Chris Ryan on Election News, the Campaign As a TV Show, and Growing Up to Be a Critic

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🗓️ 24 October 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Hello, media consumers! Bryan welcomes Chris Ryan, host of The Ringer’s 'The Watch' and 'The Rewatchables,' to the show! They discuss how they are consuming election news in the final stretch (0:46). They also react to Mark Halperin’s claim of a scoop that could change the election (8:12) and Tucker Carlson comparing Donald Trump to America’s Dad (9:35). Later they get into some ways this election seems like a television show (14:50). They close the show with Chris’s background in journalism, growing up with a dad who was a film critic and transitioning into podcasting (29:35). Plus, David Shoemaker Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline of the Week. Host: Bryan Curtis Guest: Chris Ryan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Tara Palmary. I'm Puck's Senior Political Correspondent and host of,
0:05.3	Somebody's Gotta Win. Brought to you by the Ringer and Spotify. The
0:08.6	2024 election has been upended with Joe Biden off the ticket and Donald Trump facing a new
0:14.0	challenger, Kamala Harris. If you want to hear what the insiders are really
0:18.0	saying about the race, join me Tuesdays and Thursdays as I break it all down
0:21.8	with lawmakers, journalists, and political
0:24.0	strategists. We'll go deeper than the headlines to the anxieties at the highest
0:28.1	levels of power and of course we'll chew overall the hot political gossip as we head into this historic election.
0:34.1	Be sure to follow, somebody's got a win at Spotify or wherever you get your
0:38.4	podcast. Hello media consumers welcome to Press Box Brian Curtis of the
0:49.0	Ringer here along with producer Brian Waters our guest host is sitting across from me here in the
0:53.8	Spotify Studios. He is a host of the Watch and the Rewatchables. He is a child of
0:58.9	newspapers, a proud son of Pennsylvania. Chris Ryan, welcome finally to the press box.
1:05.8	I am the October surprise.
1:07.2	I'm so excited to be here Brian.
1:09.4	Thanks for having me.
1:10.3	I'm glad it's you that Mark Halperin was talking about.
1:13.0	We'll get there 11 days until the election.
1:16.0	Yeah.
1:17.0	I woke up this morning looking for a Maris poll or Winnipeg poll or some kind of poll.
1:21.0	How are you consuming news in this final stretch?
1:23.8	Pretty much the same way I imagine you are like about 51% social media, 49% traditional media.
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