The Press Box

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The Press Box

The Ringer’s Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker catch you up on the biggest media stories, from sports to politics and everything in between. 

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    ESPN Does Journalism (of a Sort), Last Year’s Media Screw-Ups, and a Report From the Rose Bowl Press Box

    Happy New Year media consumers! It’s a new year and it’s time to return to J-School. Joel discusses a few topics from this week, including the performance of Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty against Penn State (1:02).. Then they discuss ESPN reporting the act of terror in New Orleans on New Year’s Day (14:51). Later, Bryan gives a report from the Rose Bowl (31:42). They close the show reacting to Semafor’s “what we got wrong in 2024” media round-up (53:33). Hosts: Bryan Curtis and Joel Anderson Producer: Brian H. Waters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1 h 3 min

  2. -3 J

    ESPN's College Football War, the Year of the Media Bro, and One Last Jolabokaflod Gift

    Hello, media consumers! Do not adjust your podcast feeds, as Bryan is joined by Joel on the Monday edition with David away on assignment. They kick off the show with J School, where he discusses a few things, including covering big games on holidays and the Netflix NFL broadcast team (1:30). Then, they exchange Jolabokaflod Gifts (13:31).  Then they discuss college football and how ESPN has been critical of the College Football Playoff… while televising it (17:53). They close out the show by recapping 2024. First, they talk about it being the year of the “Media Bro,” where they discuss athletes/sports pods rejecting Democrats (37:37), then it being the year of the “media layoff” (48:22), and lastly, it being the year in “ducking media” (52:40). Finally, they reflect on the lives of Jimmy Carter and Greg Gumbel (56:31). Hosts: Bryan Curtis and Joel Anderson Producer: Brian H. Waters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1 h 12 min

  3. 2024-12-23

    Netflix Comes for the NFL, the Argument About the College Football Playoff, and a Very Merry Jolabokaflod

    Hello media consumers! Bryan and David kick off the show celebrating the first holiday of the week, Jolabokaflod!  Then, they discuss the amount of announcers for the Christmas NFL games on Netflix (8:07), and Shannon Sharpe calling out his colleagues on 'First Take' after the first weekend of the College Football Playoff (21:51). And in the Notebook Dump, they discuss media companies pivoting to write for CEOs (35:31). 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

    58 min

  4. 2024-12-19

    The Year in ESPN, the Washington Post's Editor Search, and the NBA Ratings Puzzle

    Hello, 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

    1 h 10 min

  5. 2024-12-16

    The Media Makes Amends With Donald Trump, NFL Audio, and an Icelandic Christmas Tradition

    The 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

    49 min

  6. 2024-12-12

    Covering the NYC Suspect, Bill Belichick’s TV Rehab Flopped, and the New Woj Bomb

    Hello, 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

    1 h 15 min

  7. 2024-12-09

    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

    1 h 1 min

  8. 2024-12-06

    Joel’s Opening Thoughts, College Football’s Playoff Endgame, and a New Theory About Trump’s Media Advantage

    Hello, 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

    1 h 8 min
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The Ringer’s Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker catch you up on the biggest media stories, from sports to politics and everything in between. 

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