The Best Super Bowl Review in the Business, the Trump-Politico Gambit, and the Death of the Book Blurb

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🗓️ 10 February 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Hello, media consumers! Bryan and David are here to review the Super Bowl, where the Eagles dethroned the mighty Chiefs. The best review features the following: The amount of money Fox spent (0:40) Tom Brady’s best game of the year (13:32) Kevin Burkhardt’s grade after his second Super Bowl (28:28) Fox’s broadcast production magic (33:04) The pivot of the game (35:40) Later, in the Notebook Dump, they discuss the following: Donald Trump is canceling his subscriptions to Politico Pro (45:15) Hubie Brown’s final sign-off (48:25) The death of the book blurb (50:12) 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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