Barack Obama and Aliens, How to Cover Stephen A.’s Quasi-Campaign, and the AI That Ate Cleveland

Bryan and David are here, and they start with a story out of Cleveland about a student turning down a job because of their use of AI. They discuss whether there are acceptable ways to use AI in journalism. After that they talk about Barack Obama’s podcast interview where he mentions that aliens exist (14:35). Then they discuss some news from CBS: Anderson Cooper leaving CBS News’ 60 minutes and Stephen Colbert’s late-night show not being able to air an interview with James Talarico (22:32). They also talk about how to cover Stephen A. Smith’s potential presidential campaign (27:07). Finally, they discuss a creative nonfiction story in The Atlantic (40:43) about measles, as well as the death of Robert Duvall (54:27).

Also David Shoemaker guesses the Strained Pun Headline of the Week.

Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker
Producers: Bruce Baldwin and Isaiah Blakely