Katie Couric and the Cult of Sports Longform

The Press Box

The Ringer

Sports

4.4 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 October 2021

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Bryan and David talk through details of Katie Couric’s memoir such as how she withheld insensitive comments from an interview with Ruth Bader Ginsburg and how the media pitted Couric against other women in the industry (4:35). Then, they dissect Lindsey Adler’s tweet that addresses the repercussions of highlighting longform journalism and discuss how this specifically relates to sports writing (19:38). Plus, the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week and David Shoemaker Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline. Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker Associate Producer: Erika Cervantes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, it's me, Brian Curtis, host of the press box.
0:03.9	And I'm his co-host, David Schumacher.
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