Chas and Special Guest PEPCaster Richard Cooke discuss the challenges facing the newsmedia, and how they are a little like trading a horse for a handjob. 1:43 - Grateful For (Neil’s Mugs/Potential Assange Deal) 6:40 - Correspondence (TikTok/Fani Willis/Trump’s Bond/Kevin Rudd/The Kids of Today/Richy’s Book) 50:14 - My chat with Richy about the challenges facing journalists, and what a post-media environment looks like. HOMEWORK/SHOWNOTES  * A free link to the Jonathan Haidt article about "The Kids of Today" being ruined by phones https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/03/teen-childhood-smartphone-use-mental-health-effects/677722/?gift=U5i_fU3LhJpheeE9K9K4afhcLOnsWIsMXFxg79zQ-_8&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

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