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The Year in ESPN, the Washington Post's Editor Search, and the NBA Ratings Puzzlehello, media consumers! bryan and joel open up with j-school, during which bryan recaps a few things he and david discussed on monday (1:09). then they discuss the following headlines:
what kind of year did espn have (14:11)
does anyone want to edit the washington post (27:38)
la times’ publisher talks about shaking up the organization (34:40)
trump is still suing publications (42:45)
fretting over nba ratings (48:20)
hosts: bryan curtis and joel anderson
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 19-12-2024 |
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The Media Makes Amends With Donald Trump, NFL Audio, and an Icelandic Christmas Traditionthe media makes amends with donald trump, nfl audio, and an icelandic christmas tradition
hello, media consumers! bryan and david kick off the show by discussing max tani’s interview with kamala harris campaign manager rob flaherty, who talked about key sports podcasters that turned down interviews with her (01:02). then they discuss how abc news settled its case with donald trump (9:56). later, they talk about the following;
greg olsen being happy to call his first panthers game this year (14:40)
the backlash from larry fitzgerald sr.'s tweet about randy moss’s cancer diagnosis (19:27)
words you will hear only in sports broadcasting (24:45)
whether or not the athletic is ok (27:00)
and in the notebook dump, bryan introduces david to icelandic christmas (32:29)
plus, the overworked twitter joke of the week, only in journalism, america’s softest target, and david shoemaker guesses the strained-pun headline.
hosts: bryan curtis and david shoemaker
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 16-12-2024 |
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Covering the NYC Suspect, Bill Belichick’s TV Rehab Flopped, and the New Woj Bombhello, media consumers! bryan and joel reveal what the people have voted to call joel’s new segment (2:40). then they discuss the following
how luigi mangione has been covered in the news (14:07)
whether or not david zaslav was right when it comes to the nba rights deal (26:09)
bill belichick tv rehabilitation flopped, now he returns to the sidelines (36:54)
nick saban becomes a tv character (43:50)
the new genre of woj bombs, how college football players enter the transfer portal (54:21)
brandon graham calls out his teammates (60:00)
there will be a stadium named after sports illustrated (63:01)
hosts: bryan curtis and joel anderson
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 12-12-2024 |
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Pete Hegseth's Trial by TV, Why College Football Wasn't Ruined, and the Story That Inspired ‘National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation’hello, media consumers! bryan and david kick off the show with reactions to some morning headlines, including the following:
suspect in the shooting of the insurance executive in nyc (1:12)
bashar al-assad’s reign in syria ends (6:44)
juan soto signs with the new york mets (8:41)
then they react to the news about pete hegseth and his mom (14:00) and discuss a plan for saving tv news (28:16).
later, in the notebook, they discuss the following:
college football’s first year with 12 playoff teams (36:33)
the magazine article that inspired ‘national lampoon’s christmas vacation’ (44:56)
plus, the overworked twitter joke of the week, only in journalism, america’s softest target, and david shoemaker guesses the strained-pun headline.
hosts: bryan curtis and david shoemaker
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 09-12-2024 |
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Kamala Harris’s Campaign Has No Regrets, How We Consume News Now, and a Report From the Cowboys-Giants Gamehello, media consumers! bryan and david kick off the show with bryan’s thanksgiving report about being back home in texas and the cowboys-giants game. then, they go over the harris campaign postmortem on 'pod save america' (19:18) and discuss how the “snippet generation” has completely changed the way we consume news (36:07). then, in the notebook dump, they discuss the passing of usa today columnist rudy martzke and the daily mail’s coverage of azeez al-shaair’s terrible hit on trevor lawrence (46:10).
plus, the overworked twitter joke of the week, only in journalism, america’s softest target, and david shoemaker guesses the strained-pun headline.
hosts: bryan curtis and david shoemaker
producers: brian h. waters and eduardo ocampo
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 02-12-2024 |
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Joel’s Opening Thoughts, College Football’s Playoff Endgame, and a New Theory About Trump’s Media Advantagehello, media consumers! bryan curtis is rejoined by joel anderson, who gives his opening thoughts (in a soon-to-be-named segment) about the woj bomb that came out about adrian wojnarowski’s health scare (05:00). after that, they address jeff bezos’s recent comments about the washington post’s decision to withhold its support of kamala harris just days before the 2024 presidential election (17:58). then, they talk about the college football playoff (40:30), michigan’s planting of the flag following its win over ohio state (46:22), and stephen a. smith’s new deal with espn and what his future there could look like (58:45).
host: bryan curtis
guest: joel anderson
producer: troy farkas
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 06-12-2024 |
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The Joe and Mika Crisis, an ‘Around the Horn’ Funeral, and Watching College Football in 2024hello, media consumers. bryan and joel close out the week with a new opening titled joel’s thoughts, where joel recaps discussions from monday’s show, including a 'press box' media person of the year award (1:05) and joe and mika’s explanation for their trip to meet donald trump (5:00). then they discuss the end of espn’s 'around the horn' (16:17), sounds that may surprise you from gus johnson’s touchdown calls in the ohio state–purdue game (35:59), and what’s going on with college football on television (37:43)
hosts: bryan curtis and joel anderson
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 22-11-2024 |
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Cormac McCarthy’s Muse, How to Trick an NFL Insider, and Why People Are Tuning Out the Newsit's time for a weekend 'press box,' where david and bryan take a look at some interesting news regarding famous author cormac mccarthy, the latest headlines from around the nfl, and the possible overconsumption of the news.
hosts: bryan curtis and david shoemaker
senior producer: steve ahlman
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 25-11-2024 |
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Interviewing O.J., Covering the Olympic Bombing, and Hosting 'SportsCenter' in Its Golden Age With Fox's Chris Myershappy thanksgiving media consumers, bryan has a bonus episode for you on this holiday. he speaks with fox’s chris myers, who takes us through his career. he discusses the following:
interviewing muhammad ali (6:40)
joining espn and hosting ‘sportscenter’ (11:56)
hosting ‘up close’ and having the nickname the velvet hammer (19:48)
his infamous interview with o.j. simpson (23:07)
interviewing mike tyson two years after tyson bit evander holyfield’s ear (29:04)
moving from espn to fox (34:54)
mind-blowing sports moment he was present for (37:44)
host: bryan curtis
guest: chris myers
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 27-11-2024 |
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‘Inside the NBA’ Lives, the Tyson-Paul Fiasco, and Life on Blueskyhello, media consumers! bryan and david kick off the week with some exciting news: 'inside the nba' will live on! they discuss the popular nba show, which has been licensed to espn (0:30). then they discuss netflix, which is now streaming live sports, including this past weekend’s tyson-paul fight (11:35). then in the notebook dump, they discuss the following:
bryan gives a report on going to bluesky and his thoughts on the social media platform (28:21)
former nfl head coach and john madden’s best friend john robinson has passed away (35:24)
the rock has been named gq’s entertainer of the year (37:21)
plus, the overworked twitter joke of the week, only in journalism, america’s softest target, and david shoemaker guesses the strained-pun headline.
hosts: bryan curtis and david shoemaker
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 18-11-2024 |
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The Twitter Exodus Begins, the Return of the Trump News Cycle, and Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paulhello, media consumers. bryan and joel kick off the show by discussing whether or not they are still on x (formerly known as twitter) as they get into celebrities that have left the social media platform (1:04). then they talk about donald trump’s endless news cycle restarting (17:24). later, they go over the upcoming boxing match between mike tyson and jake paul live on netflix (32:32), and close the show with talk of some the onion's recent antics (44:23).
hosts: bryan curtis and joel anderson
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 14-11-2024 |
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Democratic Postmortems, the Media's Non-Predictive Powers, and WaPo Editors Say: ‘Back to Work!’hello, media consumers! bryan and david kick off the show by discussing the washington post email alerting staff that they'll need to return to the office (0:35). then they discuss the following:
the fallout from the harris-trump presidential race (11:37)
stephen a. smith possibly running for president (24:11)
podcasts merging with traditional media (33:42)
sounds you need to hear around the nfl (49:17)
plus, the overworked twitter joke of the week, only in journalism, and david shoemaker guesses the strained-pun headline.
