The Press Box
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A Report From the GOP Debate. Plus: Adam Nagourney on Triumphs and Disasters at The New York Times.
Bryan was on the ground for the second Republican debate, and New York Times journalist Adam Nagourney joins to discuss his new book, ‘The Times’
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Streaming Is Coming for Sports, a Debate Preview, and Football Weekend Audio
Bryan and David also discuss Taylor Swift’s attendance at the Chiefs game on Sunday
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Emergency Podcast: Rupert Murdoch Retires
Our media analysts look back at the Murdoch era and explore what his absence will mean for Fox
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An NFL Media Lawsuit, Jann Wenner’s Meltdown, and ABC for Sale!
Bryan and David also discuss this new version of ‘Meet the Press’
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The Tim Scott Story and Musk-ageddon
Plus, Mike Valenti talks Lions happiness and Detroit sports
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Week 1 NFL Season Audio, the Howard Stern-ing of Cable News, and the Iowa Football Primary
They also touch on Joe Buck and Troy Aikman’s 22nd year as commentary partners, the end of ‘Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel,’ Vulture’s piece on Rotten Tomatoes, and more!
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The Coach Prime Content Machine. Plus: The “What Do We Cover Now?” Campaign and a Musk Mega-book.
Bryan and David talk Deion Sanders’s coaching debut at Colorado, this year’s NFL announcing booths, and Walter Isaacson’s upcoming biography of Elon Musk
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An AI-Journalist Truce and The Athletic’s Big Spending. Plus: Richard Deitsch on Tony Romo and ESPN.
Bryan discusses how news outlets are utilizing code to protect their content against AI and touches on college football’s epidemic of depth-chart withholding
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How Not to Moderate a Debate. Plus: Hollywood’s Starless Profiles and the Death of a Lousy Sportswriter.
Bryan and David break down the first GOP debate and discuss how the candidates and moderator performed
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A Campaign “Misquote,” the Sports Doc Crisis, and Semafor’s Benjy Sarlin on the GOP Debate
Bryan and Benjy Sarlin discuss Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, and Mike Pence and predict who may win Iowa
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GOP Debate Preview. Plus, the ‘Blind Side’ Situation and NFL Aggregators.
Bryan and David give their expectations for the debate on Wednesday night, in which Donald Trump will not participate
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ESPN’s Big Gamble With James Andrew Miller, a Raid in Kansas, and a New ‘Countdown’ Cast
Bryan and David break down the ESPN–PENN Entertainment deal that will bring ESPN into the gambling world
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ESPN Bets on Itself and the Orioles’ Massive Blunder. Plus: The New York Post’s Mike Vaccaro on Two Decades of Column Writing.
Bryan talks about ESPN’s deal with Penn Entertainment, the Baltimore Orioles’ miscalculation with announcer Kevin Brown, and more
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The Wooing of Donald Trump, USWNT Takery, and in Defense of Mark Jackson
Bryan and David discuss USA’s loss to Sweden in the World Cup
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The Trump Trials and the Starless GOP Debate. Plus, Matt Belloni on Disney and the Strikes.
Bryan also introduces a new segment, Weekend Headlines
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Variety Vs. Puck and The Atlantic. Plus, ESPN’s New NBA Team, and Twitter Becomes X.
Bryan and David also discuss Ron DeSantis’s media approach and Sean Payton’s recent comments
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ESPN’s Kevin Negandhi on ‘SportsCenter’ in 2023, Making It at ESPN, Philly Fandom, and Watching Games With His Dad
Kevin discusses the intricacies of sports hosting, including becoming a news anchor in an Indian American family, his career path at ESPN, and more
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What It’s Like to Work at The Athletic With Lindsay Jones. Plus, ESPN and Newsroom AI.
Bryan, David, and Lindsay discuss the merger between The Athletic and The New York Times and look at Genesis, an AI tool for journalists
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Astead Herndon on Campaign 2024, Midwest Diners, Podcasting Vs. Writing, and The New York Times
New York Times reporter and podcaster Astead Herndon joins to discuss life on the campaign trail
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What Should The New York Times Do With The Athletic?
The guys also break down the side effects of the ongoing strikes in Hollywood
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The We’re-Back Show: RIP New York Times Sports, ESPN Layoffs, GQ, and More
Bryan also has some notes for David from his summer vacation
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Jake Tapper on Writing Novels, the ’70s, Print Days, Rupert Murdoch, and the New CNN
Bryan is joined by CNN’s Jake Tapper to discuss his upcoming thriller novel, ‘All the Demons Are Here’
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One Perfect Story: Chris Jones on “The Things That Carried Him”
Bryan and Chris discuss the award-winning 2010 Esquire piece and its lasting impact
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The 20th Anniversary of ‘Shattered Glass’ With Writer-Director Billy Ray
Billy Ray joins to discuss his movie ‘Shattered Glass,’ which covers the Stephen Glass New Republic scandal
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Tim Mak on Reporting From Ukraine, Going Solo for Substack, and the Life of a War Correspondent
Journalist Tim Mak joins to discuss his time in Ukraine and his unique reporting style
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Did We Ever Decide How to Cover Trump? Plus: The Athletic Pivots and the End of the Draft-Night Woj Bomb
Bryan and David talk about Woj’s announcement that he won’t tip the NBA draft picks on Twitter
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Live From the U.S. Open With Kevin Van Valkenburg and NBC’s John Wood
Bryan and Kevin also dive into news of the LIV Golf–PGA Tour merger
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Flushing Out the Trump Indictment, LIV-PGA, and CNN’s Cloudy Future
Bryan and David also discuss newspapers’ role in the story of Ted Kaczynski, a.k.a. the Unabomber
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Ryen Russillo on Covering the NBA Finals, Explaining Jokic’s Greatness, and Getting the Sports TV We Want
Ryen Russillo joins to discuss Nikola Jokic’s impressive performance in the 2023 NBA Finals and the media’s response to the Denver Nuggets
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Shannon Sharpe, Chuck Todd, and the CNN Meltdown for Dummies
Bryan and David also discuss their main takeaways from Tim Alberta’s piece about Chris Licht
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Game 1 Garbage Time, the Cult of Kevin Harlan, and Other Media Takes With Tyler Parker
Brian and Tyler also discuss the lack of media coverage of the Nuggets this season and LeBron James’s retirement comments
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Ron DeSantis’s False Start, Game 7 Audio, and NBA Take Whiplash
Bryan and David also chat about LeBron’s retirement comments and TNT’s handling of the pivotal foul review in Game 6