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.

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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