hosts: bryan curtis and david shoemaker
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 11-11-2024 |
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How Donald Trump Won With Semafor’s David Weigelhello, media consumers. bryan closes a busy week on 'the press box' with semafor’s david weigel. they begin the show by reacting to the many reasons donald trump won the election (0:52). then they discuss how twitter is a pro-trump app (16:22), the value of podcast appearances (19:59), whether or not this race was winnable for kamala harris (33:49), and more.
host: bryan curtis
guest: david weigel
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 07-11-2024 |
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The Day-After-the-Election Podcast: Donald Trump Will Be President Againhello, media consumers! bryan welcomes the newest member of the ringer, joel anderson, to 'the press box' with a huge announcement that the listeners will love moving forward. then they get into the election, which saw donald trump chosen as president of the united states again. they reflect on last night’s election and its presentation, the upcoming think pieces on what democrats need to do, what resistance 2.0 will look like, and more.
hosts: bryan curtis and joel anderson
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 06-11-2024 |
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The Inconclusive Election Night Podhello, media consumers! bryan and david react to an inconclusive election as results are still coming in. they discuss the current projections at the time of recording, as well as the different newscasts and election big boards.
hosts: bryan curtis and david shoemaker
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 06-11-2024 |
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The Election Day Eve Pod: The Selzer Poll, Pre-Recriminations, and a Wave of Democratic Despair Became Overconfidencehello, media consumers! it’s election day eve! bryan and david kick off the podcast by discussing the selzer poll (0:47), what the news cycle has looked like during this election (10:24), some possible pre-recriminations (15:13), and more.
then in the notebook dump they discuss how the washington post lost subscribers after a non-endorsement of harris (41:30), as well as joel embiid’s altercation with columnist marcus hayes (53:14)
plus, the overworked twitter joke of the week, only in journalism, and david shoemaker guesses the strained-pun headline.
hosts: bryan curtis and david shoemaker
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 04-11-2024 |
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Astead Herndon on Kamala Harris’s Closing Argument, Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden Rally, and The Washington Post’s Non-endorsementhello, media consumers! as we are five days from the election, bryan welcomes back astead herndon of the new york times to discuss the following:
how the democrats feel with five days left (1:14)
donald trump’s msg rally (8:48)
the number of vibes stories during this election (12:20)
the washington post's decision not to endorse vice president kamala harris (36:57)
plus, david shoemaker guesses the strained-pun headline.
host: bryan curtis
guest: astead herndon
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 31-10-2024 |
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A Stunning Non-Endorsement, World Series Walk-Off Calls, and a Visit to the Set of ‘Good Morning Football’hello, media consumers! bryan kicks off the show by discussing the recent non-endorsements for the presidential candidates (0:40). then he discusses the arena-show phase of the campaigns, including kamala harris’s visit to houston with beyoncé and willie nelson and donald trump’s rally in madison square garden (19:16). later, he gets into some of the best dodgers walk-off world series calls (31:54). to finish, bryan recaps his visit to the set of 'good morning football' with a few sound bites (37:20).
plus, the overworked twitter joke of the week, only in journalism, and david shoemaker guesses the strained-pun headline.
hosts: bryan curtis and david shoemaker
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 28-10-2024 |
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Chris Ryan on Election News, the Campaign As a TV Show, and Growing Up to Be a Critichello, media consumers! bryan welcomes chris ryan, host of the ringer’s 'the watch' and 'the rewatchables,' to the show! they discuss how they are consuming election news in the final stretch (0:46). they also react to mark halperin’s claim of a scoop that could change the election (8:12) and tucker carlson comparing donald trump to america’s dad (9:35).
later they get into some ways this election seems like a television show (14:50).
they close the show with chris’s background in journalism, growing up with a dad who was a film critic and transitioning into podcasting (29:35).
plus, david shoemaker guesses the strained-pun headline of the week.
host: bryan curtis
guest: chris ryan
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 24-10-2024 |
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The Campaign’s Final Stretch, the Tom Brady Rules, and New York Times Flexeshello, media consumers! bryan kicks off the show by recapping his visit to austin for the texas-georgia game (:35). then he and david get into the final stretch of the presidential race between kamala harris and donald trump (13:58).
then in the notebook dump they discuss:
a piece in new york magazine titled “can the media survive” (40:41)
an olivia nuzzi update (42:10)
breaking down the tom brady rules (44:51)
plus, the overworked twitter joke of the week, only in journalism, and david shoemaker guesses the strained-pun headline.
hosts: bryan curtis and david shoemaker
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 22-10-2024 |
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Kamala Harris Vs. Bret Baier, Who Will Run the Next Administration, and Being a Campaign Embed With NOTUS’s Jasmine Wrighthello, media consumers! bryan welcomes notus's jasmine wright, who is the journalist you need to read to understand vice president kamala harris’s campaign. she comes on to discuss the following about the campaign:
highlights of the vp’s interview with bret baier (1:45)
how the vp feels about adversarial settings (0:00)
reasons for the current media blitz (11:15)
the quiet planning of her transition team (13:11)
things that worry team harris in the closing stretch (21:10)
then she closes out with how she got into political journalism (24:10).
plus, david shoemaker guesses the strained-pun headline.
host: bryan curtis
guest: jasmine wright
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 17-10-2024 |
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Kamala Harris and Joe Rogan, Democratic Panic, and Tom Brady in Week 6hello, media consumers! bryan and david return to discuss kamala harris podcast appearances and her upcoming sitdowns with fox news and joe rogan (5:39). then they discuss bob woodward's new book and the “vibes switch” (17:41). they close with discussing tom brady’s growth as an announcer and local angles (32:20). plus, david shoemaker guesses the strained-pun headline.
hosts: bryan curtis and david shoemaker
producer: stefan anderson
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 16-10-2024 |
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Politico’s Eugene Daniels on a Fifty-Fifty Race, Kamala Harris’s Underdog Campaign, and Playing College Footballhello, media consumers! bryan is joined today by politico’s white house correspondent and politico playbook co-author eugene daniels to get into the latest on this upcoming election and more, including:
does the harris campaign really believe they’re underdogs in this race (01:47)?
are they running a “risk-averse” campaign (16:18)?
what is it like covering the white house and writing playbook (21:19)?
leaping from college football to journalism (30:46).
plus, david shoemaker guesses the strained-pun headline.
host: bryan curtis
guest: eugene daniels
producers: brian h. waters and eduardo ocampo
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 11-10-2024 |
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Kamala Harris Is Coming to Your Podcast, Players Are Trying to Eject Reporters From the Locker Room, and Our National Bit Crisishello, media consumers! bryan and david open with two contradictory ideas: “the return of triumph the insult comic dog” and “there are too many bits (0:36).”then they get into the following:
kamala harris's current podcast tour (10:12)
nfl players wanting to kick reporters out of the locker room (22:54)
kate winslet playing a war correspondent in the movie 'lee' (31:03)
everyone is introducing a paywall (36:27)
later they react to breaking news, as shams charania joins espn as the new senior nba reporter (44:34).
plus, the overworked twitter joke of the week, only in journalism, and david shoemaker guesses the strained-pun headline.
hosts: bryan curtis and david shoemaker
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 07-10-2024 |
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Bomani Jones on the Election, Working at ESPN in the 2010s, and How We Watch College Football Nowhello, media consumers! today, bryan is joined by bomani jones—host of ‘the right time with bomani jones’—to discuss all things politics, media, and sports, including:
thoughts on the vice presidential debate (03:11)
democrats’ lean-into-football strategy (coach walz) (08:06)
what to make of the coverage around kamala harris (11:50)
zach lowe and espn in the 2010s (21:15)
college football, the 12-team playoff, and nil (30:53)
looking back on ‘high noon’ (40:31)
plus, david shoemaker guesses the strained-pun headline.
