Strap in, Wretches. We’re going deep into the firing of CNN Chief, Chris Licht. We also breakdown Chuck Todd’s exit, Tucker’s full Twitter debut and the origins of McDonald’s Grimace. 

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2:00 Front Page

56:37 Obsessions

1:00:50 Reader Mail 

1:03:56 Favorite Item

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Show Notes:

The Atlantic: Inside the Meltdown at CNN 

NYT: Could Jeff Zucker Fix CNN? He Seems to Think So.

Semafor: CNN lost trust over COVID coverage, internal report found

Politico: The Real Reason Chris Licht Got Fired From CNN

The Information: The Real CNN Drama is Cable News' Growing Irrelevance 

NYT: Chuck Todd to Leave ‘Meet the Press’

National Review: NYT: GOP’s Diverse Field Just a Sign of GOP Racism

The New Republic: The Arrogance of Already Crowning Trump the Republican Nominee

The Daily Beast: Casey DeSantis Is the Walmart Melania Trump 

WaPo: Let Ron DeSantis identify however he wants

Mediaite: Jen Psaki, James Comey Envision Trump in an Ankle Bracelet 

Deadline: Tucker Carlson Debuts Twitter Show To Big Numbers, Threatens To Leave Elon Musk-Owned Platform If Anyone Calls Him Out

Semafor: Inside the high-stakes clash for control of Ukraine’s story

NYT: Nazi Symbols on Ukraine’s Front Lines Highlight Thorny Issues of History 

Mediaite: Is Anyone Going to Retract Their Baseless Claims That Fox News Leaked the Tucker Tapes? 

APNews: As conservatives target schools, LGBTQ+ kids and students of color feel less safe 

NYT: Pat Robertson, Who Gave Christian Conservatives Clout, Is Dead at 93

Daily Mail: Mark Zuckerberg denies that he was choked out during Jiu-Jitsu tournament

NYT: With Hannah Gadsby’s ‘It’s Pablo-matic,’ the Joke’s on the Brooklyn Museum

VinePair: Behold the Nostalgic, Purple Silliness That Is McDonald's Grimace Shake

Obsessions: 

NYT: The Complicated Reality of Joe Biden, America’s Oldest President

The Guardian: Amazon and Google fund anti-abortion lawmakers through complex shell game

Favorite Items:

WaPo: The fugitive heiress next door: Why Brazil is fascinated by Margarida Bonetti

Semafor: Did Washington underestimate Kevin McCarthy?