If you’re not caught up on the CBS controversy, we’ve got you covered in today’s episode. We break down the interview with Ta-Nehisi Coates and its aftermath. We also discuss the 2024 media blitz, Trump’s decision to decline a Fox debate, and climate change. Wretch on! Time Stamps:  2:04 Front Page 44:29 Obsessions 52:14 Reader Mail 55:20 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: Puck News: The Tony–Ta-Nehisi Affair The Free Press: How Is CBS Marking October 7? By Admonishing Tony Dokoupil The Wall Street Journal: CBS Interview on Israel Triggers Fight at Network; Shari Redstone Weighs In The New York Times: CBS Rebukes Anchor Over Tense Interview With Ta-Nehisi Coates The New York Times: Inside the Turmoil at CBS News After a Tense Ta-Nehisi Coates Interview  The Free Press: Does CBS News Know Where Jerusalem Is?  Reuters: Trump rejects Fox News invite to debate Harris in late October  Mediaite: James Carville ‘Scared To Death’ About Election Day: Kamala Harris Needs To Get ‘Aggressive’ Wired: Tim Walz Rally Goes Live on World of Warcraft Twitch Stream  The Daily Beast: Host Laughs in Trump’s Face After He Calls Himself ‘Basically a Truthful Person’  Axios: Potential Trump loss threatens destruction of modern GOP  Yahoo News: New York Sun owner Dovid Efune nearing deal to buy the Telegraph  The New York Times: Introducing the Dachshund Bag The Honest Broker on Substack: Weather Attribution Alchemy Slow Boring on Substack: Media organizations are blowing their endorsements  The Washington Post: Mossad’s pager operation: Inside Israel’s penetration of Hezbollah