Media Grinches Steal Christmas

With layoffs at Wapo, Tucker attacking Zelenskyy, and an ABC producer going rogue, the holiday season is less than jolly for the media. Tune in to also catch up on Disney drama and the menopause gold rush.

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Time Stamps:

2:12 - Front Page

34:52 - Obsessions

42:08 - Reader Mail

44:50 - Favorite Items of the Week

Show Notes: 

Politico: Playbook PM: WaPo braces for more layoffs

Puck: Post-Apocalyptic 

WaPo: Your 2022 News Print

NYT: In Testimony, Hannity and Other Fox Employees Said They Doubted Trump’s Fraud Claims

WSJ: Bob Iger vs. Bob Chapek: Inside the Disney Coup

Hollywood Reporter: Disney Analyst: Spinning Off ESPN, ABC Is “Best Path Forward”

NPR: She was an ABC News producer. She also was a corporate operative

Slate: I Think I Found Kyrsten Sinema’s Side Hustle

WSJ: The Stanford Guide to Acceptable Words

Yahoo: 'Disgusting!': 'New York Times' slammed after crossword puzzle resembles swastika

NYT: Welcome to the Menopause Gold Rush

Coindesk: Divisions in Sam Bankman-Fried’s Crypto Empire Blur on His Trading Titan Alameda’s Balance Sheet

The Economist: Crypto’s last man standing

WSJ: The 30-Year-Old Spending $1 Billion to Save Crypto

Bloomberg: This Crypto CEO Says He Made $20 Billion Just to Give it All Away

WSJ: Tech Live summit: What’s Next for Crypto

Dispatch: Life Is Too Short For Hating Harry & Meghan

New York Magazine: Fall of the Progressive Boy King

NY Post: Man with WWI explosive lodged in his rectum sparks bomb scare, hospital evacuation