The Press Box The Ringer

Hello, 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
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On 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 
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Hello, 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

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On 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
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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
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Hello, 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
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