The Ringer's Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker sit down to sift through the blame game regarding children being separated from their parents at the border and how the media writes about "lies" (04:15), the Justice Department seizing 'New York Times' reporter Ali Watkins's emails and cell phone data (14:00), the recent profile of ESPN's Stephen A. Smith in 'The New Yorker' (28:00), and how the media handles celebrity suicide (37:00).

Credits:

Hosted by: Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker

Produced by: Jim Cunningham

Brought to you by: The Ringer Podcast Network

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices