We’re celebrating Valentine’s day a little early with some fancy cookies this week. Aside from the reluctant review of SOTU, we’re kicking off this week with some inside scoops on the media’s biggest personalities. Stay tuned for updates on WaPo parenting advice and the Dallas Zoo.


Time Stamps:
02:14 Front Page
45:03 Obsessions 
51:12 Reader Mail 
53:41 Favorite Item of the Week


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Show Notes: 
Free Beacon: WATCH: Media Salivate Over Biden's State of the Union Speech, Mock GOP Rebuttal
Mediaite: WATCH: Don Lemon Calls Off Commercial Break to Go Off on Kaitlan Collins Interview With James Comer 
NY Post: Don Lemon 'screamed' at 'CNN This Morning' co-host, left crew 'rattled': sources 
Page Six: Matt Lauer considering a media comeback attempt: sources 
Time: The Chinese Balloon Looks Nothing Like a Weather Balloon, Experts Say
Byline Times: Russia and the US Press: The Article the CJR Didn’t Publish
Business Insider: An 'anti-capitalist' financial planner explains how to make ethically sound investments
WaPo: House GOP embraces mainstream media after years of bashing ‘fake news’
WaPo: Slow? Koala? Crunchy? Your guide to the wild world of parenting styles
Chronicle: Fear of a Black-Studies Planet 
NYT:The Blurred Lines Between Goldman C.E.O.’s Day Job and His D.J. Gig
NYT: The 6 Best Boxed Chocolates of 2023
Politico: Reporter arrested during news event on Ohio train derailment 
NYPost: AOC serves up disinformation about Hunter Biden — and us
ABC27: ‘I was framed:’ Las Vegas politician accused of killing journalist speaks from jail 
Courthouse News Service: Judge declines newspaper’s request for sanctions against police in reporter’s murder probe 
NYTimes: ‘One Gut Punch After Another’: The Case of the Missing Dallas Zoo Animals