The Viral Outrage Over Peanut the Squirrel

When CBS was founded in 1927, its radio programming focused on entertainment, music, and fun. That all changed when a horrific prison fire broke out at the Ohio Penitentiary in 1930. CBS aired on-the-spot coverage of the event, with Otto "Deacon" Gardner, an inmate in the prison, ...  Show more

Earlier this month, Donald Trump posted an AI picture that seemed to depict him as Jesus Christ. On the week’s On the Media, why the image drew so much ire from Trump’s own followers. Plus, why The Onion, a satirical newspaper, is taking over the website of conspiracy theorist Al ...  Show more

Cardi B breaks silence over viral teleprompter glitch at Kamala Harris's rally. Jason Kelce drops three homophobic f-slurs in rage during confrontation with a man who insulted his brother Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift. Plus, Peanut the squirrel's owners are pursuing legal action ...  Show more

Henry & Eddie bring you this week's weirdest stories and true crime news starting off with a slew of updates AND THEN the story of the week: beloved internet star Peanut the Squirrel euthanized by New York State DEC, Four UK cult members jailed after storming courthouse with h ...

‘Who’s holding those strings’: Molly McPherson goes viral on TikTok for decoding celebrity PR strategy. - Boston Globe, Dec. 25, 2023

Seeing my name next to the words 'viral' and 'TikTok' is nothing short of terrifying.

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New York Times reporter Emily Steel talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about the stories she and her reporting partner Michael Schmidt wrote that brought down Fox News star Bill O'Reilly — part of a series of stories on sexual harassment that netted the Times and the New Yorker a Pu ...  Show more