host: bryan curtis
guest: bomani jones
producers: brian h. waters and eduardo ocampo
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 04-10-2024 |
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Instant Reactions to the Tim Walz–JD Vance Debate With Semafor’s Benjy Sarlin. Plus: Gabriel Sherman on Writing 'The Apprentice.'hello, media consumers! in a special bonus edition of the press box, bryan has two guests. first, he speaks with semafor’s benjy sarlin for instant reactions to the tim walz–jd vance vice presidential debate. they discuss the following:
the biggest surprise of the debate (1:22)
who looked more confident, tim walz or jd vance (9:35)
the january 6 exchange (16:40
whether or not this will be the last debate (26:04)
then he speaks with screenwriter gabriel sherman about writing 'the apprentice,' a story about donald trump (30:44). he discusses the following about the film:
how he went about writing the story (31:10)
trump’s relationship with roy cohn (32:36)
how cohn’s rules of winning influenced trump (37:04)
deciding on sebastian stan to play trump (47:02)
hosts: bryan curtis
guests: benjy sarlin and gabriel sherman
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 02-10-2024 |
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A Veep Debate Cheat Sheet, a WNBA Controversy, and More on Zach Lowe and ESPNhello, media consumers! bryan and david open the show by discussing zach lowe’s departure from espn (0:34). then they preview the vice presidential debate between tim walz and jd vance (12:34). later, they react to dijonai carrington’s postgame interview about caitlin clark (28:37). then they talk about only in journalism classics following the story about new york city mayor eric adams (37:56).
plus, the overworked twitter joke of the week, only in journalism, and david shoemaker guesses the strained-pun headline.
hosts: bryan curtis and david shoemaker
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 30-09-2024 |
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Zach Lowe Leaves ESPN and the Kelce Backlash With Jason Gay. Plus, Kate Conger and Ryan Mac on Elon Musk and Twitter.hello, media consumers! bryan sits with not one, not two, but three guests this week. first he speaks with the wall street journal’s jason gay and they they discuss the following:
zach lowe getting laid off by espn (1:47)
how everyone has been covering travis kelce’s bad play (20:45)
a possible kamala harris podcast tour (30:30)
then he speaks with kate conger and ryan mac, the authors of ‘character limit: how elon musk destroyed twitter,’ and they get into the following:
elon changing the block feature (35:20)
turning twitter headquarters into a long-stay hotel (44:23)
elon removing journalists’ verified check (49:00)
twitter/x losing it’s value (59:59)
plus, david shoemaker guesses the strained-pun headline.
hosts: bryan curtis
guests: jason gay, kate conger, and ryan mac
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 27-09-2024 |
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Olivia Nuzzi and RFK Jr., the Candidate Who Couldn’t Stop Posting, and the 'Megalopolis' Scandalhello, media consumers! bryan and david have a scandalous episode coming up. they discuss the following:
mark robinson’s post on an adult website (0:35)
oliva nuzzi being placed on leave after a relationship with robert f. kennedy jr. (7:12)
the controversy surrounding 'megalopolis' (22:46)
plus, the overworked twitter joke of the week, only in journalism, and david shoemaker guesses the strained-pun headline.
hosts: bryan curtis and david shoemaker
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 23-09-2024 |
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Election Talk, More Woj, and the Top 5 Campaign Movies With Sean Fennesseyhello, media consumers! bryan welcomes the ringer’s head of content, sean fennessey, this week. first they discuss woj’s shocking announcement and the value of the sports insider (1:39). then they discuss the latest with the election and what they expect in the remaining months (16:3 0).
and to stay on theme with election season, they close the show with their top 5 campaign movies (30:54).
plus, david shoemaker guesses the strained-pun headline.
hosts: bryan curtis
guest: sean fennessey
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 20-09-2024 |
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Instant Reaction Pod: Adrian Wojnarowski's Retirement and the End of the Woj Bombhello, media consumers! bryan and david immediately react to adrian wojnarowski’s retirement from espn (0:30). they reflect on:
his commitment to bell-to-bell nba coverage (2:40)
being the first iphone alert sports journalist (11:40)
how his nba draft day tweets changed when he began at espn (14:45)
how the “woj bomb” caught on (17:30)
the nba media in the post-woj era (22:39)
hosts: bryan curtis and david shoemaker
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 18-09-2024 |
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What’s Next After the Trump-Harris Debate? Plus: Tom Brady Week 2 and Anchorman-Producer Meltdowns.hello, media consumers! bryan and david are back to discuss what’s next after the donald trump–kamala harris debate (4:00). they share their thoughts on the moderators (6:15), jd vance’s responses to the "cats and dogs" comment (9:32), and kamala harris’s performance (17:26).
later in the notebook dump they react to the following:
linda deutsch's legacy as a court reporter (32:10)
how iconic james earl jones’s voice was (35:00)
plus a couple of tv host–tv producer meltdown clips (37:57)
plus, the overworked twitter joke of the week and david shoemaker guesses the strained-pun headline.
hosts: bryan curtis and david shoemaker
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 16-09-2024 |
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Instant Reactions to the Kamala Harris–Donald Trump Debate With Semafor’s Benjy Sarlinhello, media consumers! bryan grabs his coffee and fires up the mic with benjy sarlin so they can provide you with the morning-after immediate reactions to the kamala harris–donald trump debate.
they discuss the following:
the biggest things everyone learned from the debate (1:10)
how close did we get to seeing kamala harris the prosecutor (8:51)
how kamala harris was prepared for the debate (12:24)
things that connected with undecided voters (16:00)
words that will be remembered out of this debate (22:58)
their thoughts on the moderators (25:25)
reactions to taylor swift’s endorsement of harris (30:56)
benjy shares insight from the spin room in philadelphia (33:18)
plus david shoemaker guesses the strained-pun headline.
host: bryan curtis
guest: benjy sarlin
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 11-09-2024 |
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Tom Brady’s Week 1 Report Card, the Harris-Trump Debate Is Here, and NFL TV Noteshello, media consumers! bryan and david kick off the show by previewing this tuesday’s long-awaited debate between kamala harris and donald trump (00:36). then they discuss tom brady’s first day on his new job (17:35).
later, in the notebook, they react to the following:
tenet media got covert funding from russian state media employees (35:33),
joe tessitore debuted on 'raw' (38:54), and
shannon sharpe called out his producers (49:47)
plus, the overworked twitter joke of the week and david shoemaker guesses the strained-pun headline.
hosts: bryan curtis and david shoemaker
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 09-09-2024 |
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How We Talk About Football, Coach Tim Walz and the State of the Campaign, and the Art of Curious Podcasting with Pablo Torrehello, media consumers! on the final edition of the ‘press box,’ bryan kicks off the show with a preview of his latest piece on the ringer dot com, how fox threw tom brady a hail mary and won (0:45). then he welcomes pablo torre and they discuss the following:
how the media talks football these days (7:05)
tom brady being recast as an announcer (18:13)
the democratic rollout of tim walz (31:29)
pablo’s podcast, ‘pablo finds out’ (43:43)
plus david shoemaker guesses the strained-pun headline.
host: bryan curtis
guest: pablo torre
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 05-09-2024 |
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Football Talk, the State of the Campaign, and the Art of Podcasting With Pablo Torrehello, media consumers! on the final edition of the ‘press box,’ bryan kicks off the show with a preview of his latest piece on the ringer dot com, how fox threw tom brady a hail mary and won (0:45). then he welcomes pablo torre and they discuss the following:
how the media talks football these days (7:05)
tom brady being recast as an announcer (18:13)
the democratic rollout of tim walz (31:29)
pablo’s podcast, ‘pablo finds out’ (43:43)
plus david shoemaker guesses the strained-pun headline.
host: bryan curtis
guest: pablo torre
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 05-09-2024 |
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Football TV Mega-Preview, Tom Brady’s Debut, and Kamala Harris Speakshello, media consumers! bryan and david kick off the show by recapping kamala harris and tim walz’s interview with dana bash (0:32). then, as they get ready for the return of football, they get into the following:
football season starts with tom brady in a different seat (13:34)
legendary head coaches nick saban and bill belichick make their television debuts (19:23)
espn takes over the sec (24:16)
deion sanders vs. denver post columnist sean keeler (30:17)
then, in the notebook, they discuss the following:
having status by knowing a journalist on a first-name basis (36:58)
things you call a story (38:25)
journalists' overuse of the phrase “existential crisis” (41:00)
plus, the overworked twitter joke of the week and david shoemaker guesses the strained-pun headline.
