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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 11h

New PRESS BOX: We talked about the Aikman/Olsen/Herbie announcing musical chairs Eric Schmitt's magnificent airball Then @marimanoogian.bsky.social stopped by talk about the midterms and more. open.spotify.com/episode/39k2...

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What Happened Between Troy Aikman and ESPN? Plus, a Senator's Hawk-Sized Airball.

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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

New PRESS BOX: @joelanderson.bsky.social and I checked in on Senate races in Texas, Michigan, and Kansas and talked about the GOP abandonment of Trump. Plus: Weekend TV notes and our reviews of the Dennis Miller/MNF doc! open.spotify.com/episode/0IQy...

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Here Comes the Democrats’ Blue Wave. Plus, the New Dennis Miller ‘Monday Night Football’ Doc!

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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

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Here Comes the Democrats’ Blue Wave. Plus, the New Dennis Miller ‘Monday Night Football’ Doc!

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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Speaking of Primetime, Luke Dittrich's 2007 Esquire story about Hansen/To Catch a Predator is really good and served as a treasure map both for Primetime and the doc Predators. classic.esquire.com/article/2007...

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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

On the Press Box, @joelanderson.bsky.social and I talked about Nikole Hannah-Jones' NY Times story and sharing details about your life in your writing. Full pod here: open.spotify.com/episode/5JZ3...

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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

JB Pritzker "has sent perhaps the clearest signal that he would like to run for president in 2028: sharing his weight-loss journey with the American people." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/u...

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JB Pritzker Says He Used GLP-1s to Lose 80 Pounds

Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois, widely seen as a potential presidential candidate, revealed in an interview on “CBS Mornings” that he had been on a GLP-1 regimen since 2024.

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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Can CNN survive the Paramount merger? More from me and @joelanderson.bsky.social here: open.spotify.com/episode/5JZ3...

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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

New PRESS BOX w/ @joelanderson.bsky.social: What Happens to CNN Now? The Media Fights Back Against the Trump Ban Plus: Nikole Hannah-Jones' new story, TB and Jayden Daniels, and the McClatchy horrors open.spotify.com/episode/5JZ3...

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What Happens to CNN Now? Plus: Fighting Back Against Trump’s Media Ban

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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

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What Happens to CNN Now? Plus: Fighting Back Against Trump’s Media Ban

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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

"Aged 10, Richard E. Grant woke up in the back seat of a car to be confronted with his mother having sex with his father’s best friend." www.ft.com/content/d96d...

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Richard E Grant: ‘Terror is a great motivator. I like that’

The actor explains why Noël Coward’s ‘Hay Fever’ has lured him back to the West End after a 20-year absence

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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

WARNING: The NBA is running out of great Quote Guys. @loganmmurdock.bsky.social and @howardbeck.bsky.social explain: open.spotify.com/episode/31sI...

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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This is your official pregame listen before LSU-Ole Miss and does not involve Pat McAfee.

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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

George Lucas tried like mad to replace Anthony Daniels' voice because he wanted C-3PO to sound like an American used car dealer.

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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Why didn't more reporters cover the Clippers story?! We should ask their bosses, says @howardbeck.bsky.social. Full interview w/ HB + @loganmmurdock.bsky.social here: open.spotify.com/episode/31sI...

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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

New PRESS BOX: David I talked about Don Jr. and the Russian oligarch We have updates on 60 Minutes, GameDay, and Aikman/DLB. PLUS: A pre-pre-season NBA media roundtable w/ @howardbeck.bsky.social and @loganmmurdock.bsky.social! open.spotify.com/episode/31sI...

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You Are Cordially Invited to Cover Don Jr.’s Wedding. Plus, an NBA Roundtable With Howard Beck and Logan Murdock!

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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

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You Are Cordially Invited to Cover Don Jr.’s Wedding. Plus, an NBA Roundtable With Howard Beck and Logan Murdock!

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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

New PRESS BOX: Some calm recollections about Texas vs. Ohio State Plus weekend reax: The season premiere of 60 Minutes Ted Cruz on College GameDay Bad omens for Tony Romo w/ @joelanderson.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/0noB...

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The Weekend Reaction Pod: Bryan in Austin, Bad Omens for Tony Romo, and the Season Premiere of ‘60 Minutes’

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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I highly recommend this thread about Kevin Durant's berserk Longhorns fandom. bsky.app/profile/theq...

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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

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The Weekend Reaction Pod: Bryan in Austin, Bad Omens for Tony Romo, and the Season Premiere of ‘60 Minutes’

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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

One thing I learned from David Blum's great history of 60 Minutes: Creator Don Hewitt thought about assigning 60 Minutes stories to Candice Bergen after she played Murphy Brown.

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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Five years ago, Tom Junod and James B. Stewart came on the Press Box to talk about the extraordinary stories they wrote after 9/11. --Junod on "The Falling Man" --Stewart on "The Real Heroes Are Dead" open.spotify.com/episode/3elo... @tomjunod.bsky.social

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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

New PRESS BOX: NBC/Mike Tomlin The season premiere of 60 Minutes. The show’s Bari-fication. Our favorite segments. And its rich history of scandal. Plus: Fox’s Joe Davis stops by Ringer HQ to talk NFL, MLB, and Greg Olsen. open.spotify.com/s/gGHGiTr

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What’s Bari Weiss Going to Do to ‘60 Minutes’? Plus: Fox’s Joe Davis!

