Are Republicans actually weird? Is it sexist to highlight Harris’s laugh? Is Willie Brown the funniest politician alive? All of that and more will be answered in today’s episode as we dive into the American news media’s latest on 2024, Hamas, and Venezuela. Wretch on!
Time Stamps:
03:47 Front Page
51:15 Obsessions
55:19 Reader Mail
58:07 Favorite Items
Show Notes:
Bloomberg: US Reporter Evan Gershkovich To Be Released By Russia in Major Prisoner Swap
NPR:Trump's planned address to Black journalists convention sparks backlash
NYTimes: Why the Kamala Harris of Four Years Ago Could Haunt Her in 2024
NBC News: Trump's campaign works to convince voters that Harris is 'crazy' because of her laugh
WaPo: What’s in Kamala Harris’s laugh?
NYPost: Obama doesn't believe Kamala Harris can beat Trump: sources
Commentary Podcast: The ‘Weird’ Attack
The Verge: The Associated Press removes a fact-check claiming JD Vance has not had sex with a couch
WSJ: Strike in Iran Kills Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas’s Chief Negotiator
NYT: Hourslong Lines as Voters Surge to Polls in Venezuela’s Pivotal Election
Puck News: Norah the Explorer
WaPo: Washington Post CEO accused in court of deceiving police about U.K. hacking scandal
NYT: What Does It Mean to ‘Dress Your Age’?
WSJ: The British Olympic Team Has Picked a Food Fight With France
Obsessions:
POLITICO: Kamala Harris Collapsed in 2020. Here’s How to Avoid a Repeat.
Engadget: Senators introduce bill to protect individuals against AI-generated deepfakes
Kicker: Favorite Items of the Week:
Politico: Willie Brown on Kamala Harris: ‘She’ll Deport My Ass’
NYT: Katharine Graham’s Fabled Washington Home Is Kept Empty by a 22-Year Battle