hosts: bryan curtis and david shoemaker
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 03-09-2024 |
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Debate Chaos, Kamala Harris’s Big Interview, and Leaving CNN With Oliver Darcy of ‘Status’hello, media consumers! on the final edition of 'the press box,' bryan welcomes oliver darcy to the pod. they discuss the following:
the rules of the upcoming harris-trump debate (1:49)
kamala harris’s upcoming interview and what to expect (10:42)
sarah palin’s new trial against the new york times (15:49)
mark zuckerberg’s letter to the house judiciary committee (17:33)
then oliver discusses why he left cnn to build his own platform, ‘status’ (21:32).
plus, david shoemaker guesses the strained-pun headline.
host: bryan curtis
guest: oliver darcy
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 29-08-2024 |
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Changing the Way NFL Games Are Called, the Debate Over the Debate, and the DNC Notebook Dumphello, media consumers! bryan and david kick off the show by discussing the state of sports color commentary and whether or not analysts should be ex-players (0:30). then bryan recaps his four nights at the upper deck of the united center in chicago (10:30). they also discuss the following from the democratic national convention:
their favorite moments that stuck out (19:26)
some media grumbling (30:17)
the branded media place to hang out (36:00)
then, in the notebook, they discuss the following:
rece davis introduces college football (42:17)
espn brings back 'the sports reporters' (44:41)
and then, in only in journalism, they discuss deion sanders’s reaction to an only-in-journalism word (0:00)
plus, the overworked twitter joke of the week and david shoemaker guesses the strained-pun headline.
hosts: bryan curtis and david shoemaker
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 26-08-2024 |
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From Chicago: The Best and Worst of the Democratic Convention With Semafor’s Benjy Sarlinhello, media consumers! bryan is live out of the united center in chicago along with semafor’s benjy sarlin, and they recap the democratic convention. they assess kamala harris’s speech and then hit on 10 topics:
defining kamala harris (8:08)
how the democrats talk about donald trump (10:47)
the democrats’ embrace of celebrity (15:34)
thoughts on the rollout of tim walz as kamala harris’s running mate (17:55)
the return of the obamas and obama-isms to the democratic party (21:27)
the democrats claim patriotism as their own with the usa chants (25:57)
their favorite speeches (28:30)
speeches that whiffed (32:11)
the vibes in the convention (35:25)
what they are looking for after this convention (37:31)
plus, david shoemaker guesses the strained-pun headline.
host: bryan curtis
guest: benjy sarlin
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 23-08-2024 |
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From Chicago: The Best and Worst of the Democratic Convention with Semafor’s Benjy Sarlinhello, media consumers! bryan is live out the united center in chicago along with semafor’s benjy sarlin and they recap the democratic convention. they asses kamala harris’s speech and then hit on ten topics:
defining kamala harris (8:08)
how the democrats talk about donald trump (10:47)
the democrats’ embrace of celebrity (15:34)
thoughts on the rollout of tim walz as kamala harris’ running mate (17:55)
the return of the obamas and obama-isms to the democratic party (21:27)
the democrats claiming patriotism as their own with the usa chants (25:57)
their favorite speeches (28:30)
speeches that whiffed (32:11)
the vibes in the convention (35:25)
what they are looking for after this convention (37:31)
plus, david shoemaker guesses the strained-pun headline.
host: bryan curtis
guest: benjy sarlin
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 23-08-2024 |
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Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, and Covering the Democratic Convention With CBS News’ Robert Costa and Ed O’Keefehello media consumers! bryan has a bonus mid-week episode with two special guests from cbs news. first he speaks with white house correspondent ed o’keefe, who discusses working the floors of the convention, staking out joe biden during his final days in the white house, and the early returns on kamala harris and tim walz (1:21)
then he talks with the chief election and campaign correspondent, robert costa, to discuss his conversations with donald trump and joe biden, his thoughts on the convention so far, and leaving the theater after biden announced that he is stepping down. (25:45)
host: bryan curtis
guest: ed o’keefe and robert costa
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 22-08-2024 |
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A Report From the Democratic National Convention, Nic Cage as John Madden, and Remembering Phil Donahuehello, media consumers! bryan and david kick off the show with a fun spoiler from the democratic national convention (0:30). bryan is in chicago right now and he has a few notes, including on the dnc version of radio row (8:00). then they discuss the following:
the return of the onion (14:28)
press box party at the dnc recap (15:44)
remembering phil donahue (23:18)
espn makes a couple of cuts (31:01)
nicolas cage to play john madden in a biopic (36:00)
plus, the overworked twitter joke of the week and david shoemaker guesses the strained-pun headline.
hosts: bryan curtis and david shoemaker
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 19-08-2024 |
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The Return of Hannibal Lecter, the Trump Hack, and a ‘Hard Knocks’ Check-In With Alan Siegelhello, media consumers! bryan welcomes the ringer’s own hollywood bureau chief, alan siegel. they both share some of their lukewarm takes on the media and the following subjects:
donald trump’s love affair with hannibal lecter (01:31).
the donald trump hack: documents sent to politico emails (8:42)
a sports documentary check-in on 'hard knocks' and 'receiver' (18:15)
the essence of cable news (28:01)
australian b-girl raygun breaks her silence (37:26)
alan closes out with a few of his “only journalism words" (43:22)
plus, david shoemaker guesses the strained-pun headline.
host: bryan curtis
guest: alan siegel
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 15-08-2024 |
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The Tim Walz Coach Campaign, the Return of the Trump Exposé, and Charles Barkley’s New-Old Job.hello, media consumers! bryan and david kick off the show by discussing the new york times story, “inside the worst three weeks of donald trump’s 2024 campaign (0:43).” then they discuss the following:
three reasons tim walz was selected as kamala harris’s running mate (09:00).
the harris-trump debate is set (20:23)
tim walz’s couch jokes (23:40)
then in the notebook they discuss the following:
noah eagle’s impressive performance in the men’s and women’s basketball gold medal games (37:34)
another charles barkley update (39:24)
a discussion about aggregators (43:50)
and then in “only in journalism” they discuss deion sanders’s reaction to an only-in-journalism word (0:00)
plus, the overworked twitter joke of the week and david shoemaker guesses the strained-pun headline.
hosts: bryan curtis and david shoemaker
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 12-08-2024 |
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Kamala Harris Picks Tim Walz, Evan Gershkovich Is Free, and the RFK–Bear Cub Affairhello, media consumers! bryan and david stop their vacations to discuss tim walz being picked to be kamala harris's running mate and the reactions of democrats to the selection (1:27). they also discuss the following:
claire malone’s profile of rfk jr. (14:53).
evan gershkovich being released from russian prison (21:09)
a botched summer olympics call (28:38)
donald trump at nabj (37:26)
hosts: bryan curtis and david shoemaker
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 06-08-2024 |
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The Veep TV Auditions, Olympics Takes, an (Almost) NBA Rights Deal, and Remembering Evan Wrighthello, media consumers! bryan and david kick off the show by discussing the opening ceremony of the olympics, which included celebrities on the sideline, ai al michaels, and dwyane wade and noah eagle’s commentary (0:40). then they discuss the running auditions for kamala harris’s running mate (12:29). later, in the notebook dump, they discuss the final stages of the nba media rights deal (25:16) and take time to remember journalist evan wright (34:30).
plus, the overworked twitter joke of the week and david shoemaker guesses the strained-pun headline.
hosts: bryan curtis and david shoemaker
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 29-07-2024 |
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The Kamala Harris Campaign, Fraught Political Relationships, and the Last Days of the Biden 2024 Beat With Axios’s Alex Thompsonon the final edition, bryan welcomes alex thompson, a national political correspondent for axios. they kick off the show by discussing coverage of the last two weeks, which included president joe biden dropping out of the race (1:14). then he gets into the current relationship between biden and vice president kamala harris (16:24), the relationship between biden and barack obama over the past few weeks (27:26), and what it will look like covering harris now (32:14).
plus, david shoemaker guesses another strained-pun headline
host: bryan curtis
guest: alex thompson
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 25-07-2024 |
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The Biden-Harris Switch, Three Weeks of Political Scoops, and Farewell to Skip Bayless and Pete Wellshello, media consumers! bryan and david react to the news that president joe biden will drop out of the 2024 presidential race and has endorsed vice president kamala harris. they discuss the following:
how cable news moved slowly with its coverage and reactions (5:00)
reporters who could have taken a bow after the news broke (7:55)
how harris will be covered by political reporters (33:24)
hulk hogan's and dana white's appearances at the rnc (40:35)
then, in the notebook dump, they discuss the following:
skip bayless leaving fox sports (48:36)
tnt's plan to match amazon’s bid for nba media rights (52:40)
pete wells stepping down as the new york times food critic (56:46)
plus, the overworked twitter joke of the week and david shoemaker guesses the strained-pun headline.
