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We’re ranting about everything from classified documents to fine dining. We’ve also got more on CNN, Ron Destantis coverage and following up on congressional housing. Welcome in!Watch this episode on YouTubeIf you have a story you want us to talk about, e-mail us at wretches@nebulouspodcasts.com.Receive show notes directly in your inbox, subscribe to the newsletter here.Time Stamps:02:24 Front Page46:00 Obsessions56:07 Reader Mail 1:00:26 Favorite Item of the WeekShow Notes:WaPo: Justice Dept. reviewing classified documents found in Biden's postCNN Politics on Twitter: There are clear distinctions between the two classified documents cases involving President Joe Biden and former President Donald TrumpMediaite: Contributor Ben Domenech as a 'Moron' and a 'Buffoon' for His Speakership Take NYT: Can Ron DeSantis Avoid Meeting the Press? NYT: Opinion | The Party’s Over for Us. Where Do We Go Now? Wapo: Environmentalists have a blind spot in the debate over gas stoves ABC 6 News: 'Kraken' strain causes new COVID concerns Wapo: New survey finds antisemitic views are widespread in America NYT: Blake Hounshell, ‘On Politics’ Editor at The Times, Dies at 44 NYT: Noma, Rated the World’s Best Restaurant, Is Closing Its DoorsNYT: Opinion | Noma and the Fizzle of Too-Fine Dining The Daily Caller on Twitter: CNN’s Jim Sciutto: "Is election denialism a new U.S. export?"CBS Sunday Morning: Extended interview: Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda and more Noah Smith on Substack: Why Paul Ehrlich got everything wrongNYT: Another Big Boomer EffectNYT: A Hamline Adjunct Showed a Painting of the Prophet Muhammad. She Lost Her Job

New Year. Same Us. We’re getting the Speaker news cycle out of the way first so we can jump into some of our favorite stories like homophobic telescopes and white supremacist exercise.Watch this episode on YouTube.If you have a story you want us to talk about, e-mail us at wretches@nebulouspodcasts.com.Receive show notes directly in your inbox, subscribe to the newsletter here.Time Stamps: 03:30 Front Page43:24 Obsessions49:03 Reader Mail 53:48 Favorite Item of the WeekShow Notes:NYT: How Naming the James Webb Telescope Turned Into a Fight Over HomophobiaNYT: How a Dog’s Killing Turned Brooklyn Progressives Against One AnotherNew York Times on Twitter: In the Bahamas, a Lingering Sympathy for Sam Bankman-FriedThe Cut: Representative Delia Ramirez Knows the Housing Struggle AEI: WaPo’s Apologia for School Library Porn TIME: The White Supremacist Origins of Exercise, and 6 Other Surprising Facts About the History of U.S. Physical Fitness NY Post: How ESPN handled broadcast during horrifying Damar Hamlin injury NYtimes: There Has Never Been a Better Time to Be ShortWaPo: Art at Capitol honors 141 enslavers and 13 Confederates. Who are they?The Princetonian: 3 Princeton DEI staff members resign, alleging lack of supportWSJ: When Mary Met the AngelThe Wrap: Semafor to 'Redeem' Sam Bankman-Fried Investment - In Other Words, Return It (Exclusive)

Chris’s NewsNation colleague, Chris Cuomo, joins him and Eliana this week for a special interview episode. We jump in to Chris’s early days at Fox News, what he learned at ABC as well as CNN. We’re closing out 2022 with Chris x2! Talk to you all in 2023!If you have a story you want us to talk about, e-mail us at wretches@nebulouspodcasts.com.Receive show notes directly in your inbox, subscribe to the newsletter here.

With layoffs at Wapo, Tucker attacking Zelenskyy, and an ABC producer going rogue, the holiday season is less than jolly for the media. Tune in to also catch up on Disney drama and the menopause gold rush.If you have a story you want us to talk about, e-mail us at wretches@nebulouspodcasts.com. Receive show notes directly in your inbox, subscribe to the newsletter here. Time Stamps:2:12 - Front Page34:52 - Obsessions42:08 - Reader Mail44:50 - Favorite Items of the WeekShow Notes: Politico: Playbook PM: WaPo braces for more layoffsPuck: Post-Apocalyptic WaPo: Your 2022 News PrintNYT: In Testimony, Hannity and Other Fox Employees Said They Doubted Trump’s Fraud ClaimsWSJ: Bob Iger vs. Bob Chapek: Inside the Disney CoupHollywood Reporter: Disney Analyst: Spinning Off ESPN, ABC Is “Best Path Forward”NPR: She was an ABC News producer. She also was a corporate operativeSlate: I Think I Found Kyrsten Sinema’s Side HustleWSJ: The Stanford Guide to Acceptable WordsYahoo: 'Disgusting!': 'New York Times' slammed after crossword puzzle resembles swastikaNYT: Welcome to the Menopause Gold RushCoindesk: Divisions in Sam Bankman-Fried’s Crypto Empire Blur on His Trading Titan Alameda’s Balance SheetThe Economist: Crypto’s last man standingWSJ: The 30-Year-Old Spending $1 Billion to Save CryptoBloomberg: This Crypto CEO Says He Made $20 Billion Just to Give it All AwayWSJ: Tech Live summit: What’s Next for CryptoDispatch: Life Is Too Short For Hating Harry & MeghanNew York Magazine: Fall of the Progressive Boy KingNY Post: Man with WWI explosive lodged in his rectum sparks bomb scare, hospital evacuation

