item of the WeekShow Notes:WSJ: White House Condemns Russia's Detention of Wall Street Journal Reporter WSJ: CNN Finalizing Deal to Add Gayle King as It Hits Lowest Ratings in Decades @Mosheh on Instagram: A CNN crew was robbed in San Francisco while reporting on the rampant crime that has plagued the city.@NYTimesGuild on Twitter: After 3 years of thriving with hybrid work, we cannot in good faith agree to a contract that would give @nytimes the unilateral right to call us into the office 5 days a week — the company’s current position. 865 @NYTimesGuild members delivered this petition to management today.Commentary Magazine: The New York Trans - Christine RosenThe Dispatch: What New York Housing Shortage?WaPo:Opinion We want objective judges and doctors. Why not journalists too? CJR: Has the press learned to cover Trump better? The past week suggests not. Dan Nguyen on Twitter: My “I didn’t eat pudding with 3 fingers” Fox News chyron has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my chyronThe Atlantic: Nobody Likes Mike Pence NPR: The FBI raided a notable journalist's home. Rolling Stone didn't tell readers why NYT The Morning: Good morning. Americans use Fahrenheit, but many climate reports exclusively use Celsius.WaPo: Opinion | Covid gave America a surprise baby boomWaPo: What does an AR-15 do to a human body? A visual examination of the deadly damage.Freddie deBoer on Substack: Of Course You Know What "Woke" MeansArs Technica: How The New York Times managed to avoid ruining WordleLos Angeles Times: The California newspaper that has no reporters left WSJ: The Most Polarizing Men’s Dress Shoe Is Back. Buckle Up.AP News: Review: Lana Del Rey's 'Ocean Blvd' is an intimate epicNYT: sleep with stuffed animalsWSJ: America Pulls Back From Values That Once Defined It, WSJ-NORC Poll FindsSemafor: How to spend 3 months vacationing in Florida like Jair Bolsonaro New Yorker: The Secret Joke at the Heart of the Harvard Affirmative-Action Case

Today we are joined by New York Magazine’s Shawn McCreesh. We talk to Shawn about the art of a good profile, his days at New York Times, and his connection to previous ISW interviewees. If you have a story you want us to talk about, e-mail us at wretches@nebulouspodcasts.com.Sign up to our newsletter to receive show notes directly in your inboxShow NotesNew York Magazine: Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner’s Politico Ambitions New York Magazine: How SBF Sweet-Talked the Media NYTimes: Opinion | In My Hometown, Opioids Are Still Stealing Lives New York Magazine: Get Me Risa Heller! Mediate: ‘I Was So F*cking Freaked Out’: Ex-NYT Staffer Describes ‘Crying’ and ‘Bloodthirsty’ Colleagues Seeking Vengeance for Cotton Op-Ed Guest Recommendations: New York Magazine: Pete Hamill on the Revolt of the White Lower Middle Class NY Times: Jamie Tarses' Fall, as ScheduledGQ: Ted Kennedy on the Rocks | GQ The New Yorker: Ted Turner, the Lost Tycoon Vanity Fair: OVITZ AGONISTES NY Times: Woman of Mass Destruction New York Magazine: The Death of (the Idea of) the Upper East Side

