Covering a Virtual Convention and NBA Playoffs Notes. Plus: Politico’s Alex Thompson on Biden and Obama.

The Press Box

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🗓️ 17 August 2020

⏱️ 54 minutes

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The Democratic National Convention kicks off tonight with speakers including Michelle Obama, Bernie Sanders, and Quibi CEO Meg Whitman. Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker discuss what we can expect and what a virtual convention could look like (2:25). The NBA playoffs have also commenced, and they address the league’s newest free agent, Shams Charania (21:05). Then, Politico reporter Alex Thompson joins to discuss his experience on the campaign trail, and what Barack Obama really thought of vice president Joe Biden (27:30). Plus: the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week, and David Shoemaker Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline of the Week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	David, Meg Whitman, the CEO of Quibby, is speaking at this week's Democratic National Convention.
0:12.9	What I want to know is, could anything be a sign of worse luck for the Democrats than
0:18.9	the CEO of Quibby speaking at their convention?
0:23.4	As many people, including Josh Barrow pointed out, she's actually listed on whatever the
0:29.8	notes that the DNC sent out as Meg Whitman, former CEO of Hewlett Packard, which is...
0:35.8	Which speaks to exactly, I think that answers the question for you.
0:39.8	I mean, that's what... I'm sure you could imagine Bill's reaction if you went out on
0:45.5	a speaking tour, Billing yourself as like, former writer for Slate.com.
0:49.4	Yeah.
0:50.4	Mr. Curtis, what have you been doing since the sense of Slate days?
0:53.9	Kind of a blank spot here.
0:56.3	More people will stream the Democratic Convention or consume it, then we'll have consumed
1:01.7	any show on Quibby, right?
1:04.0	Oh, absolutely.
1:05.2	Yes.
1:06.0	So, Meg Whitman, the CEO of this streaming service that has been like an exploding cigar is
1:11.2	getting more play by giving a political speech than actually coming up with shows.
1:16.4	Do you think she's going to wear a Quibby shirt like on to the stage?
1:19.4	He remember like, this is going to date me significantly, but in Macy Gray, like popped
1:24.1	up on the video music awards, the Grammy's over wearing and a dress advertising her new
1:28.4	album dropping.
1:29.8	That's what Meg Whitman needs to do.
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