hosts: bryan curtis and david shoemaker
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 22-07-2024 |
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A Report From the Republican Convention With the Washington Post’s Chris Suellentropon the final edition, bryan welcomes the washington post’s chris suellentrop, who joins the show from milwaukee, where he's covering the republican national convention. he kicks off the show by discussing how the republicans are ecstatic right now at the convention (1:40). then they discuss republican vice presidential candidate j.d. vance’s speech (4:16), whether donald trump will be more effective if he's elected president again (9:27), how the assassination attempt has become a part of the convention (16:07), and more.
host: bryan curtis
guests: chris suellentrop
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 18-07-2024 |
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How the Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump Was Coveredhello, media consumers! bryan and david react to the attempted assassination of former president donald trump. they discuss the following, regarding the coverage:
reactions to hearing the news (0:36)
the photographers and the amazing photos they captured (4:30)
interviews that took place immediately after the shooting (10:40)
social media conspiracy theories (20:12)
host: bryan curtis and david shoemaker
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 15-07-2024 |
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Reporting on the Biden Age Question, Interviewing Kamala Harris, and the Democrats’ MSNBC Problem With NYT’s Astead Herndonhello, media consumers! bryan welcomes back astead herndon of the new york times and host of ‘the run-up podcast.’ he comes on to discuss the following about president joe biden:
astead’s reporting in 2020 and how biden’s age was a topic of conversation (1:04)
whether or not he ran his first campaign with the intentions of being a one-term president (08:38)
the biden campaign being more online now than four years ago (19:18)
his experience interviewing vice president kamala harris in 2016 (40:55)
plus, david shoemaker guesses the strained punned headline and bryan closes the show with a quick update on the nba rights
host: bryan curtis
guest: astead herndon
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 11-07-2024 |
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Did Reporters Blow It With Biden? Plus, POTUS Breaks His Silence and a Report From the NFL Broadcast Boot Camp.hello media consumers! bryan and david kick off the show with talk of a rare breaking of silence: president joe biden’s interview on abc (0:40). then, they discuss the "now they tell us" headline from the new york post (13:50) and talk through whether or not the press blew it when it comes to reporting on joe biden (17:58).
later, in the notebook dump, bryan talks about visiting the nfl broadcast bootcamp for current and former players, and shares some sound as they discuss being a rookie at something again (29:55)
plus, the overworked twitter joke of the week and david shoemaker guesses the strained-pun headline.
hosts: bryan curtis and david shoemaker
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 08-07-2024 |
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Biden’s Next Move, Blaming the President’s Staff, and What It Was Like at the Debate With Tim Miller of 'The Bulwark'with the holiday coming up, bryan is treating you to the final edition of 'the press box' early. he welcomes msnbc analyst and 'bulwark' podcast contributor tim miller, and they discuss the following:
the atmosphere in atlanta during the debate (2:14)
reactions to some biden family members blaming staffers for the performance (13:15)
reactions to the media telling biden to remove himself from the race (19:09)
this podcast was recorded before the announcement that biden will sit down for a tv interview.
plus, david shoemaker guesses the strained-pun headline.
host: bryan curtis
guest: tim miller
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 02-07-2024 |
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Can the Media Shove Joe Biden Off the Ticket? Plus, A.I. Al Michaels and the NFL’s Big Loss in Court.hello media consumers! bryan and david talk for the first time since the presidential debate. they discuss whether or not the media could push joe biden off the ticket and have an open democratic convention to choose the candidate (1:45).
later, in the notebook dump, they get into al michaels agreeing to allow nbc to use his voice for ai for olympics coverage (40:50) then they discuss the antitrust lawsuit and the nfl loss regarding the ‘sunday ticket’ (51:06).
plus, the overworked twitter joke of the week and david shoemaker guesses the strained-pun headline.
hosts: bryan curtis and david shoemaker
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 01-07-2024 |
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The Debate and the Democratic Panic With Semafor’s Benjy Sarlin. Plus, Jeff Greenfield Revisits Four Presidential Campaigns.on the final edition, bryan has a jam-packed show following the presidential debate.
first, he welcomes semafor's benjy sarlin for a recap. they discuss:
the worst part of the night for joe biden (1:08)
the timing of the debate (10:35)
the history of incumbent presidents who've lost their first debates (15:31)
ben’s opinion on whether or not biden will be the democratic nominee on election day (26:06)
what stood out about donald trump (31:04)
anderson cooper’s interview with vice president kamala harris (39:19)
then, he welcomes longtime cnn and abc news political analyst jeff greenfield, who takes us back down memory lane as he revisits four presidential campaigns that he's covered in his career.
how trump has changed everything he thought about campaigns (50:39).
biden's run for president in 1988 and its collapse (54:12).
television's importance to presidential campaigns in the '80s (56:43)
behind the scenes of the race between george h. w. bush and the democratic nominee michael dukakis in 1988 (61:35)
bill clinton's decision not to do an interview with howard stern interview, and biden's decision to go through with it (70:46)
cnn's coverage of the 2000 election (76:17)
observations from the al gore and george w. bush campaigns (79:40).
revisiting the night florida was called for al gore and then recalled (84:12)
covering the 2008 election and how campaigns were thinking about television in the age of social media (88:17)
what stands out about the democratic primary campaigns of barack obama and hillary clinton (91:39)
host: bryan curtis
guests: benjy sarlin and jeff greenfield
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 28-06-2024 |
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Your Biden-Trump Debate Cheat Sheet, ESPN’s Opening Bid for Stephen A., and the Return of the New York Tabloids With Jason Gayhello, media consumers! bryan welcomes wall street journal’s jason gay. he kicks off the show with five thoughts on the upcoming presidential debate (2:23). then they discuss espn’s first bid to stephen a. smith and how it compares to pat mcafee’s deal (20:21). later, they talk about jj redick becoming the new lakers head coach and leaving the podcast game (33:42). they close the show with the 48 new york tabloid headlines about justin timberlake’s arrest (54:07).
host: bryan curtis
guest: jason gay
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 24-06-2024 |
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Zaz and the NBA Rights, CNN’s Rocky Road to the Biden-Trump Debate, and the Washington Post's Embattled Publisher With Puck’s Dylan Byerson the final edition, bryan welcomes dylan byers and starts the show with a discussion about the word “defenestration" (1:20).then they discuss the following:
dylan’s reaction to charles barkley’s "retirement” (2:42)
what did david zaslav and warner bros. discovery do wrong during the nba negotiations (9:18)?
cnn producing the presidential debate (15:02)
william lewis, ’washington post’ publisher, gets embattled (30:16).
then, david shoemaker guesses the strained-pun headline.host: bryan curtis
guest: dylan byers
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 20-06-2024 |
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Charles Barkley “Retires,” the Journalist and the Brat Pack, Agony at the U.S. Open, and CNN’s Big Debatehello, media consumers! bryan and david kick off the show by discussing yet another charles barkley “retirement announcement” (0:42). then, they close out this nba season with talk of espn adding an active player to their pregame show (13:14) and jj redick potentially being the first podcaster turned nba coach (15:50). they then discuss the upcoming presidential debate and why it will be a huge night for cnn (19:40).
later in the notebook dump, they get into the brat pack documentary and why it is an interesting, secret media movie (32:01).
plus, the overworked twitter joke of the week and david shoemaker guesses the strained-pun headline.
hosts: bryan curtis and david shoemaker
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 18-06-2024 |
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Final (?) NBA Finals Takes, the Caitlin Clark Discourse, and Hollywood’s Junket Crisis With Katie Bakeron the final edition, bryan welcomes katie baker, and they have a loaded show for you, with the following discussion topics:
brian windhorst's scarface-like message to luka doncic (1:45)
jayson tatum’s reaction to joe mazzulla's quotes (5:57)
remembering jerry west, a friend to sportswriters everywhere (14:03)
the olympics and caitlin clark discourse (24:03)
the hollywood junket crisis (37:14)
remembering howard fineman (52:14)
then, david shoemaker guesses the strained-pun headline.
