The Press Box

NY Times journalist Adam Nagourney discusses his new book on the Times' history, from 9/11 to Iraq War. They also talk about clearance process, future of Times. Host Bryan Curtis discusses the GOP debate, Fox moderators, and spin room experience.

Preview of the Republican debate with six candidates, favorite sports moments from the weekend including Taylor Swift at a Chiefs game, updates on The New York Times and suspended reporter, discussion on streaming's impact on cable networks and the rise of Bleacher Report within the Turner family.

Hosts Bryan and David discuss Rupert Murdoch's retirement, analyzing his influence in American media and the decline of his decision-making abilities. They also explore Murdoch's legacy in creating media outlets like Fox News, the competition with Newsmax, and his shifting support towards Donald Trump. The chapter highlights Murdoch's ideology, clash with business interests, and reputation as a kingmaker in Republican politics.

Bryan and David discuss Jann Wenner’s meltdown involving his promo tour interview with the New York Times for his new book (0:35). They touch on the news about former NFL reporter Jim Trotter's lawsuit that accuses the league of racial discrimination (7:42), before reflecting on a collective of sports writers from different organizations leaving their jobs and assembling their own sports pages (14:42). Later, they listen to some NFL moments from the weekend (22:58), discuss the news that ABC is for sale, and review this new version of 'Meet the Press.' Plus, the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week and David Shoemaker Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline.Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David ShoemakerProducer: Erika Cervantes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bryan talks Weekend Headlines and starts with a Washington Post story about Senator Tim Scott’s love life. He also details his favorite call from Joe Buck during the Bills-Jets game on ‘Monday Night Football’ and talks about some negative reviews of Walter Isaacson’s Elon Musk biography (00:31). Then, Detroit sports radio host Mike Valenti joins the show to discuss the hopeful skepticism from Lions fans heading into the season and why local sports radio continues to resonate with listeners (06:41).Host: Bryan CurtisGuest: Mike ValentiProducer: Eduardo Ocampo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Topics discussed include Jen Psaki taking over Chris Hayes's time slot, announcer clips from football games, GOP candidates at the Iowa-Iowa State game, Joe Buck and Troy Aikman's commentary partnership, 'Real Sports' ending, Vulture's piece on Rotten Tomatoes, and more!

Bryan and David begin this week with Deion Sanders’s coaching debut at Colorado and how the team has already become a content machine and then look into the lack of horse race coverage so far in this election cycle (13:54). Later, they discuss this year’s NFL announcing booths (26:41), Walter Isaacson’s upcoming biography of Elon Musk (35:56), and more! Plus, the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week and David Shoemaker Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline.Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David ShoemakerProducer: Eduardo Ocampo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bryan talks Weekend Headlines and begins with news of The Athletic’s acquisition of sportswriter Diana Russini. Then he discusses how news outlets are utilizing code to protect their content against AI and touches on college football’s epidemic of depth-chart withholding (0:19). Then, Richard Deitsch joins from The Athletic to review the Tony Romo backlash heading into his seventh year of broadcasting and discuss the state of ESPN among the ongoing changes (6:15).Host: Bryan CurtisGuest: Richard DietschProducer: Erika Cervantes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bryan and David discuss takeaways from the first GOP political debate, from the moderator’s performance to Ron DeSantis’s approach to Chris Christie’s role in the race (8:56). Later, they touch on the news that the Texas Tribune has made layoffs, then review the death of the magazine profile and identify more only-in-journalism words (32:48). Plus, the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week and David Shoemaker Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline.Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David ShoemakerProducer: Erika Cervantes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bryan is back with Weekend Headlines to review a misquote from Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, then discuss sports docs' equivalence to memoir and Tucker Carlson’s biography (0:48). Later, Bryan is joined by Semafor's Washington bureau chief, Benjy Sarlin, to react to the first GOP debate. They discuss candidates’ approach to Ron DeSantis, talk through Nikki Haley’s and Mike Pence’s campaigns, touch on a Trump-less debate, and then predict who may win Iowa and who may drop out before then (7:10).Host: Bryan CurtisGuest: Benjy SarlinProducer: Erika Cervantes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices