The Press Box
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The College Football Media Machine, Jezebel Resurrected, and More on SI and AI
Bryan and David start the show by discussing George Santos being kicked out of Congress before talking about the College Football Playoff selection, Sports Illustrated, and more
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How to Cover the 2024 Campaign, Weekend NFL Audio, and the McCurty Mystery Solved
Plus, the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week and David Shoemaker Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline
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Making Up Sideline Reports, Musk’s Latest Meltdown, and Weekend Audio
Bryan and David also chat about Brandon Staley’s heated postgame press conference
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Should Sportswriters Bet on Sports? Plus, the Taylor Swift Beat Writer and Logan Murdock on Covering the NBA.
Plus, the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week and David Shoemaker Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline
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A Shocking Biden Poll, Bobby Knight Obits, and Weekend Audio
Plus, HBO has a message for its TV critics, one that folks really may not like
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Strange Times at The Messenger, and Weekend Audio. Plus, McKay Coppins on Mitt Romney.
Bryan and David talk with reporter and author McKay Coppins about his new book and what it was like working with Mitt Romney
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Twitter’s Past, Present, and Future With Peter Kafka
Plus, how to watch the new NBA season
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Katie Baker on Covering the Sam Bankman-Fried Trial, and Courtroom Body Language
Plus, doing a close reading of Michael Lewis
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Twitter in a Time of War, Weekend NFL Audio, and More on Paying for Interviews
Bryan and David also highlight a few interviews with MLB player Nick Castellanos and a play-by-play comment from Mike Tirico on clock management
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Aaron Rodgers Gets Paid, a Braves Clubhouse Controversy, and the Long-Form “Nobody Believed in Us!” Club With Jason Gay
Plus, Bryan and Jason discuss Pat McAfee reportedly paying Aaron Rodgers for his weekly show appearances, the prospect of the NFL buying a TV network like ABC, and more
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Twitter Took Your Headlines, CNN’s War Coverage, and Audio of a Miami Meltdown
Bryan and David also chat about the Clippers’ new radio play-by-play announcer, Carlo Jiménez
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Jason Gay on Taylor and the NFL, Michael Lewis, and Six Months Since Evan Gershkovich Was Detained
Bryan and Jason also discuss the historic ousting of Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House
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Dame Lillard Trade Takes, NFL Weekend Audio, and the Great Biden Makeover
Plus, recapping the second Republican debate
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A Report From the GOP Debate. Plus: Adam Nagourney on Triumphs and Disasters at The New York Times.
Bryan was on the ground for the second Republican debate, and New York Times journalist Adam Nagourney joins to discuss his new book, ‘The Times’
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Streaming Is Coming for Sports, a Debate Preview, and Football Weekend Audio
Bryan and David also discuss Taylor Swift’s attendance at the Chiefs game on Sunday
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Emergency Podcast: Rupert Murdoch Retires
Our media analysts look back at the Murdoch era and explore what his absence will mean for Fox
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An NFL Media Lawsuit, Jann Wenner’s Meltdown, and ABC for Sale!
Bryan and David also discuss this new version of ‘Meet the Press’
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The Tim Scott Story and Musk-ageddon
Plus, Mike Valenti talks Lions happiness and Detroit sports
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Week 1 NFL Season Audio, the Howard Stern-ing of Cable News, and the Iowa Football Primary
They also touch on Joe Buck and Troy Aikman’s 22nd year as commentary partners, the end of ‘Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel,’ Vulture’s piece on Rotten Tomatoes, and more!
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The Coach Prime Content Machine. Plus: The “What Do We Cover Now?” Campaign and a Musk Mega-book.
Bryan and David talk Deion Sanders’s coaching debut at Colorado, this year’s NFL announcing booths, and Walter Isaacson’s upcoming biography of Elon Musk
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An AI-Journalist Truce and The Athletic’s Big Spending. Plus: Richard Deitsch on Tony Romo and ESPN.
Bryan discusses how news outlets are utilizing code to protect their content against AI and touches on college football’s epidemic of depth-chart withholding
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How Not to Moderate a Debate. Plus: Hollywood’s Starless Profiles and the Death of a Lousy Sportswriter.
Bryan and David break down the first GOP debate and discuss how the candidates and moderator performed
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A Campaign “Misquote,” the Sports Doc Crisis, and Semafor’s Benjy Sarlin on the GOP Debate
Bryan and Benjy Sarlin discuss Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, and Mike Pence and predict who may win Iowa
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GOP Debate Preview. Plus, the ‘Blind Side’ Situation and NFL Aggregators.
Bryan and David give their expectations for the debate on Wednesday night, in which Donald Trump will not participate
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ESPN’s Big Gamble With James Andrew Miller, a Raid in Kansas, and a New ‘Countdown’ Cast
Bryan and David break down the ESPN–PENN Entertainment deal that will bring ESPN into the gambling world
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ESPN Bets on Itself and the Orioles’ Massive Blunder. Plus: The New York Post’s Mike Vaccaro on Two Decades of Column Writing.
Bryan talks about ESPN’s deal with Penn Entertainment, the Baltimore Orioles’ miscalculation with announcer Kevin Brown, and more
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The Wooing of Donald Trump, USWNT Takery, and in Defense of Mark Jackson
Bryan and David discuss USA’s loss to Sweden in the World Cup
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The Trump Trials and the Starless GOP Debate. Plus, Matt Belloni on Disney and the Strikes.
Bryan also introduces a new segment, Weekend Headlines
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Variety Vs. Puck and The Atlantic. Plus, ESPN’s New NBA Team, and Twitter Becomes X.
Bryan and David also discuss Ron DeSantis’s media approach and Sean Payton’s recent comments
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ESPN’s Kevin Negandhi on ‘SportsCenter’ in 2023, Making It at ESPN, Philly Fandom, and Watching Games With His Dad
Kevin discusses the intricacies of sports hosting, including becoming a news anchor in an Indian American family, his career path at ESPN, and more
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What It’s Like to Work at The Athletic With Lindsay Jones. Plus, ESPN and Newsroom AI.
Bryan, David, and Lindsay discuss the merger between The Athletic and The New York Times and look at Genesis, an AI tool for journalists
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Astead Herndon on Campaign 2024, Midwest Diners, Podcasting Vs. Writing, and The New York Times
New York Times reporter and podcaster Astead Herndon joins to discuss life on the campaign trail