If you’re not caught up on the CBS controversy, we’ve got you covered in today’s episode. We break down the interview with Ta-Nehisi Coates and its aftermath. We also discuss the 2024 media blitz, Trump’s decision to decline a Fox debate, and climate change. Wretch on!

Time Stamps: 

2:04 Front Page

44:29 Obsessions

52:14 Reader Mail

55:20 Favorite Items

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Show Notes:

Puck News: The Tony–Ta-Nehisi Affair

The Free Press: How Is CBS Marking October 7? By Admonishing Tony Dokoupil

The Wall Street Journal: CBS Interview on Israel Triggers Fight at Network; Shari Redstone Weighs In

The New York Times: CBS Rebukes Anchor Over Tense Interview With Ta-Nehisi Coates

The New York Times: Inside the Turmoil at CBS News After a Tense Ta-Nehisi Coates Interview 

The Free Press: Does CBS News Know Where Jerusalem Is? 

Reuters: Trump rejects Fox News invite to debate Harris in late October 

Mediaite: James Carville ‘Scared To Death’ About Election Day: Kamala Harris Needs To Get ‘Aggressive’

Wired: Tim Walz Rally Goes Live on World of Warcraft Twitch Stream 

The Daily Beast: Host Laughs in Trump’s Face After He Calls Himself ‘Basically a Truthful Person’ 

Axios: Potential Trump loss threatens destruction of modern GOP 

Yahoo News: New York Sun owner Dovid Efune nearing deal to buy the Telegraph 

The New York Times: Introducing the Dachshund Bag

The Honest Broker on Substack: Weather Attribution Alchemy

Slow Boring on Substack: Media organizations are blowing their endorsements 

The Washington Post: Mossad’s pager operation: Inside Israel’s penetration of Hezbollah