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The Press Box

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The Ringer's media podcast—on steroids Hosts: Bryan Curtis, David Shoemaker, Joel Anderson Production magic: Isaiah Blakely Reach us: pressboxringer @ gmail

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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 · 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
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 · 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
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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 04/09/2026
New PRESS BOX: The Clippers. Pablo. All of it. With guest @netw3rk.bsky.social. open.spotify.com/episode/33ia...
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The Clippers-Pablo-NBA Megapod With Jason Concepcion
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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 · 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 · 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
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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Nick Field @nickfield.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Which book do you think will sell more copies this holiday season: Joe Biden's White House memoir (release date Nov. 17) or Bob Woodward's career memoir (release date Nov. 24)? cc @thepressbox.bsky.social
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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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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
New PRESS BOX: Shoemaker and I talked Pat McAfee: his album; his, um, aesthetic; and how he eclipsed Stephen A as the most powerful on-air person at ESPN Plus: Jon Ossoff/Natalie Harp, the Clippers story, Bill Rasmussen, and much more. open.spotify.com/episode/0HFZ...
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Why Pat McAfee Went Unplugged. Plus: Jon Ossoff Breaks the Natalie Harp Fourth Wall.
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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
New PRESS BOX: Sen. Adam Schiff stopped by Ringer headquarters for an interview about the primaries, JD Vance, data centers, Paramount-WB, Iran and Cuba, and Election Day nightmare scenarios. He even made a Ringer List (tm). @schiff.senate.gov open.spotify.com/episode/5HEo...
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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
New PRESS BOX: @joelanderson.bsky.social and I discussed this week's primaries. And Joel had thoughts on AOC and "Woke 1." Plus: Bob Iger, Lakers owner, the Trump plane story, Damien Woody, and much more. open.spotify.com/episode/5zgN...
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The Fallout from This Week’s Primaries. Plus: Joel Has Thoughts on "Woke 1".
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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
You can bag on Stephen A (and you should), but I think it's mostly a waste of time to declare that a TV person is or isn't a "journalist." Reporters tried this with bloggers two decades ago. Full pod here: open.spotify.com/episode/5OlT...
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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Dear reporters: Please stop trying to coach political candidates. Full Press Box w/ @davidshoemaker.bsky.social here: open.spotify.com/episode/5OlT...
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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
New PRESS BOX: AOC, Francesca Hong, and the Battle for the Democratic Party Plus: thoughts on Greg Olsen's next gig and Stephen A. Smith, journalist. open.spotify.com/episode/5OlT...
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AOC, Francesca Hong, and the Battle for the Democratic Party. Plus: Stephen A. Smith, Journalist?
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The Press Box @thepressbox.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
This week's pod sched: Tues: Bryan + David Thurs: Bryan + Joel Fri: Bonus pod w/ a special guest in our LA studio. Join us.
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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The problem with MS NOW is that everyone's so *nice.* Full pod on Abdul El-Sayed's victory and a long night of cable news here: open.spotify.com/episode/50jn...
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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
I asked New Yorker writer Hua Hsu: What do we lose if we lose magazines? Full pod about the disappearing world of fronts of books and feature wells here: open.spotify.com/show/4aBkZbD...
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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
One final pod from New York Month: New Yorker writer and magazine collector Hua Hsu stopped by to talk about magazines. What they were. Why we collect them. And where the things we loved about them have gone. Plus: Me on Tony Romo + ESPN's anti-debate pivot. open.spotify.com/episode/78es...
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The Press Box @thepressbox.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
HELLO MEDIA CONSUMERS: Bryan and David will have a new pod on *Wednesday,* with reactions to the contentious (Only in Journalism) Michigan primary. On Monday afternoon, we'll have one more special treat from New York Month. Join us.
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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
I asked Mark Guiducci, who grew up reading Vanity Fair, how he got the job running the magazine. Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/0RSE...
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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
New PRESS BOX: Vanity Fair's Mark Guiducci stopped by Ringer HQ to talk about his first year running the mag. On the agenda: the Susie Wiles story, the revamped Oscar party, Olivia Nuzzi, the elusive Melania cover, and more. Plus: his Top 5 VF covers of all time. open.spotify.com/episode/0RSE...
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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Tim Walz replays his veep debate with JD Vance. Nice JD was the one JD he didn't prepare for. Full interview w/ Walz about the midterms, his final months in office, and much more here: open.spotify.com/episode/4NXD...
