Maggie Haberman’s Book Arrives, Covering a Concussion, and Shane Bacon on LIV Golf’s TV Deal

The Press Box

The Ringer

Sports

4.4 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2022

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Bryan and David address the highly anticipated Maggie Haberman book ‘Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America.’ They discuss scoops within the book, Haberman’s relationship with Trump, and what this type of reporting reveals about media access (00:38). They then switch gears and weigh in on the reporting surrounding Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa before touching on the Aaron Judge cut-ins that caused a media frenzy (20:34). Later, Shane Bacon from the Golf Channel joins Bryan to talk about LIV Golf’s television deal with Fox Sports and his new children’s book, ‘The Golfer’s Zoo’ (37:10). Plus, the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week and David Shoemaker Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline. Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker Guest: Shane Bacon Associate Producer: Erika Cervantes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:58.3	Slash Christmas.
1:07.9	Hello media consumers, Brian Curtis, David Schumaker and producer Erica Servantes here on
1:14.6	Yield Pressbox.
1:22.4	We talk about how Tua Tungavaya Loa's concussion was covered on Thursday night football and
1:28.7	beyond.
1:30.2	And we get into the menace of the Aaron Judge at Bat Cut In.
1:37.5	Bless Shane Bacon, Stop Spy to talk about Liv Golf's new TV deal.
1:41.4	But let us start David with the book that's going to be at the front table at every Barnes
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