Episode 23- Ms. New Rudy

Please take a second to like, subscribe, rate, and review us on iTunes. Rudy Giuliani’s marriage may be over, but we’re just getting started. We’ve got quick hits on Scott Pruitt, Sinclair media, and all the Twitter drama, from Kurt Eichenwald to Kevin D. Williamson. In terrible takes, we have Tucker Carlson afraid of the fairer sex, Preet Bharara loving on Jeff Bezos, and Ezra Klein flattering our soulless information overlord, Mark Zuckerberg. For a marathon pop culture corner, we’re talking about Nnedi Okorafor’s Binti trilogy, John Hodgman’s Vacationland, Warren Beatty’s Reds, HBO’s Silicon Valley, and the ignominious rebirth of the most foul-mouthed friend of Israel, Roseanne Barr. For story time this week, Sam will tell you about getting into a fight with someone aggressively asserting their right to recline on a transatlantic flight. Linkz: LOVE IS DEAD http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/381680-rudy-giulianis-wife-files-for-divorce?rnd=1522874846& Deadbeat Scott Pruitt “The Kato Kaelin of Capitol Hill” http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/382006-pruitt-overstayed-his-welcome-at-condo-rental-report Never stop stealing: the DEA edition https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/03/29/since-2007-the-dea-has-taken-3-2-billion-in-cash-from-people-not-charged-with-a-crime/?utm_term=.4ebc8059a502 The Sinclair unison supercut is the demonic voice of corporate monoculture http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/04/anchors-reciting-sinclair-propaganda-is-terrifying-in-unison.html?utm_campaign=nym&utm_medium=s1&utm_source=fb Seattle Times Investigation of Sinclair https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/tv/turmoil-inside-komo-news-as-conservative-owner-sinclair-mandates-talking-points/ Eichenwald Mania https://www.mediaite.com/online/the-kurt-eichenwald-ben-shapiro-drama-takes-bizarre-turn-there-are-no-words/ http://thehill.com/homenews/media/381519-vanity-fair-distances-itself-from-kurt-eichenwald-after-journalist-launches https://theoutline.com/post/749/the-agony-and-the-ecstasy-of-kurt-eichenwald?zd=1&zi=lxj6oy3a Tucker Carlson the virgin thinks there are too many girls on campus https://www.mediamatters.org/video/2018/03/28/tucker-carlson-laments-success-women-college-campuses-america/219771 Ezra Klein’s Embarrassing Softball Interview With Zuckerberg https://www.vox.com/2018/4/2/17185052/mark-zuckerberg-facebook-interview-fake-news-bots-cambridge Long read about the making of Reds https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2006/03/reds200603 HBO’s Silicon Valley https://www.critmediations.com/essays/2018/3/27/silicon-valley-hbo Roseanne’s descent to Edgelord https://www.alternet.org/grayzone-project/roseanne-barrs-bizarre-evolution-national-comic-sensation-racist-twitter-troll http://www.vulture.com/2018/04/remember-when-roseanne-ran-for-president.html https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/roseanne-boss-asks-viewers-separate-revival-controversial-stars-persona-1099523?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_ https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/29/opinion/roseanne-reboot-trump.html https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/black-ish-creator-kenya-barris-plots-exit-abc-studios-pact-clashes-1099582 http://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/381395-roseanne-is-bringing-conservative-american-women-out-of-the-closet