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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
New PRESS BOX: I talked to @governorwalz.mn.gov about his final months in office, the Democrats' midterms message, banning prediction markets, his debate with JD Vance, and much more. Plus: Thoughts on the Bari Weiss's 60 Minutes redraft. open.spotify.com/episode/4NXD...
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Governor Tim Walz on the Democrats’ Midterm Momentum, the Danger of Prediction Markets, and Replaying His Debate With JD Vance. Plus: Thoughts on Bari Weiss’s New ‘60 Minutes’ Cast.
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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Hulk Hogan was a bandana-wearing embodiment of the Reagan era. "Patriotism without policy," @davidshoemaker.bsky.social writes in his new book. We discussed it all here: open.spotify.com/episode/4j9J...
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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
New PRESS BOX: Shoemaker and I went through the Democrats' new 2028 primary calendar and reviewed the rebooted White House Correspondents Dinner. Then, for our July Issue, we talked about David's new book about Hulk Hogan. open.spotify.com/episode/4j9J...
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The Democrats Picked Their 2028 Primary Calendar. Which Contender Benefits? Plus: Our July Issue Grapples With Hulk Hogan.
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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
I asked @stephruhle.bsky.social how dyslexia affects the way she preps for her MS NOW show. Our full interview about cable news, Trump's billions, Ruhle's business career, and much more is here: open.spotify.com/episode/1jYk...
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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Donald Trump made $2.2 billion in his first year back in the White House. We asked @slotkin.senate.gov what she made of his financial disclosures. Full interview w/ me + @joelanderson.bsky.social here: open.spotify.com/episode/6sU2...
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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
We asked @slotkin.senate.gov about Trump's nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia—and the caveat he added yesterday. Full interview with me + @joelanderson.bsky.social here: open.spotify.com/episode/6sU2...
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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
New PRESS BOX: @joelanderson.bsky.social and I talked to Sen. Elissa Slotkin about the Democrats, Chuck Schumer, the Mideast, election threat scenarios, and her 2028 plans. Then we talked about why the ESPN layoffs were such a mess. open.spotify.com/episode/6sU2...
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Why Were the ESPN Layoffs So Messy? Plus: Sen. Elissa Slotkin on the Democrats, the Mideast, and Election Security.
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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Stephanie Ruhle spent 14 years in investment banking. She says the TV world is meaner. Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/1jYk...
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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
New PRESS BOX: MS NOW's @stephruhle.bsky.social stopped by our NYC headquarters to talk about the midterms, Trump's self-enrichment, her twin careers in banking and cable news, her Regis and Kelly tryout, and *much* more. open.spotify.com/episode/1jYk...
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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
New PRESS BOX: Shoemaker and I talked about what the ESPN layoffs tells us about the future of ESPN. Plus: Trump vs. the NYT, Tom Brady and WWE, and my notes from Broadway. open.spotify.com/episode/03M6...
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What Do the ESPN Layoffs Tell Us About ESPN’s Future? Plus: Trump vs. The New York Times, Tom Brady and WWE, and Bryan’s Broadway Notes.
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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
What's a movie critic's job, really? The New Yorker's Richard Brody has an answer. Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/2FiK...
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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Frank Miller published The Dark Knight Returns in 1986. Forty years later, I asked him, why is Batman *still* getting darker? Full interview with Miller here: open.spotify.com/episode/2FiK...
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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Frank Miller once created a sentient AI character. I asked what he makes of a world where AI can draw and write for us. Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/2FiK...
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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
New PRESS BOX: Shoemaker and I discuss the Mitch McConnell photo and The Atlantic's reading-is-dead story. Then FRANK MILLER joins me to talk about Batman, Sin City, NYC in 70s, vigilante stories, the genius of Calvin and Hobbes, and Miller's new memoir. open.spotify.com/episode/2FiK...
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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
In a world of podcasts and social media, what's going to happen to written movie reviews? The New Yorker's Richard Brody weighs in. Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/6P2V...
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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
I asked the New Yorker's Richard Brody to weigh in on some common complaints about the movies today. First up: There are too many reboots. Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/6P2V...
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Bryan Curtis @bryancurtis.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Another piece from the Curtis Magazine Conservancy is on our IG page. A 1969 review of Slaughterhouse-Five by “J. Michael Crichton.” He published The Andromeda Strain two weeks later. www.instagram.com/p/Dap2-QpDuU...
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