How to Interview Wemby and the Clipping Nightmare. Plus: Stephen Colbert’s Last Stand, With Jason Zinoman.

The Press Box

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4.4 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2026

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Today on The Press Box, Bryan and David react to a wild Game 1 of the Western Conference finals between the Spurs and Thunder, and they talk about how to revamp postgame interviews. Then they talk about another Bari Weiss story at CBS (15:28), the decline in “dad books” (22:01), a breakfast taco controversy (36:16), and much more. Then Bryan is joined by New York Times critic Jason Zinoman to discuss the end of Stephen Colbert’s late-night show (59:31). Plus, the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week, and David Shoemaker Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline! Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David ShoemakerGuest: Jason ZinomanProducers: Isaiah Blakely, Jaime Yukich, and Jon Roemer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Damn it.
0:05.0	Yes.
0:07.0	We got to start by talking about Thunder versus Spurs.
0:12.0	Game one of the Western Conference Finals because it was amazing.
0:18.0	Oh, you got that memo from Bill too. Okay, great. I did.
0:21.9	Lead with basketball.
0:23.3	Yeah.
0:24.5	Victor Wemagnama,
0:26.3	Wemby, do his friends.
0:28.1	Vic, apparently do his friends.
0:30.1	Just listening to Chris Paul on Pat McAvey Show.
0:32.5	He calls him Vic.
0:33.5	Vic.
0:34.5	Vic had 41 points, 24 rebounds, and three blocks.
0:39.8	It's hard to have a moment in sports now that seems like genuine history.
0:46.8	By way of example, did you know there was a game seven in the NHL last night that was going on at the same time the basketball game was going on?
0:53.7	Only from, again, watching today's Pat McAfee show, though.
0:56.0	Did you know that game went into OT? It was incredibly exciting as well.
1:00.0	But that felt like, that felt like genuine history.
1:04.0	With a signature moment, Wemby or Vic, pulling up from 30 feet, 28 feet to tie the game with 27 seconds left in the first OT.
1:20.2	It felt like one of those, where were you moments?
1:23.2	And the only thing I could find in our lifetimes that felt the same way was when Shaq really started blowing up in the postseason for the first time.
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