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  • Fact Check: Hypocrisy is Good

    Fact Check: Hypocrisy is Good
    Aug 28 2024
    Is fact-checking the key to a healthy democracy? Probably not. This week, we’re coming to you early with David Drucker of The Dispatch filling in for Eliana. We cover the latest controversies from the Presidential debate, RFK Jr.’s endorsement, and Vice President Harris’s cold shoulder to the press. Wretch on! If you have a story you want us to talk about, e-mail us at wretches@nebulouspodcasts.com. Sign Up for the Newsletter: https://wretches.substack.com Time Stamps: 03:19 Front Page 1:06:00 Obsessions 1:13:43 Reader Mail 1:17:46 Favorite Items Show Notes: Politico: Playbook: Scoop: The secret debate about the Trump-Harris debate Yahoo: Trump threatens to pull out of Harris debate, hot mics an issue Poynter: The wild and wacky media reaction to RFK Jr.’s endorsement of Donald Trump The New York Times: H.R. McMaster Doesn’t Think Donald Trump Is Very Good at Making Deals Mediaite: Morning Joe 'Stunned' By HR McMaster's 'Tightrope' Framing Of Trump – Despite 'Frightening' Scenes In New Book The New York Times: The Morning: 21 Questions for Harris AP News: Walz's exit from Minnesota National Guard left openings for critics to pounce on his military record Axios: Harris flip-flops on building the border wall Press Watch: 'Fact-checking' does a (hopefully fatal) face plant Washington Post: Opinion | Kamala Harris’s price gouging proposal is a terrible idea The Verge: Gannett is shuttering site accused of publishing AI product reviews The Wall Street Journal: Gen Z-ers Are Computer Whizzes. Just Don’t Ask Them to Type. NBC News: The Democratic convention's surprise guest: Covid Obsessions: Semafor: New model army The Dispatch: The Imaginary Undecided Voter News Junkies Favorite Items: The Dispatch: Josh Shapiro Plots a Course for His Political Future LA Times: 'It's like you're starting from scratch': Hollywood's below-the-line artists pivot to other gigs
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  • The Lee Greenwood Democrats

    The Lee Greenwood Democrats
    Aug 23 2024
    Do you feel it? A sudden sense of patriotism? If the answer is yes, you may be a Democrat attending the DNC this week in Chicago. If the answer is no, Chris and Eliana are here to break down the first three nights, RFK’s potential next move, and sneaker stilettos. Wretch on! If you have a story you want us to talk about, e-mail us at wretches@nebulouspodcasts.com. Sign Up for the Newsletter: https://wretches.substack.com Follow us on Instagram @InkStainedWretches Time Stamps: 01:26 Front Page 1:01:25 Obsessions 1:09:25 Reader Mail 1:11:50 Favorite Items Show Notes: Politico: The Obamas brought the crowd to new heights Politico: Hillary Clinton gets her Trump revenge moment Mediaite: ‘F**k You!’: Morning Joe’s Mike Barnicle Shouts Down Ex-Obama Aide Criticizing Biden, Per Axios Report The Washington Post: At convention, Democrats claim patriotism, American flag as their own NPR: Parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin call for Oct. 7 hostages to return home in remarks at the DNC Axios: Netanyahu’s office denies call with Trump about the Gaza hostage-ceasefire deal. Politico: PBS’ Judy Woodruff apologizes for remark about Trump and peace talks in Israel The Hill: Trump jabs 'highly overrated Jewish Governor' Josh Shapiro The Hill: Trump hits back at Obamas: 'Do I still have to stick to policy?' ABC News: RFK Jr. expected to drop out of race by end of week, plans to endorse Trump: Sources Star Telegram: Did Democrats register immigrants to vote in Weatherford TX? The New York Times: U.S. Investigating Americans Who Worked With Russian State Television Politico: Google agrees to America’s first newsroom funding deal. It’s already unpopular. NPR: ‘Washington Post’ reviews Taylor Lorenz's 'war criminal' jab at Biden : NPR Deadline: Chick-Fil-A Hatches Plans For Streaming Service As Reality TV Comes Home To Roost CBS News: Spanx founder unveils new line of stiletto-heeled sneakers called Sneex AP News: Tim Walz has described his family's IVF experience. But they used a different procedure CNN: Gwen Walz reveals she underwent a different treatment, not IVF, in new details about fertility struggles New York Times: Walz Family Fertility Journey Ran Not Through I.V.F. but Another Common Treatment The Daily Beast: Inside Story of Missing Billionaire Whose Luck Ran Out on Superyacht The Wall Street Journal: Lawyer in Yacht Tragedy Built Star Career With Unassuming Style New York Post: 'Pommel Horse Guy' Stephen Nedoroscik joins 'DWTS' Season 33 after Paris Olympics KTLA: Southern California woman sends herself Apple AirTag to catch mail thieves
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  • Sparking Joy