host: bryan curtis
guest: katie baker
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 13-06-2024 |
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How Is ESPN Covering the Finals? Plus, a Chaotic Week at The Washington Post and the Art of the Awkward Interview.hello, media consumers! bryan and david kick off the show with sounds from a couple of awkward interviews (1:05). then, they get into the following topics:
reactions to espn’s halftime show criticism (9:31)
doris burke makes television history (18:07)
jj redick’s upside as an announcer (20:42)
later, in the notebook dump, they discuss a chaotic week at the washington post (33:01)
plus, the overworked twitter joke of the week and david shoemaker guesses the strained-pun headline.
hosts: bryan curtis and david shoemaker
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 10-06-2024 |
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Bob Costas on Michael Jordan, "Roundball Rock," Bill Walton, and 12 Years of the NBA on NBChello, media consumers! the nba finals begin this week, so bryan brings you the podcast a day early, and he welcomes one of the most prolific voices in basketball history, bob costas.
they take a look back at bob’s time with nbc, discussing the following:
the first year of the nba on nbc and how bob was wanted as a play-by-play announcer (2:02)
the art of putting together the story of the game (6:52)
michael jordan’s run during the beginning of the nbc era (16:22)
the o.j. simpson chase during the 1994 nba finals (24:28)
calling what we thought at the time was michael jordan’s final shot in the nba (41:01)
the 1998-99 nba lockout (45:22)
plus, david shoemaker guesses the strained-pun headline.
host: bryan curtis
guest: bob costas
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 05-06-2024 |
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NBA Finals Story Lines, More on the Trump Verdict, Charles Barkley’s Free Agency, and Colin Cowherd: Resistance Herohello, media consumers! bryan and david kick off the show with some notes on the coverage of the trump verdict (1:09). then, they get into the following topics:
what kind of story are the 2023-24 dallas mavericks (9:02)
charles barkley’s free agency and what could happen with the talent from ‘inside the nba’ (18:19)
later in the notebook dump they discuss:
reactions to colin cowherd’s monologue about trump’s conviction (32:43)
the upcoming presidential debate and the advertisements that will be available for purchase (41:00)
bryan and david are in learnedleague trivia (43:15)
plus, the overworked twitter joke of the week and david shoemaker guesses the strained-pun headline.
hosts: bryan curtis and david shoemaker
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 03-06-2024 |
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The Strange End of the Trump Trial, Baseball’s Spot in the Sports-World Lineup, and Nerd Culture Deep Dives With Mallory Rubinhello, media consumers! bryan welcomes the ringer’s ultimate team player, mallory rubin. they kick off the show by discussing the live coverage of the trump trial deliberations (4:47). then they discuss baseball’s place in the media lineup as networks are willing to pay $2 billion for the nba while espn is trying to get out of a $540 million deal with mlb (16:12). they close with a fun discussion about mallory’s career, which includes a chat about the things she has done a nerd culture deep dive on (33:40).
plus, david shoemaker guesses the strained-pun headline.
bryan and mallory’s conversation was recorded before the jury of the donald trump trial was finished deliberating.
host: bryan curtis
guest: mallory rubin
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 31-05-2024 |
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Remembering Bill Walton, Saving the Washington Post, and the Latest on the NBA Rights Scramblehello, media consumers! we lost a basketball and media legend this week, the one and only bill walton. bryan and david kick off the show by reading some of his quotes and discussing how he was ahead of his time (0:20). then, they get into the current reported plan to save the washington post, which includes subscription tiers and additional content for superfans (10:43).
later, in the notebook dump, they talk about how the nba playoff pregame shows have added a member to the panel (32:10), the mavericks’ “commanding” lead in the western conference finals (40:02), and the latest on nba media rights and how turner could have maintained the rights without a bidding war (42:37).
bryan closes the show with a fun story from the movies (47:29).
plus, the overworked twitter joke of the week and david shoemaker guesses the strained-pun headline.
hosts: bryan curtis and david shoemaker
producer: brian h. waters
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NBA Inches Closer to a Rights Deal, ESPN’s No. 1 Team, and Stephen A.’s History of Debate TV With Howard Beck and Sheil Kapadiahello media consumers! we close out a busy week with two appearances! first, howard beck joins bryan to discuss the nba finalizing the rights deal (1:20), what is intriguing about nbc and amazon’s coverage (9:30), and the nba going back to broadcast television (18:00).
then, sheil kapadia joins to discuss whether or not charles barkley would work with his ‘inside the nba’ teammates elsewhere (21:51), thoughts on espn’s number one announce team (25:23), espn’s ‘up for debate’ docuseries (36:55), and more.
host: bryan curtis
guests: howard beck and sheil kapadia
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 23-05-2024 |
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Patrick Radden Keefe on Crime Stories, No-Access Journalism, Getting Tenure at The New Yorker, and Turning 'Say Nothing' Into a Serieslast week, bryan went to the santa fe international literary festival and was able to speak with patrick radden keefe. they discussed a few things about patrick’s career, including:
how patrick discovered magazines in junior high school and what stood out about them (2:21)
how he pitches a story to the new yorker today (12:20)
his attraction to crime stories (17:19)
whether there are too many crime stories in the era of netflix (25:07)
write-arounds and no-access journalism (31:20)
host: bryan curtis
guest: patrick radden keefe
producer: brian h. waters
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ESPN Loves the Knicks, Scarlett Johansson and AI, Reporters Discover the T-Wolves, and the Media Acid Testhello, media consumers! david kicks off the show with a fun story for you (0:40), then he and bryan get into nba playoff talk with the following:
how much does sports media know about minnesota (7:05)
anthony edwards and karl-anthony towns's reactions to being told they are supposed to lose (12:25)
stephen a. smith and espn’s love for the new york knicks (15:01)
later in the notebook dump they discuss:
scarlett johansson’s voice being used for ai (26:42)
netflix and the nfl (31:00)
cam’ron’s appearance on cnn with abby phillip (38:05)
plus, the overworked twitter joke of the week and david shoemaker guesses the strained-pun headline.
hosts: bryan curtis and david shoemaker
producer: brian h. waters
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Presidential Debate Strategizing, the NBA Rights Endgame, and New Yorker Editor Succession With Semafor’s Max Tanihello media consumers! on the final edition, bryan is joined by max tani, media editor at semafor, to discuss the following:
biden and trump agree to two presidential debates on cnn and abc (01:33)
what to make of the nba media rights negotiations (19:13)
jj redick: podcaster and coach? (28:20)
the succession plan for the new yorker’s next editor (35:31)
joe kahn and the young reporters at nyt (44:23)
covering the media beat (48:15)
then, david shoemaker guesses the strained-pun headline.
host: bryan curtis
guest: max tani
producer: eduardo ocampo
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Checking in on the Trump Trial, Weekend Sounds from the NBA and How “The Phantom Menace” Changed the Mediahello media consumers! bryan and david kick off the week by checking in on the trump trial and discussing how we have been getting updates without it being televised, including real-time updates from the new york times (0:21). they then get into a few things from nba playoff weekend, including the following:
shaq telling nikola jokic that shai gilgeous-alexander deserves to be nba mvp (7:51)
some very interesting sounds during luka doncic’s press conference (10:41)
how do nba analysts judge teams when they keep getting blown out (12:47)
jj redick's intrigue over the lakers’ coaching vacancy and whether or not he would still keep his podcast (24:22)
later, in the notebook dump, they discuss the 25th anniversary of ‘phantom menace’ and how it changed media (35:12). plus, the overworked twitter joke of the week, only in journalism, and david shoemaker guesses the strained-pun headline.
hosts: bryan curtis and david shoemaker
producer: brian h. waters
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The Death of Journalistic Swagger, Apple Is Crushing It, ‘The Office’ For Newspapers, and "The Revenge of the Homepage" With Julia Turnerhello media consumers! on the final edition, bryan is joined by julia turner—one of the hosts of slate's culture gabfest! they get into the following topics:
jack shafer’s story in politico about “journalistic swagger” (1:20).
