Dearest Wretches, we’re stepping away from the mic. But before we go, Chris and Eliana dig into Trump’s legal battles with CBS and the Pulitzer board, Elon Musk’s Washington exit, Democrats’ hunt for lost masculinity, and the waning influence of BLM. We’ll miss the community that’s grown with us over the years—thanks for wretching with us. Time Stamps: 1:55 - Front Page 37:50 - Obsessions 46:51 - Reader Mail 52:24 - Favorite Items Show Notes: The Wall Street Journal: Paramount Has Offered $15 Million to Settle CBS Lawsuit. Trump Wants More. New York Post: Shari Redstone in ‘tough spot’ as Paramount board fears settling with Trump will open Pandora’s box on bribery lawsuits: sources The New York Times: A Disillusioned Musk, Distanced From Trump, Says He’s Exiting Washington CBS News: Elon Musk says he's "disappointed" by Trump's "big, beautiful bill" and what it means for DOGE The New York Times: Trump Pardoned Tax Cheat After Mother Attended $1 Million Dinner The New York Times: Six Months Later, Democrats Are Still Searching for the Path Forward The Washington Free Beacon: EXCLUSIVE: Inside the Democratic Party’s Strategic Efforts To Enhance Receptivity in Masculine-Coded Heteronormative Cohorts Through Data-Driven Holistic Outreach Vulture: Fame and Frustration On the New Media Circuit Fox News: Washington Post announces another buyout program targeting veteran staffers, other departments The Washington Post: Struggling to declutter? Try the ‘poop rule.’ The New York Times: 5 Years After George Floyd’s Murder, the Backlash Takes Hold The Wall Street Journal: Six Friends Tried to Plan a Girls’ Trip in a Group Chat. Things Went Sideways. Law360: Pulitzer Board Can't Pause Trump Defamation Suit In Florida Semafor: Inside the identity crisis in anti-woke media The Weekly Dish: Claire Lehmann On Staying Independent Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY: In Memoriam: Tom Robbins (1949-2025) The Wall Street Journal: How a Lawyer in the Hamptons Became the King of DWI Cases

This week, we’re unpacking the rollout of Original Sin, the irony of the left’s search for their very own Joe Rogan, the CBS newsroom shakeup, and stick around for Eliana’s experience serving on the Pulitzer jury. Wretch on!

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Time Stamps:

4:10 - Front Page

1:06:38 - Obsessions

1:19:04 - Reader Mail

1:20:57 - Favorite Items

Show Notes:

Jewish Insider: Two Israeli embassy employees killed in shooting outside D.C. Jewish Museum

The Guardian: Jon Stewart on CNN’s Biden book: ‘Selling you a book about news they should have told you’

The Washington Post: Biden diagnosis draws well-wishes, questions and conspiracy theories

Mediaite: Taylor Lorenz Openly Celebrates Joe Biden’s Cancer Diagnosis: ‘Hopefully He Rots in Hell and Rests in Piss’

The New York Times: Democrats Throw Money at a Problem: Countering G.O.P. Clout Online

The Hill: Trump hits South African president with video ‘genocide’ claims: 5 takeaways

NBC News: White House purges transcripts of Trump's remarks from its website

Mediaite: ‘What Changed Patel and Bongino’s Minds?’ Glenn Beck Calls Out Trump’s FBI Brass Rejecting Epstein Conspiracy

The Wall Street Journal: Elon Musk to Cut Back Political Spending

The Daily Beast: Musk Insults Interviewer for Daring to Ask About His Big DOGE Promise

The New York Times: Head of CBS News Is Forced Out Amid Tensions With Trump

The New York Times: Can C-SPAN Pull Off ‘Crossfire,’ but With Civility?

Semafor: Shapiro solicits backers — or buyers — for a built-out Daily Wire

The Hollywood Reporter: ‘Sesame Street’ Saved, Inks New Streaming Deal With Netflix

NBC 4: Kermit comes home: UMD commencement and NBC4 history

The Washington Free Beacon: ANALYSIS: Jordon Hudson Outshined and Outclassed by Historic Transgender Contestant at So-Called Beauty Pageant

The Washington Free Beacon: ‘We Occasionally Misjudge’: Pulitzer Board Told Me I Was out of Line When I Asked Why the Organization Gave an Award to Palestinian ‘Poet’ Who Made Hateful Comments About Israeli Hostages

Politico: Two House Republicans missed the big vote

Chicago Tribune: Chicago Sun-Times Sunday insert contains 10 AI-generated fake books in summer reading list

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It’s oh so good to be back in the studio. We’re kicking off with Trump’s Gulf tour, the scoops about the scoops on the Biden books, “Mar-a-Lago face,” and much more. Wretch on!

If you have a story you want to discuss with us, email us at wretches@nebulouspodcasts dot com.

Time Stamps:

2:00 - Front Page

50:29 - Obsessions

57:28 - Reader Mail

1:00:12 - Favorite Items

Show Notes:

Mediaite: WHCA Rages as Trump Excludes Major News Wire Services From Middle East Trip

I Might Be Wrong: The Qatari Plane Scandal is Different Because Morons Understand It

Newsweek: Saudi Arabia Rolls Out Custom Mobile McDonald's for Trump Visit

The Daily Beast: Biden Aides Had a Secret Plan to Get the President a Wheelchair, New Book Claims

Axios: Exclusive: Biden aides discussed wheelchair use if he were re-elected, new book says

CNN: First on CNN: New book reveals how Biden’s inner circle kept Cabinet from him in final two years of presidency

The Dispatch: The Temptation and the Fall of the Media

The New Yorker: Is Jeff Bezos Selling Out the Washington Post?

The Washington Post: Bill Belichick, Jordon Hudson and the making of a PR disaster

The Washington Post: MLB reinstates Pete Rose and others, paving way for Hall of Fame consideration

The New York Times: Can I Wear a Sheath Dress Without Looking Like a MAGA Woman?The Free Press: How Qatar Bought America

The Dispatch: Feelings, Facts, and Our Crisis of Truth

Teen Vogue: News Influencers Are Reaching Young People, and the Media Is Trying to Keep Up

Politico: The First Thing George Santos Should Do in Prison

The Washington Free Beacon: The Surprising Ways That Siblings Shape Our Lives