Anderson Cooper recently left CBS News' "60 Minutes" after more than 20 years on the job. Cooper received glowing media coverage for his voluntary departure in the wake of billionaire David Ellison's acquisition of CBS and installation of Bari Weiss as editor-in-chief of CBS News.

But Cooper and Weiss share more in common than they'd like to admit. As prominent queer media figures, they're both part of the media "overseer class," the subject and title of author Steven Thrasher's new book.

Thrasher defines the overseer class as "a phenomenon in which people from marginalized populations amass power not by uplifting people from the communities they come from, but by collectively cracking the skulls of their own." Both Cooper and Weiss meet the criteria, albeit in different ways.

This week, Katelyn and Christine sit down with Steven Thrasher to identify and critique the media "overseer class" and what we, the people, can do to challenge their structural power.

Cancel Me, Daddy is a progressive media criticism show hosted by journalists Katelyn Burns and Christine Grimaldi. New episodes every other week.

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- Oliver Darcy for Status News: Bari’s Anderson Agitation

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- Amy Goodman and Juan González for Democracy Now!: “The Overseer Class”: Steven Thrasher on How Identity Politics Is Used to Protect Unjust Systems

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Ben Shapiro, Bari Weiss, and Jeff Bezos have the same problem: audience retention.

Shapiro's Daily Wire podcast and the conservative website he co-founded are in a prolonged free fall.

"CBS Evening News" viewership continues to plummet since Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss installed conservative puppet Tony Dokoupil as the flagship show's host. The Washington Post's bro-y "Make It Make Sense" podcast — their YouTube channel has just 615 subscribers (as of May 19).

Does that number count if it includes Bezos and any of his alts?

This week, Katelyn and Christine welcome Parker Molloy back to the show to discuss whether conservative media is dying out. The reasons why may surprise you!

Cancel Me, Daddy is a progressive media criticism show hosted by journalists Katelyn Burns and Christine Grimaldi. New episodes every other week.

Listen via Apple or Spotify. Be sure to check out the merch store—Merch Me, Daddy!

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- Subscribe to Parker Molloy’s The Present Age via Patreon

- Parker Molloy for The Present Age: Nobody Asked for This Washington Post Podcast

- Natalie Korach for Status News: The Post’s Opinion Divide

- Drew Harwell for The Washington Post: Inside Ben Shapiro’s MAGA meltdown

- Oliver Darcy for Status News: CBS’ Ratings Calamity

- Emery Winter for Snopes: Video authentically shows sparse crowd for JD Vance at Turning Point USA event

- Zachary Basu for Axios: MAGA media's great unraveling

- The Righting: Traffic Plunges at All Major Right-Wing News Websites in February

- Sara Fischer for Axios: MAGA media sites fizzle as infighting splinters messaging

- Paul Farhi for The Atlantic: Right-Wing Media Are in Trouble

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We’re excited to share a preview of a new podcast we think you’d enjoy: No Such Thing

No Such Thing is a show where three best friends and journalists settle their dumb arguments — and yours — by actually doing the research. Hosts Manny Fidel, Noah Friedman, and Devan Joseph start each episode with an argument using just their gut feelings. Then they go out into the world, investigate, talk to experts, and conduct some experiments. Finally, the guys bring their findings back to the group to see if they can change minds, enlighten each other, and move past their emotional truths.

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