# Racket News

Regular news and features by award-winning author and investigative reporter, Matt Taibbi.

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## [Listen to This Article: No, Jason Arday Wasn't the Media's Fault](https://www.racket.news/p/listen-to-this-article-no-jason-arday)

_2026-08-19_

Narrated Version | Blaming a suicide on correct reporting unfortunately makes perfect sense in this reality-challenged era.

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211893510/b5788595df7bd3452ef34ff62a791fc6.mp3)

## [Listen to This Article: The Covid Cover-Up Suffers a Blow in Court](https://www.racket.news/p/listen-to-this-article-the-covid)

_2026-08-19 · Matt Taibbi_

Narrated Version | Thanks to the U.S. Right to Know, the Defense Intelligence Agency may be forced to explain the Pentagon's stunning "Hypothetical Origin of SARS-CoV-2" documents

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211793920/a09667d84aee4431a2ae65aea7f7575d.mp3)

## [Note to Readers](https://www.racket.news/p/note-to-readers-13b)

_2026-08-17 · Matt Taibbi_

I'll be away for a week.

## [No, Jason Arday Wasn't the Media's Fault](https://www.racket.news/p/no-jason-arday-wasnt-the-medias-fault)

_2026-08-17 · Matt Taibbi_

Blaming a suicide on correct reporting unfortunately makes perfect sense in this reality-challenged era.

## [The Covid Cover-Up Suffers a Blow in Court](https://www.racket.news/p/the-covid-cover-up-suffers-a-blow)

_2026-08-14 · Matt Taibbi_

Thanks to the U.S. Right to Know, the Defense Intelligence Agency may be forced to explain the Pentagon's stunning "Hypothetical Origin of SARS-CoV-2" documents

## [Listen to This Article: Cliché Alert: Return of the "Beer Test"](https://www.racket.news/p/listen-to-this-article-cliche-alert)

_2026-08-13 · Matt Taibbi_

Narrated Version | The New York Times reverts to old form, thanks to a blue-party schism.

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211052594/b83c93f80ad6c34e10bdfd0e831abc42.mp3)

## ["Get Lit" August 13, 2026: Stephen Crane's "Maggie: A Girl of the Streets" (Part 2)](https://www.racket.news/p/get-lit-august-13-2026-stephen-cranes)

_2026-08-13 · Matt Taibbi_

Brad and Matt wrap up their discussion of the Stephen Crane short story. Subscriber-only edition.

## [Listen to This Article: “Woke 2” Wants a Mulligan for “Woke 1”](https://www.racket.news/p/listen-to-this-article-woke-2-wants)

_2026-08-12 · Matt Taibbi_

Narrated Version | Gearing for a White House run, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez laughs off "Woke 1" as "a little crazy." On the strategy of losing every political battle in order to win the political war

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210901701/2c00daec2f033662418a6851065c03ac.mp3)

## [“Get Lit” Livestream, 4:30 pm ET: On Stephen Crane's "Maggie: A Girl of the Streets." (Part 1)](https://www.racket.news/p/get-lit-livestream-430-pm-et-on-stephen-f69)

_2026-08-12 · Matt Taibbi_

Brad and Matt visit the Bowery. A recording from Monday's live video.

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210624653/ff51676179fe6354a5b20b21bc5b3947.mp3)

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## [Cliché Alert: Return of the "Beer Test"](https://www.racket.news/p/cliche-alert-return-of-the-beer-test)

_2026-08-11 · Matt Taibbi_

The New York Times reverts to old form, thanks to a blue-party schism.