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The Press Box

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4.4 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2026

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Today on The Press Box, Bryan and David talk about oxpeckers in the media. They talk about the news of James Murdoch being in talks to buy parts of Vox Media and New York Magazine (11:03). Then, they talk about Trump almost giving a press conference in front of a bunch of golf reporters (26:13). They also discuss Adam Mockler vs. Scott Jennings(28:58), Tucker Carlson (32:02), some sports TV updates (37:54), and much more. Later, Bryan is joined by writer Bill Carter to talk about late-night comedy shows. They talk about the end of Stephen Colbert’s show, Jimmy Kimmel fighting cancellation, and more (49:43). Plus, David Shoemaker Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline! Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David ShoemakerGuest: Bill CarterProducers: Bruce Baldwin, Donald LoBianco, and Isaiah Blakely Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Where the hell am I?
0:02.0	It's a fighting tournament.
0:04.0	To the death.
0:05.0	It's called Mortal Kombat for a reason.
0:09.0	The tournament begins.
0:11.0	Johnny Case.
0:13.0	You have been chosen to fight.
0:15.0	Coming or what?
0:16.0	I'm an actor.
0:17.0	I can't do this.
0:19.0	You're fighting for the fate of our world.
0:22.0	Get over here!
0:24.9	Mortal Kombat 2 in Cinema's Friday. Book tickets now.
0:28.6	It's show time.
0:34.7	David?
0:35.7	Yes.
0:37.0	Can we start this podcast by talking about oxpeckers?
0:41.2	Yes, please.
0:42.9	You know what an oxpecker is?
0:45.5	Well, I can't say I was familiar until recently.
0:49.5	The oxpecker is a bird, David.
0:51.9	A bird that lives primarily in sub-Saharan African.
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