172. Raw-Dogging the Air with Matt Welch

After an update on the rat in Sarah’s wall and the hair-hate Nancy gets on Twitter, Smoke ‘Em welcomes favorite repeat guest and self-proclaimed “absolute newspaper romantic” Matt Welch. We talk about whether legacy papers can ever make a comeback and how they ignore local news at their own peril, plus whether we might be entering a new era of civility (insert laugh track here?).

Also discussed:

• Pink hair don’t care

• How the Los Angeles Times “changed the physical landscape of the West.”

• Scott Jennings joins the editorial board at the LA Times. And?

• “Like perestroika, incivility starts in the home”

• They’re still counting votes in California!

• Is activism dead or just sleeping?

• “Throw any Russian in a skirt at Hegseth and he’s going to loosen his tie”

• “A dark sky had fallen over Nantucket, Mass., on Saturday evening when President Biden left church alongside his family after his final Thanksgiving as president …”

• Meghan McCain, flashpoint

• “Mono-politics is bad for governance”

• Maybe people should disengage from politics and take up streaking and fart books?

• People who voted for Kamala, but were pulling for Trump?

• Nancy thinks “raw-dogging” means …

• Sarah interviews Ken Burns, American treasure

Also, a wretched New York Times “Ethicist” question, thoughts on why Biden pardoned his son, dick-shaped cookie cutters, and much more!

And while you’re here, “Help Reason Thrive While Legacy Media Die!” Matt wrote just before he jumped on with Smoke ‘Em. Click the clicky!