Carlson, of course, touches on the variety of scandals that erupt in Washington: Lewinsky, Gary Condit, Dick Morris, and Trent Lott. But the book ends with Carlson relating his own harrowing brush with scandal. Carlson was accused of raping on mentally ill fan in Louisville Kentucky despite the fact that he had never been to Louisville or met this person. Carlson is able to avoid legal action with the help of able lawyer but the experience changed his perspective. After having been through the accusations himself, Carlson goes out of his way to be open-minded; to keep open the possibility that what everybody assumes is wrong.

I won't relate all the funny stories or quips that make up the bulk of this book because that is what is so much fun about reading it. It doesn't really contain any deep philosophical insights or trenchant media criticism. Rather it really is, like the subtitle says, just on person's adventures in cable news. Tucker Carlson is a curious person with the lucky job of asking people questions live on TV. If you want to know what this is like, read the book. I will leave you with Carlson's own semi-serious career justification:

After food, water, and sex, the strongest human desire ma be for someone interesting to talk to. It's what drove me to journalism, and what keeps me there. When you work on a talk show, the parade of characters never cease. Sometimes they make up stories, or brag about themselves, or try to shout you down. I enjoy interviewing them anyway. It is definitely more fun than playing Scrabble with shut-ins.