Flushing Out the Trump Indictment, LIV-PGA, and CNN’s Cloudy Future

The Press Box

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🗓️ 12 June 2023

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Bryan and David talk through CNN’s future and possible restructure (0:40), before jumping into the news of yet another indictment for former president Donald Trump (13:34). Later, they discuss the LIV Golf and PGA Tour merger and how it all unfolded in the media (31:02), and then touch on newspapers' role in the story of Ted Kaczynski, a.k.a. the Unabomber, back in the 1990s (39:58). Plus, the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week and David Shoemaker Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline. Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker Producer: Erika Cervantes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, it's Ariel Hawani and I wanted to let you know that each and every week I'm
0:04.6	part of a great program called the Ringer MMA Show.
0:07.6	I hosted alongside two absolutely brilliant minds, their names, Chuck Mendenhall and
0:12.7	P.C. Carroll and every Thursday a new episode drops where we preview the weekend in mixed
0:17.6	martial arts and react to all the biggest news.
0:21.1	Plus, after every UFC pay-per-view, we give you a post-fight show.
0:26.0	So this is what you have to do.
0:27.7	Just follow the Ringer MMA Show on your Spotify app so you don't miss an episode.
0:32.0	We'll talk to you then.
0:34.7	David?
0:38.7	Yes.
0:39.7	Let's start with some thoughts on the future of CNN.
0:46.2	Okay.
0:47.2	CEO Chris Lickt was ousted.
0:50.9	Definestrate it.
0:51.9	He might say.
0:53.3	He might say.
0:55.5	That's the way we say it in media critic land.
0:59.3	Last week, I got two pieces I wanted to run by you that were written in the fallout.
1:05.1	One is by Brian Stelter.
1:06.9	The press box is very own.
1:09.3	He had a column in the Washington Post where he advocated for what he called a muscular
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