    Sparking Joy
    Aug 15 2024
    If you haven’t heard, Kamala has officially brought joy back to politics—though we never asked for it in the first place. Meanwhile, unlike with Russiagate, the media has missed Iran’s actual meddling in this year’s election. We discuss all this and more with Matthew Continetti of the Commentary Magazine Podcast, who steps in for Chris this week. Wretch on! Time Stamps: 01:15 Front Page 44:12 Obsessions Show Notes: The Washington Beacon: Speaking Truth to Vibes: Inside the Mainstream Media Echo Chamber on 'Joyful Warrior' Kamala Harris The New York Times: Harris Used to Worry About Laughing. Now Joy Is Fueling Her Campaign. The Washington Post: Harris and Walz seize on joyful message in contrast to darker Trump themes AP News: Harris is pushing joy. Trump paints a darker picture. Will mismatched moods matter? NPR: Harris and Walz reintroduce joy to Democrats their first week on the campaign trail TIME: The Reintroduction of Kamala Harris The New York Times: Gwen Walz, the Coolheaded, Ultracompetent Political Spouse AP News: News outlets were leaked insider material from the Trump campaign. They chose not to print it The New York Times: Pete Wells Reviewed Restaurants for 12 Years. How Have They Changed? The Wall Street Journal: Yes, Guys, You Can Look Polished in Sweatpants. Here’s How. The New York Times: How an Instagram-Perfect Life in the Hamptons Ended in Tragedy The New Yorker: The Biggest Ponzi Scheme in Hollywood History
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  • Kamala's Vow of Silence

    Kamala's Vow of Silence
    Aug 9 2024
    Watch this episode on YouTube! Will Kamala Harris wait until after the convention for an interview with the press? Is Tim Walz “folksy”? We answer all of this and more on today’s episode. Join us to hear about Politico’s Hamas update, embargo trouble and more. Wretch on! Time Stamps: 1:48 Front Page 47:05 Obsessions 59:26 Reader Mail 1:02:23 Favorite Items If you have a story you want us to talk about, e-mail us at wretches@nebulouspodcasts.com. Sign Up for the Newsletter: https://nebulouspodcasts.com/shows/ink-stained-wretches Politico: Why Harris isn’t taking questions NY Post: JD Vance approaches Air Force Two after Kamala Harris, Walz land in Wisconsin — says it will be 'my plane' soon Finding Gravity: BREAKING: The New York Times helps JD Vance Swiftboat Tim Walz Wall Street Journal: Tim Walz Brings Folksy Demeanor, Liberal Record to Harris VP Shortlist The New Yorker: Nancy Pelosi’s Art of Power WaPo: Pelosi on Biden: ‘We did not have a campaign that was on the path to victory’ USA Today: 'If you want Donald Trump to win, then say that': Harris fires back at Gaza protesters at rally Semafor: Journal still can't confirm January story about UN agency for Palestinians WSJ: Nine U.N. Workers Fired After Investigation Found Possible Involvement in Oct. 7 Attack on Israel NYT: Bloomberg Disciplines Journalists Over Russia Prisoner Swap Article NYT: CNN's Media Chronicler Strikes Out on His Own Vox: Discrimination against trans Olympians has roots in Nazi Germany Revisionist History: Hitler’s Olympics Part 1: The Blue-Eyed Tornado WSJ: Luxury Brands Are Betting on Ties (Again). Here’s Why Neckwear Means Money. NYT: Trump Campaign Criticizes Walz for State Law Providing Tampons in Schools NYT: Doug Emhoff, Husband of Kamala Harris, Acknowledges Long-Ago Affair Axios: Exclusive: AI startup raises $25M, inks deals with major media companies Kicker: Favorite Items of the Week: NYTimes: Golf Cart Politics: Florida Retirees Flaunt Loyalties to Trump and Harris Jewish Chronicle: The full inside story of how Israel assassinated Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran – minute by minute
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  • The Raw Talent of a Once-in-a-Generation Cackle

