Kash Patel vs. The Atlantic, Mike Vrabel Speaks, and Why NBC Wants Mike Tomlin. Plus, Jordan Ritter Conn on 'American Men.'

The Press Box

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🗓️ 22 April 2026

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Today on The Press Box, Bryan and Joel start with Kash Patel’s lawsuit against The Atlantic. Then they react to New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel speaking to the media for the first time since photos of him and Dianna Russini in Arizona were released (16:41). They also discuss Mike Tomlin to NBC (23:37), NBA score bug issues (34:42), The Washington Post hiring (43:38), and much more. Then Joel talks to Jordan Ritter Conn, Ringer writer and the author of 'American Men,' about the process of writing this book, what masculinity looks like today, and much more (51:49). Hosts: Bryan Curtis and Joel AndersonGuest: Jordan Ritter ConnProducers: Bruce Baldwin, Isaiah Blakely, Ryan Todd, and Sarah Reddy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, media consumers.
0:15.0	Welcome to Pressbox.
0:16.5	It's Brian Curtis.
0:18.1	It's Joel Anderson in the Tuesday slot as David Shoemaker makes his way home from
0:23.8	Las Vegas, where he's been covering WrestleMania. Was he one of people booing Stephen A?
0:31.1	Or booing Pat McAfee? Yeah, boy. Yeah. He's actually involved in a match.
0:35.9	Man, people. ESPN,PN man not polling Q rating's not
0:39.5	as high as you think maybe huh well they're wrestling heels and then there are wrestling baby faces
0:45.5	bad guys and the good guys that's true that's true do you think wett knows what they're doing
0:50.4	you think steven i thinks of himself as a heel yeah you think so yeah i guess yeah he does walk in. You think so? Yeah, he does walk in with the cowboy style. Yeah, you're right. You're right. You're right. He knows it. He plays to the crowd. Producers Isaiah Blakely and Bruce Baldwin here as well. Coming up on the press box, Cash Patel is following the lead of his boss and suing the Atlantic.
1:11.7	Mike Vrable has broken his silence for real after the Sedona episode,
1:17.8	why NBC wants Mike Tomlin, NBA playoffs notes,
1:21.0	The Washington Post needs a sports writer and something I'd never like to see in the New Yorker again.
1:26.9	Plus, our friend Jordan Ritter-Kahn talks to Joel about his new book, American Men.
1:32.9	Joel, let's start with Cash Patel.
1:34.9	All right.
1:35.5	Let's get past, like a party.
1:38.5	Well, we've seen him in action before.
1:41.2	He likes to get it in.
1:42.7	With the men's hockey team, he knows how to go. There's a new piece in the before. He likes to get it. With the men's hockey team, he knows how to go.
1:46.2	There's a new piece in the Atlantic.
1:48.2	It went out Friday.
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