If you work at NPR, be ready to spread joy as far as possible. And if you work at another news outlet, don’t be too objective, or Morning Joe will come after you. This week, we’re covering the best, worst, and weirdest happenings in the news media with our friend Christine Rosen, who has a new book coming out called The Extinction of Experience: Being Human in a Disembodied World. You can find it on Amazon. And as always, Wretch on!

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7:00 Front Page

1:08:17 Obsessions

1:18:26 Favorite Items

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Show Notes:

Christine Rosen: The Extinction of Experience: Being Human in a Disembodied World

NBC News: Trump and Harris campaigns agree to rules for ABC debate 

New York Times: Trump Campaign Uses Statements From Gold Star Families to Attack Harris 

Politico:  ‘Next Question’: Harris evades questions about her identity 

The Nation: The Dark Side of the Democratic Party’s Embrace of Football  

The New York Times: The Political Rage of Left-Behind Regions 

National Review: People Who Care About Winning Don't Shoot the Messenger 

Mediaite: Morning Joe Crew Accuses Media of Pro-Trump Bias: 'So Concerned With Being Objective' They Give Trump an 'Advantage' 

Bloomberg: National Public Radio Confronts Election Season With a ‘Joy Czar’

The New York Times: U.S. Announces Plan to Counter Russian Influence Ahead of 2024 Election

CNN: Reliable Sources 

Commentary Magazine: Helter Stelter

The New York Times: I Swore Off Air-Conditioning, and You Can, Too

The Washington Post: The Marshmallow Test and other predictors of success have bias built in, researchers say 

The Washington Post: These are the asteroids that scare scientists. Are we prepared for them? 

Obsessions: 

The Free Press: Pseudo-Scholars and the Rise of the Barbarian Right 

The Dispatch: A Nonbinary Choice 

Kicker: Favorite Items of the Week:

The New York Times: The Best Books About Politics

The Wall Street Journal: The Soap Bubble of Kamala Harris’s Campaign