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The Press Box The Ringer
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4.4 • 3K Ratings
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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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A Report From the Republican Convention With the Washington Post’s Chris Suellentrop
On the Final Edition, Bryan welcomes The Washington Post’s Chris Suellentrop, who joins the show from Milwaukee, where he's covering the Republican National Convention. He kicks off the show by discussing how the Republicans are ecstatic right now at the convention (1:40). Then they discuss Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance’s speech (4:16), whether Donald Trump will be more effective if he's elected president again (9:27), how the assassination attempt has become a part of the convention (16:07), and more.
Host: Bryan Curtis
Guests: Chris Suellentrop
Producer: Brian H. Waters
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How the Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump Was Covered
Hello, media consumers! Bryan and David react to the attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump. They discuss the following, regarding the coverage:
Reactions to hearing the news (0:36)
The photographers and the amazing photos they captured (4:30)
Interviews that took place immediately after the shooting (10:40)
Social media conspiracy theories (20:12)
Host: Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker
Producer: Brian H. Waters
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Reporting on the Biden Age Question, Interviewing Kamala Harris, and the Democrats’ MSNBC Problem With NYT’s Astead Herndon
Hello, media consumers! Bryan welcomes back Astead Herndon of The New York Times and host of ‘The Run-up Podcast.’ He comes on to discuss the following about President Joe Biden:
Astead’s reporting in 2020 and how Biden’s age was a topic of conversation (1:04)
Whether or not he ran his first campaign with the intentions of being a one-term president (08:38)
The Biden campaign being more online now than four years ago (19:18)
His experience interviewing Vice President Kamala Harris in 2016 (40:55)
Plus, David Shoemaker guesses the Strained Punned Headline and Bryan closes the show with a quick update on the NBA rights
Host: Bryan Curtis
Guest: Astead Herndon
Producer: Brian H. Waters
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Did Reporters Blow It With Biden? Plus, POTUS Breaks His Silence and a Report From the NFL Broadcast Boot Camp.
Hello media consumers! Bryan and David kick off the show with talk of a rare breaking of silence: President Joe Biden’s interview on ABC (0:40). Then, they discuss the "Now They Tell Us" headline from the New York Post (13:50) and talk through whether or not the press blew it when it comes to reporting on Joe Biden (17:58).
Later, in the Notebook Dump, Bryan talks about visiting the NFL Broadcast Bootcamp for current and former players, and shares some sound as they discuss being a rookie at something again (29:55)
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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Biden’s Next Move, Blaming the President’s Staff, and What It Was Like at the Debate With Tim Miller of 'The Bulwark'
With the holiday coming up, Bryan is treating you to the Final Edition of 'The Press Box' early. He welcomes MSNBC analyst and 'Bulwark' podcast contributor Tim Miller, and they discuss the following:
The atmosphere in Atlanta during the debate (2:14)
Reactions to some Biden family members blaming staffers for the performance (13:15)
Reactions to the media telling Biden to remove himself from the race (19:09)
This podcast was recorded before the announcement that Biden will sit down for a TV interview.
Plus, David Shoemaker guesses the Strained-Pun Headline.
Host: Bryan Curtis
Guest: Tim Miller
Producer: Brian H. Waters
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Can the Media Shove Joe Biden Off the Ticket? Plus, A.I. Al Michaels and the NFL’s Big Loss in Court.
Hello media consumers! Bryan and David talk for the first time since the presidential debate. They discuss whether or not the media could push Joe Biden off the ticket and have an open Democratic convention to choose the candidate (1:45).
Later, in the Notebook Dump, they get into Al Michaels agreeing to allow NBC to use his voice for AI for olympics coverage (40:50) Then they discuss the antitrust lawsuit and the NFL loss regarding the ‘Sunday Ticket’ (51:06).
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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Customer Reviews
Good interviews
Minus one star for the licking of Bill Simmons boots.
Shoemaker?
Love Curtis.Shoemaker seems to be an expert on WWE. And…? He is horrible.Good to play with high school friends.
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Are we reading the same Washington Post?
Twitter fights, and article ratios each time their “columnist “ pens anything.
But let’s keep wondering why they are losing money.
Just my 0.02