Watch this episode on YouTube. Are there any “hot rodent men” in your life? If you don’t know what that means, NBC News has an important breakdown for you on today’s episode. We are also covering Justice Alito’s “hot mic,” turmoil at The Washington Post, and the British invasion of American newsrooms. Wretch on! Time Stamps: 2:03 Front Page 50:50 Obsessions 58:49 Reader Mail  1:02:19 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://nebulouspodcasts.com/shows/ink-stained-wretches Follow us on Instagram @InkStainedWretches Show Notes: NYTimes: In Secret Recordings, Alito Endorses Nation of 'Godliness.' Roberts Talks of Pluralism.  Poynter: Was it unethical to secretly record Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito? NYT: Washington Post’s CEO Promised Interview for Squashing Story, NPR Reporter Says WaPo: The Post at a crossroads: Existential questions in a dire season for news  Axios: Scoop: New Brit regime atop Washington Post aims to boost local coverage  NYT: The British Aren’t Coming. They’re Here. WaPo: More than 200 Palestinians Killed in Israeli hostage Raid in Gaza BBC News: Jonathan Conricus on Israeli hostage rescue WSJ: Gaza Chief’s Brutal Calculation: Civilian Bloodshed Will Help Hamas USA Today: Why was Trump talking about sharks at a campaign event? WaPo: Why scientists fear a second Trump term, and what they are doing about it  WaPo: Hunter Biden’s trial pulled back curtain on family’s dark moments NYT: Biden Loves to Tell Tall Tales. We Cut Them Down to Size. NYPost: CNN staffers fear layoffs as network inks deal with the Associated Press WaPo: Opinion How one delightful channel soothed my election-year angst  NBC News: Where did the hype over 'hot rodent men' come from? Obsessions:  NYT: Ibram X. Kendi Faces a Reckoning of His Own The Ringer: Jerry West and the Burden of Being the Logo Favorite Items:  NYT: Howard Fineman, Veteran Political Journalist and TV Pundit, Dies at 75  Free Beacon: Columbia Administrators Fire Off Hostile and Dismissive Text Messages, Vomit Emojis During Alumni Reunion Panel on Jewish Life