Hot Mic Summer

Ink Stained Wretches

Watch this episode on YouTube. When Chet Hanks declared 2024 as the second 'White Boy Summer,' he should have known it would be hijacked by the political media. We’re breaking down this travesty along with the upcoming CNN Presidential Debate, 'cheap fakes,' and the latest uproar at The Washington Post. Wretch on!

Time Stamps:

3:25 Front Page

28:50 Style Section

38:22 Obsessions

47:04 Reader mail

49:58 Favorites

Show Notes:

CNN: Biden and Trump campaigns agreed to mic muting, podiums among rules for upcoming CNN debate

NYTimes: Kennedy Fails to Qualify for CNN Debate

NYT: Will Lewis Is Said to Have Used Stolen Records as Editor in U.K.

WaPo: Incoming Post editor tied to self-described ‘thief’ who claimed role in his reporting

The Guardian: Washington Post publisher alleged to have advised Boris Johnson to ‘clean up’ phone during Partygate Covid scandal

WaPo: Bezos reassures Post editors in first outreach since Buzbee exit

WSJ: Say Hello to the ‘Good Boy’ Shirt—You Probably Already Own It

NYT: A Sock War Is Afoot Between Millennials and Gen Z

Obsessions:

WSJ: The Hostages Next Door: Inside a Notable Gaza Family’s Dark Secret

NYTimes: What Have We Liberals Done to the West Coast?

The Dispatch: A Pox Upon Portland

Favorite Items:

WSJ: Do You Have What It Takes to Be a ‘Personality Hire’?

Pessimists Archive: When the Surgeon General Warned About Pac-Man

WSJ: A Killer Golf Swing Is a Hot Job Skill Now