Mandatory Joy

If you work at NPR, be ready to spread joy as far as possible. And if you work at another news outlet, don’t be too objective, or Morning Joe will come after you. This week, we’re covering the best, worst, and weirdest happenings in the news media with our friend Christine Rosen, who has a new book coming out called The Extinction of Experience: Being Human in a Disembodied World. You can find it on Amazon. And as always, Wretch on! Time Stamps:  7:00 Front Page 1:08:17 Obsessions 1:18:26 Favorite Items If you have a story you want us to talk about, e-mail us at [email protected]. Sign Up for the Newsletter: https://wretches.substack.com Follow us on Instagram @InkStainedWretches Show Notes: Christine Rosen: The Extinction of Experience: Being Human in a Disembodied World NBC News: Trump and Harris campaigns agree to rules for ABC debate  New York Times: Trump Campaign Uses Statements From Gold Star Families to Attack Harris  Politico:  ‘Next Question’: Harris evades questions about her identity  The Nation: The Dark Side of the Democratic Party’s Embrace of Football   The New York Times: The Political Rage of Left-Behind Regions  National Review: People Who Care About Winning Don't Shoot the Messenger  Mediaite: Morning Joe Crew Accuses Media of Pro-Trump Bias: 'So Concerned With Being Objective' They Give Trump an 'Advantage'  Bloomberg: National Public Radio Confronts Election Season With a ‘Joy Czar’ The New York Times: U.S. Announces Plan to Counter Russian Influence Ahead of 2024 Election CNN: Reliable Sources  Commentary Magazine: Helter Stelter The New York Times: I Swore Off Air-Conditioning, and You Can, Too The Washington Post: The Marshmallow Test and other predictors of success have bias built in, researchers say  The Washington Post: These are the asteroids that scare scientists. Are we prepared for them?  Obsessions:  The Free Press: Pseudo-Scholars and the Rise of the Barbarian Right  The Dispatch: A Nonbinary Choice  Kicker: Favorite Items of the Week: The New York Times: The Best Books About Politics The Wall Street Journal: The Soap Bubble of Kamala Harris’s Campaign