    The Raw Talent of a Once-in-a-Generation Cackle
    Aug 2 2024
    Are Republicans actually weird? Is it sexist to highlight Harris’s laugh? Is Willie Brown the funniest politician alive? All of that and more will be answered in today’s episode as we dive into the American news media’s latest on 2024, Hamas, and Venezuela. Wretch on! Time Stamps: 03:47 Front Page 51:15 Obsessions 55:19 Reader Mail 58:07 Favorite Items Show Notes: Bloomberg: US Reporter Evan Gershkovich To Be Released By Russia in Major Prisoner Swap NPR:Trump's planned address to Black journalists convention sparks backlash NYTimes: Why the Kamala Harris of Four Years Ago Could Haunt Her in 2024 NBC News: Trump's campaign works to convince voters that Harris is 'crazy' because of her laugh WaPo: What’s in Kamala Harris’s laugh? NYPost: Obama doesn't believe Kamala Harris can beat Trump: sources Commentary Podcast: The ‘Weird’ Attack The Verge: The Associated Press removes a fact-check claiming JD Vance has not had sex with a couch WSJ: Strike in Iran Kills Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas’s Chief Negotiator Fox News: Reuters changes headline describing slain Hamas leader Haniyeh as 'moderate' amid backlash: 'Depraved' NYT: Hourslong Lines as Voters Surge to Polls in Venezuela’s Pivotal Election Puck News: Norah the Explorer WaPo: Washington Post CEO accused in court of deceiving police about U.K. hacking scandal NYT: What Does It Mean to ‘Dress Your Age’? WSJ: The British Olympic Team Has Picked a Food Fight With France Obsessions: POLITICO: Kamala Harris Collapsed in 2020. Here’s How to Avoid a Repeat. Engadget: Senators introduce bill to protect individuals against AI-generated deepfakes Kicker: Favorite Items of the Week: Politico: Willie Brown on Kamala Harris: ‘She’ll Deport My Ass’ NYT: Katharine Graham’s Fabled Washington Home Is Kept Empty by a 22-Year Battle
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  • Don’t Say Czar

    Don’t Say Czar
    Jul 26 2024
    Watch this episode on YouTube! We are doing our best to not take the bait on BRAT as opposed to the rest of the news media. However, we will be talking about the Democrat’s new presumptive nominee, Biden’s Oval Office address to the nation, Netanyahu’s visit and much more. Wretch on! Audio Time Stamps: 53:37 Obsessions 1:01:10 Reader Mail 1:01:40 Favorite Items @Andy Kaczynski on X: Incredible community note on here in which Axios use the term “border czar” repeatedly previously for Harris. Washington Free Beacon: Kamala Was Biden's 'Point Person on Immigration'—Until She Became the Presumptive Nominee TFP: Gaslighting the Public on Kamala Harris as ‘Border Czar’ @Drew Holden on X: The media are already hard at work to mislead about VP Kamala Harris. The latest is an effort to memoryhole Harris’s role leading Biden’s disastrous immigration policy as “border czar.”Who’s up for some side-by-sides, lest we forget? @JayCaruso on X: The print edition of today’s Post features ten different articles about Harris. Not one is critical of her or her record. The style section has three. @Eugene Daniels on X: I spoke to Fox News about this and plan on speaking to Brian when he is off air. They've made clear to me that he used college, not colored. The audio is garbled but I am going to take Brian and his team at their word. Mediate: Prominent Liberals Push False Claim Fox News Host Brian Kilmeade Dismissed 'Colored Sororities' on Air I Might Be Wrong on Substack: “Brat” Explained by a Veteran Journalist Who Has to Accept Whatever Assignment We Give Him Politico: Feds discover transcripts of Biden chats with biographer AP News: Hunter Biden drops lawsuit against Fox News over explicit images featured in streaming series The Atlantic: The MAGA Playbook Against Kamala Harris Is Already Clear Axios: Behind the Curtain: "Getting shot in the face changes a man" USAToday: 'I'm not going to be nice:' Donald Trump launches all-out attack on Kamala Harris The Atlantic: J. D. Vance’s Insult to America AP News: Thousands fill Washington's streets to protest Israel's war in Gaza during Netanyahu visit Poltico: Republicans condemn Netanyahu protesters for burning US flags — and waving Hamas ones instead APNews: How the departure of one prominent restaurant critic revealed the potential hazards of the job NYT: The Murdoch Family Is Battling Over the Future of the Fox Empire The Dispatch: The Media Are Not Instruments of the Parties The Dispatch: The Media Does to Biden What It Couldn’t Do to Trump Roll Call: : A bike, a suit and a dream: How I lost a race for Congress 50 years ago WSJ: How the Bet on an 81-Year-Old Joe Biden Turned Into an Epic Miscalculation
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  • Hillbilly Entropy

    Hillbilly Entropy
    Jul 19 2024
    If you're assuming we will be covering the media's response to the attempted assassination, Biden's re-election bid, and the RNC, you'd be correct. However, if you're considering plastic surgery or $1000 sneakers, we have you completely covered this week. We have much to catch up on, wretches. Join us. Time Stamps: 3:15 Front Page 57:01 Style Section 1:04:33 Obsessions 1:11:24 Reader Mail 1:12:46 Favorite Items The Atlantic: Evan Vucci's Trump Image Is a Legendary American Photograph WaPo: Trump allies immediately blame Biden, Democrats for spurring rally shooting Real Clear Markets: Is It Beyond the Pale To Ask If the Trump Shooter Was Simply Crazy? Semafor: Top Democratic strategist pushed reporters to consider 'staged' shooting Mediaite: Joe Scarborough Addresses Morning Joe Getting Pulled Off MSNBC: 'We Were Very Surprised. We Were Very Disappointed' Mediaite: Joe Scarborough Goes OFF on NBC Colleague Lester Holt's Biden Interview: 'Talk About Phony Moral Relativism!' Mediaite: Oliver Darcy Calls Out CNN For Airing 'Lie-Filled' RNC Speeches With 'Little-To-No' Push Back The Atlantic: Trump Is Planning for a Landslide Win NYT: Usha Vance and the Iconography of the Trump Women Puck News: Biden’s Saturday Zoom Call With House Dems Goes Off the Rails Semafor: Donors’ cash is drying up, Jeffrey Katzenberg warns Biden in private meeting NYT: Biden Called ‘More Receptive’ to Hearing Pleas to Step Aside NYT: How Hamas Is Fighting in Gaza: Tunnels, Traps and Ambushes NYT: Rescued Hostage Describes Months of Uncertainty and Terror in Gaza Wall Street: Wall Street Journal fires Hong Kong reporter who headed embattled press club WSJ: Is This $1,100 Shoe the Next Men’s Status Sneaker? Obsessions: NYT: How Yale Propelled J.D. Vance’s Career The Dispatch: ‘Ordinary Americans’ Can Be Wrong, Too Reader Mail: WaPo: The short answer on office shorts: No Favorite Items: Poynter: Technology has fundamentally changed how reporters cover political conventions — for the better The Daily Beast: Ex-CIA Analyst Worked for South Korea in Exchange for Louis Vuitton Handbag: Prosecutors
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    1 h y 18 m
  • The Post-Debate Dance

    The Post-Debate Dance
    Jul 12 2024
    Watch this episode on YouTube. There’s only one story this week: the debate aftermath. We are dissecting the media’s willful ignorance, the White House’s course correction, and other Democratic circles. Also, we are lucky to have Christine Rosen stepping in for Chris this week. Wretch on! If you have a story you want us to talk about, e-mail us at wretches@nebulouspodcasts.com. Sign Up for the Newsletter: https://nebulouspodcasts.com/shows/ink-stained-wretches Follow us on Instagram @InkStainedWretches Time Stamps: 1:42 - Front Page 40:58 - Favorites 46:24 - Reader Mail Show Notes: CNN: Biden’s mental fitness could have been better covered leading up to the debate, some White House reporters acknowledge NYT: Biden’s Lapses Are Said to Be Increasingly Common and Worrisome NYT: Biden Battles Age Doubts and a Trail of Misleading Videos WSJ: Biden’s Frailty Isn’t Breaking News Axios: Behind the Curtain: Biden's credibility crisis NYT: Biden Aides Provided Questions in Advance for His Radio Interviews NYT: Parkinson’s Expert Visited the White House Eight Times in Eight Months Dan Diamond on substack: Quick thoughts on the latest Biden health reports WaPo: Opinion | Here’s the real reason why the frenzy over Biden’s age is so unsettling
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