Scoop and Leaks abound from WashPo, NYTimes and even Forbes. At the same time events in Iran, Qatar and Saudia Aradia are reporting shifting allegiances in the Middle East,. We find a buried lede in the Manchester and London terrorist events, and the response of entertainers there. With guest Brad Schreiber author of "Revolution's End" we discuss his revelations about the Patty Hearst kidnapping and the Symbionese Liberation Army.

Changes in US Climate Change Policy, Trump's European Trip, attacks on Journalists and farewell to Frank DeFord and Dennis Johnson, and our guest Harold Bronson author of "My British Invations" about Herman;s Hermists, The Spencer Davis Trio, The Hollies, The Yardbirds, the Troggs among others.

Fred Schruers and Tom Teicholz discuss the Ali-Frazier like newspaper war between The New York Times and the Washington Post as scoop follows scoop, and some shout-outs to favorite articles of the week including features by Michelle Goldberg and Alex Tizon. Our guest this week is Dr. Scott Wetzler, the Vice Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry of Montefiore Medical Center in New York with whom he discuss Trump co-author Tony Schwartz's Washington Post assessment of the President's psychological makeup.

This week it's politics, arts and the first amendment as we discuss the White House Correpondent's dinner, the Colbert Kerfuffle, Jimmy Kimmel's proud moment, attempts to change the libel laws, and talk to our guest Priscilla Frank of the Huffington Post, or HuffPost as its now known about her article on the new Amazon series "I Love Dick" and its radical importance.

Fred Schruers and Tom Teicholz discuss the looming Writers Guild Strike in Hollywood, the Sydney Hillman Awards, STAT, CRISPR and Chan Zuckerberg Biohub patent rights, a profile of Laurie Anderson, tampons in the news, the passing of Janathan Demme and we welcome our guest Richard Rushfiled of THE ANKLER newsletter to discuss the potential WGA Strike.

Bill O'Reilly, The Facebook murder, the missing aircraft carrier, a formula for saving local newspapers, Aaron Hernandez and a conversation with Jonathan Taplin about his new book, "Move Fast and Break Things"

Syrian Airstrikes, Pulitzer Prizes, Homeland, LA Times Editorials, and guest Tyler Rogoway of the War Zone and The Drive

This week we discuss how the reporting on the chemical attack in Syria; how Bill O'Reilly's settling sexual harrassment suits have led to advertisers leaving his show, despite President Trump's support of O'Reilly; the LA Times Editorial pages' multi-part condemnation of President Trump; The profile of Jeff Zucker in the Times Magazine; The Kendall Jenner/Pepsi ad; Howard Jacobson's forthcoming novel "Pussy"; and we talk to Terry McDermott about the late Alex Tizon and preview McDermott's forthcoming book on pitching and baseball.

Fred Schruers and Tom Teicholz discuss Elizabeth Kolbert's profile of Rep. Chuck Schumer in The New Yorker, as well as the Ed Sheeran profile in Rolling Stone, prompting a discussion of when incriminating details are included or go unreported. Guest Ian Brown from Canada's the Globe and Mail, author of "Sixty" and "The Boy in the Moon" discusses his recent article on his escape from Trumpism via Samuel Beckett and "Waiting for Godot" and the Globe and Mail's investigative unit.

Fred and talk about new additions to the White House Press Corps, the rise of Louise Moensch, recalling Robert Silvers and Jimmy Breslin and a conversation with Peter Guralnick about Chuck Berry and about music and music journalism