Prince Harry's 'Spare' Is Good. Really. Plus: Tom Brady, Mike Tirico, and Netflix's New Tennis Doc.

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🗓️ 17 January 2023

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Bryan is joined by author and Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Gay to discuss Prince Harry’s new memoir, ‘Spare.’ They weigh in on the American interest in the royals and highlight a few disclosures that stood out in the memoir (1:44). Later, they recap the wild-card playoff round and touch on what could have been Brady’s last game as a player and his potential future at Fox (27:40) before diving into Netflix’s newest documentary series on tennis, ‘Break Point,’ and discussing the possible impact it could have on the sport (48:38). Plus, the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week and Jason Gay Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline. Host: Bryan Curtis Guest: Jason Gay Associate Producer: Erika Cervantes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	There are certain moments and words that shaped a new era in pro wrestling.
0:05.0	Austin 316 says I just whipped your ass.
0:09.0	Rep, screwed, rep.
0:11.0	Die, Rocky die.
0:13.0	Introducing the book of wrestling, 25 catchphrases that explain the attitude era.
0:17.0	Tune in as we relive one of the most exciting, intense, and over the top times in WWE,
0:23.0	with new interviews, with the voices that made the promos, calls, and catchphrases into history.
0:28.0	Listen, now.
0:40.0	Hello, media consumers. Welcome to the press box.
0:44.0	Brian Curtis of the Ringer here along with producer Erica Servantes.
0:48.0	Sitting in for David today is one of our pals.
0:51.0	He is a Wall Street Journal columnist.
0:53.0	He is the author of the new book called I Wouldn't Do That If I Were Me.
0:58.0	He is Jason Gay. Jason Howaria.
1:01.0	I'm just fine, Brian.
1:03.0	Very happy for you and your Cowboys.
1:06.0	You must be just tickled.
1:08.0	Simple as a pesky extra points.
1:10.0	Relieved is another word for it.
1:13.0	It's quite a night.
1:15.0	We'll get to that in a second, because coming up on the show we have TV notes.
1:19.0	From the first round of the NFL playoffs on Mike Toreco, Al Michaels, Tom Brady,
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