Chris Licht (Chris #2) is doing the interview rounds again as rumors fly about CNN’s interest in adding some comedy flavor to its programming.  WaPo’s Fred Ryan is facing some heat as business continues to stumble and scientists are eating legos to see . . what comes out the other end. Tune in for more “other end” conversations!

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Show Notes: 

LA Times: CNN boss Chris Licht on restoring trust and why he deleted his Twitter account 

Washington Examiner: CNN to begin airing Bill Maher's Overtime amid reports of a comedy venture

Puck News: Will Gayle King Bite on CNN?

New Yorker: What Happened to the Washington Post?

Philadelphia Inquirer: The NYT should tell readers whether it helped crooked FBI agents get Trump elected in 2016 

WaPo: GOP report shows plan to ramp up focus on disproven election fraud claims 

WaPo: 'Environmental racism' and the mysterious cars rusting in D.C. woods 

WaPo: Hunter Biden’s lawyers, in new aggressive strategy, target his critics

Matt Feeney on Twitter: https://twitter.com/m_feeney/status/1621087095577272321

Wapo: Opinion | Britain’s proposed online safety rules defy common sense

NPR:  6 doctors swallowed Lego heads for science. Here's what came out 

Free Beacon: The Political Targeting of George Santos Is Inextricable From His Sexual Orientation and Latinx Heritage 

Politico: 16 Hours With George Santos: Dunkin’ Donuts, 27,000 Steps and a Scolding

NYT: Bobby Hull, Hockey Hall of Famer, Is Dead at 84

NYT: Bobby Hull’s Golden Hockey Career Diminished by His Troubling Dark Side

NYT: How Parenting Today Is Different, and Harder

The Verge: Lauren Sánchez will lead an all-woman crew to space on Blue Origin

NYT: In the Fight Over Gas Stoves, Meet the Industry’s Go-To Scientist

Andrew Sullivan on Substack: Rod Dreher On His Crises Of Faith And Family

WTAE: Groundhog Day 2023: Punxsutawney Phil makes his prediction 

WSJ: Missing Dallas Zoo Monkeys Found in Closet of Abandoned Home