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Bonfire of the Cable News Vanities
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Length:
49 minutes
Released:
Dec 10, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Rep. Devin Nunes leaves Congress for MAGA media, surgeon general shrinks the news, much ado about Fox’s torched tinsel
Times
01:34 - Segment: Front Page
01:40 - Times names Simone Biles Athlete of the Year
05:02 - The Washington Post editorializes the obituary of late editor Fred Hiatt
08:09 - Chris Cuomo fired from CNN, and he prepares to sue
12:23 - The Los Angeles Times on the entertainment nexus of QAnon and Hollywood
13:33 - Politico on Biden foreign policy
16:51 - Politico on inflation
20:57 - Rep. Devin Nunes to retire from Congress to head up Trump's social media company
25:11 - Buzzfeed goes public, and shares tank
27:31 - Supreme Court abortion case coverage focuses on Justice Kavanaugh
30:00 - The surgeon general warns of mental health issues in young people
32:10 - Fox's Christmas tree fire
34:33 - Segment: Obsessions
34:39 - Politico's Jack Shafer blasts cable news (Chris)
38:04 - The New York Times coverage of the withdrawal of Biden's socialist nominee for comptroller of the currency (Eliana)
42:23 - Segment: Favorite Item of the Week
42:48 - Coverage of the Ghislaine Maxwell trial (Chris)
45:40 - Wall Street Journal op-ed on crime (Eliana)
Links
Times names Simone Biles Athlete of the Year
New York Post article on Chris Cuomo suing CNN
Los Angeles Times piece on QAnon and Hollywood
Politico article on Biden
Politico article on inflation
Jack Shafer's piece on cable news
Ghislaine Maxwell trial coverage, via Poynter
Wall Street Journal op-ed on crime
Times
01:34 - Segment: Front Page
01:40 - Times names Simone Biles Athlete of the Year
05:02 - The Washington Post editorializes the obituary of late editor Fred Hiatt
08:09 - Chris Cuomo fired from CNN, and he prepares to sue
12:23 - The Los Angeles Times on the entertainment nexus of QAnon and Hollywood
13:33 - Politico on Biden foreign policy
16:51 - Politico on inflation
20:57 - Rep. Devin Nunes to retire from Congress to head up Trump's social media company
25:11 - Buzzfeed goes public, and shares tank
27:31 - Supreme Court abortion case coverage focuses on Justice Kavanaugh
30:00 - The surgeon general warns of mental health issues in young people
32:10 - Fox's Christmas tree fire
34:33 - Segment: Obsessions
34:39 - Politico's Jack Shafer blasts cable news (Chris)
38:04 - The New York Times coverage of the withdrawal of Biden's socialist nominee for comptroller of the currency (Eliana)
42:23 - Segment: Favorite Item of the Week
42:48 - Coverage of the Ghislaine Maxwell trial (Chris)
45:40 - Wall Street Journal op-ed on crime (Eliana)
Links
Times names Simone Biles Athlete of the Year
New York Post article on Chris Cuomo suing CNN
Los Angeles Times piece on QAnon and Hollywood
Politico article on Biden
Politico article on inflation
Jack Shafer's piece on cable news
Ghislaine Maxwell trial coverage, via Poynter
Wall Street Journal op-ed on crime
Released:
Dec 10, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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