ben smith of semafor’s interview with new york times executive editor joe kahn regarding the 2024 election (20:26)
the apple ad about the new thin ipad (32:56)
an ‘office’ spinoff, but for a newspaper company (35:26)
reggie miller has learned something from bryan and other podcasters (40:00)
kyle chayka's, of the new yorker, story: "the revenge of the home page" (42:59)
then, david shoemaker guesses the strained-pun headline.host: bryan curtis
guest: julia turner
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 09-05-2024 |
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A Report From the Tom Brady Roast, Pat Beverley Stiffs a Reporter, and Kristi Noem’s Memoir-gate.bryan and david start by recapping bryan’s experience at the roast of tom brady. then, they discuss the reports and negotiations around the upcoming nba media rights, and what it could mean for the ‘inside the nba’ on tnt (23:37). they also talk about milwaukee bucks guard patrick beverley not allowing a media member to participate in a media scrum for not subscribing to his podcast (29:11). later in the notebook dump, they talk of kristi noem being “misquoted” in her memoir, followed by the old guy’s still got it, the tad friend rule, and only in journalism (39:02).plus the overworked twitter joke of the week and david shoemaker guesses the strained-pun headline.
hosts: bryan curtis and david shoemaker
producer: isaiah blakely
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NBC Vs. TNT for the NBA, College Reporters Covering the Protests, Stephen A. Smith on Mike Trout, and the Baseball Beat With The Athletic’s Andy McCulloughhello, media consumers! bryan welcomes andy mccullough, a writer for the athletic and the author of the upcoming clayton kershaw biography ‘the last of his kind.’ they start off by discussing nbc's and tnt’s bidding for the nba’s tv rights and what the nba would look like without tnt (01:47). then, they discuss the ongoing college protests over the war in gaza and the student reporters covering it from the ground (13:12). after that, they discuss recent comments from stephen a. smith and charles barkley (25:04). finally, they delve into andy’s career as a baseball beat writer, what it’s like to be on deadline every night, and the process of interviewing clayton kershaw for his new book (45:47).
host: bryan curtis
guest: andy mccullough
producer: eduardo ocampo
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Joe Biden Does Howard Stern, NBA and NFL Draft Observations, the Return of ‘The Onion,’ and the ‘New York Times’ vs. the White Househello media consumers! bryan and david kick off the week with a headline we never thought we'd see: joe biden did ‘the howard stern show’ (0:41). they then get into the following:
a recap of interesting sounds from nfl draft weekend (8:43)
nba playoffs observations, rights negotiations, and cari champion’s lebron james tweet (22:53)
bryan’s playoff grinch takes (34:02)
then, in the notebook dump, they discuss the following:
politico’s eli stokols story on the feud between president biden and the new york times (40:01)
the onion is back! (50:53)
graydon carter opens a newsstand (53:04)
plus, the overworked twitter joke of the week, only in journalism, and david shoemaker guesses the strained-pun headline.
hosts: bryan curtis and david shoemaker
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 29-04-2024 |
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Mock Draft Week in America, Knicks Mania, the Yankee Umpire Affair, and Howie Schwab Stories With Peter Schragerhello, media consumers! bryan is back on tuesday and joined by fox sports senior writer and 'good morning football' host peter schrager! peter kicks off the show by discussing the move of 'gmfb' from new york to california (2:20). they discuss the nfl draft, starting with some draft terminology, how peter puts together a mock draft, and more (7:04). then they get into new york sports, starting with the knicks' big game 2 win and the electricity of the fans (32:54), and followed by yankees manager aaron boone's ejection for something a fan yelled at the umpire (39:43).
to close the show, peter shares a few howie schwab stories (44:06).
host: bryan curtis
guest: peter schrager
producer: brian h. waters
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Scenes From the Trump Trial, the NBA’s New Rights Deal, the Afterlife of the Alt-Weeklies, and Remembering Howie Schwabbryan and david start the show by remembering howie schwab, who died over the weekend. they reflect on his legacy as a producer, researcher, and the final boss on ‘stump the schwab’ (1:00). then they discuss the donald trump trial, at which cameras were barred from the courtroom and trump struggled to stay awake (9:41). afterward, they get into upcoming bids for nba rights (15:56). they then talk about the summer olympics, how much of it they'll watch, and who will be featured (27:43). later, during the notebook dump, they bring up the afterlife of the alt-weeklies (36:35)
plus, the overworked twitter joke of the week and david shoemaker guesses the strained-pun headline.
hosts: bryan curtis and david shoemaker
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 22-04-2024 |
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A Sportswriter Introduces Himself to Caitlin Clark, the Trump Trial Isn’t on TV, and NPR-mageddon With Derek Thompsonhello media consumers! bryan welcomes a fellow ringer podcast host, derek thompson of ‘plain english,’ to discuss the following:
donald trump’s trial not being televised (1:58)
a sportswriter “introducing” himself to caitlin clark (11:28)
reactions to uri berliner’s essay, which details why he can't work for npr (16:51)
derek's podcast about how boring the 2024 election is (35:45)
host: bryan curtis
guest: derek thompson
producers: eduardo ocampo and brian h. waters
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How the Media Covered O.J., Masters Observations, and The Rock Backs Away From Politics.bryan and david kick off the show by discussing verne lundquist, who recently called his 40th and final masters. in turn, bryan brings up a memory he and lundquist shared (0:53). then, they discuss o.j. simpson, how he became famous, and how the media covered his trial (13:01). they also react to news that broke before recording the show: cnn cancels gayle king and charles barkley's ‘king charles’ show (33:20), the rock doesn't endorse president joe biden, and more (36:42).plus, the overworked twitter joke of the week and david shoemaker guesses the strained-pun headline.
hosts: bryan curtis and david shoemaker
producer: brian h. waters
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Covering the Campaign and Trump’s Third Run for the White House With New York Magazine’s Olivia Nuzzi. Plus: Thoughts on O.J. Simpson and 'Civil War.'hello, media consumers! bryan kicks off the show by discussing o.j. simpson, who passed away this week (1:24).
later, he is joined by olivia nuzzi of new york magazine, who discusses arizona's status as a swing state (5:16), covering donald trump’s third run for the white house (18:05), and more!
before he says goodbye for the weekend, he shares six non-spoiler thoughts on the new movie 'civil war' (39:08).
host: bryan curtis
guest: olivia nuzzi
producers: brian h. waters
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The Post-Norby Era at ESPN, the Magic of Ian Eagle, Eclipse Talk, and Caleb Williams Takes With Chicago Radio Host Danny Parkinshello media consumers! today, bryan is joined chicago radio host danny parkins. they get into the post-norby era at espn after the longtime executive, norby williams, was let go after being with the company since 1985 (1:53). then, they get into march madness talk as they discuss caitlin clark, ian eagle, and more. (13:22). to close the show, bryan talks to danny about his career and something really amazing he did in high school (50:02)
host: bryan curtis
guest: danny parkins
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 08-04-2024 |
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Why The Cut Goes Viral, The New York Times Becomes a Gaming Company, Reporters Steal From Air Force One, and the New Netflix Movie 'Scoop' With Amanda Dobbinson the final edition, bryan is joined by the ringer’s amanda dobbins as they discuss the viral first-person essays from the cut, how it's doing them, and why they’re so compelling (01:56). they also touch on lachlan cartwright’s nyt magazine testimonial on how national enquirer helped donald trump during his 2016 presidential campaign (20:19), the new york times as a gaming company (29:26), and white house correspondents who have taken things from air force one (34:38). after, they give their thoughts on netflix’s latest film, ‘scoop,’ about prince andrew’s infamous bbc interview and discuss their appreciation for procedural newsroom stories (38:35).
then, david shoemaker guesses the strained-pun headline.
host: bryan curtis
guest: amanda dobbins
producer: eduardo ocampo
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March Madness Fun, Blasting Your Bosses on the Air, LeBron Speaks, and Declaring a Media Apocalypse Too Soonbryan catches david up on the ronna mcdaniel–nbc catastrophe (0:50). then, they get into the washington post’s profile on lsu women’s basketball coach, kim mulkey (12:37). afterward, they get into some found sounds from march madness, including one of the most mind-blowing calls of all time (23:09).