We are finally getting to the Twitter Files and Brittney Griner coverage this week. On top of those items, we’re checking in on ex-CNN President Jeff Zucker, updates from the NYT walkout and EOY media lists.If you have a story you want us to talk about, e-mail us at wretches@nebulouspodcasts.com. Receive show notes directly in your inbox, subscribe to the newsletter here.Time Stamps: 2:33 Front Page49:14 Obsessions 56:00 Reader Mail58:13 Favorite Item of the WeekShow Notes: Axios: Exclusive: Bari Weiss reveals business plan for buzzy new media startupWSJ: Jeff Zucker, Former CNN President, to Lead Sports-and-Media Investment Firm RedBird IMIMediaite: Mediaite’s Most Influential in News Media 2022 Semafor: New York Times DC Reporters are skipping the walkoutNYT: With End of Griner’s Detention, a New Wave of WNBA Activism Begins WaPo: From Mexican cartel labs to U.S. streets, a deadly fentanyl pipelinePuck News: The Obamas’ Hollywood EducationNYT: The 93 Most Stylish ‘People’ of 2022 WSJ: Sam Bankman-Fried’s Crypto CrashWSJ:  Sam Bankman-Fried’s Parents Were There for FTX’s Rise, and Now Its FallThe Onion: Nation Forgives Harvey Weinstein After He Gets Really Good At Football Commentary:  How Disinformation Journalists Practice Disinformation

This week we’re saying “Welcome in” to all new and returning listeners. NYT faces a strike, Facebook may be facing congress and CNN says goodbye to staffers and contributors. Most importantly, we’re sharing our new favorite story from The Washington Post. If you have a story you want us to talk about, e-mail us at wretches@nebulouspodcasts.com. Receive show notes directly in your inbox, subscribe to the newsletter here.Time Stamps:03:09 Front Page40:03 Obsessions49:13 Reader Mail 55:00 Favorite Item of the WeekShow Notes: NYT: New York Times Union Holds One-Day Strike WSJ:  Facebook Threatens to Pull News From Platform if Congress Passes Bill Helping Publishers Truth on the Market: Imposed Final Offer Arbitration: Price Regulation by Any Other NameNYT: Defamation Suit Against Fox Grows More ContentiousTwitter: Taylor Lorenz on China LockdownTwitter: Taylor Lorenz reacting to WaPo articleDOJ: Lawyer Michael Avenatti Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison for Stealing Millions of Dollars from Clients and Tax FraudFree Beacon: Fashback: The Media Was Obsessed with Michael AvenattiWaPo: Calling out of the blue: Why would you do this to someone you love? WaPo: Discovery’s Shark Week needs diversity, more positive science, study says NYT: 12 Dinner Parties Around the World, From Tokyo to ParisTwitter: Bill Spindle leaves Semafor Fox News: James Woods fires back at Twitter, vows to sue over censorship on 'Tucker Carlson Tonight'The Spectator World: Kirstie Alley, the woman left out in the cold Smith Mountain Eagle: Gary's Corner: Soul MateNYT: Hans Niemann Is the Bad Boy of Chess. But Did He Cheat?

Filling in for Eliana this week is Christine Rosen, Chris’s colleague from AEI. We have lots to catch up on this week from Kanye West’s Mar-a-Lago dinner to the media’s treatment of SBF.If you have a story you want us to talk about, e-mail us at wretches@nebulouspodcasts.com. Receive show notes directly in your inbox, subscribe to the newsletter here.Time Stamps: 03:19 Front Page1:02:00 Obsessions1:05:36 Reader Mail 1:11:18 Favorite Item of the WeekShow Notes: Fox News: Rep. Boebert’s apparent midterm victory makes liberal pundits eat their wordsThe Atlantic: Just Wait Until You Get to Know Ron DeSantisReuters: Trump ally Devin Nunes can sue NBCUniversal for defamation - judgeWaPo: Elon Musk and the hardcore cult of Diet CokeWaPo: Musk's Twitter no longer bans covid misinformationFox News: Taylor Lorenz rips Elon Musk on BBC: He has made Twitter a 'disaster'Good Morning America: George Stephanopoulos sits down with FTX CEO Sam Bankman-FriedNYT: Sam Bankman-Fried Blames ‘Huge Management Failures’ for FTX CollapseAxios: Sam Bankman-Fried's "underdressed genius” lookThe Atlantic: The Black Investors Who Were Burned by BitcoinBloomberg: NPR Hiring Freeze, CNN Cuts Are Latest Signs of Media CrunchAxios: CNN Layoffs BeginThe Daily Beast: AP Fires Reporter Behind Retracted ‘Russian Missiles’ Story NYT: President Biden Is Turning 80. Experts Say Age Is More Than a Number.WaPo: Rise in Iranian assassination, kidnapping plots alarms Western officialsDailyMail: EXCLUSIVE: From co-stars to lovers: GMA anchors Amy Robach, 49, and T.J. Holmes's, 45, romance is revealedThe Guardian: Delaware man sentenced for joining US Capitol riots while on Tinder date WaPo: She has 13 cats in a two-bedroom condo. Here's her litter-box advice. Quartz: Apple hobbled a crucial tool of dissent in China weeks before widespread protests broke out Politico:‘No path’ forward: Biden calls on Congress to avert rail strikeWaPo: Union Station has fallen on hard times. Can it be saved?NYT: San Francisco Considers Allowing Use of Deadly Robots by Police

