The Raw Talent of a Once-in-a-Generation Cackle

Are Republicans actually weird? Is it sexist to highlight Harris’s laugh? Is Willie Brown the funniest politician alive? All of that and more will be answered in today’s episode as we dive into the American news media’s latest on 2024, Hamas, and Venezuela. Wretch on! Time Stamps: 03:47 Front Page 51:15 Obsessions 55:19 Reader Mail 58:07 Favorite Items Show Notes: Bloomberg: US Reporter Evan Gershkovich To Be Released By Russia in Major Prisoner Swap NPR:Trump's planned address to Black journalists convention sparks backlash  NYTimes: Why the Kamala Harris of Four Years Ago Could Haunt Her in 2024  NBC News: Trump's campaign works to convince voters that Harris is 'crazy' because of her laugh  WaPo: What’s in Kamala Harris’s laugh? NYPost: Obama doesn't believe Kamala Harris can beat Trump: sources  Commentary Podcast: The ‘Weird’ Attack  The Verge: The Associated Press removes a fact-check claiming JD Vance has not had sex with a couch  WSJ: Strike in Iran Kills Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas’s Chief Negotiator  Fox News: Reuters changes headline describing slain Hamas leader Haniyeh as 'moderate' amid backlash: 'Depraved' NYT: Hourslong Lines as Voters Surge to Polls in Venezuela’s Pivotal Election  Puck News: Norah the Explorer WaPo: Washington Post CEO accused in court of deceiving police about U.K. hacking scandal  NYT: What Does It Mean to ‘Dress Your Age’? WSJ: The British Olympic Team Has Picked a Food Fight With France Obsessions: POLITICO: Kamala Harris Collapsed in 2020. Here’s How to Avoid a Repeat. Engadget: Senators introduce bill to protect individuals against AI-generated deepfakes  Kicker: Favorite Items of the Week: Politico: Willie Brown on Kamala Harris: ‘She’ll Deport My Ass’  NYT: Katharine Graham’s Fabled Washington Home Is Kept Empty by a 22-Year Battle