Eliana Johnson and Chris Stirewalt love the news business but they hate a lot of what’s happening to it these days. Using their decades of experience in print, digital and TV news they tell the story behind the stories, always on the lookout for bias, sloppy reporting and, well, just plain wretched journalism. Every week they help you to be a better, smarter news consumer.
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Eliana Johnson and Chris Stirewalt love the news business but they hate a lot of what’s happening to it these days. Using their decades of experience in print, digital and TV news they tell the story behind the stories, always on the lookout for bias, sloppy reporting and, well, just plain wretched journalism. Every week they help you to be a better, smarter news consumer.
Happy Thursday! We’re coming to you a day early with MAGA infighting, a showdown at Columbia University, a media vibe shift, and the story behind the original Egg McMuffin. Wretch on!
Time Stamps:
2:26 - Front Page
55:10 - Obsessions
1:04:39 - Reader Mail
1:08:51 - Favorite Items
If you have a story you want to discuss with us, email us at wretches@nebulouspodcasts dot com.
Show Notes:
The New York Times: The Populist vs. the Billionaire: Bannon, Musk and the Battle Within MAGA
The New Republic: Why Don’t Plutocrats Care That Trump Is Tanking the Economy?
The Wall Street Journal: Capitol Hill’s Republican Sycophant Caucus
National Review: Does Trump Know Why He Was Elected?
Axios: Trump vows to "lead the charge" to unseat GOP Rep. Massie
AP News: Trump warns that arrest of Palestinian activist at Columbia will be ‘first of many’
The Wall Street Journal: Faculty-on-Faculty War Erupts at Columbia as Trump Targets Elite School
NPR: A top 'Washington Post' columnist resigns, accusing publisher of killing piece
The New York Times: MeidasTouch Pops on Podcast Charts as Progressives Search for Answers
The New York Times: Can the Media’s Right to Pursue the Powerful Survive Trump’s Second Term?
The New York Times: The Future of News Looks Niche
The Wrap: Wall Street Journal Cuts Tech Reporters and Editors in Media Reconfiguration of Coverage
Sports Illustrated: Yankees’ Wives Carrying On Team’s Abandoned Battle Against Beards
CNN: Trump official tasked with defending DOGE cuts posted fashion influencer videos from her office
The Wall Street Journal: How Foundation and Eyeliner Became a Political Battleground
WGN9: An early version of the Egg McMuffin included a surprising condiment
Axios: MAGA's antisemitism divide
BBC: Russian spy ring's plans to kill journalist 'beyond imagination'
The Atlantic: Mitch McConnell and the President He Calls ‘Despicable’
The Wall Street Journal: The High-Pressure Tactics Attorney Gloria Allred Uses—On Her Own Clients
Ink Stained Wretches
Eliana Johnson and Chris Stirewalt love the news business but they hate a lot of what’s happening to it these days. Using their decades of experience in print, digital and TV news they tell the story behind the stories, always on the lookout for bias, sloppy reporting and, well, just plain wretched journalism. Every week they help you to be a better, smarter news consumer.
