Hot Mic Summer Ink Stained Wretches

Watch this episode on YouTube. When Chet Hanks declared 2024 as the second 'White Boy Summer,' he should have known it would be hijacked by the political media. We’re breaking down this travesty along with the upcoming CNN Presidential Debate, 'cheap fakes,' and the latest uproar at The Washington Post. Wretch on!

Time Stamps: 
3:25 Front Page
28:50 Style Section
38:22 Obsessions
47:04 Reader mail
49:58 Favorites

Show Notes:
CNN: Biden and Trump campaigns agreed to mic muting, podiums among rules for upcoming CNN debate
NYTimes: Kennedy Fails to Qualify for CNN Debate 
NYT: Will Lewis Is Said to Have Used Stolen Records as Editor in U.K.
WaPo: Incoming Post editor tied to self-described ‘thief’ who claimed role in his reporting
The Guardian: Washington Post publisher alleged to have advised Boris Johnson to ‘clean up’ phone during Partygate Covid scandal 
WaPo: Bezos reassures Post editors in first outreach since Buzbee exit 
WSJ: Say Hello to the ‘Good Boy’ Shirt—You Probably Already Own It
NYT: A Sock War Is Afoot Between Millennials and Gen Z
Obsessions:
WSJ: The Hostages Next Door: Inside a Notable Gaza Family’s Dark Secret
NYTimes: What Have We Liberals Done to the West Coast? 
The Dispatch: A Pox Upon Portland
Favorite Items:
WSJ: Do You Have What It Takes to Be a ‘Personality Hire’?
Pessimists Archive: When the Surgeon General Warned About Pac-Man
 WSJ: A Killer Golf Swing Is a Hot Job Skill Now