Hot Mic Summer

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