Scenes From the Trump Trial, the NBA’s New Rights Deal, the Afterlife of the Alt-Weeklies, and Remembering Howie Schwab

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4.4 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2024

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Bryan and David start the show by remembering Howie Schwab, who died over the weekend. They reflect on his legacy as a producer, researcher, and the final boss on ‘Stump the Schwab’ (1:00). Then they discuss the Donald Trump trial, at which cameras were barred from the courtroom and Trump struggled to stay awake (9:41). Afterward, they get into upcoming bids for NBA rights (15:56). They then talk about the Summer Olympics, how much of it they'll watch, and who will be featured (27:43). Later, during the Notebook Dump, they bring up the afterlife of the alt-weeklies (36:35) Plus, the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week and David Shoemaker Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline. Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker Producer: Brian H. Waters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey there, humanoids. It's the Mask Man David Shoemaker. It's a new era in professional wrestling, and that means a new era here at the Ringer Wrestling Show.
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0:33.0	Worldwide.
0:35.0	David?
0:40.0	Yeah.
0:42.0	David? Yeah. Can we start off by saying a few words about how we swab? Please, yeah. Celebrating the
0:51.2	swab? Mm-hmm, if you will.
0:54.0	Howie Schwab died Saturday.
0:56.0	He was 63 years old.
0:59.0	The only way to describe him is as a completely unique figure in the sports media.
1:08.0	That's what I was going to ask you because you know this stuff better than me.
1:10.3	Are there are there other Howie Schwabs lingering behind the scenes that just never got the
1:16.0	never got the you know the game show to to create a public platform for themselves?
1:22.1	How many Schwabs are there in the world?
1:24.5	I think there are a lot of swabs.
1:27.5	I think Howie probably paved the way for the bear, Chris Felica, and Hem Hembo who we often hear about on any Mike Greenberg
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