Chris is out, and Eli is in. That’s right—Eli Lake, from The Re-Education, is stepping in for Chris this week. We’re taking a look at the new captain of CNN, reviewing corrections at Fox News that’ll make you say “yikes,” and ending with some Futbol talk. Enjoy your Labor Day weekend!

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Time Stamps:

1:43 Front Page

28:26 Obsessions

43:08 Reader Mail

47:12 Favorite Item

Show Notes:

WSJ: Mark Thompson Helped Revive the New York Times. CNN Is His Next Test. 

APNEWS: Biden is widely seen as too old for office, an AP-NORC poll finds. Trump has problems of his own 

The Messenger: ‘Rich Men North of Richmond’ Singer Oliver Anthony Slams Use of Song at Republican Debate: ‘I Wrote That Song About Those People’

Military.com: Inside the Marine Corps' Fight with Fox News over a False Gold Star Family Story

CNN: Fox News apologizes to Gold Star family after facing backlash over false story

CNN: How conservatives use ‘verbal jiu-jitsu’ to turn liberals’ language against them

Bethanny Frankel on Instagram: The Manolo × Fauxnolo Comfort Test - lets go

WSJ: Who Needs an Entree? Diners Order Salad and Fries and Call It a Meal

NYT: Yale Students Got a Terrifying Message. From the Campus Police

WaPo: Boston University hires Harvard disinformation scholar Joan Donovan

MSNBC: Harvard expert reveals how she predicted Covid disinformation

KCAL News: Eminem asks GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy to stop using his music

Tablet: Qatar’s World Cup FIFA Bribe Documents Exposed