John Podhoertz, editor of Commentary Magazine, sits in for Eliana today. We’re diving deep into the media’s 2024 coverage and then jumping into a full business section with news from Buzzfeed, Politico, and more.Time stamps: 6:40 Front Page1:16:26 Obsessions1:22:58 Reader Mail 1:28:37 Favorite Item of the WeekIf you have a story you want us to talk about, e-mail us at wretches@nebulouspodcasts.com.Sign up to receive show notes directly in your inboxShow Notes:The Dispatch: Who Needs the MSM?Politico: Trump prepares an extensive opposition file on ‘Ron DeSanctimonious’ WaPo: On the trail, freewheeling Donald Trump counters scripted Ron DeSantisWaPo: Much of the 2024 GOP field focuses on dark, apocalyptic themesMediaite: Al Sharpton Floats His New Nickname For Anti-Woke Republicans: 'Well What's The Opposite?'Vanity Fair: How Rod Dreher’s Blog Got a Little “Too Weird” for The American Conservative | Vanity Fair Politico: How Biden saved Silicon Valley startups: Inside the 72 hours that transformed U.S. banking WSJ: Barney Frank Pushed to Ease Financial Regulations After Joining Signature Bank Board WaPo: A lot of people heard what Barney Frank said about the new banking law. Few knew he works for a bank. WaPo: Dafna Linzer abruptly steps down as Politico’s executive editorPuck: Dafna Punk WSJ: BuzzFeed Encourages Reporters to Write More Stories in Attempt to Turn ProfitNieman Journalism Lab: The scale of local news destruction in Gannett’s markets is astonishingPage Six: Gwyneth Paltrow dragged on TikTok over wellness tips Slate: Why Are All Action Heroes Named Jack, James, or John?MSNBC: Oscars 2023: Best picture nom ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ is slick, but sick Deadline White House on Twiter: "If Stormy is someone they are going to look as a substantial witness for this case, I am certain that she will do a fantastic job... the facts will prevail and the facts do not benefit the former president" - @MichaelCohen212 w/ @NicolleDWallaceMSNBC: Why Michael Cohen wouldn't be as bad a prosecution witness as some may thinkLA Times: How white and affluent drivers are polluting the air breathed by LA's people of colorWaPo: Opinion | Gavin Newsom unfairly punishes Walgreens for its abortion pill policy CBS New York: City of Newark falls for Sister City scam: "Whose job was it to do a simple Google search?"

We’re celebrating Herstory this week! Listen in to hear stories from AND about Semafor, updates on Fox News, and Eliana has insights into Politico’s new style.Time Stamps:3:31 Front Page50:06 Obsessions 1:00:30 Reader Mail1:03:31 Favorite Item of the WeekIf you have a story you want us to talk about, e-mail us at wretches@nebulouspodcasts.com.Sign up to receive show notes directly in your inboxShow Notes: NYT: Inside the Panic at Fox News After the 2020 ElectionDispatch: Bill Sammon, the Deer HunterMediaite: Bret Baier Airs Report Questioning Tucker Carlson's Jan. 6 Coverage, Features McConnell Saying Fox News Made 'A Mistake' Semafor: Conflict of Interest at the Post Axios: Semafor partners with Chinese Communist Party-linked think tank Mediaite: 'Not a Concept I Support': DeSantis Calls Out Media Using His Picture for 'More Clicks' on Blogger Registration Bill He Doesn't Advocate WaPo: Baseball can no longer ignore Ron DeSantis's culture wars Politifact: What does it mean to be ‘woke’? CBS: 2 women leading the sports and business sides of the Miami Marlins are making historyNYT: For Women in Afghanistan, the War’s Terror Gives Way to New FearsNYT: The Dirty Little Secret of Credit Card Rewards Programs WaPo: Nearly everyone is exposed to unhealthy levels of tiny air pollutants, study saysDailyMail: Democrat FTC boss turns screws on Elon Musk by demanding he hand over information on layoffs Neil Chilson on Twitter: I've looked at (and revised, even) dozens of consent orders. Douglas provides a standard description of why the FTC has consent orders and how enforces them through demand letters. JoshKraushaar on Twitter: Some personal news: Excited to announce that I will be the new editor-in-chief for @J_Insider starting at the end of the month. I’m thrilled to be working with @melissaeweiss in her new role as JI executive editor. I Might Be Wrong Substack: Announcing the "Wrongthink" Podcast! Featuring Me and a Far-Better-Known Dude!Obsessions: The Spectator: Revealed: Politico’s banned wordsNYPost: I pretended to be a 14-year-old boy on TikTok — what I saw terrified me Kicker:WSJ: How Sexual Assault Allegations Against a U.S. Chess Grandmaster Went Unaddressed for YearsAP: Video captures dramatic moment SUV slams into Houston cafe