Hello, media consumers! Bryan and David kick off the show with reactions to some morning headlines, including the following:

• Suspect in the shooting of the insurance executive in NYC (1:12)
• Bashar al-Assad’s reign in Syria ends (6:44)
• Juan Soto signs with the New York Mets (8:41)

Then they react to the news about Pete Hegseth and his mom (14:00) and discuss a plan for saving TV news (28:16).

Later, in the Notebook, they discuss the following:

• College football’s first year with 12 playoff teams (36:33)
• The magazine article that inspired ‘National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation’ (44:56)

Plus, the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week, Only in Journalism, America’s Softest Target, and David Shoemaker Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline.

Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker

Producer: Brian H. Waters

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