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The Ringer's media podcast—on steroids

Hosts: Bryan Curtis, David Shoemaker, Joel Anderson

Production magic: Bruce Baldwin
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The Press Box @thepressbox.bsky.social · Dec 20
Early Monday morning, Bryan *and* Joel *and* David will bring you the Year in Media.

Join us.

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How Jon Stewart parachuted into CNN, humiliated Tucker Carlson, and helped inspire the creation of YouTube.

Full interview with Jason Zengerle here: open.spotify.com/episode/695j...
February 12, 2026 at 2:03 AM
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New PRESS BOX w/ @davidshoemaker.bsky.social:

Super Bowl Breakdown
Farewell, Will Lewis
Savannah Guthrie
Do You Believe in Mixed Doubles Curling?

Plus: JASON ZENGERLE on the long, strange trip of Tucker Carlson.
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A Super Bowl Review, the Will Lewis Era Ends With a Thud, and the Long, Strange Journey of Tucker Carlson.
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February 11, 2026 at 2:31 PM
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New PRESS BOX w/ the Bulwark's Tim Miller:

How Trump Changed Pop Culture
JD Vance's Superpower
The Shitposting Era of American Politics
How to Be Mad at the Democrats
What Bezos Still Wants w/ the Post
+ much more
open.spotify.com/episode/55G4...
The Bulwark's Tim Miller on What Can Stop Trump, JD Vance's Superpower, the Epstein Files Fallout, and More
Spotify video
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February 10, 2026 at 2:39 PM
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Nodding at Rolling Stone...

h/t Paul Feinberg
February 6, 2026 at 9:07 PM
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New PRESS BOX w/ @joelanderson.bsky.social:

More on the WaPo Bloodbath
--What Happened to Features
ESPN/NFL
Don Lemon
Tina Brown + the Files
James Talarico
open.spotify.com/episode/06Lj...
More on the Washington Post Bloodbath, Don Lemon’s Arrest, and the ESPN-NFL Deal
Spotify video
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February 6, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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After Sunday, Cris Collinsworth will have called a Super Bowl with Al Michaels and a Super Bowl with Mike Tirico.

We asked him to explain how they're different.

Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/1JAd...
February 6, 2026 at 1:55 PM
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New PRESS BOX w/ @davidshoemaker.bsky.social:

They Tore the Heart Out of the Washington Post open.spotify.com/episode/54mv...
February 5, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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A (former) Washington Post sportswriter told me:

“It’s like a football team where they say, after they’ve lost 10 games, ‘We got to find our identity.’ For two years, we just didn’t have an identity—and had no idea if we were ever going to find one.”
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Death of a Sports Section
The Washington Post sports department was dismantled before its leaders gave it a chance to change
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February 5, 2026 at 1:02 AM
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Me on the death of the Washington Post sports section.

This isn't a day to be nostalgic. It's a day to be angry.
www.theringer.com/2026/02/04/m...
Death of a Sports Section
The Washington Post sports department was dismantled before its leaders gave it a chance to change
www.theringer.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:20 PM
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New PRESS BOX:

@dannyheifetz.bsky.social and @dannyheifetz.bsky.social stoped by Ringer HQ for the Super Bowl of Super Bowl storylines.

Easiest story to write from Santa Clara. Coach most likely to enter the McVay Zone with NFL insiders. Collinsworth. Tons more.
open.spotify.com/episode/6HDk...
The Super Bowl of Super Bowl Story Lines With Danny Heifetz and Danny Kelly
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February 3, 2026 at 3:26 PM
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When Charles McGrath worked at the New Yorker, William Shawn, the magazine's editor, told him that publishing IN COLD BLOOD was the thing he most regretted.

More in our JANUARY ISSUE: In Cold Blood and the Invention of True Crime: open.spotify.com/episode/2F9u...
January 31, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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A scene from a recent media podcast:

Van Lathan and @joelanderson.bsky.social argue about who has the tougher dad.

Full pod here:
open.spotify.com/episode/6XT1...
January 30, 2026 at 7:41 PM
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Our JANUARY ISSUE is live:

On the 60th anniversary of In Cold Blood, we revisited Truman Capote's great sentences and invented scenes, and talked about how Capote paved the way for Serial and Dateline NBC.

Cover by the great @davidshoemaker.bsky.social
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January 30, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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Bonus PRESS BOX:

@joelanderson.bsky.social and I talked to Maryland @govwesmoore.bsky.social about ICE and Minneapolis, Dems in 2026, the next Black president, Jay-Z power rankings, and why it was time for John Harbaugh to go.
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Gov. Wes Moore on ICE and Minneapolis, Democrats in 2026, the Next Black President, Jay-Z Power Rankings, and the End of the John Harbaugh Era.
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January 29, 2026 at 3:10 AM
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New PRESS BOX:

A lot of Democrats are sort of running for president.

So @joelanderson.bsky.social and I asked Van Lathan to put together a Democratic Depth Chart. open.spotify.com/episode/6XT1...
The Democratic Depth Chart with Van Lathan
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January 28, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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Truman Capote, on the moment he embraced his inner journalist.

Our JANUARY ISSUE, In Cold Blood and the Invention of True Crime, is coming Friday.

Illo by the great @matt-james.bsky.social
January 27, 2026 at 2:04 PM
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"Why are they dressed like that?" @captmarkkelly.bsky.social says of ICE agents.

Full interview with Kelly here: open.spotify.com/episode/019T...
January 24, 2026 at 6:20 PM
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During his face-off with Pete Hegseth, Sen. Mark Kelly mentioned that he'd been shot at while flying combat missions during the first Gulf War.

I asked him to describe one such mission.

Full interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/019T...
January 24, 2026 at 1:51 PM
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Strained pun headline in the October 2025 Car & Driver

www.caranddriver.com/features/a65...

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January 22, 2026 at 11:08 PM
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🚨 they broke out "embattled"
January 23, 2026 at 2:39 AM
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We've got some *great* questions for the segment we call...OUR DISILLUSIONED LISTENERS.

But keep sending 'em to pressboxringer at gmail dot com.

Ask us anything. We'll answer on next week's three-man weave. @bryancurtis.bsky.social @joelanderson.bsky.social @davidshoemaker.bsky.social
thepressbox.bsky.social The Press Box @thepressbox.bsky.social · 20d
Mentioned this on today's pod:

We need your questions for our next Bryan, David, and Joel three-man weave.

pressboxringer at gmail dot com

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January 24, 2026 at 12:19 AM
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Senator Mark Kelly dropped by Ringer HQ in Los Angeles today to talk about Trump’s Greenland adventure, ICE raids, his own combat missions in Iraq, the future of the Democrats, and 2028 plans.

New pod out tonight!
January 23, 2026 at 7:07 PM
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Status reported that Bari Weiss has been making her case to media reporters about the delayed 60 Minutes story.

Shouldn't she try winning over the newsroom at CBS first?

@joelanderson.bsky.social and I discuss here:
open.spotify.com/episode/4CRp...
January 22, 2026 at 8:12 PM
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New PRESS BOX w/ @joelanderson.bsky.social:

Greenland
"A Piece of Ice, Cold and Poorly-Located"
CBS Damage Control
A Feisty Bills Press Conference
Final Thoughts on the Natty
Sideline Reporter for Senate
open.spotify.com/episode/4CRp...
Trump’s Greenland Crisis, a Sideline Reporter Runs for Senate, and Some Final Thoughts on the National Championship
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January 22, 2026 at 4:15 PM