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The understanding that we have reached when we've talked about it, to the extent we've talked about it at all, is that The Distraction should try to be a good hang even in bad times. This is dependent, of course, on the extent to which Drew and I are capable of managing that, and also relative to how bad the times in question are.

There was something different about this one, though. Something about how visible the whole act was. Something about this one coming so soon after the last one. Whatever it was, the Alex Pretti killing seemed to spark a different reaction online. Meanwhile, the counternarrative seemed to move just as quickly, and AI imagery became so ubiquitous that it might have been hard to trust your view of such a heavily documented event. How is anyone supposed to make sense of any of it?

"So all practiced answers, I don't like them," he said. "I'll ask them questions like, 'Tell me how you changed yourself.'"

Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales has been called the last decent tech baron. It's sounds like a flattering label, although one I usually associate more with yacht-dwelling meatheads who feed their herds of cattle homegrown macadamia nuts; the kind of person who can most recently be found wining and dining with the President of the United States and his coterie of MAGA sycophants.

Yannis Pappas is a stand-up comedian, podcaster, and television host, delivering fearless comedy, sharp observations, and crowd-favorite performances across stages and screens. He was also the co-host of MSG's sports fan show, The Bracket, BetMGM's Unleashed with Olivia harlan Dekker and the co-host of ABC's Fusion Live. Yannis has been part of the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal, New York Comedy Festival and tours the world as a stand-up comedian.

Aaron Weber is a standup comedian based in Nashville, TN and is a regular performer at the world famous Grand Ole Opry. He made his debut in 2019 at the age of twenty-eight, making him the youngest standup comedian ever to step into the Opry circle. Later that year, he made his television debut on the Opry's Circle Network, hosting two episodes of Stand Up Nashville.

After Diddy's acquittal, social media decided it needed a villain. And who better than a random woman?! Through a case of mistaken identity, digital marketing strategist and former journalist Wynter Mitchell-Rohrbaugh, who had nothing to do with the trial, became the target of viral accusations and lies. In this episode, Wynter tells her story of how misinformation, speculation, and Internet outrage collided in real time

iHeartMedia announces the addition of video podcast production to its existing audio toolset. The video workflow is described as "seamless." Creators will be enabled for audio and video distribution in both the app and web versions of iHeartRadio.

Netflix has had a busy few weeks as it moves to fend off David Ellison and Paramount to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, one of Hollywood's most storied studios, but amid all that corporate drama, it's worth keeping an eye on the company's other, less historic targets. Its budding video-podcast strategy. Two months after announcing a pact to bring select Spotify shows onto the platform, Netflix unveiled two additional deals this week: one with Dave Portnoy's Barstool Sports and another with iHeartMedia.

Emma Ledden began her career in children's TV, working on shows like RTÉ's 'The Den' and BBC One's 'Live & Kicking'. She then became the first Irish presenter for MTV in the UK and Ireland. MTV is now facing the end of an era, with the closure of 24-hour music video broadcasts in every country except the US on December 31.

Imagine this. You are at a holiday party with your friends. Not the friends you see every week. The other ones. The ones you really like but haven't seen since last December and may not see again until next December. You have put in the effort.You have put on the outfit.Specifically, the festive one-piece jumper that looks sensational under twinkle lights but has the structural engineering of a bank safe requiring multiple dexterities to remove when it's time to pee. But it's worth it.