Apolitical Campaigning
Ink Stained Wretches
Nebulous Media
4.7 • 716 Ratings
🗓️ 5 October 2024
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
How has Hurricane Helene impacted the election? Will the VP debate sway voters? Why did Melania release a pro-abortion memoir and request $250,000 from CNN? All of this and more will be discussed on today’s episode. Wretch on!
Time Stamps:
4:06 Front Page
56:29 Obsessions
1:03:09 Reader Mail
1:07:16 Favorite Items
Show Notes:
Politico: Trump and Kemp to appear together for first time since 2020
Politico: Harris consoles those devastated by Helene in Georgia — a contrast with Trump's visit
Wall Street Journal: The Profane 78-Year-Old Leading the Dockworkers Strike
The Washington Post: Vance peddles Trump agenda in softer tones, misleading ways during debate
The Wall Street Journal: JD Vance’s Version of Trump Is Better Than the Real Thing
Politico: 8 Body Language Tells From the Vice Presidential Debate
Reason: Tim Walz's Very Bad Answer on Social Media Censorship
The Atlantic: Tim Walz Is Too Good at This
The Guardian: Melania Trump passionately defends abortion rights in upcoming memoir
CNN: CNN requested an interview with Melania Trump. Her book publisher asked for $250,000 in exchange
The New York Times: Photos Show Rep. Mike Lawler in Blackface as Michael Jackson
CNN: Olivia Nuzzi accuses ex-fiance of orchestrating blackmail campaign amid RFK relationship
Hollywood Reporter: Taylor Lorenz Exits Washington Post to Launch ‘User Mag’ on Substack (Exclusive)
The Washington Post: No one loved baseball, or damaged it, as much as Pete Rose
The Wall Street Journal: Too Timid to Tell the Boss You’re Quitting? There’s a Service for That.
The New York Times: How Chicken Tenders Conquered America
CNN: McDonald’s is finally selling the Chicken Big Mac in the US
The Washington Post: How a 14-year-old became the alleged school shooter at Georgia’s Apalachee High
The Federalist: Trump: Liz Cheney Is A Stupid Warhawk
Politico: Trump and Kemp to appear together for first time since 2020
The Financial Times: We may have passed peak obesity
The New York Times: Whole Foods Tried to Change the Berry Chantilly Cake Recipe. Customers Lost It.
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. |
| 0:24.1 | Well, hello. I'm Chris Stierwold. And I'm Eliana Johnson. |
| 0:29.2 | Welcome to Inkstein Wretches, where we break down what's going wrong and what's going right with the American News Media. |
| 0:36.9 | Eliana, first, happy new year. |
| 0:39.3 | Thank you very much. |
| 0:40.7 | A belated happy new year. |
| 0:42.1 | Thank you very much. |
| 0:43.1 | Shana Tova. |
| 0:44.6 | Thank you. |
| 0:45.7 | But I have a question for you. |
| 0:47.8 | Yes. |
| 0:48.8 | Who are the loudest Americans? |
| 0:50.9 | I have no idea. |
| 0:52.6 | Well, I think it may be your people. It may be the Upper Midwest, |
| 0:58.5 | maybe the loudest Americans, because, you know, the Lord is really testing me on my people talking |
| 1:08.6 | on airplanes problem. And I know it's my problem. |
| 1:11.9 | I know that it's my... |
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