Eliana Johnson and Chris Stirewalt love the news business but they hate a lot of what’s happening to it these days. Using their decades of experience in print, digital and TV news they tell the story behind the stories, always on the lookout for bias, sloppy reporting and, well, just plain wretched journalism. Every week they help you to be a better, smarter news consumer.
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Eliana Johnson and Chris Stirewalt love the news business but they hate a lot of what’s happening to it these days. Using their decades of experience in print, digital and TV news they tell the story behind the stories, always on the lookout for bias, sloppy reporting and, well, just plain wretched journalism. Every week they help you to be a better, smarter news consumer.
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The Wretches are back in the studio, and it feels so good. This week, we’re covering Trump’s joint address to Congress, tariffs, ‘based’ Newsom, and much more. Wretch on!
1:55 - Front Page
29:07 - Obsessions
37:24 - Reader mail
42:26 - Favorite Items
Reuters: Storm clouds gather over US economy as Trump kicks off trade war
CBS News: Poll on Trump's 2025 joint address to Congress finds large majority of viewers approve
National Review: When the Left Is Too Smug Even for the New York Times
The New York Times: During Trump’s Rowdy Speech to Congress, the Quiet Moments Said the Most
The Wall Street Journal: The ‘Hustling Expert’ Behind Argentina’s $250 Million Crypto Scandal
The Wall Street Journal: The Two-Headed Monster Stalking the Economy Has a Name: Stagflation
Politico: Gavin Newsom breaks with Democrats on trans athletes in sports
Deadline: Tom Llamas To Succeed Lester Holt As ‘NBC Nightly News’ Anchor
Nieman Lab: FiveThirtyEight is shutting down as part of broader cuts at ABC and Disney
Mediaite: Despite Bezos’ Efforts to Shove WaPo Opinion to the Right, Op-Eds Still Taking Defiantly Anti-Trump, Anti-Musk Tone
Axios: Patch scales to 30,000 U.S. communities with AI newsletters
The New York Times: She’s a Foot Soldier in America’s Losing War With Chronic Disease
The New York Times: When This Professor Got Cancer, He Didn’t Quit. He Taught a Class About It.
Ink Stained Wretches
Eliana Johnson and Chris Stirewalt love the news business but they hate a lot of what’s happening to it these days. Using their decades of experience in print, digital and TV news they tell the story behind the stories, always on the lookout for bias, sloppy reporting and, well, just plain wretched journalism. Every week they help you to be a better, smarter news consumer.
