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Founding Editor of the Washington Free Beacon and AEI Senior Fellow Matthew Continetti joins Eliana and Chris to discuss the relationship between the right and the media, as detailed in his new book, The Right.The Right: The Hundred-Year War for American Conservatism by Matthew Continetti

CNN goes on an apology tour while profits drop, the media embraces for a blue wave and we kindly ask audiences to stop giving into performative outrage. Time Stamps:0:24 - Introduction5:08 - Front Page45:15 - Obsessions58:57 - Reader Mail1:01:27 - Favorite Item of the WeekShow Notes:CNN: Harris' remark sparks right-wing media outrage. Hear what happened in the roomFox News: Twitter blows up over Kamala Harris introducing herself with 'she/her' pronouns, description of her clothing@unionmarketdc on InstagramWashingtonian: Union Market’s Edens Apologizes for Anti-Asian Email After Chef-Led PetitionLexington Herald Leader: Some suggest flood victims 'got what they voted for.' Kentuckians aren't having any of that.Washington Post: Several election deniers backed by Trump prevail in hotly contested primariesWashington Beacon: CNN Chief’s Republican Apology TourNew York Times: CNN Profits Are Down as Ratings PlummetNYMag: Why Republicans Stopped Talking to the PressThe New York Times: The Morning Aug, 4, 2022The Washington Post: A TikTok rival promised millions to Black creators. Now some are deep in debt.New York Times: How Did a Two-Time Killer Get Out to Be Charged Again at Age 83?The Washington Post: Opinion | Trans people shouldn’t have to hide to help Democrats winInquirer: Pa. Senate: John Fetterman's comfortable upbringing undercuts image, Republicans sayIf you have a story you want us to talk about, e-mail us at wretches@nebulouspodcasts.com

Wall Street Journal Global View columnist and author Walter Russell Mead talks to Eliana about what reporters get wrong about Israel, what makes a great columnist, his new book, and more.The Arc of the Covenant by Walter Russell Mead

AOC’s fake cuffs, the New Yorker gets its own Feliciz Sonmez, and it turns out many Americans are consuming no news.Time Stamps: 00:24 - Introduction02:43 - Front Page32:00 - Obsessions45:06 - Reader Mail51:21 - Favorite Item of the WeekIf you have a story you want us to talk about, e-mail us at wretches@nebulouspodcasts.comShow Notes:The Washington Post: Opinion | How media coverage drove Biden’s political plungeCJR: ‘Blowtorch Britain’ captures global attentionNew York Times: CNN Chairman Chris Licht Picks Leadership Team for Post-Zucker EraCNN: “Boxing” videoErin Overbey’s Twitter threadNew York Times: Wake Up, Billionaires: The Occupiers Are Coming for the HamptonsAOC’s TweetFox News: Tucker: This is a book-length suck-up to Alexandria Ocasio-CortezReuters Institute: Overview and key findings of the 2022 Digital News ReportWMC-TV: Rep. Bennie Thompson tests positive for COVID-19, White House hearing continues in his absenceThe Guardian: Mortgage strikes threaten China’s economic and political stabilityThe New York Times: Opinion | What It Means to See America in Person

Austin-American Statesman releases footage of the shooting, abortion fact checks go awry, and Chris and Eliana explain former Rep. Katie Hill’s public-interest nudes. Plus, the great breakfast taco debate.Time Stamps:0:24 - Introduction05:26 - Front Page56:07 - Obsessions1:03:47 - Reader Mail1:13:46 - Favorite Item of the WeekShow Notes:The Washington Post: A one-source story about a 10-year-old and an abortion goes viralJessie Watters Primetime ClipThe Columbus Dispatch: Arrest made in rape of Ohio girl that led to Indiana abortion drawing international attentionPolitifact: Anti-abortion group exaggerates how states regulate late-term abortionsAustin American-Statesman: Watch Uvalde school shooting video obtained by Statesman showing police responseAustin American-Statesman: Why the Austin American-Statesman chose to publish video from inside Robb ElementaryFree Beacon: The Legal Precedents That Haunt UvaldeThe New York Times: How Elon Musk Damaged Twitter and Left It Worse OffThe Wall Street Journal: Twitter Didn't Seek a Sale. Now Elon Musk Doesn't Want to Buy. Cue Strange Legal Drama.Politico: Opinion | If Tucker Runs in 2024, Here's Who the Democrats NeedThe Daily Beast: Tucker Carlson 'Steamrolls' Ben Smith During Awkward Semafor Rollout InterviewColumbia Journalism Review: The Biden administration's weasel words on press freedomMediaite: 'A Judge Ruled That My Naked Body Was in the Public Interest': Former Rep. Katie Hill Bankrupt After Revenge Porn SuitThe Washington Post: • Uber leveraged violent attacks against its drivers to pressure politiciansCNN: Jill Biden apologizes after citing 'bodegas' and 'breakfast tacos' to praise Hispanic diversityThe Daily Caller: Cassidy Hutchinson Begged Senior Trump Officials For 'Financial Assistance' After Being Subpoenaed By J6 CommitteeThe Atlantic: The Most Pathetic Men in AmericaCBS News: Meet the dog who learned to walk like a humanThe New York Times: Columbia Loses Its No. 2 Spot in the US News RankingsIf you have a story you want us to talk about, e-mail us at wretches@nebulouspodcasts.com

