What Alaina Urquhart has said about 24-hour news cycle

3 quotes · 1 episode · Apr 6, 2026

Alaina Urquhart, Co-host of Morbid, autopsy technician and author of the Butcher novels, has been quoted on 24-hour news cycle 3 times in 1 episode of Morbid, most recently on April 6, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

  • Urquhart, citing reporter Mark Roan, says the live coverage of the trapped baby helped shape the 24-hour news cycle.

    “the ongoing developments of a living, breathing baby trapped helplessly underground would help shape a 24 hour news cycle that people could connect with at any moment of the day”

    Morbid: The Rescue of Baby Jessica McClure (Apr 6, 2026) · Listen from 37:34

  • Urquhart argues that the pre-cable habit of a single nightly news digest was better for people's nervous systems.

    “I think it's so much better for your nervous system”

    Morbid: The Rescue of Baby Jessica McClure (Apr 6, 2026) · Listen from 36:41

  • Urquhart argues humans are not equipped to absorb continuous coverage of the world's worst events.

    “we're not meant to see all the horrible shit that's happening in the world. We're just not meant to absorb all of it all the time”

    Morbid: The Rescue of Baby Jessica McClure (Apr 6, 2026) · Listen from 55:00

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