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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

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What’s Bari Weiss Going to Do to ‘60 Minutes’? Plus: Fox’s Joe Davis!

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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Many of our nation’s thorniest problems are going to be solved this Friday night.

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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

If you have the chance to do a Game of Thrones segment that no one on set understands, you’ve got to do it.

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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

New PRESS BOX: @joelanderson.bsky.social and I put together our own NFL preview. Tony Romo's fate. New TV faces. Russini's future. And the 10th anniversary of Colin Kaepernick's protest. PLUS: @sethwickersham.bsky.social on NFL reporting and his new book! open.spotify.com/episode/1LFQ...

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The Only NFL Preview You Need to Listen To. Plus: ESPN’s Seth Wickersham!

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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

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The Only NFL Preview You Need to Listen To. Plus: ESPN’s Seth Wickersham!

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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

This was another fun bit in the Athletic's Russini report.

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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

This is my 10th consecutive year of not understanding the point of the Taco Bell Live Más student section.

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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

One of my favorite bookstore finds ever: The complete set, in an (imitation?) leather case, of the 1988 Athlon guides. Some great guys to talk about (Gundy!) and dead conferences and overly-broad categories, like “Western.” The full set: www.instagram.com/p/Dc6YCP1m1k...

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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Jimmy Breslin on Gloria Steinem Esquire, 8/92 (the same issue had John Updike on Dolly)

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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Wachtell, Lipton is proving that longform isn't dead.

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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

New PRESS BOX w/ @joelanderson.bsky.social: We talked about Hasan Piker and whether Democrats should have to answer for everything he says. Plus: What is Jasmine Crocket doing? and other headlines. open.spotify.com/episode/1PKj...

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Do Democrats Have to Answer for Hasan Piker? Plus: What Is Jasmine Crockett Doing?

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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

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Do Democrats Have to Answer for Hasan Piker? Plus: What Is Jasmine Crockett Doing?

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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

People used to throw things at the hosts of College GameDay. Full interview with Kirk Herbstreit here: open.spotify.com/episode/5Sjv...

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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Kirk Herbstreit and Chris Fowler have worked together for 30 years, and their dynamic has always intrigued me. Full interview with Herbstreit here: open.spotify.com/episode/5Sjv...

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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

New PRESS BOX w/ @joelanderson.bsky.social: We talked about how we cover college football in the NIL era, where media power lies now, and how Pat McAfee's influence in the sport is growing. Plus: Vince Young doc director John Henion! open.spotify.com/episode/4R1z...

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The August Issue: How Do We Talk About College Football Now?

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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

“He was the world’s most mature 12-year-old,” said Art Spiegelman. “He had a fantastic case of arrested development; he could sense immediately, ‘This is what kids will love.’” Len Brown, the Creator of ‘Mars Attacks,’ Dies at 84 www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/a...

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Len Brown, the Kidlike Creator of ‘Mars Attacks,’ Dies at 84

He brought a juvenile creative sensibility to the Topps Chewing Gum company, where he was able to unerringly predict what would appeal to adolescents.

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Joel D. Anderson @joelanderson.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Can Curt Cignetti and Indiana repeat? Will Sark and Texas whine their way into the CFP at 9-3? Is The U really back? Those are some of the 26 biggest storylines heading into the 2026 season, according to me @joelanderson.bsky.social for The Ringer. www.theringer.com/2026/08/26/c... .

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The 26 Biggest Story Lines Ahead of the 2026 College Football Season

Everything you need to know about the upcoming season before games kick off

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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Kirk Herbstreit got hired by ESPN's College GameDay 30 (!) years ago. We talked about Year 1, how he avoided a career in pharmaceutical sales, the fake TV show he made with Eddie George and Joey Galloway, Corso and Fowler, and more. open.spotify.com/episode/5Sjv...

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Kirk Herbstreit Got Hired by 'College GameDay' 30 (!) Years Ago. Here’s What Year One Was Like.

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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

In 1992, John Updike wrote a tribute to Dolly Parton for Esquire's "Women We Love" issue. classic.esquire.com/article/1992...

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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Canada's Walter Cronkite dies at 92. He signed off every broadcast by saying, "And that’s the kind of day it’s been.” www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/b...

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Lloyd Robertson, Unflappable Canadian Broadcaster, Dies at 92

His 41 years as a national television news anchor surpassed the tenures of Walter Cronkite and Tom Brokaw.

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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

New PRESS BOX: Shoemaker and I talked about the excellent "Tony," Anthony Bourdain as a frustrated novelist, the perils of the writer biopic, and how Bourdain's mom (briefly glimpsed here) jump-started his writing career. Plus: Paramount vs. Bonta and much more. open.spotify.com/episode/7y6y...

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How ‘Tony’ Turned Anthony Bourdain Into a Movie Star. Plus: The Latest on the Paramount Negotiations.

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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

New PRESS BOX: @joelanderson.bsky.social and I talked about how Jon Ossoff gave the media permission to write about Natalie Harp again. Then CNN's Elex Michaelson joined me to talk about cable news, local news, interviewing Donald Trump, and more! open.spotify.com/episode/0odQ...

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Jon Ossoff Gave Us Permission to Record a Natalie Harp Podcast. Plus: CNN’s Elex Michaelson!

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