Press searches for Biden 2024 alternatives, CNN says it ain’t paying attention to the ratings as it pivots away from partisanship, and “Sir, this is a Denny’s”Time Stamps:00:24 - Introduction05:28 - Front Page41:44 - Obsessions49:57 - Reader Mail57:59 - Favorite Item of the WeekShow Notes:CNN: After string of Supreme Court setbacks, Democrats wonder whether Biden White House is capable of urgency moment demandsThe New York Times: Biden Promised to Stay Above the Fray, but Democrats Want a FighterThe New York Times: Ken Auletta Finally Wrote the Harvey Weinstein Story He Wanted to Tell - The New York TimesPOLITICO: Shadow 2024 race: Newsom vs. DeSantisPOLITICO: Gun safety group announces $10M for battleground state racesVariety: David Zaslav Sees ‘Opportunity’ Amid Industry Turmoil as Moguls Convene in Sun ValleyThe Washington Post: As some Democrats grow impatient with Biden, alternative voices emergeThe Washington Post: Maybe the Democrats aren’t doomed in NovemberThe Washington Post: As some Democrats grow impatient with Biden, alternative voices emergeWGCL-TV: Denny’s Employees attack a news crewTweet from @bobhardtIf you have a story you want us to talk about, e-mail us at wretches@nebulouspodcasts.com

As Roe v Wade gets wall-to-wall coverage, Eliana and Chris break down the Jan. 6 hearing, including former ABC News president James Goldston’s role and what his 2003 Michael Jackson documentary tells us about how to understand things. Plus, Bret Baier takes the heat from Trump-backed candidate for governor in AZ.Time Stamps:00:23 - Introduction01:44 - Front Page48:26 - Obsessions1:02:19 - Reader Mail1:08:21 - Favorite Item of the WeekShow Notes:Honesty with Bari Weiss PodcastNPR: The end of Roe v. Wade Has Huge Economic Implications For Male Partners, TooNYT: New Guidelines Encourage Breastfeeding Longer, but Call for More Parental SupportCJR: Punchbowl and Power in Washington, DCWaPo: 6 Takeaways From Illinois, Colorado, Oklahoma and Other StatesWaPo: Election Deniers in Colo. Rejected in Favor of More Moderate RepublicansVanity Fair: “Our Metric Isn't Rachel's Numbers or Bust”: Can Alex Wagner Keep The Maddow Faithful Tuned In?Forbes: With Rachel Maddow On Leave, Ratings Drop 26% For MSNBC’s ‘The Rachel Maddow Show’NYT: How the House Jan. 6 Panel Has Redefined the Congressional HearingPoynter: It's Possible to be a Journalist and a Human

The media primary is underway as candidate profiles pop up everywhere, the NYT does a climate change doozy, and the wretches are flooded with Burger King mail. Time Stamps 00:25 - Introduction 02:29 - Front Page 34:02 - Obsessions 45:18 - Reader Mail 56:33 - Favorite Items of the Week Show Notes: Limited Liability Podcast NYT: Infighting Overshadow's Big Plans at The Washington Post Politico: Fifty Years After Watergate, A Generation of Frightened Editors WaPo: Floridians Give Desantis Points For His Covid Stance. Will it Hold?  New Yorker: Can Ron DeSantis Displace Donald Trump as the G.O.P.’s Combatant-in-Chief? WaPo: USA Today Removes 23 Articles, Says Reporter Fabricated Sources Vice: White Nationalists Want to Reclaim Nature as a Safe Space for Racists NYT: Republicans Drive to Tilt Courts Against Climate Action Reaches a Crucial Moment Reason: Are a Majority of D.C. Circuit Judges Republican Appointees? NYT Thinks So The Hostile Media Phenomenon: Biased Perception and Perceptions of Media Bias in Coverage of the Beirut Massacre WSJ: One Grocer Wanted to Give Up Plastic. It Got Rotting Bananas Instead. Poynter: Pairing College Journalism Students With News Outlets May Be Key to Solving the Local News Crisis, Researchers Suspect

Stirewalt squirms under Johnson’s questioning about his testimony, woke wars tear the Left apart, and why journos should not write about economics. Time Stamps:0:17 - Introduction9:38 - The Front Page43:05 - Obsessions52:53 - Reader Mail59:19 - Favorite ItemsShow Notes:Washington Post: Chris Stirewalt lost his job at Fox News. But he knows he was right.NYT: A Vanishing Word in Abortion Debate: "Women"The Intercept: Elephant in the ZoomVanity Fair: "We Have To Be Ready". Steady and Calm Joe Kahn Takes Charge of the Turbulent TimesNYT: Democrats' Risky Bet: Aid GOP Extremists in Spring, Hoping to Beat Them in FallWSJ: On Inflation, Economics Has Some Explaining to DoPopville: A Photo Farewell to The Big HuntNYT: What Makes a Bathing Suit So Expensive?If you have a story you want us to talk about, e-mail us at wretches@nebulouspodcasts.com

Democracy dies in twitter fights, Phil Mickelson learns a lesson about ‘off the record' and the undercovered case of the anti-police fire bomber.Time Stamps0:24 - Introduction2:13 - Front Page43:07 - Obsessions57:04 - Reader Mail1:01:51 - Favorite ItemsShow NotesCNN: Dave Wiegel SuspendedWashington Post: Black Voters' Support of Biden Has Cooled, Poll FindsSI: Phil Mickelson Claims Some Saudi-Related Comments Off The RecordNYT: The Bachelorette Party Comes for ScottsdaleWSJ: Read This Before You Rage-Tweet at Your AirlineFree Beacon: How the Left Learned To Stop Worrying and Love Domestic TerrorismIf you have a story you want us to talk about, e-mail us at wretches@nebulouspodcasts.com