Consider the Source
Ink Stained Wretches
Nebulous Media
4.7 • 716 Ratings
🗓️ 22 December 2023
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
Tune in this week to hear the latest on the plagiarism accusations against Claudine Gay. We’re also unpacking the Senate sex tape, Colorado’s Supreme Court ruling against Trump, and enjoying a fun new musical. Wretch on!
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1:47 Front Page
47:05 Obsessions
59:47 Reader Mail
1:03:35 Favorite Item
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Show Notes:
NYT: Harvard Finds More Instances of ‘Duplicative Language’ in Claudine Gay’s Work
CNN Business: Harvard president’s corrections do not address her clearest instances of plagiarism, including as a student in the 1990s
WFB: Fresh Allegations of Plagiarism Unearthed in Official Academic Complaint Against Claudine Gay
Washingtonian: Horny on the Hill: Staffers React to the Sex Tape
The Hill: Cardin ‘angry,’ ‘disappointed’ with ex-staffer after sex tape reveal
Semafor: U.S. House quietly investigated separate sex tape scandal
WaPo: James Biden’s dealmaking caught on FBI tapes in unrelated Mississippi bribery probe
NYT: Trump, Attacked for Echoing Hitler, Says He Never Read ‘Mein Kampf’
Rollingstone: ‘Gwyneth Goes Skiing’: Gwyneth Paltrow’s Ski Trial as a Gonzo Musical
Obsessions:
AP News: 'Fat Leonard,' a fugitive now returning to the US, was behind one of the military's biggest scandals
WaPo: Opinion | The Supreme Court should toss the Colorado case
Reader Mail:
WaPo: Opinion | Was the Boston Tea Party an act of terrorism? It depends.
Favorite Items:
WSJ: Swimming Pools and Granite Countertops: How College Dorms Got So Expensive
YouGov on Twitter: "Father Christmas" is being replaced in British English by "Santa Claus". % who use [x] more...
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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. |
| 0:19.0 | Today, Andrew Cuomo is having a moment. |
| 0:24.8 | Oh, oh, oh. I'm Chris Stierwalt. And I'm Eliana Johnson. |
| 0:31.0 | And welcome to Inkstained Wretches, where we merrily break down what's going wrong and what's going right with the American news media |
| 0:38.8 | Eliana Johnson. The internet can't hear it, but I've got my Christmas pants on. I've been |
| 0:44.6 | excited about our what will be our last of the year, ink-stained wretch. We will wretch just this last |
| 0:51.1 | time this year to hear the Thursday before Christmas, and I am feeling the vibe. |
| 0:55.1 | I'm feeling the energy. |
| 0:56.6 | This will be our, as you said, our last episode of the year, which I'm quite excited about, |
| 1:03.1 | ready to wrap up 2023. |
| 1:05.7 | You had a big 2023. |
| 1:07.4 | So did you. |
| 1:08.5 | I mean, I'm just big, but the... You're less big these days. |
| 1:12.6 | The bags of meat are doing good things for you. |
| 1:15.6 | Somewhat less fat. |
| 1:16.6 | It is true that I'm somewhat less fat. |
| 1:18.6 | It just turns out you can always think about food, but just you have to spend some of the time thinking about not eating it. |
| 1:23.6 | But you had a great, you had a big, great year, and I am so happy for you and all of your |
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