CNN’s Fate, Trump’s Naughty List, Being Mad at the College Football Playoff, and Only in (Podcast) Journalism

The Press Box

The Ringer

Sports

4.4 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Hello, media consumers! Bryan and David start the show by discussing Olivia Nuzzi and Vanity Fair parting ways as her contract ends, what this means for Ryan Lizza’s Substack, and whether Nuzzi will ever get another mainstream media job. Next, the guys dive into the Warner Brothers–Netflix–Paramount situation by breaking down the possible outcomes (15:28), before asking whether CNN would be better off on its own or under the Paramount umbrella (21:02). After that, Bryan and David analyze this year’s College Football Playoff bracket and the role that ESPN’s weekly ‘College Football Rankings Show’ now plays in the sport itself (23:53). Lastly, the show ends with talk of the White House’s newly launched webpage, which shames news outlets and reporters that publish stories it disagrees with (39:54). Plus, the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week, Only in Podcast Journalism, and David Shoemaker Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	David?
0:05.9	Yes.
0:07.7	A number of our listeners didn't just hear me say, David?
0:13.1	They saw me say it.
0:15.1	Yeah.
0:16.4	Because the press box is now part of the video tier of podcasting.
0:23.1	We ain't trash no more, David.
0:25.1	Nope.
0:27.2	How you feel about this?
0:28.5	I feel good.
0:29.2	I might have to get like, you know, something other than a black hoodie to wear
0:32.7	so people can tell a difference between episodes.
0:34.6	But this is going to be great.
0:36.3	It's a whole new era.
0:38.3	When I saw you through the Riverside Link today, the first thing I thought was, hey, it's Tim Pool with glasses.
0:45.4	I'll take that as a compliment.
0:47.8	You have the same hat on everything.
0:49.3	Very wealthy, very successful podcaster that Tim Pool. That's what I think of when I think of him.
0:53.5	It's business acumen watching
0:56.1	podcast is very funny to me because i am a theater of the mind kind of guy even when it doesn't involve
1:03.0	my own face yeah but we have a lot of listeners including our old friend eric who tell me, all I do is watch podcasts.
1:12.0	Yes.
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