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The Wretches are back in the studio, and it feels so good. This week, we’re covering Trump’s joint address to Congress, tariffs, ‘based’ Newsom, and much more. Wretch on!

1:55 - Front Page

29:07 - Obsessions

37:24 - Reader mail

42:26 - Favorite Items

Reuters: Storm clouds gather over US economy as Trump kicks off trade war 

CBS News: Poll on Trump's 2025 joint address to Congress finds large majority of viewers approve 

National Review: When the Left Is Too Smug Even for the New York Times

The New York Times: During Trump’s Rowdy Speech to Congress, the Quiet Moments Said the Most

The Wall Street Journal: The ‘Hustling Expert’ Behind Argentina’s $250 Million Crypto Scandal 

The Wall Street Journal: The Two-Headed Monster Stalking the Economy Has a Name: Stagflation 

Politico: Gavin Newsom breaks with Democrats on trans athletes in sports 

Deadline: Tom Llamas To Succeed Lester Holt As ‘NBC Nightly News’ Anchor 

Nieman Lab: FiveThirtyEight is shutting down as part of broader cuts at ABC and Disney 

Mediaite: Despite Bezos’ Efforts to Shove WaPo Opinion to the Right, Op-Eds Still Taking Defiantly Anti-Trump, Anti-Musk Tone 

Axios: Patch scales to 30,000 U.S. communities with AI newsletters

The New York Times: She’s a Foot Soldier in America’s Losing War With Chronic Disease 

The New York Times: When This Professor Got Cancer, He Didn’t Quit. He Taught a Class About It.