A Fresh CBS Controversy, and Nick Kristof’s Column. Plus: A Midterms Check-in with Vox’s Benjy Sarlin

The Press Box

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4.4 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2026

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Today on The Press Box, Joel is out, so Bryan is back with David and they start by discussing another Bari Weiss and CBS story. Then, they move to the discourse around Nick Kristof’s recent column (23:17), they say goodbye to a legendary sports broadcaster, and much more. Then, Bryan is joined by Vox’s senior editor for politics Benjy Sarlin to do a midterm elections check-in (37:10). Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David ShoemakerProducers: Isaiah Blakely, Jamie Yukich, and Ben Cruz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Some follow the noise.
0:03.3	Bloomberg follows the money.
0:05.4	Because behind every headline is a bottom line.
0:09.3	Whether it's the funds fueling AI or crypto's trillion dollar swings,
0:13.8	there's a money side to every story.
0:16.5	And when you see the money side, you understand what others miss.
0:20.9	Get the money side of the story.
0:22.9	Subscribe now at Bloomberg.com.
0:42.2	Hello, media consumers.
0:45.0	Welcome to the old press box.
0:47.8	Joel Anderson's out today, so you've got Brian Curtis.
0:48.8	You got David Shoemaker.
0:53.8	You got Isaiah Blakely, Bruce Baldwin, on production.
0:57.7	David, a bunch of stuff I want to run through with you.
0:58.7	Okay.
1:02.3	Before we bring on our friend Benji Sarland to talk some politics today,
1:07.0	you might have seen that we had a Barry Weiss story.
1:12.7	This is maybe the best Barry White story.
1:14.4	There have been so many.
1:21.0	And I thought, we need to name the obligatory Barry Wise segment.
1:22.0	Okay.
1:26.1	Since those segments take up so much of our time here at the press box.
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