A Super Bowl Review, the Will Lewis Era Ends With a Thud, and the Long, Strange Journey of Tucker Carlson.

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🗓️ 11 February 2026

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Hello, media consumers! Bryan and David are here and they start by discussing the end of the Will Lewis era at The Washington Post. Then, they recap everything about the Super Bowl (23:08), including if there were any memorable moments in the game, the halftime shows, the commercials, and the commentary. Then, Bryan talks to Jason Zengerle about his new biography about Tucker Carlson (47:23). They talk about Carlson as a magazine writer, how he made the switch to TV, his change of approach during Trump’s second term and much more. Plus, the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week, and David Shoemaker Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline! Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David ShoemakerGuest: Jason ZengerleProducers: Isaiah Blakely and Bruce Baldwin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:32.6	David?
0:35.6	Yes.
0:40.8	What was your favorite part of the Will Lewis era?
0:48.0	Um, I loved it when he fired all those frauds.
0:49.3	That was... Sorry.
0:50.6	I was doing my right wing podcast before I walked in here.
0:57.0	I don't... Do I have to have a favorite part? Um, that's a, that's a tough, that's really a tough question.
1:02.0	What was the best thing Will Lewis did at the Washington Post?
1:07.0	There was that quote he gave us that we cited 900 times about how nobody's reading your stuff.
1:12.7	Yeah, yeah.
1:13.6	That was a big.
1:15.3	That was a good one.
1:18.3	Got anything else?
1:22.5	Third newsroom, no.
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