A Trumpy NBA Finals, Pat McAfee’s New Deal, and Scott Pelley’s Interview. Plus: MS NOW’s Michael Steele

The Press Box

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🗓️ 10 June 2026

⏱️ 95 minutes

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Summary

Today on The Press Box, Joel takes over the Tuesday slot. Bryan and Joel start the show by discussing Pat McAfee’s reported extension with ESPN (01:11) before talking about Trump’s attendance at Game 3 of the NBA Finals (14:52). After that, the guys dive into the Scott Pelley–'60 Minutes' situation, including Pelley’s interview with The New York Times (26:02) and what Bryan would have asked Scott if he had interviewed him (40:28). The show ends with an interview with MS NOW’s Michael Steele (54:35), where he and the guys talk about the 2024 DNC autopsy (59:04), why he hasn't become a Democrat, why he almost became a priest (1:26:10), and so much more. Michael Steele is the coanchor of 'The Weeknight,' airing weekdays at 7 p.m. ET on MS NOW. Beginning Monday, June 15, Steele and his coanchor Symone Sanders Townsend will welcome Luke Russert as the newest coanchor at the roundtable. Hosts: Bryan Curtis and Joel Anderson Guest: Michael Steele Producer: Bruce Baldwin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Some follow the noise.
0:02.5	Bloomberg follows the money,
0:04.8	whether it's the funds fueling AI
0:06.7	or crypto's trillion dollar swings.
0:09.1	There's a money side to every story.
0:11.4	Get the money side of the story.
0:13.5	Subscribe now at Bloomberg.com.
0:24.6	Hello, media consumers.
0:26.7	Welcome to Pressbox.
0:28.0	It's Brian Curtis.
0:30.6	It's Joel Anderson here on a Tuesday.
0:33.1	Hello, my friend.
0:37.3	We got producer Bruce Baldwin on the dials today.
0:39.6	Coming up, Joel, in the press box,
0:42.5	what do we make of Scott Pelley's FU interview after he was fired by Barry Weiss?
0:45.4	Donald Trump did some pre-gaming at Madison Square Garden
0:48.4	before the big fight on the White House lawn.
0:51.2	It's primary day for the very embattled Senate candidate Graham Platner in Maine.
0:57.6	Plus, MS now host Michael Steele joins us to talk about all kinds of things, from Republican
1:05.3	rot to hip-hop Republicans.
1:15.9	Music Pop Republicans. But let's start here, because we got some breaking news just before we hit
1:19.8	record today.
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