Performative Politics

Ink Stained Wretches

English - July 22, 2022 08:45 - 56 minutes - ★★★★★ - 608 ratings
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AOC’s fake cuffs, the New Yorker gets its own Feliciz Sonmez, and it turns out many Americans are consuming no news.

Time Stamps:
00:24 - Introduction
02:43 - Front Page
32:00 - Obsessions
45:06 - Reader Mail
51:21 - Favorite Item of the Week

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Show Notes:
The Washington Post: Opinion | How media coverage drove Biden’s political plunge
CJR: ‘Blowtorch Britain’ captures global attention
New York Times: CNN Chairman Chris Licht Picks Leadership Team for Post-Zucker Era
CNN: “Boxing” video
Erin Overbey’s Twitter thread
New York Times: Wake Up, Billionaires: The Occupiers Are Coming for the Hamptons
AOC’s Tweet
Fox News: Tucker: This is a book-length suck-up to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Reuters Institute: Overview and key findings of the 2022 Digital News Report
WMC-TV: Rep. Bennie Thompson tests positive for COVID-19, White House hearing continues in his absence
The Guardian: Mortgage strikes threaten China’s economic and political stability
The New York Times: Opinion | What It Means to See America in Person

AOC’s fake cuffs, the New Yorker gets its own Feliciz Sonmez, and it turns out many Americans are consuming no news.

Time Stamps:

00:24 - Introduction

02:43 - Front Page

32:00 - Obsessions

45:06 - Reader Mail

51:21 - Favorite Item of the Week

If you have a story you want us to talk about, e-mail us at [email protected]

Show Notes:

The Washington Post: Opinion | How media coverage drove Biden’s political plunge

CJR: ‘Blowtorch Britain’ captures global attention

New York Times: CNN Chairman Chris Licht Picks Leadership Team for Post-Zucker Era