Please enjoy a compilation of a few of our favorite stories from this past year while you’re doom scrolling on your couch in a pool of leftovers. We will be back next week!If you have a story you want us to talk about, e-mail us at wretches@nebulouspodcasts.com. Receive show notes directly in your inbox, subscribe to the newsletter here.Show Notes: Free Beacon: How the Left Learned To Stop Worrying and Love Domestic TerrorismCNN: Washington Post's Dave Weigel suspended for retweeting sexist remarkMediaite: Did the 'FBI Planted Evidence' Theory Come From Trump? The Daily Beast: NBC’s ‘Meet the Press’ Shakeup Puts Chuck Todd in Jeopardy New York Times: Washington Post’s Business Struggles as Frustrations Mount

Happy (now belated) birthday to our very own Chris Stirewalt! How else would we celebrate but check in with Trump’s third presidential bid, midterm aftermath and the media’s reaction to the FTX drama.Time Stamps:03:37 Front Page33:48 Obsessions 42:14 Reader Mail 49:23 Favorite Item of the Week Receive show notes directly in your inbox, subscribe to the newsletter here. If you have a story you want us to talk about, e-mail us at wretches@nebulouspodcasts.comShow Notes: The Guardian: Murdoch tells Trump he will not back fresh White House bid – reportCNN: The New York Post just brutally trolled Donald TrumpWSJ: Donald Trump’s Presidential RerunWashington Post: Trump’s early 2024 presidential campaign launch fails to rally GOPNYT: Jonathan Swan Joins The New York TimesWaPo: Accused U-Va. gunman was scrutinized by threat assessment team for weaponNYT: China and Iran Use Private Detectives to Reach Dissidents in America NYT: Elon Musk Fires Twitter Employees Who Criticized HimNPR: Elon Musk gives Twitter employees an ultimatum: Stay or go by tomorrowCNN: CNN Plans to Sober Up Boozy New Year’s Eve CoverageNYT: How Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX Crypto Empire CollapsedVox: Interview: Fallen crypto CEO Sam Bankman-Fried opens up about FTX, Alameda Research, and his regretsNews.com.au FTX coach says executives were ‘undersexed’, denies rampant amphetamine useShakespeare Theatre: Much Ado About NothingCommentary Magazine: O Ye of Little Faith: The Anti-Semitism of Kanye West

Welcome to the otherside of the midterms! Eliana opens with her soliloquy on the election before we jump into events that unfolded Tuesday night. We’re also checking on twitter and DeSantis’s past.Receive show notes directly in your inbox, subscribe to the newsletter here. If you have a story you want us to talk about, e-mail us at wretches@nebulouspodcasts.comTime Stamps: 5:05 Front Page35:49 Obsessions45:43 Reader Mail 51:38 Favorite Item of the WeekShow Notes: Popular Information: Political media is brokenNew York Times: 5 Ways To Soothe Election StressNew York Times: A rare win for MSNBC over CNN in the election night ratings battle. CNN: Fact check: Biden's midterms message includes false and misleading claimsNew York Post: Here’s how Donald Trump sabotaged the Republican midtermsWSJ: Trump Is the Republican Party’s Biggest LoserWSJ: The GOP’s Midterm FailureWSJ: Mike Pence: My Last Days With Donald TrumpThe New York Times: Resistance to Misinformation Is Weakening on Twitter, a Report FoundThe New York Times: How Molly Jong-Fast Tweeted Her Way to Liberal Media StardomThe Washington Post: NBC retracts erroneous Paul Pelosi story that fueled conspiracy theoriesThe Dispatch: Radical KooksAxios: The new seaplane between D.C. and New York is a blastWashington Post: Ron DeSantis, who denounced Disney, actually got married thereThe New York Times: Pranks, Parties and Politics: Ron DeSantis’s Year as a SchoolteacherWall Street Journal: How 2022 Midterm Polls Performed in Senate RacesNew York Times: 40 Chickens in 40 Days: How a Philadelphia Man Cheered His CityWSJ: FTX Tapped Into Customer Accounts to Fund Risky Bets, Setting Up Its DownfallBloomberg Law: Matt Levine’s Money Stuff: FTX Had a Death SpiralCNBC: Crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried blames himself for FTX's collapse, admits he 'f---ed up'