A Troubled Town Hall
Ink Stained Wretches
Nebulous Media
4.7 • 716 Ratings
🗓️ 12 May 2023
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
Donald Trump returned to CNN this week and, as expected, the media has strong feelings about the results. We break down their reactions as well as other stories like Joe Biden’s diet, Tucker’s next move, and Eliana’s favorite self-tanner. Wretch on!
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2:34 Front Page
53:38 Obsessions
1:02:41 Reader Mail
1:04:29 Favorite Items
Show Notes:
NPR: CNN's town hall with Donald Trump takes on added stakes after verdict in Carroll case
Puck News: The Kaitlan Era Begins Tonight
Tucker Carlson on Twitter: We’re Back
Dylan Byers on Twitter: NEWS: Tucker Carlson will relaunch his show *on Twitter* with help from former Fox News staff. He will forgo at least $25 million owed to him by Fox Corp. in order to break non-compete clause.
Axios: The food fight in the White House: Biden's diet
WaPo: Opinion | President Biden should hold more solo press conferences - The Washington Post
NYPost: White House bans New York Post from Biden event as Hunter indictment looms
The Dispatch: The Content Trap
Ap: AP wins public service, photo Pulitzers for Ukraine coverage
YouGov: Trust in Media 2023: What news outlets do Americans trust most for information?
WaPo: Most Americans support anti-trans policies favored by GOP, poll shows
WaPo:Inflation eased again in April, but prices are still rising fast
National Review: Cream and Sugar with Your Cup of Personal Moral Defect?
Variety: MTV News Shuts Down, Paramount Lays Off 25% of Networks, Studios Group - Variety
NYT: Elizabeth Holmes Opens Up About Her Theranos Trial and What Comes Next
WaPo: The rich don't dress like you think they do
Obsessions:
NYT: The Smooth-Talking Republican Who Would Rule by Fiat
NYT: Opinion | American Road Deaths Show an Alarming Racial Gap
Wall Street Journal: Vice Media Nears Deal for $400 Million Sale Out of Bankruptcy
NYT: Father-Son Duo in Alabama Wins Pulitzer, Bucking Headwinds in Local News
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Is there anything you would have done differently? |
| 0:02.0 | We've reported a true story. |
| 0:04.0 | Our colleague Brian Williams is back in Kuwait City tonight after a close call on the skies over Iraq. |
| 0:10.0 | Controversal Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and questions about Kavanaugh's drinking in the past. |
| 0:16.0 | Sean Hannity, come on up, Sean Hannity. |
| 0:18.0 | Today, Andrew Cuomo is having a moment. |
| 0:25.2 | Hi. |
| 0:26.5 | I'm Chris Stierwalt. |
| 0:28.8 | Who are you? |
| 0:30.4 | And I'm Aliana Johnson. |
| 0:32.4 | Welcome to Inkstained Wretches, where we break down what's going wrong and what is going right with the American news media |
| 0:39.8 | Eliana Johnson. We were just debating. We're going to bring the audience behind the curtain. We're |
| 0:46.4 | going to pierce the veil. And we're talking about whether or not the YouTube video that we record |
| 0:51.2 | of this, that of course you can always find LinkedIn our newsletter, |
| 0:59.7 | Hi El Rechos, which I'm sure you all subscribe to, whether or not the video is worth it. |
| 1:03.5 | And you're feeling, you're not, you're not feeling it? |
| 1:04.4 | No. |
| 1:05.9 | You don't want to persist with the video? |
| 1:07.4 | Well, you should maybe. She did not persist. |
| 1:08.5 | She did not persist. |
| 1:10.0 | Why would, maybe tell us, maybe either start watching not persist. She did not persist. Well, I would... Maybe tell us. |
| 1:11.7 | Maybe tell us. |
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