The Cult of Jen Psaki and the Era of Mass Fame

The Press Box

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4.4 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 27 September 2021

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Bryan and David dissect Chris Hayes’s piece in The New Yorker, "On the Internet, We’re Always Famous." They discuss how the internet has changed our social life and talk through how it's brought us to an “era of mass fame” (0:31). Then, they talk about the cult of Jen Psaki and her role as both White House press secretary and social media sensation (22:38). 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	The Ringers music critic Rob Harvilla curates and explores 60 iconic songs for the 90s that define the decade.
0:05.9	Rob is joined by a variety of guests to break it all down as they turn back the clock.
0:10.1	Check out 60 songs and explain the 90s exclusively on Spotify.
0:36.8	Plus RPI plus 3.9% 500 puns serving over 36 months and 20th December 2022.
0:41.0	36 months advice by a mid-late time plan up to 24 months, 18 plus credits,
0:43.7	it's 11.5 million times of life.
0:45.7	For my next drink, I will combine Toffee, Coffee and Magic.
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1:00.9	Coffee, Toffee, Feltstive Magic.
1:04.0	Oh, where was I?
1:06.7	Oh yeah, Order for Sam.
1:08.7	Festive Faves are back at Starbucks on Starbucks delivers in the Starbucks UK app.
1:12.4	While Stocks last participating stores, T's and C's apply.
1:23.9	Hello media consumers, Brian Curtis and David Schumaker of the ringer here along with producer
1:29.5	Eric and Sirvantes. David sometimes when I see that highly lauded Think Piece come across Twitter
1:38.3	in the afternoon, I'm like, nope, don't want any part of that.
1:42.3	I do not want to think piece right now as part of my day, especially when it's written by somebody
1:46.8	who is very famous. That makes me check out.
1:49.6	Yeah.
1:50.8	But I made an exception for a Chris Hayes New Yorker story called On the Internet.
1:55.4	We're always famous.
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