in the notebook dump they discuss the following:
lebron james’s comments on his upcoming retirement (24:55)
whether or not the media apocalypse was declared too soon (28:03),
gannett and mcclatchy drop the ap (32:54)
plus, the overworked twitter joke of the week and david shoemaker guesses the strained-pun headline.
hosts: bryan curtis and david shoemaker
producer: brian h. waters
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One Year Without Evan Gershkovich With Wall Street Journal Editor-in-Chief Emma Tuckerhello media consumers! bryan speaks with emma tucker, the wall street journal editor-in-chief, on the anniversary of wsj reporter evan gershkovich's imprisonment in russia, the type of reporter he is, the charges against him, and more. (3:28).
then, bryan gives some brief thoughts on the ronna mcdaniel–nbc news affair (20:57).
host: bryan curtis
guest: emma tucker
producers: eduardo ocampo and brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 28-03-2024 |
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Reporting the Shohei Ohtani Saga, The Washington Post’s Kim Mulkey Story, and ESPN’s Future With Jason Gay.hello media consumers! bryan welcomes jason gay of the wall street journal this week as david shoemaker is out on assignment. they discuss week two of shohei ohtani’s saga and how the fanbase of his former team, the los angeles angels, are reacting (2:20). then they discuss kim mulkey’s response to the “unpublished” story coming from the washington post (17:04). lastly, they talk about the new espn documentary and what this means as far as the future of the company is concerned (31:17).
host: bryan curtis
guest: jason gay
producer: brian h. waters
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LeBron James Is a Podcaster, the Shohei Ohtani Affair, and Covering the Royals with Jay Caspian Kang and Ellie Hallon the final edition, bryan has two guests for you! first, he speaks with his former teammate jay caspian kang of the new yorker. they kick off the show by discussing the gambling story involving shohei ohtani and his interpreter ippei mizuhara (1:32). then they talk about lebron’s ventures into the podcasting space with jj reddick (15:17). last, they discuss the first round of march madness and the reaction from oakland’s head coach greg kampe after their upset win over kentucky (38:40).
then bryan talks with ellie hall, who discusses the royal family and how they are covered by the british press (40:34).
this podcast was recorded before the announcement that princess kate middleton has been diagnosed with cancer.
then, david shoemaker guesses the strained-pun headline.
host: bryan curtis
guests: jay caspian kang and ellie hall
producer: brian h. waters
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The Media Slips Into a Warm Bloodbath, the Craziest Scoops of NFL Free Agency, and the Twilight of Investigative Journalism.bryan and david kick off the show discussing a think piece in the semafor from max tani on how hard it is to get a tough story out there (0:52), plus some good news about ‘sports illustrated’ (14:12). then they discuss donald trump using the word “bloodbath” while campaigning in dayton, ohio (15:50). in the notebook dump, they discuss some of the funny tweets surrounding nfl free agency (27:45), as well as ‘new york times’ obituaries and who meets the bar to get one (31:53), followed by this week’s media test (0:00)
plus, the overworked twitter joke of the week and david shoemaker guesses the strained-pun headline.
hosts: bryan curtis and david shoemaker
producer: brian h. waters
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 18-03-2024 |
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Aaron Rodgers 2024, Don Lemon–Elon Musk, the Vibes Beat, and 'The Girls on the Bus' With The Washington Post’s Kara Voghton the final edition, bryan is joined by kara voght of the washington post. they kick off the show with the venn diagram of sports, politics, and media as they discuss aaron rodgers's potential vice presidential candidacy in support of robert f. kennedy jr. (1:50). then they discuss don lemon’s interview with elon musk and what led to the end of their partnership (13:20). later, they give an official review of 'the girls on the bus' and discuss how the reporters are portrayed on the show (23:37). bryan closes by asking kara rapid-fire questions about her career, including how she covers the vibes beat (47:18).
host: bryan curtis
guest: kara voght
producer: brian h. waters
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Ep. 84: 'Jam Session' With Juliet Litman and Amanda Dobbinsjuliet and amanda go through the archives of celebrity dating
triumphs and tribulations to select the best relationship runs. then, they play two truths and a lie to see how well they know celebrity dating history.
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 06-04-2016 |
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Ep. 85: 'Keepin' It 1600' With Tom Perezjon favreau and dan pfeiffer recap the week in politics, react to the republican race in wisconsin, discuss trump vs. cruz, debate bernie's long-shot odds, and examine bernie sanders’s new aggressive tone. then, thomas perez joins to offer his insights into the 2016 election, his path to becoming secretary of labor, and his top white house perks.
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 08-04-2016 |
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Ep. 86: 'NFL Draft Podcast' With Robert Mays and Mallory Rubinmays and mallory return to discuss all things nfl draft, including the broncos’ qb situation, ezekiel elliott's top-five-pick potential (12:00), the argument against drafting running backs early (17:00), keith marshall vs. todd gurley, the baltimore ravens’ draft options (28:00), deforest buckner vs. joey bosa (37:50), and prospect of the week: ronnie stanley (47:00)! they wrap it all up with a mailbag.
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 08-04-2016 |
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Ep. 87 'The Andy Greenwald Podcast' With Sam Rockwellactor sam rockwell, star of the new film 'mr. right,' joins andy greenwald to discuss acting, creativity, and the persuasiveness of brad pitt.
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 11-04-2016 |
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Ep. 88: 'The Watch' With Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwaldchris and andy prepare for the 'game of thrones' premiere, get hype over the 'rogue one' trailer (10:00), wrap up 'the people v. o.j. simpson' (21:00) and shine some light on 'catastrophe' (29:00) and 'the last panthers' (37:00).
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 13-04-2016 |
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Ep. 89: 'Jam Session' With Juliet Litman and Amanda Dobbinsafter juliet and amanda divulge their affinity for british leading men, they examine the objects of their affections by identifying the senior class, the actors in their prime, and the up-and-comers.
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 13-04-2016 |
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Ep. 90: 'Keepin' It 1600' With Kal Pennjon and dan recap the major story lines of the week: bill clinton's finger-wagging, de blasio's botched bit with hillary, president obama's 'got' viewership, trump's new hires, and cruz's craziness. then, former white house adviser and actor kal penn hops on the line to break down bernie's hopes for the nomination, pushing grassroots political action, and obama's legacy.
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 15-04-2016 |
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Ep. 91: 'NFL Draft Podcast' With Robert Mays and Mallory Rubinmays and mallory make sense of the rams-titans trade involving the no. 1 pick, discuss prospect of the week emmanuel ogbah, break down the top db's, make their case for mackensie alexander, and wrap it up with a mailbag.
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Ep. 92: 'The Watch' With Richard Linklater and 'GoT' Previewandy and chris prepare for the 'game of thrones' premiere with help from mallory rubin and jason concepcion (16:30). then, oscar-winning director richard linklater joins (42:00) to discuss his new film, 'everybody wants some!!'
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 19-04-2016 |
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Ep. 93: McGregor Retirement With Ariel Helwanithe ringer's david shoemaker talks to six-time mma journalist of the year ariel helwani about conor mcgregor's retirement announcement, jon jones vs. ovince saint preux, and more.
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 20-04-2016 |
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Ep. 94: 'Jam Session' With Juliet Litman and Amanda Dobbinsjuliet and amanda advocate for australian biosecurity by breaking down johnny depp and amber heard's apology video. then, they tackle the greatest moments in celebrity apology with ariana grande (16:00), kristen stewart (25:00), kanye west (32:00), and jeremy piven (36:00).
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 21-04-2016 |
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Ep. 95: 'Keepin' It 1600' With Savannah Guthriejon and dan break down new york’s big winners, trump's "reset button" (3:00), bernie's bleak outlook (12:00), hillary's hopes for sanders support (18:00), and new ways to recruit millennial voters (25:00). then, ‘today’ co-anchor savannah guthrie joins (28:00) to discuss covering the white house beat and the transition into mainstream television.
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Ep. 96: 'NFL Draft Podcast' With Chris Ryan and Matt Borcasmays and mallory break down the big eagles-browns trade with resident eagles fan chris ryan and resident browns apologist matt borcas (22:00). then they discuss the "draftnik nonsense" of "red flags" (39:00) and the "bluechip battle of the week" (47:00) featuring reggie ragland and darron lee, and wrap it up with a mailbag to examine josh norman's next move.
learn more about your ad choices. visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 22-04-2016 |
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